Should I draft James McCann or Austin Barnes?

See our analysis of the choice to draft James McCann or Austin Barnes.

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	-0.25	-0.29
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	60.00	54.00
AB	170	141
R	18	17
H	39	29
2B	7	4
3B	0	0
HR	4	3
RBI	20	13
SB	1	1
K	47	34
BB	10	15
AVG	.229	.206
OBP	.271	.289
SLG	.341	.298
OPS	.612	.587

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	44.0	12.0
AB	117	72
R	15	5
H	24	15
2B	5	2
3B	0	0
HR	3	0
RBI	13	4
SB	1	0
K	27	22
BB	4	8
AVG	.205	.208
OBP	.230	.288
SLG	.325	.236
OPS	.554	.524

Recent News
	Orioles' James McCann: Smacks homer in loss Published June 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports James McCann's RBI single \| 06/25/2024 \| Baltimore Orioles Published June 25th, 2024 via MLB.com Orioles' James McCann: Absent from lineup Sunday Published June 23rd, 2024 via CBS Sports Orioles' James McCann: Homer, steal in win Published June 10th, 2024 via CBS Sports James McCann's solo homer (2) \| 06/10/2024 \| Baltimore Orioles Published June 10th, 2024 via MLB.com James McCann launches a DEEP solo homer as Orioles tie game vs. Rays Published June 10th, 2024 via FOX Sports James McCann's solo homer (2) \| 06/10/2024 Published June 10th, 2024 via MLB.com O's catcher James McCann adds gym teacher to his resume Published May 29th, 2024 via wmar2news.com	Dodgers' Austin Barnes: Draws start in series finale Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Austin Barnes: Dodgers Travel Schedule 'Wears On Your Body' Published June 5th, 2024 via MSN Austin Barnes: Dodgers Travel Schedule 'Wears On Your Body' Published June 4th, 2024 via DodgerBlue.com Dodgers' Austin Barnes: Filling in for resting Will Smith Published May 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Dodgers' Austin Barnes: Fills in for resting Will Smith Published May 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Austin Barnes in the lineup Sunday Published May 26th, 2024 via FantasyPros Austin Barnes in lineup Thursday Published May 16th, 2024 via FantasyPros Austin Barnes catching for Dodgers on Thursday Published May 16th, 2024 via FanDuel Research

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