Should I draft Harrison Bader or Javier Baez?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Harrison Bader or Javier Baez.

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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Please note dynasty rankings are based upon our 2024 Preseason Projections and do not consider in-season performance.

Last Updated: Mar 23, 2024

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Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	0.49	0.54
ADP	257.93	Undrafted
PROJ	183.00	203.00
AB	354	477
R	47	56
H	86	111
2B	14	20
3B	2	3
HR	9	14
RBI	44	59
SB	17	11
K	78	125
BB	22	23
AVG	.243	.233
OBP	.288	.270
SLG	.370	.375
OPS	.658	.645

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	128.0	56.0
AB	227	186
R	31	15
H	60	34
2B	14	9
3B	0	0
HR	6	1
RBI	31	25
SB	11	6
K	50	42
BB	13	6
AVG	.264	.183
OBP	.309	.209
SLG	.405	.247
OPS	.714	.457

Recent News
	Francisco Alvarez, Harrison Bader Resting Against Astros Published June 30th, 2024 Mets' Harrison Bader: Not in Sunday's lineup Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports MLB Trade Rumors: Phillies Eye Harrison Bader from Mets for Outfield Boost Published June 28th, 2024 via BVM Sports Harrison Bader Trade Rumors: MLB analyst views the Phillies as being a perfect landing spot for Mets' slugger Published June 27th, 2024 via Sportskeeda Harrison Bader Goes Yard Against Yankees Published June 26th, 2024 via metsmerizedonline.com Mets' Harrison Bader: Strong showing from bottom of order Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Ex-Yankees Carlos Mendoza, Harrison Bader looking forward to Subway Series from Mets' side Published June 26th, 2024 via MSN Harrison Bader Hits Fifth Homer Of Season Tuesday Published June 26th, 2024	Javier Baez To Begin Rehab Assignment Monday Published June 30th, 2024 Tigers' Javier Baez: On cusp of rehab assignment Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Javier Baez still being on the Tigers is an indictment against team owner Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN Javier Baez opts in to final four years of Tigers deal Published June 26th, 2024 via MSN Javier Baez Will Need "Extensive" Rehab Assignment Published June 25th, 2024 Tigers' Javier Baez: To miss a few more weeks Published June 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports Tigers' Javier Baez: Not close to IL return Published June 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports Javier Baez Listed Among Worst Contracts in MLB by The Athletic Published June 22nd, 2024 via MSN

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