Should I draft Josh Naylor or Lane Thomas?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Josh Naylor or Lane Thomas.

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	2.35
ADP	128.73	136.32
PROJ	351.00	304.00
AB	507	582
R	60	84
H	144	140
2B	33	31
3B	0	3
HR	20	23
RBI	90	72
SB	7	14
K	83	156
BB	40	44
AVG	.284	.241
OBP	.339	.299
SLG	.468	.423
OPS	.806	.721

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	223.0	139.0
AB	289	218
R	45	32
H	70	52
2B	14	8
3B	0	3
HR	20	8
RBI	61	34
SB	3	17
K	60	53
BB	30	19
AVG	.242	.239
OBP	.321	.300
SLG	.498	.413
OPS	.819	.713

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	Lane Thomas Props: June 29, Nationals vs. Rays Published June 29th, 2024 via For The Win Lane Thomas Props: June 28, Nationals vs. Rays Published June 27th, 2024 via For The Win Lane Thomas' two-run double \| 06/26/2024 \| Washington Nationals Published June 26th, 2024 via MLB.com Nationals' Lane Thomas: Comes up clutch Published June 23rd, 2024 via CBS Sports Lane Thomas' game-tying RBI double Published June 23rd, 2024 via MLB.com Lane Thomas' RBI single \| 06/22/2024 \| Washington Nationals Published June 22nd, 2024 via MLB.com Lane Thomas Picks Up Three Hits, Drives In Four Published June 22nd, 2024 Nationals' Lane Thomas: Drives in four runs Published June 21st, 2024 via CBS Sports

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