Should I draft James McCann or Nick Ahmed?

See our analysis of the choice to draft James McCann or Nick Ahmed.

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	-0.14
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	60.00	95.00
AB	170	247
R	18	27
H	39	57
2B	7	12
3B	0	2
HR	4	4
RBI	20	25
SB	1	5
K	47	64
BB	10	17
AVG	.229	.231
OBP	.271	.287
SLG	.341	.344
OPS	.612	.631

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	44.0	50.0
AB	117	140
R	15	12
H	24	34
2B	5	5
3B	0	1
HR	3	1
RBI	13	14
SB	1	1
K	27	30
BB	4	9
AVG	.205	.243
OBP	.230	.288
SLG	.325	.314
OPS	.554	.602

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	Giants' Nick Ahmed: Regains regular role Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Giants' Nick Ahmed discusses rainbow Bible verse written on Pride Day hat Published June 25th, 2024 via San Francisco Chronicle Nick Ahmed Hits First Homer Of The Season Published June 25th, 2024 Giants' Nick Ahmed: Gets aboard three times Published June 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports Diamondbacks to honor Nick Ahmed, who will decline NL Championship ring Published June 22nd, 2024 via MSN Giants' Nick Ahmed: Losing work to Wisely Published June 17th, 2024 via CBS Sports Giants' Nick Ahmed: On bench for series finale Published June 16th, 2024 via CBS Sports Giants' Nick Ahmed: Logs steal in loss Published June 15th, 2024 via CBS Sports

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