Should I draft Josh Smith or Jake Bauers?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Josh Smith or Jake Bauers.

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	-0.25
ADP	256.22	Undrafted
PROJ	59.00	72.00
AB	130	175
R	17	22
H	28	37
2B	5	7
3B	1	0
HR	3	7
RBI	12	22
SB	3	3
K	33	62
BB	16	22
AVG	.215	.211
OBP	.306	.300
SLG	.339	.371
OPS	.645	.671

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	158.0	89.0
AB	246	169
R	38	23
H	72	37
2B	18	9
3B	1	1
HR	7	7
RBI	32	32
SB	4	7
K	54	61
BB	25	19
AVG	.293	.219
OBP	.385	.313
SLG	.459	.408
OPS	.845	.721

Recent News
	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 Josh Smith's RBI single \| 06/25/2024 \| Texas Rangers Published June 25th, 2024 via MLB.com Five most unlikely MLB All-Stars in Texas Rangers history Published June 25th, 2024 via The Dallas Morning News Texas Rangers Infielder Josh Smith Shines with All-Star-Worthy Stats in Breakout Season Published June 24th, 2024 via BVM Sports Breakout Season! Texas Rangers Infielder Josh Smith Putting Up All-Star Worthy First Half Published June 24th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated	Brewers' Jake Bauers: Out of lineup Friday Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports Jake Bauers Hits Grand Slam Wednesday Published June 27th, 2024 Brewers' Jake Bauers: Smashes grand slam Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Jake Bauers' 444-foot grand slam \| 06/26/2024 Published June 26th, 2024 via MLB.com Jake Bauers' grand slam (7) \| 06/26/2024 Published June 26th, 2024 via MLB.com Brewers' Jake Bauers: Regaining playing time Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Tigers' Matt Vierling defies gravity and robs Jake Bauers of a home run Published June 9th, 2024 via FOX Sports Brewers' Jake Bauers: Sitting Saturday Published June 8th, 2024 via CBS Sports

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