Should I draft Jason Heyward or Enmanuel Valdez?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Jason Heyward or Enmanuel Valdez.

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	0.40	-0.15
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	173.00	82.00
AB	314	147
R	44	19
H	77	36
2B	18	8
3B	1	0
HR	10	5
RBI	38	22
SB	2	2
K	66	37
BB	28	17
AVG	.245	.245
OBP	.311	.325
SLG	.405	.401
OPS	.715	.727

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	70.0	75.0
AB	103	146
R	14	18
H	22	31
2B	7	10
3B	1	0
HR	4	6
RBI	18	25
SB	3	1
K	20	40
BB	12	12
AVG	.214	.212
OBP	.308	.267
SLG	.418	.404
OPS	.726	.671

Recent News
	Dodgers News: LA gets bad news on Jason Heyward and Ryan Brasier Published June 22nd, 2024 via MSN Dodgers' Jason Heyward: Idle against lefty Published June 21st, 2024 via CBS Sports Gavin Lux, Jason Heyward Out Against A Southpaw Published June 20th, 2024 Jason Heyward & Teoscar Hernández Combine To Help Dodgers Make MLB History Published June 19th, 2024 via DodgerBlue.com Dodgers News: Jason Heyward's Pinch-Hit Grand Slam Sparks LA's Remarkable Comeback Published June 19th, 2024 via Athlon Sports Jason Heyward Reacts to Incredible Pinch-Hit Grand Slam in Dodgers Comeback Published June 19th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Teoscar Hernández 3-run homer, Jason Heyward grand slam rally Dodgers Published June 18th, 2024 via Los Angeles Times Dodgers' Jason Heyward: Grand slam off bench Tuesday Published June 18th, 2024 via CBS Sports	Enmanuel Valdez Retreats To The Bench Friday Published June 28th, 2024 Enmanuel Valdez leads Red Sox to 6-3 victory over Tigers Published June 28th, 2024 via MSN Red Sox's Enmanuel Valdez: Sitting against righty Monday Published June 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports Enmanuel Valdez Homers, Scores Three Times In Win Published June 20th, 2024 Red Sox's Enmanuel Valdez: Homers, scores three times in win Published June 19th, 2024 via CBS Sports Red Sox's Enmanuel Valdez: Homers, scores three times in win Published June 19th, 2024 via CBS Sports Enmanuel Valdez's solo home run (6) \| 06/19/2024 \| Boston Red Sox Published June 19th, 2024 via MLB.com Enmanuel Valdez's solo home run (6) \| 06/19/2024 \| Boston Red Sox Published June 19th, 2024 via MLB.com

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