Should I draft Jon Singleton or Josh Smith?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Jon Singleton 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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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

Jon Singleton

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Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	-0.54	-0.21
ADP	Undrafted	257.88
PROJ	54.00	59.00
AB	137	130
R	17	17
H	28	28
2B	5	5
3B	0	1
HR	4	3
RBI	17	12
SB	0	3
K	45	33
BB	20	16
AVG	.204	.215
OBP	.308	.306
SLG	.329	.339
OPS	.637	.645

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	78.0	165.0
AB	184	258
R	24	40
H	44	75
2B	3	18
3B	0	1
HR	6	7
RBI	18	33
SB	0	4
K	57	55
BB	28	27
AVG	.239	.291
OBP	.338	.386
SLG	.353	.450
OPS	.691	.836

Recent News
	Astros' Jon Singleton: Receiving third straight start Published July 1st, 2024 via CBS Sports Astros' Jon Singleton: Homers, totals three hits Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Jon Singleton's solo home run (6) \| 06/30/2024 \| Houston Astros Published June 30th, 2024 via MLB.com Analyzing Jon Singleton's home run through bat tracking \| 06/30/2024 Published June 30th, 2024 via MLB.com Jon Singleton's solo home run (6) \| 06/30/2024 Published June 30th, 2024 via MLB.com Jon Singleton's RBI single \| 06/29/2024 \| Houston Astros Published June 29th, 2024 via MLB.com Replacing José Abreu, Jon Singleton gives Astros hope at first base Published June 26th, 2024 via MSN Astros' Jon Singleton: Idle again Sunday Published June 23rd, 2024 via CBS Sports	Josh Smith Props: July 2, Rangers vs. Padres Published July 1st, 2024 via For The Win Wyatt Langford, Josh Smith are Rangers' players of the month Published July 1st, 2024 via The Dallas Morning News Rangers' Josh Smith: Fills in at shortstop Published July 1st, 2024 via CBS 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

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