Should I draft Jordan Walker or Maikel Garcia?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Jordan Walker or Maikel Garcia.

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	1.82
ADP	153.70	213.41
PROJ	275.00	246.00
AB	489	469
R	64	63
H	132	123
2B	24	25
3B	2	3
HR	19	6
RBI	61	47
SB	12	24
K	128	107
BB	49	47
AVG	.270	.262
OBP	.341	.331
SLG	.444	.367
OPS	.784	.698

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	11.0	193.0
AB	58	345
R	4	51
H	9	79
2B	4	15
3B	1	4
HR	0	5
RBI	4	40
SB	0	21
K	18	62
BB	6	26
AVG	.155	.229
OBP	.239	.282
SLG	.259	.339
OPS	.497	.621

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	Maikel Garcia Props: June 30, Royals vs. Guardians Published June 30th, 2024 via For The Win Maikel Garcia's diving grab \| 06/29/2024 \| Kansas City Royals Published June 29th, 2024 via MLB.com Maikel Garcia Props: June 29, Royals vs. Guardians Published June 29th, 2024 via For The Win Royals' Maikel Garcia: Two more steals in win Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports Maikel Garcia's RBI triple \| 06/27/2024 Published June 27th, 2024 via MLB.com Royals' Maikel Garcia: Nabs two bags in loss Published June 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports Marlins throw out Maikel Garcia at home \| 06/25/2024 Published June 25th, 2024 via MLB.com KC Royals Trade Deadline Decisions: Pressure on Maikel Garcia & Players After Recent Struggles Published June 25th, 2024 via BVM Sports

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