Should I draft Jeff McNeil or Ke'Bryan Hayes?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Jeff McNeil or Ke'Bryan Hayes.

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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Please note dynasty rankings are based upon our 2024 Preseason Projections and do not consider in-season performance.

Last Updated: Mar 23, 2024

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Jeff McNeil

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NYM · 2B,RF,LF

PIT · 3B

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	1.58	3.01
ADP	191.39	210.93
PROJ	312.00	307.00
AB	553	553
R	71	70
H	146	140
2B	29	30
3B	2	6
HR	9	18
RBI	57	64
SB	6	14
K	66	117
BB	38	40
AVG	.264	.253
OBP	.313	.303
SLG	.373	.427
OPS	.686	.730

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	119.0	88.0
AB	258	220
R	31	24
H	56	51
2B	11	8
3B	0	0
HR	4	3
RBI	19	19
SB	4	6
K	33	48
BB	19	19
AVG	.217	.232
OBP	.278	.297
SLG	.306	.309
OPS	.584	.606

Recent News
	Jeff McNeil of the New York Mets is Struggling: Performance and Health Concerns Published June 29th, 2024 via SportsGrid Mets' Jeff McNeil: Idle Saturday Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports ICYMI in Mets Land: Jeff McNeil leads NY to fourth straight win; latest on trade deadline plans Published June 29th, 2024 via Yahoo Sports Jeff McNeil belts three-run homer in Mets' win: 'He needed that' Published June 29th, 2024 via New York Post Jeff McNeil hits 3-run homer as Mets move above .500 Published June 28th, 2024 via MLB.com Mets' Jeff McNeil: Ends power drought Friday Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports NY Mets: Jeff McNeil provides big lift with home run vs. Astros Published June 28th, 2024 via NorthJersey.com Jose Iglesias on performing 'OMG', Jeff McNeil talks big three-run HR as Mets keep rolling Published June 28th, 2024 via sny.tv	Pirates' Ke'Bryan Hayes: Checking out of starting nine Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Ke'Bryan Hayes' RBI double \| 06/28/2024 \| Pittsburgh Pirates Published June 28th, 2024 via MLB.com Ke'Bryan Hayes To Resume Baseball Activities On Monday Published June 28th, 2024 via MSN Pirates' Ke'Bryan Hayes: Getting day off Tuesday Published June 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports Even With Good Moment, Ke'Bryan Hayes Frustrated Again Published June 23rd, 2024 via MSN Ke'Bryan Hayes' RBI single \| 06/21/2024 \| Pittsburgh Pirates Published June 21st, 2024 via MLB.com Ke'Bryan Hayes: Move Down the Batting Order for Better Team Performance Published June 21st, 2024 via BVM Sports Ke'Bryan Hayes chasing the confidence Bryan Reynolds displaying at the plate for Pirates Published June 20th, 2024 via TribLIVE

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