Should I draft Dominic Smith or Xavier Edwards?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Dominic Smith or Xavier Edwards.

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	-0.24
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	75.00	56.00
AB	165	103
R	18	14
H	39	28
2B	7	4
3B	0	0
HR	4	0
RBI	18	9
SB	0	4
K	32	14
BB	13	11
AVG	.236	.272
OBP	.298	.345
SLG	.352	.311
OPS	.650	.656

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	68.0	3.0
AB	139	9
R	14	1
H	29	2
2B	6	1
3B	0	0
HR	3	0
RBI	22	0
SB	1	0
K	30	3
BB	17	2
AVG	.209	.222
OBP	.308	.364
SLG	.317	.333
OPS	.625	.697

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	Marlins' Xavier Edwards: Demoted to Triple-A Published June 10th, 2024 via CBS Sports Xavier Edwards shines as Miami Marlins' shortstop amid roster decision dilemma Published June 9th, 2024 via BVM Sports Xavier Edwards successful at shortstop for Marlins Published June 9th, 2024 via MLB.com Xavier Edwards gets the chance to play his natural position of shortstop with Marlins Published June 9th, 2024 via AOL Xavier Edwards successful at shortstop for Marlins Published June 9th, 2024 via MLB.com Xavier Edwards gets the chance to play his natural position of shortstop with Marlins Published June 8th, 2024 via Yahoo Canada Sports Marlins Infielder Xavier Edwards Shines in Return to Major Leagues Published June 8th, 2024 via Athlon Sports Xavier Edwards nabs Andrés Giménez after review \| 06/07/2024 Published June 7th, 2024 via MLB.com

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