Should I draft Josh Naylor or Christian Walker?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Josh Naylor or Christian Walker.

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	2.83	3.76
ADP	128.48	83.29
PROJ	351.00	380.00
AB	507	568
R	60	82
H	144	146
2B	33	32
3B	0	2
HR	20	29
RBI	90	92
SB	7	5
K	83	128
BB	40	60
AVG	.284	.257
OBP	.339	.330
SLG	.468	.474
OPS	.806	.804

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	223.0	198.0
AB	289	316
R	45	49
H	70	81
2B	14	17
3B	0	0
HR	20	17
RBI	61	53
SB	3	2
K	60	88
BB	30	33
AVG	.242	.256
OBP	.321	.330
SLG	.498	.472
OPS	.819	.801

Recent News
	Josh Naylor Props: June 30, Guardians vs. Royals Published June 30th, 2024 via For The Win Ramirez homers, Josh Naylor two RBIs lead Guardians over Royals 7-2 Published June 29th, 2024 via The Associated Press Josh Naylor Props: June 29, Guardians vs. Royals Published June 29th, 2024 via For The Win Josh Naylor Missing Another Game Wednesday Published June 26th, 2024 Guardians' Josh Naylor: Absent from lineup versus righty Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Josh Naylor Sitting Against A Lefty Published June 25th, 2024 Guardians' Josh Naylor: Taking seat against LHP Published June 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports Josh Naylor named American League Player of the Week Published June 25th, 2024 via Away Back Gone	Christian Walker Props: June 30, Diamondbacks vs. Athletics Published June 30th, 2024 via For The Win Christian Walker Props: June 29, Diamondbacks vs. Athletics Published June 29th, 2024 via For The Win Arizona Diamondbacks First Baseman Christian Walker Shines For All-Star Game Selection Published June 28th, 2024 via BVM Sports Diamondbacks' Christian Walker Has Case for All-Star Game Appearance Published June 28th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Bryce Harper injury opens path for Christian Walker to make 2024 All-Star team Published June 28th, 2024 via Burn City Sports Christian Walker Props: June 28, Diamondbacks vs. Athletics Published June 28th, 2024 via For The Win Making the All-Star Case for Diamondbacks Christian Walker Published June 28th, 2024 via MSN Making the All-Star Case for Diamondbacks Christian Walker Published June 25th, 2024 via MSN

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