Should I draft J.D. Martinez or Taylor Walls?

See our analysis of the choice to draft J.D. Martinez or Taylor Walls.

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	0.74	0.14
ADP	223.27	Undrafted
PROJ	266.00	133.00
AB	459	289
R	64	42
H	120	60
2B	29	13
3B	1	1
HR	23	6
RBI	81	32
SB	0	13
K	139	88
BB	40	41
AVG	.261	.208
OBP	.321	.307
SLG	.479	.322
OPS	.801	.628

Most Recent and Popular Comparisons
	Draft J.D. Martinez or Justin Turner Draft J.D. Martinez or Darell Hernaiz Draft J.D. Martinez or Paul DeJong Draft J.D. Martinez or Jordan Lawlar Draft J.D. Martinez or Nicky Lopez	Draft Taylor Walls or Jon Berti Draft Taylor Walls or Jose Caballero Draft Taylor Walls or Darell Hernaiz Draft Taylor Walls or Jordan Lawlar Draft Taylor Walls or Jake Meyers

Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	114.0	9.0
AB	206	48
R	21	6
H	56	8
2B	13	1
3B	1	1
HR	9	0
RBI	34	3
SB	0	2
K	61	20
BB	22	7
AVG	.272	.167
OBP	.351	.268
SLG	.476	.229
OPS	.826	.497

Recent News
	Tayler Scott strikes out J.D. Martinez \| 06/30/2024 \| Houston Astros Published June 30th, 2024 via MLB.com Mets' J.D. Martinez breaks up Braves' no-hit bid with home run with two outs in ninth Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN Pete Alonso, J.D. Martinez get trade update rumors as Mets struggle Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN J.D. Martinez's long-awaited Mets debut expected Friday vs. Cardinals Published June 28th, 2024 via MSN How J.D. Martinez has become the hitting guru Mets' offense needed Published June 28th, 2024 via New York Post Mets pivoting from J.D. Davis to J.D. Martinez ended up saving season Published June 26th, 2024 via New York Post Mets Star J.D. Martinez Shares Surprising Opinion About Subway Series Published June 26th, 2024 via MSN J.D. Martinez and the Mets bats have brought the team back \| The Mets Pod \| SNY Published June 26th, 2024 via BVM Sports	Rays' Taylor Walls: Day off Wednesday Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Rays' Taylor Walls: Most productive game of season Published June 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports Jonny DeLuca knocks in Taylor Walls in 10th \| 06/20/2024 Published June 20th, 2024 via MLB.com Rays' Taylor Walls: Out of Thursday's lineup Published June 20th, 2024 via CBS Sports Rays' Taylor Walls: Returning to lineup Published June 19th, 2024 via CBS Sports Jose Caballero returns to lineup, Taylor Walls rejoins Rays after illness Published June 18th, 2024 via Tampa Bay Times Rays' Taylor Walls: Not in Tuesday's lineup Published June 18th, 2024 via CBS Sports Rays' Taylor Walls: Battling illness Published June 16th, 2024 via CBS Sports

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