Should I draft Jeremy Pena or Ke'Bryan Hayes?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Jeremy Pena 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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Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	1.80	2.75
ADP	224.86	210.99
PROJ	273.00	307.00
AB	557	553
R	76	70
H	141	140
2B	26	30
3B	2	6
HR	14	18
RBI	60	64
SB	13	14
K	125	117
BB	36	40
AVG	.253	.253
OBP	.304	.303
SLG	.382	.427
OPS	.687	.730

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	167.0	88.0
AB	314	220
R	40	24
H	87	51
2B	14	8
3B	1	0
HR	6	3
RBI	35	19
SB	10	6
K	55	48
BB	16	19
AVG	.277	.232
OBP	.320	.297
SLG	.385	.309
OPS	.705	.606

Recent News
	Jeremy Pena Hits Sixth Homer Of Season Monday Published July 2nd, 2024 Jeremy Pena's homer lifts surging Astros to 3-1 win over Blue Jays Published July 1st, 2024 via St. Albert Gazette Jeremy Pena's homer lifts surging Astros to 3-1 win over Blue Jays - MLB Published July 1st, 2024 via Castanet.net Astros' Jeremy Pena: Scores twice, drives in two Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Astros' Jeremy Pena sets record straight on Alex Bregman miscommunication Published June 29th, 2024 via ClutchPoints Jeremy Pena Error During Mic'd Up Astros-Mets Interview Led to Loud Silence Published June 29th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Astros' Jeremy Pena misplays fly during in-game interview Published June 28th, 2024 via Chat Sports Jeremy Pena misplays fly ball during in-game interview Published June 28th, 2024 via ESPN	Pirates 3B Ke'Bryan Hayes gives back through youth baseball, shopping events in Monroeville Published July 1st, 2024 via TribLIVE.com Pirates 3B Ke'Bryan Hayes pleads for robot umps after egregious missed call vs. Braves Published July 1st, 2024 via Yahoo News UK 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

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