Should I draft Joey Votto or Josh Smith?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Joey Votto or Josh Smith.

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	-0.25	-0.24
ADP	Undrafted	256.44
PROJ	82.00	59.00
AB	191	130
R	22	17
H	40	28
2B	8	5
3B	0	1
HR	7	3
RBI	27	12
SB	0	3
K	60	33
BB	24	16
AVG	.209	.215
OBP	.300	.306
SLG	.361	.339
OPS	.661	.645

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	0.0	162.0
AB	0	255
R	0	38
H	0	74
2B	0	18
3B	0	1
HR	0	7
RBI	0	33
SB	0	4
K	0	54
BB	0	26
AVG	0.000	.290
OBP	0.000	.384
SLG	0.000	.451
OPS	0.000	.835

Recent News
	Blue Jays' Joey Votto 'pretty close' to returning from injury Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN Joey Votto is 'getting close to playing in minor league games', according to Blue Jays manager John Schneider Published June 27th, 2024 via MSN Joey Votto Experiences Back Tightness Published June 24th, 2024 Toronto Blue Jays: Joey Votto missed Dunedin games last week with lower back tightness Published June 24th, 2024 via The Cincinnati Enquirer Blue Jays' Joey Votto: Back tightness in rehab game Published June 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports Blue Jays A Potential Landing Spot For Joey Votto? Published June 23rd, 2024 via MSN Toronto Blue Jays' Joey Votto Starts Long-Awaited Minor League Rehab Assignment Published June 20th, 2024 via MSN Joey Votto rehab assignment with Dunedin Blue Jays vs Reds' affiliate Published June 20th, 2024 via BVM Sports	Josh Smith Props: June 30, Rangers vs. Orioles Published June 30th, 2024 via For The Win Josh Smith Is Cutting Through the Heart and Breaking Out Published June 28th, 2024 via FanGraphs Josh Smith Props: June 28, Rangers vs. Orioles Published June 28th, 2024 via For The Win Josh Smith makes an incredible diving stop \| 06/27/2024 Published June 27th, 2024 via MLB.com Texas Rangers' Josh Smith taken to hospital after getting hit in face with pitch Published June 27th, 2024 via Yahoo Canada Sports Rangers' Josh Smith: Still at third base Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Why Josh Smith went off script with critical decision in Rangers' win over Royals Published June 25th, 2024 via MSN Josh Smith's RBI single \| 06/25/2024 \| Texas Rangers Published June 25th, 2024 via MLB.com

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