Should I draft Edward Olivares or Jason Heyward?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Edward Olivares or Jason Heyward.

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	0.61	0.39
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	187.00	173.00
AB	338	314
R	42	44
H	89	77
2B	18	18
3B	2	1
HR	10	10
RBI	36	38
SB	9	2
K	64	66
BB	23	28
AVG	.263	.245
OBP	.314	.311
SLG	.417	.405
OPS	.731	.715

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	84.0	78.0
AB	165	112
R	22	16
H	39	24
2B	4	7
3B	0	2
HR	5	4
RBI	23	20
SB	1	3
K	36	20
BB	16	12
AVG	.236	.214
OBP	.305	.308
SLG	.352	.420
OPS	.656	.727

Recent News
	Pirates' Edward Olivares: Taking seat Tuesday Published July 2nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Edward Olivares ruled out at home after review \| 06/29/2024 Published June 29th, 2024 via MLB.com Edward Olivares' sac fly \| 06/29/2024 \| Pittsburgh Pirates Published June 29th, 2024 via MLB.com Pirates' Edward Olivares laments tag that nailed him at plate Published June 29th, 2024 via DKPittsburghSports.com Pirates' Edward Olivares: Sitting after four straight starts Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Edward Olivares' two-run single \| 06/25/2024 \| Pittsburgh Pirates Published June 25th, 2024 via MLB.com Edward Olivares' two-run single \| 06/25/2024 Published June 25th, 2024 via MLB.com Pirates' Edward Olivares: Getting more work against RHPs Published June 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports	Dodgers Injury Updates: Jason Heyward And Bobby Miller Making Progress Published June 28th, 2024 via MSN 'First Big Thing for Hitters': Dodgers' Jason Heyward's "Helpful" Edge, Brewers' Rhys Hoskins Hints at MLB Trajekt Arc's ... Published June 28th, 2024 via EssentiallySports Dodgers News: LA gets bad news on Jason Heyward and Ryan Brasier Published June 22nd, 2024 via MSN Dodgers' Jason Heyward: Idle against lefty Published June 21st, 2024 via CBS Sports Gavin Lux, Jason Heyward Out Against A Southpaw Published June 20th, 2024 Dodgers' Jason Heyward: Sitting against lefty Published June 20th, 2024 via CBS Sports Jason Heyward & Teoscar Hernández Combine To Help Dodgers Make MLB History Published June 19th, 2024 via DodgerBlue.com Dodgers News: Jason Heyward's Pinch-Hit Grand Slam Sparks LA's Remarkable Comeback Published June 19th, 2024 via Athlon Sports

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