Should I draft JJ Bleday or Will Benson?

See our analysis of the choice to draft JJ Bleday or Will Benson.

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

CIN · RF,CF,LF

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	0.56	1.26
ADP	257.21	Undrafted
PROJ	174.00	207.00
AB	371	370
R	46	62
H	71	87
2B	17	18
3B	1	5
HR	13	14
RBI	42	43
SB	4	17
K	103	138
BB	56	66
AVG	.191	.235
OBP	.297	.348
SLG	.348	.424
OPS	.644	.772

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	171.0	76.0
AB	310	236
R	35	26
H	75	45
2B	22	13
3B	3	2
HR	11	9
RBI	30	28
SB	0	11
K	66	106
BB	36	28
AVG	.242	.191
OBP	.323	.280
SLG	.439	.377
OPS	.762	.657

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	Reds' Will Benson: Breaks homer drought Published July 2nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Will Benson's two-run home run (9) \| 07/02/2024 \| Cincinnati Reds Published July 2nd, 2024 via MLB.com Reds' Will Benson: Contributes to win Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Reds' Will Benson: Logs steal in loss Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Jeimer Candelario, Will Benson Not In Wednesday’s Lineup Published June 26th, 2024 Reds' Will Benson: Sitting out Wednesday Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Reds' Will Benson: Returns, extends hitless streak Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Will Benson Returns To Reds Lineup Published June 25th, 2024

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