Should I draft Kevin Kiermaier or Michael Taylor?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Kevin Kiermaier or Michael Taylor.

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	0.44	-0.02
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	171.00	137.00
AB	347	348
R	51	42
H	86	77
2B	19	11
3B	4	0
HR	6	14
RBI	36	41
SB	10	8
K	84	111
BB	27	27
AVG	.248	.221
OBP	.304	.278
SLG	.378	.374
OPS	.681	.651

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	35.0	25.0
AB	144	154
R	16	17
H	29	29
2B	5	4
3B	2	1
HR	2	1
RBI	13	11
SB	5	6
K	51	59
BB	8	12
AVG	.201	.188
OBP	.247	.243
SLG	.306	.247
OPS	.552	.489

Recent News
	Blue Jays' Kevin Kiermaier: Filling in for Varsho again Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Blue Jays' Kevin Kiermaier: Three hits in Tuesday's win Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Kevin Kiermaier's game-tying RBI single \| 06/24/2024 Published June 24th, 2024 via MLB.com Blue Jays' Kevin Kiermaier: Filling in for banged-up Varsho Published June 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports Blue Jays veterans George Springer, Justin Turner, Kevin Kiermaier set to lead comeback Published June 19th, 2024 via BVM Sports Kevin Kiermaier Returns To Starting Lineup Published June 15th, 2024 Blue Jays' Kevin Kiermaier: Back in lineup Saturday Published June 15th, 2024 via CBS Sports Blue Jays' Kevin Kiermaier: Idle again Friday Published June 14th, 2024 via CBS Sports	Pirates' Michael Taylor: Looking to run Published June 13th, 2024 via CBS Sports Pirates' Michael Taylor: First start since activation Published June 8th, 2024 via CBS Sports Pirates' Michael Taylor: Back from paternity leave Published June 7th, 2024 via CBS Sports Pirates' Michael Taylor: Goes on paternity leave Published June 4th, 2024 via CBS Sports Pirates' Michael Taylor: Not in Thursday's lineup Published May 23rd, 2024 via CBS Sports Pirates' Michael Taylor: Sitting again Thursday Published May 23rd, 2024 via CBS Sports Pirates' Michael Taylor: Taking seat Tuesday Published May 21st, 2024 via CBS Sports Michael Taylor Not In Friday's Lineup Published May 17th, 2024

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