Should I draft Juan Soto or Yainer Diaz?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Juan Soto or Yainer Diaz.

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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Juan Soto

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Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	17.93	3.03
ADP	8.79	123.91
PROJ	537.00	286.00
AB	525	478
R	106	61
H	153	126
2B	26	25
3B	2	1
HR	37	23
RBI	102	75
SB	10	1
K	113	95
BB	138	22
AVG	.291	.264
OBP	.441	.295
SLG	.560	.464
OPS	1.001	.760

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	312.0	162.0
AB	294	273
R	69	34
H	89	77
2B	12	13
3B	3	2
HR	20	7
RBI	61	41
SB	4	1
K	60	40
BB	71	11
AVG	.303	.282
OBP	.437	.307
SLG	.568	.421
OPS	1.005	.728

Recent News
	How Francisco Álvarez has driven Mets' winning - and emulated Juan Soto in the process Published July 1st, 2024 via FOX Sports Juan Soto Lifts Yankees To Win After Surprise Entry But Reveals Not 100% Fit Published July 1st, 2024 via Pinstripes Nation Juan Soto, Aaron Judge help Yankees beat Blue Jays Published July 1st, 2024 via MLB.com Which are Juan Soto's possible destinations if he leaves the Yankees? Published June 30th, 2024 via AS USA Yankees 'scrambled' to add Juan Soto to lineup late in injury risk that instantly paid off Published June 30th, 2024 via New York Post Juan Soto steps back into Yankees lineup, Gerrit Cole steps up at Toronto Published June 30th, 2024 via NorthJersey.com How Yankees' Juan Soto snuck back in lineup minutes before 1st pitch, igniting offense in win Published June 30th, 2024 via NJ.com Yankees' Juan Soto makes return after hand injury scare Published June 30th, 2024 via ClutchPoints	Astros' Yainer Diaz: Extends hitting streak to 10 Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Yainer Diaz's RBI single \| 06/30/2024 \| Houston Astros Published June 30th, 2024 via MLB.com Astros' Yainer Diaz: Three hits in Wednesday's win Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Yainer Diaz's second RBI knock \| 06/26/2024 \| Houston Astros Published June 26th, 2024 via MLB.com Yainer Diaz's RBI single \| 06/25/2024 \| Houston Astros Published June 25th, 2024 via MLB.com Yainer Diaz homers in his 4th straight game, Framber Valdez throws a 4-hitter, Astros top Halos 7-1 Published June 24th, 2024 via Norman Transcript Yainer Diaz Knocks in Three Runs Published June 23rd, 2024 Yainer Diaz Knocks in Three Runs Published June 23rd, 2024 via MSN

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