Should I draft Juan Soto or Nolan Arenado?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Juan Soto or Nolan Arenado.

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

STL · 3B

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	25.72	3.10
ADP	8.79	88.15
PROJ	537.00	397.00
AB	525	575
R	106	75
H	153	151
2B	26	32
3B	2	2
HR	37	27
RBI	102	97
SB	10	3
K	113	92
BB	138	46
AVG	.291	.263
OBP	.441	.318
SLG	.560	.466
OPS	1.001	.784

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	312.0	141.0
AB	294	294
R	69	29
H	89	75
2B	12	13
3B	3	0
HR	20	7
RBI	61	34
SB	4	1
K	60	53
BB	71	21
AVG	.303	.255
OBP	.437	.309
SLG	.568	.371
OPS	1.005	.679

Recent News
	Juan Soto Returns On Sunday Published June 30th, 2024 Juan Soto Out Again On Sunday Published June 30th, 2024 Juan Soto Getting MRI On Monday Published June 30th, 2024 Juan Soto out of Yankees lineup Sunday, but says hand is "way better" Published June 30th, 2024 via Newsday Juan Soto discusses injury to right hand Published June 30th, 2024 via MLB.com Juan Soto out of Yankees' lineup again with more tests possible on hand injury Published June 30th, 2024 via New York Post Yankees OF Juan Soto out of lineup for second straight day because of bruised right hand Published June 30th, 2024 via Post Register Juan Soto Sits Out Yankees Lineup For Second Day In A Row Published June 30th, 2024 via Pinstripes Nation	Rockies designate key piece in Nolan Arenado trade for assignment Published June 30th, 2024 via Denver Sports Nolan Arenado Goes Deep In Loss To Reds Published June 28th, 2024 Nolan Arenado Trade Rumors: 3 possible landing spots for Cardinals 3B following subpar start Published June 28th, 2024 via MSN Cardinals' Nolan Arenado: Homers in blowout loss Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports Nolan Arenado Props: June 28, Cardinals vs. Reds Published June 28th, 2024 via For The Win Cardinals' Nolan Arenado: Quiet in return Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Nolan Arenado Ready To Go On Wednesday Published June 26th, 2024 Cardinals' Nolan Arenado: Back in lineup, batting sixth Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports

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