Should I draft Josh Smith or David Peralta?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Josh Smith or David Peralta.

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	-0.24	-0.30
ADP	256.44	Undrafted
PROJ	59.00	57.00
AB	130	122
R	17	14
H	28	32
2B	5	7
3B	1	0
HR	3	2
RBI	12	15
SB	3	0
K	33	26
BB	16	9
AVG	.215	.262
OBP	.306	.316
SLG	.339	.369
OPS	.645	.685

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	162.0	17.0
AB	255	58
R	38	6
H	74	12
2B	18	2
3B	1	0
HR	7	0
RBI	33	4
SB	4	0
K	54	13
BB	26	6
AVG	.290	.207
OBP	.384	.303
SLG	.451	.241
OPS	.835	.544

Recent News
	Josh Smith Props: June 30, Rangers vs. Orioles Published June 30th, 2024 via For The Win Josh Smith Is Cutting Through the Heart and Breaking Out Published June 28th, 2024 via FanGraphs Josh Smith Props: June 28, Rangers vs. Orioles Published June 28th, 2024 via For The Win Josh Smith makes an incredible diving stop \| 06/27/2024 Published June 27th, 2024 via MLB.com Texas Rangers' Josh Smith taken to hospital after getting hit in face with pitch Published June 27th, 2024 via Yahoo Canada Sports Rangers' Josh Smith: Still at third base Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Why Josh Smith went off script with critical decision in Rangers' win over Royals Published June 25th, 2024 via MSN Josh Smith's RBI single \| 06/25/2024 \| Texas Rangers Published June 25th, 2024 via MLB.com	Padres' David Peralta: Sitting again Saturday Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Padres' David Peralta: Sitting versus righty Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports Padres' David Peralta: Out of lineup against lefty again Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Padres' David Peralta: Sitting against southpaw Published June 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports Padres' David Peralta: Resting against lefty Published June 19th, 2024 via CBS Sports Padres' David Peralta: Sitting against lefty Published June 17th, 2024 via CBS Sports David Peralta's RBI groundout \| 06/16/2024 \| San Diego Padres Published June 16th, 2024 via MLB.com Padres' David Peralta: On bench again Wednesday Published June 12th, 2024 via CBS Sports

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