Should I draft Jose Ramirez or Austin Riley?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Jose Ramirez or Austin Riley.

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	15.85	9.79
ADP	14.59	27.48
PROJ	514.00	408.00
AB	604	616
R	95	101
H	170	166
2B	38	31
3B	4	2
HR	28	37
RBI	100	102
SB	26	1
K	79	165
BB	72	57
AVG	.282	.270
OBP	.360	.335
SLG	.497	.507
OPS	.857	.842

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	312.0	146.0
AB	322	268
R	65	42
H	88	67
2B	17	14
3B	1	2
HR	23	10
RBI	76	32
SB	15	0
K	45	69
BB	25	26
AVG	.273	.250
OBP	.326	.323
SLG	.547	.429
OPS	.872	.752

Recent News
	Cleveland Guardians' Jose Ramirez Earns Massive Ranking For 2024 Published July 2nd, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Guardians' Jose Ramirez Closing In On Major Franchise Milestone Published July 1st, 2024 via Sports Illustrated 2024 MLB Season: Jose Ramirez, Josh Naylor, and Jhonkensy Noel Potential Contenders for Home Run Derby Published July 1st, 2024 via BVM Sports Guardians' Jose Ramirez ties Jim Thome for third in extra-base hits Published June 30th, 2024 via Akron Beacon Journal Tim Anderson gets KO'd again with heavier suspension than Jose Ramirez Published June 30th, 2024 via MSN Guardians' Jose Ramirez: Keeps power surge going Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Perennial American League MVP Candidate Jose Ramirez Still Overlooked Published June 29th, 2024 via Deadspin Jose Ramirez homers, Josh Naylor two RBIs lead Guardians over Royals 7-2 Published June 29th, 2024 via TribDem.com	Austin Riley Smacks Solo Homer Tuesday Night Published July 3rd, 2024 Austin Riley and Sean Murphy hit back-to-back home runs to give the Braves a lead over the Giants Published July 2nd, 2024 via FOX Sports Austin Riley's solo home run (10) \| 07/02/2024 \| Atlanta Braves Published July 2nd, 2024 via MLB.com Austin Riley's over-the-shoulder catch \| 06/30/2024 \| Atlanta Braves Published June 30th, 2024 via MLB.com Austin Riley's Stellar Performance Boosts Braves Over Challenges Published June 30th, 2024 via Herald Review Marcell Ozuna and Austin Riley Power Braves Offense to 6-1 Win Over Pirates Published June 28th, 2024 via WDEF News 12 Austin Riley's solo home run (9) \| 06/28/2024 \| Atlanta Braves Published June 28th, 2024 via MLB.com Austin Riley Getting Hot When the Atlanta Braves Need Him Most Published June 27th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated

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