Should I draft JJ Bleday or Yasmani Grandal?

See our analysis of the choice to draft JJ Bleday or Yasmani Grandal.

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	0.51	0.15
ADP	257.02	Undrafted
PROJ	174.00	116.00
AB	371	252
R	46	27
H	71	58
2B	17	9
3B	1	0
HR	13	6
RBI	42	28
SB	4	0
K	103	60
BB	56	36
AVG	.191	.230
OBP	.297	.328
SLG	.348	.337
OPS	.644	.665

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	169.0	37.0
AB	306	111
R	35	7
H	74	20
2B	22	4
3B	3	0
HR	11	2
RBI	29	16
SB	0	1
K	66	22
BB	36	5
AVG	.242	.180
OBP	.324	.212
SLG	.441	.270
OPS	.765	.482

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	Pirates' Yasmani Grandal: Receiving rest day Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Pirates' Yasmani Grandal: Getting rest day Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Yasmani Grandal's RBI single \| 06/24/2024 \| Pittsburgh Pirates Published June 24th, 2024 via MLB.com Pirates activate C Yasmani Grandal from injured list Published June 23rd, 2024 via MSN Pirates, Yasmani Grandal Agree To Deal Published June 23rd, 2024 via MSN Pirates' Yasmani Grandal: Not starting Saturday Published June 22nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Pirates' Yasmani Grandal: Absent from lineup Published June 18th, 2024 via CBS Sports Pirates' Yasmani Grandal: Getting breather Sunday Published June 16th, 2024 via CBS Sports

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