Should I draft Josh Naylor or Jake Cronenworth?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Josh Naylor or Jake Cronenworth.

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	2.25
ADP	128.73	153.41
PROJ	351.00	307.00
AB	507	536
R	60	75
H	144	129
2B	33	28
3B	0	5
HR	20	15
RBI	90	67
SB	7	4
K	83	105
BB	40	54
AVG	.284	.241
OBP	.339	.313
SLG	.468	.396
OPS	.806	.708

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	226.0	201.0
AB	293	323
R	46	44
H	71	83
2B	15	17
3B	0	2
HR	20	12
RBI	61	53
SB	3	1
K	60	63
BB	30	26
AVG	.242	.257
OBP	.320	.321
SLG	.498	.433
OPS	.819	.755

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	Jake Cronenworth starts an incredible double play \| 07/02/2024 \| San Diego Padres Published July 2nd, 2024 via MLB.com Josh Winckowski K's Jake Cronenworth \| 06/30/2024 Published June 30th, 2024 via MLB.com Jake Cronenworth Props: June 30, Padres vs. Red Sox Published June 30th, 2024 via For The Win Jake Cronenworth's RBI single \| 06/29/2024 \| San Diego Padres Published June 29th, 2024 via MLB.com Tanner Houck strikes out Jake Cronenworth \| 06/29/2024 \| Boston Red Sox Published June 29th, 2024 via MLB.com Padres pregame: A day off for Jake Cronenworth as Friars seek series win over Dodgers Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN Jake Cronenworth Props: June 29, Padres vs. Red Sox Published June 29th, 2024 via For The Win Jake Cronenworth's two-run single \| 06/28/2024 \| San Diego Padres Published June 28th, 2024 via MLB.com

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