Should I draft Juan Soto or Fernando Tatis?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Juan Soto or Fernando Tatis.

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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Please note dynasty rankings are based upon our 2024 Preseason Projections and do not consider in-season performance.

Last Updated: Mar 23, 2024

Strong Recommendation

Juan Soto

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NYY · RF,LF

SD · RF

Injury Alert

Fernando Tatis · Quadriceps (Day To Day)

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	25.72	13.75
ADP	8.80	16.47
PROJ	537.00	420.00
AB	525	564
R	106	100
H	153	153
2B	26	31
3B	2	1
HR	37	32
RBI	102	93
SB	10	29
K	113	143
BB	138	59
AVG	.291	.271
OBP	.441	.344
SLG	.560	.500
OPS	1.001	.844

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	313.0	196.0
AB	297	308
R	69	50
H	89	85
2B	12	14
3B	3	1
HR	20	14
RBI	61	36
SB	4	8
K	60	71
BB	72	30
AVG	.300	.276
OBP	.435	.351
SLG	.562	.464
OPS	.997	.815

Recent News
	Yankees confident Juan Soto's hand injury is thing of past Published July 2nd, 2024 via New York Post Yankees Notebook: Team hopes to turn page, Juan Soto's hand is good to go Published July 2nd, 2024 via New York Daily News Yankees Report Good News On Juan Soto After Injury Scare Published July 2nd, 2024 via Pinstripes Nation Yankees Provide Promising Update on Juan Soto After Injury Scare Published July 2nd, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Yankees Notes: Juan Soto in 'good spot' with hand; Giancarlo Stanton, Clarke Schmidt on track Published July 2nd, 2024 via sny.tv Juan Soto To The Dodgers? It May Not Be As Unlikely As It Sounds Published July 2nd, 2024 via Outkick Mets' Juan Soto Pursuit Begins With Francisco Alvarez Sharing Why He'd "Really Like It" if Soto Moved to Queens Published July 2nd, 2024 via EssentiallySports Looking back at Nationals' return in Juan Soto trade with Padres Published July 2nd, 2024 via MLB.com	Padres takeaways: When might Fernando Tatis Jr., other injured stars return? Published July 1st, 2024 via The New York Times Fernando Tatis Jr.'s Injury Deals A Major Blow for Padres' Playoff Hopes Published June 30th, 2024 via uSports.org Fernando Tatis Jr. extends hitting streak in Padres' walk-off win Published June 30th, 2024 via MLB.com Fantasy implications of Tatis Jr.'s injury Published June 26th, 2024 via NBC Sports Padres' Fernando Tatis Jr. Could Need Months to Recover: Report Published June 26th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Padres Notes: Fernando Tatis Jr.'s Injury, All-Star Voting Shifts, Flaring Tempers Published June 26th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr.'s 'serious' admission after landing on IL Published June 25th, 2024 via MSN Padres' Fernando Tatis Jr. Reveals His Injury Outlook, And It Isn't Great Published June 25th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated

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