Should I draft Gunnar Henderson or Austin Riley?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Gunnar Henderson or Austin Riley.

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	7.74	9.77
ADP	29.91	26.43
PROJ	365.00	408.00
AB	558	616
R	95	101
H	147	166
2B	28	31
3B	6	2
HR	26	37
RBI	86	102
SB	12	1
K	163	165
BB	70	57
AVG	.263	.270
OBP	.344	.335
SLG	.475	.507
OPS	.819	.842

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	300.0	139.0
AB	317	258
R	72	41
H	92	65
2B	16	14
3B	4	2
HR	26	9
RBI	58	31
SB	13	0
K	83	67
BB	46	24
AVG	.290	.252
OBP	.388	.323
SLG	.612	.426
OPS	1.000	.749

Recent News
	Gunnar Henderson is 22 Years Old And On Pace To Have One Of The Best Seasons By A Shortstop In MLB History Published June 28th, 2024 via Barstool Sports Gunnar Henderson Props: June 28, Orioles vs. Rangers Published June 28th, 2024 via For The Win Gunnar Henderson advances in MLB All-Star Game voting Published June 27th, 2024 via AL.com Baseball Betting Tips: Gunnar Henderson's Hot Streak \| Sports \| grandrapidsmn.com Published June 27th, 2024 via Herald Review Gunnar Henderson home run helps lift Orioles past Guardians Published June 27th, 2024 via MLB.com We need to talk about Gunnar Henderson. Plus, the price of pitching progress - The Athletic Published June 27th, 2024 via The New York Times Baltimore Orioles: Gunnar Henderson Blasts 26th Home Run Published June 27th, 2024 via Eutaw Street Report O's hope Gunnar Henderson continues power surge vs. Rangers Published June 27th, 2024 via Deadspin	Austin Riley Getting Hot When the Atlanta Braves Need Him Most Published June 27th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Braves' Austin Riley: Clubs eighth homer Published June 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports Austin Riley's solo homer (8) \| 06/24/2024 \| Atlanta Braves Published June 24th, 2024 via MLB.com Austin Riley: Home Run Statcast Analysis \| 06/24/2024 \| Atlanta Braves Published June 24th, 2024 via MLB.com Austin Riley's solo homer (8) \| 06/24/2024 Published June 24th, 2024 via MLB.com Austin Riley's offensive surge pays tribute to late mentor Mike Brumley Published June 24th, 2024 via The Atlanta Journal Constitution Austin Riley Homers Friday Published June 22nd, 2024 Braves' Austin Riley: Stays hot Friday Published June 22nd, 2024 via CBS Sports

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