Should I draft Jordan Walker or Lars Nootbaar?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Jordan Walker or Lars Nootbaar.

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	1.63	1.77
ADP	153.66	Undrafted
PROJ	275.00	260.00
AB	489	405
R	64	64
H	132	103
2B	24	19
3B	2	2
HR	19	15
RBI	61	49
SB	12	8
K	128	93
BB	49	61
AVG	.270	.254
OBP	.341	.352
SLG	.444	.422
OPS	.784	.774

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	11.0	81.0
AB	58	141
R	4	14
H	9	33
2B	4	7
3B	1	1
HR	0	5
RBI	4	19
SB	0	3
K	18	34
BB	6	22
AVG	.155	.234
OBP	.239	.337
SLG	.259	.404
OPS	.497	.742

Recent News
	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 Jordan Walker Goes Yard Published June 6th, 2024 via MSN	Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar: Taking batting practice Published June 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar: Rehab assignment getting closer Published June 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports Lars Nootbaar Taking Full Swings, Almost Ready For Batting Practice Published June 22nd, 2024 Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar: Nearly ready to take swings Published June 13th, 2024 via CBS Sports Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar: Nearly ready to swing bat Published June 13th, 2024 via CBS Sports Cardinals vs. Umpire Drama: Laz Diaz Criticizes Lars Nootbaar's Batting Average during Controversial Call Published June 6th, 2024 via BVM Sports Umpire Laz Diaz calls out Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar's batting average Published June 6th, 2024 via Red Bird Rants Lars Nootbaar To Miss Several Weeks Published May 31st, 2024

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