Should I draft JJ Bleday or Chris Taylor?

See our analysis of the choice to draft JJ Bleday or Chris Taylor.

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

Strong Recommendation

JJ Bleday

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OAK · LF,CF

LAD · LF,SS,3B

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	0.56	0.28
ADP	257.21	Undrafted
PROJ	174.00	168.00
AB	371	354
R	46	53
H	71	80
2B	17	17
3B	1	2
HR	13	13
RBI	42	50
SB	4	10
K	103	124
BB	56	39
AVG	.191	.226
OBP	.297	.303
SLG	.348	.396
OPS	.644	.699

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	171.0	24.0
AB	310	114
R	35	12
H	75	19
2B	22	2
3B	3	1
HR	11	2
RBI	30	12
SB	0	3
K	66	44
BB	36	12
AVG	.242	.167
OBP	.323	.256
SLG	.439	.254
OPS	.762	.510

Recent News
	JJ Bleday's smooth sliding catch \| 07/02/2024 \| Oakland Athletics Published July 2nd, 2024 via MLB.com Athletics' JJ Bleday: Resting Wednesday Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports JJ Bleday's RBI single \| 06/25/2024 \| Oakland Athletics Published June 25th, 2024 via MLB.com Athletics' JJ Bleday: Works out of leadoff role Monday Published June 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports Athletics' JJ Bleday: Swats 11th long ball Published June 22nd, 2024 via CBS Sports JJ Bleday's solo homer (11) \| 06/22/2024 \| Oakland Athletics Published June 22nd, 2024 via MLB.com Pirates Eye Postseason with Big Trade for Athletics' JJ Bleday and Lucas Erceg Published June 20th, 2024 via BVM Sports Bleday (three doubles) helps A's end skid vs. Royals Published June 19th, 2024 via MLB.com	Chris Taylor To Get More Of A "Runway" To Play Third Base Published July 1st, 2024 Dodgers News: Chris Taylor 'Earning' Opportunity For 'Runway' At Third Base Published July 1st, 2024 via DodgerBlue.com Is Dodgers utility man Chris Taylor nearing a turnaround? Published July 1st, 2024 via Sporting News Dodgers' Chris Taylor: Slated for more time at third base Published July 1st, 2024 via CBS Sports Dodgers links: James Paxton, Chris Taylor, Miguel Rojas Published July 1st, 2024 via True Blue LA Dodgers' Chris Taylor: Homers in loss Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Chris Taylor responding to Dodgers fans' DFA wishes in best way possible Published June 30th, 2024 via Dodgers Way Dodgers' Dave Roberts ready to give Chris Taylor 'runway' to more playing time Published June 30th, 2024 via OCRegister

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