Should I draft Jordan Walker or Austin Hays?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Jordan Walker or Austin Hays.

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	1.61	1.88
ADP	153.62	Undrafted
PROJ	275.00	271.00
AB	489	522
R	64	70
H	132	136
2B	24	31
3B	2	2
HR	19	18
RBI	61	66
SB	12	4
K	128	129
BB	49	35
AVG	.270	.261
OBP	.341	.311
SLG	.444	.431
OPS	.784	.742

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	11.0	47.0
AB	58	120
R	4	14
H	9	29
2B	4	8
3B	1	0
HR	0	3
RBI	4	12
SB	0	0
K	18	32
BB	6	7
AVG	.155	.242
OBP	.239	.303
SLG	.259	.383
OPS	.497	.686

Recent News
	Jordan Walker records 2-hit, 2-RBI performance for Class AAA Memphis: Minor League Report Published June 28th, 2024 via St. Louis Post-Dispatch How Cardinals' Jordan Walker is using chess to help return to MLB Published June 24th, 2024 via Commercial Appeal St. Louis Cardinals' Jordan Walker on the Rise for Potential Return Amid Team Struggles Published June 12th, 2024 via BVM Sports Cardinals prospect Quinn Mathews deals, Jordan Walker homers, singles twice: Minor League Report Published June 12th, 2024 via St. Louis Post-Dispatch Jordan Walker hits his second homer of the season Published June 12th, 2024 via MiLB.com Jordan Walker's bases-loaded triple sparks the Cardinals to a 7-5 win over the A's Published June 7th, 2024 via Yahoo Canada Shine On How are Jordan Walker and Victor Scott faring at Triple-A Memphis? Published June 7th, 2024 via MSN Breakout Hitters Watch for Fantasy Baseball - Jordan Walker, Patrick Bailey, Mike Tauchman Published June 7th, 2024 via MSN	Why don't the Orioles play Austin Hays more? / MAILBAG Published June 25th, 2024 via BaltimoreBaseball.com Orioles' Austin Hays: Goes deep in win Published June 20th, 2024 via CBS Sports Austin Hays' two-run homer (3) \| 06/20/2024 \| Baltimore Orioles Published June 20th, 2024 via MLB.com Michael Tonkin strikes out Austin Hays \| 06/20/2024 \| New York Yankees Published June 20th, 2024 via MLB.com Baltimore Orioles Outlook Clouded by Ace's Injury Concern: Austin Hays Tributes and Team Turmoil Published June 19th, 2024 via BVM Sports Orioles' Austin Hays: On bench again Sunday Published June 16th, 2024 via CBS Sports Orioles' Austin Hays: Day off Saturday Published June 15th, 2024 via CBS Sports Orioles' Austin Hays: Hitting bench Thursday Published June 13th, 2024 via CBS Sports

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