Should I draft Joey Votto or Nelson Velazquez?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Joey Votto or Nelson Velazquez.

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	0.89
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	82.00	206.00
AB	191	413
R	22	54
H	40	90
2B	8	18
3B	0	1
HR	7	23
RBI	27	57
SB	0	9
K	60	130
BB	24	37
AVG	.209	.218
OBP	.300	.284
SLG	.361	.433
OPS	.661	.718

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	0.0	93.0
AB	0	205
R	0	31
H	0	41
2B	0	8
3B	0	1
HR	0	8
RBI	0	27
SB	0	2
K	0	61
BB	0	19
AVG	0.000	.200
OBP	0.000	.274
SLG	0.000	.366
OPS	0.000	.640

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	Royals option OF Nelson Velazquez after rough start to 2024 Published June 27th, 2024 via MSN Nelson Velazquez (2 HRs), Royals overpower Twins Published June 26th, 2024 via MSN Royals option OF Nelson Velazquez after rough start to 2024 Published June 25th, 2024 via MSN Michael Massey Reinstated, Nelson Velazquez Optioned Published June 24th, 2024 Royals' Nelson Velazquez: Sent back to Triple-A Published June 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports Royals' Nelson Velazquez: Back in lineup Sunday Published June 23rd, 2024 via CBS Sports Royals' Nelson Velazquez: Sitting again Saturday Published June 22nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Royals' Nelson Velazquez: Absent from lineup again Published June 21st, 2024 via CBS Sports

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