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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Please note dynasty rankings are based upon our 2024 Preseason Projections and do not consider in-season performance.

Last Updated: Mar 23, 2024

Strong Recommendation

Josh Naylor

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Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	3.10	2.07
ADP	128.73	83.28
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	226.0	205.0
AB	293	321
R	46	50
H	71	83
2B	15	17
3B	0	0
HR	20	18
RBI	61	55
SB	3	2
K	60	89
BB	30	33
AVG	.242	.259
OBP	.320	.331
SLG	.498	.480
OPS	.819	.810

Recent News
	Josh Naylor Props: July 2, Guardians vs. White Sox Published July 2nd, 2024 via For The Win Josh Naylor Heating Up At The Plate Published July 1st, 2024 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	Christian Walker Chalks Up 18th Homer Published July 3rd, 2024 Diamondbacks' Christian Walker: Goes yard in loss Published July 2nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Christian Walker Props: July 2, Diamondbacks vs. Dodgers Published July 1st, 2024 via For The Win Christian Walker is the engine that drives the Diamondbacks offense Published July 1st, 2024 via Burn City Sports Diamondbacks' Christian Walker: Three hits in win Published July 1st, 2024 via CBS Sports 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

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