Should I draft Josh Smith or Jose Azocar?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Josh Smith or Jose Azocar.

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	-0.23
ADP	256.22	Undrafted
PROJ	59.00	74.00
AB	130	223
R	17	23
H	28	49
2B	5	9
3B	1	2
HR	3	2
RBI	12	19
SB	3	10
K	33	58
BB	16	12
AVG	.215	.220
OBP	.306	.268
SLG	.339	.305
OPS	.645	.573

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	158.0	24.0
AB	246	73
R	38	13
H	72	16
2B	18	2
3B	1	0
HR	7	0
RBI	32	2
SB	4	5
K	54	19
BB	25	5
AVG	.293	.219
OBP	.385	.269
SLG	.459	.247
OPS	.845	.516

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	Padres' Jose Azocar: Heading to Triple-A Published June 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports Padres' Jose Azocar: Optioned to Triple-A Published June 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports Padres' Jose Azocar: Swipes bag in start Published June 4th, 2024 via CBS Sports Jose Azocar out of lineup Tuesday Published May 21st, 2024 via FantasyPros Jose Azocar out of lineup Friday Published May 17th, 2024 via FantasyPros Padres' Jose Azocar: Chips in during start Published May 7th, 2024 via CBS Sports Jose Azocar in lineup Tuesday Published May 7th, 2024 via FantasyPros Padres' Jose Azocar hitting ninth versus Rockies Monday Published April 22nd, 2024 via numberFire

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