Should I draft Ke'Bryan Hayes or Maikel Garcia?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Ke'Bryan Hayes or Maikel Garcia.

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	2.75	1.83
ADP	210.84	214.01
PROJ	307.00	246.00
AB	553	469
R	70	63
H	140	123
2B	30	25
3B	6	3
HR	18	6
RBI	64	47
SB	14	24
K	117	107
BB	40	47
AVG	.253	.262
OBP	.303	.331
SLG	.427	.367
OPS	.730	.698

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	87.0	194.0
AB	223	349
R	24	51
H	51	80
2B	8	15
3B	0	4
HR	3	5
RBI	19	40
SB	6	21
K	49	62
BB	19	26
AVG	.229	.229
OBP	.293	.281
SLG	.305	.338
OPS	.598	.619

Recent News
	Pirates 3B Ke'Bryan Hayes gives back through youth baseball, shopping events in Monroeville Published July 1st, 2024 via TribLIVE.com Pirates 3B Ke'Bryan Hayes pleads for robot umps after egregious missed call vs. Braves Published July 1st, 2024 via Yahoo News UK Pirates' Ke'Bryan Hayes: Checking out of starting nine Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Ke'Bryan Hayes' RBI double \| 06/28/2024 \| Pittsburgh Pirates Published June 28th, 2024 via MLB.com Ke'Bryan Hayes To Resume Baseball Activities On Monday Published June 28th, 2024 via MSN Pirates' Ke'Bryan Hayes: Getting day off Tuesday Published June 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports Even With Good Moment, Ke'Bryan Hayes Frustrated Again Published June 23rd, 2024 via MSN Ke'Bryan Hayes' RBI single \| 06/21/2024 \| Pittsburgh Pirates Published June 21st, 2024 via MLB.com	Maikel Garcia Props: June 30, Royals vs. Guardians Published June 30th, 2024 via For The Win Maikel Garcia's diving grab \| 06/29/2024 \| Kansas City Royals Published June 29th, 2024 via MLB.com Maikel Garcia Props: June 29, Royals vs. Guardians Published June 29th, 2024 via For The Win Royals' Maikel Garcia: Two more steals in win Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports Maikel Garcia's RBI triple \| 06/27/2024 Published June 27th, 2024 via MLB.com Royals' Maikel Garcia: Nabs two bags in loss Published June 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports Marlins throw out Maikel Garcia at home \| 06/25/2024 Published June 25th, 2024 via MLB.com KC Royals Trade Deadline Decisions: Pressure on Maikel Garcia & Players After Recent Struggles Published June 25th, 2024 via BVM Sports

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