Should I draft Garrett Hampson or Nelson Velazquez?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Garrett Hampson or Nelson Velazquez.

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	-0.22	0.89
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	64.00	206.00
AB	169	413
R	22	54
H	40	90
2B	7	18
3B	1	1
HR	2	23
RBI	13	57
SB	6	9
K	46	130
BB	14	37
AVG	.237	.218
OBP	.300	.284
SLG	.325	.433
OPS	.625	.718

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	34.0	93.0
AB	113	205
R	9	31
H	31	41
2B	7	8
3B	1	1
HR	0	8
RBI	8	27
SB	5	2
K	35	61
BB	7	19
AVG	.274	.200
OBP	.317	.274
SLG	.354	.366
OPS	.671	.640

Recent News
	Garrett Hampson's RBI double \| 06/30/2024 \| Kansas City Royals Published June 30th, 2024 via MLB.com Royals sign utility player Garrett Hampson to one-year, $2 million deal Published June 23rd, 2024 via MSN Jon Gray strikes out Garrett Hampson \| 06/22/2024 \| Texas Rangers Published June 22nd, 2024 via MLB.com Garrett Hampson's sliding catch \| 06/22/2024 \| Kansas City Royals Published June 22nd, 2024 via MLB.com Garrett Hampson's RBI single \| 06/21/2024 \| Kansas City Royals Published June 21st, 2024 via MLB.com Garrett Hampson's running catch \| 06/12/2024 \| Kansas City Royals Published June 12th, 2024 via MLB.com Garrett Hampson's RBI single \| 05/28/2024 \| Kansas City Royals Published May 28th, 2024 via MLB.com Garrett Hampson out of lineup Saturday Published May 25th, 2024 via FantasyPros	Royals option OF Nelson Velazquez after rough start to 2024 Published June 27th, 2024 via MSN Nelson Velazquez (2 HRs), Royals overpower Twins Published June 26th, 2024 via MSN Royals option OF Nelson Velazquez after rough start to 2024 Published June 25th, 2024 via MSN Michael Massey Reinstated, Nelson Velazquez Optioned Published June 24th, 2024 Royals' Nelson Velazquez: Sent back to Triple-A Published June 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports Royals' Nelson Velazquez: Back in lineup Sunday Published June 23rd, 2024 via CBS Sports Royals' Nelson Velazquez: Sitting again Saturday Published June 22nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Royals' Nelson Velazquez: Absent from lineup again Published June 21st, 2024 via CBS Sports

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