Should I draft Emmanuel Rivera or Josh Smith?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Emmanuel Rivera or Josh Smith.

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	-0.24	-0.24
ADP	Undrafted	256.44
PROJ	65.00	59.00
AB	137	130
R	17	17
H	33	28
2B	7	5
3B	1	1
HR	3	3
RBI	16	12
SB	1	3
K	30	33
BB	10	16
AVG	.241	.215
OBP	.298	.306
SLG	.372	.339
OPS	.670	.645

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	34.0	162.0
AB	127	255
R	10	38
H	26	74
2B	6	18
3B	0	1
HR	0	7
RBI	9	33
SB	1	4
K	32	54
BB	14	26
AVG	.205	.290
OBP	.297	.384
SLG	.252	.451
OPS	.549	.835

Recent News
	Emmanuel Rivera's RBI double \| 06/30/2024 \| Miami Marlins Published June 30th, 2024 via MLB.com Emmanuel Rivera retires Dylan Moore in the 9th \| 06/22/2024 Published June 22nd, 2024 via MLB.com Marlins' Emmanuel Rivera: Back on bench against righty Published June 17th, 2024 via CBS Sports Emmanuel Rivera's smooth play \| 06/16/2024 \| Miami Marlins Published June 16th, 2024 via MLB.com Emmanuel Rivera's smooth play \| 06/16/2024 \| Miami Marlins Published June 16th, 2024 via MLB.com Emmanuel Rivera's RBI single \| 06/12/2024 \| Miami Marlins Published June 12th, 2024 via MLB.com Emmanuel Rivera closes out a scoreless inning \| 06/08/2024 Published June 8th, 2024 via MLB.com Emmanuel Rivera closes out a scoreless inning Published June 8th, 2024 via Yahoo Canada Sports	Josh Smith Props: June 30, Rangers vs. Orioles Published June 30th, 2024 via For The Win Josh Smith Is Cutting Through the Heart and Breaking Out Published June 28th, 2024 via FanGraphs Josh Smith Props: June 28, Rangers vs. Orioles Published June 28th, 2024 via For The Win Josh Smith makes an incredible diving stop \| 06/27/2024 Published June 27th, 2024 via MLB.com Texas Rangers' Josh Smith taken to hospital after getting hit in face with pitch Published June 27th, 2024 via Yahoo Canada Sports Rangers' Josh Smith: Still at third base Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Why Josh Smith went off script with critical decision in Rangers' win over Royals Published June 25th, 2024 via MSN Josh Smith's RBI single \| 06/25/2024 \| Texas Rangers Published June 25th, 2024 via MLB.com

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