Should I draft Jacob Young or Matthew Batten?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Jacob Young or Matthew Batten.

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	-0.29	-0.31
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	65.00	33.00
AB	121	111
R	15	12
H	30	23
2B	5	3
3B	1	0
HR	1	1
RBI	11	9
SB	10	3
K	22	32
BB	11	12
AVG	.248	.207
OBP	.313	.288
SLG	.331	.261
OPS	.644	.549

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	121.0	3.0
AB	231	3
R	43	0
H	62	1
2B	13	0
3B	0	1
HR	1	0
RBI	18	0
SB	19	0
K	50	0
BB	13	0
AVG	.268	.333
OBP	.325	.333
SLG	.338	1.000
OPS	.663	1.333

Recent News
	Nationals' Jacob Young: Doubles twice, steals in win Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports Jacob Young scores on error \| 06/28/2024 \| Washington Nationals Published June 28th, 2024 via MLB.com Jacob Young's RBI single \| 06/25/2024 \| Washington Nationals Published June 25th, 2024 via MLB.com Nationals' Jacob Young: Ends drought on basepaths Published June 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports Washington Nationals notebook: Kyle Finnegan, Jake Irvin, Jacob Young Published June 24th, 2024 via SportsGrid Washington Nationals notebook: Kyle Finnegan, Jake Irvin, Jacob Young Published June 24th, 2024 via Just Baseball Jacob Young's slick sliding catch \| 06/23/2024 \| Washington Nationals Published June 23rd, 2024 via MLB.com Nationals' Jacob Young: Doubles twice, scores three runs Published June 21st, 2024 via CBS Sports	Matthew Batten optioned to Triple-A Published April 27th, 2024 via FantasyPros Padres' Matthew Batten: Recalled by San Diego Published April 22nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Matthew Batten optioned to Triple-A Published April 20th, 2024 via FantasyPros Padres' Matthew Batten: Optioned to Triple-A Published April 20th, 2024 via CBS Sports Matthew Batten's diving play preserves no-hitter \| 04/17/2024 \| San Diego Padres Published April 17th, 2024 via MLB.com Padres' Matthew Batten: Summoned to big leagues Published April 16th, 2024 via CBS Sports Padres' Matthew Batten: Optioned to Triple-A Published March 11th, 2024 via CBS Sports Padres' Matthew Batten: Could get look at hot corner Published March 9th, 2024 via CBS Sports

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