Should I draft Jake McCarthy or Michael Busch?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Jake McCarthy or Michael Busch.

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	-0.02	0.45
ADP	Undrafted	235.20
PROJ	141.00	173.00
AB	272	338
R	36	45
H	68	78
2B	11	16
3B	4	1
HR	4	13
RBI	24	45
SB	20	2
K	62	97
BB	24	43
AVG	.250	.231
OBP	.312	.322
SLG	.364	.399
OPS	.676	.722

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	114.0	119.0
AB	188	243
R	27	36
H	53	63
2B	7	13
3B	2	1
HR	3	10
RBI	19	30
SB	12	1
K	38	93
BB	21	37
AVG	.282	.259
OBP	.369	.358
SLG	.388	.444
OPS	.757	.802

Recent News
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