Should I draft Dominic Smith or Nick Loftin?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Dominic Smith or Nick Loftin.

PLEASE NOTE this is a draft choice comparison analysis based upon Preseason Projections only. As the baseball season is already underway, you may instead prefer to view our breakdown of a trade for these players which is based upon several more factors including in-season performance.

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Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	-0.27	-0.31
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	75.00	45.00
AB	165	85
R	18	10
H	39	20
2B	7	4
3B	0	0
HR	4	2
RBI	18	10
SB	0	2
K	32	14
BB	13	7
AVG	.236	.235
OBP	.298	.290
SLG	.352	.353
OPS	.650	.643

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	68.0	55.0
AB	139	105
R	14	14
H	29	23
2B	6	3
3B	0	0
HR	3	1
RBI	22	13
SB	1	1
K	30	19
BB	17	17
AVG	.209	.219
OBP	.308	.328
SLG	.317	.276
OPS	.625	.604

Recent News
	Dominic Smith's diving catch to turn two \| 06/25/2024 \| Boston Red Sox Published June 25th, 2024 via MLB.com Dominic Smith Boosting Boston Red Sox Amid Injury Woes Published June 25th, 2024 via BVM Sports Dominic Smith is Helping Bridge Injury Gap for Red Sox Published June 25th, 2024 via Last Word On Sports Dominic Smith's solo homer (3) \| 06/22/2024 \| Boston Red Sox Published June 22nd, 2024 via MLB.com Dominic Smith: Home Run Statcast Analysis \| 06/22/2024 \| Boston Red Sox Published June 22nd, 2024 via MLB.com Red Sox Vs. Reds Lineups: Wilyer Abreu, Dominic Smith Start Published June 22nd, 2024 via NESN Dominic Smith's RBI double \| 06/19/2024 \| Boston Red Sox Published June 19th, 2024 via MLB.com Dominic Smith's RBI single \| 06/18/2024 \| Boston Red Sox Published June 18th, 2024 via MLB.com	Nick Loftin's RBI single \| 06/26/2024 \| Kansas City Royals Published June 26th, 2024 via MLB.com Royals' Nick Loftin: Could be on outs for everyday role Published June 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports Royals' Nick Loftin: Hitless out of leadoff spot Sunday Published June 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports Nick Loftin Making Big-League Debut For Royals Published June 23rd, 2024 via MSN Nick Loftin hits first career home run, celebrates milestone with teammates Published June 20th, 2024 via BVM Sports Royals' Nick Loftin hits first career home run Published June 20th, 2024 via MLB.com Royals' Nick Loftin hits first career home run Published June 20th, 2024 via MLB.com Royals' Nick Loftin: Lifts first big-league homer Published June 18th, 2024 via CBS Sports

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