Should I draft Kevin Newman or Emmanuel Rivera?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Kevin Newman or Emmanuel Rivera.

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	-0.25	-0.25
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	53.00	65.00
AB	115	137
R	12	17
H	28	33
2B	6	7
3B	0	1
HR	1	3
RBI	10	16
SB	2	1
K	15	30
BB	7	10
AVG	.244	.241
OBP	.290	.298
SLG	.322	.372
OPS	.612	.670

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	97.0	36.0
AB	173	130
R	25	10
H	49	28
2B	10	6
3B	1	0
HR	2	0
RBI	19	10
SB	3	1
K	25	33
BB	8	14
AVG	.283	.215
OBP	.313	.304
SLG	.387	.262
OPS	.701	.566

Recent News
	Fantasy Baseball Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks - Edmundo Sosa, Kevin Newman, Jordan Montgomery, Tanner Bibee, More Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN Arizona Diamondbacks' Kevin Newman to debut at 3rd base against Minnesota Twins Published June 27th, 2024 via BVM Sports Diamondbacks' Kevin Newman getting a look at 3B Published June 27th, 2024 via Arizona Sports Red Sox Trade: Kevin Newman, Shortstop Solution from Diamondbacks Published June 24th, 2024 via BVM Sports Red Sox Could Look to Diamondbacks for 'Short-Term' Solution at Shortstop Published June 24th, 2024 via Heavy.com Red Sox Are a Potential Fit for Diamondbacks' Kevin Newman Published June 24th, 2024 via Heavy.com Kevin Newman handling shortstop for Diamondbacks Sunday Published June 23rd, 2024 via FanDuel Research Ex-Arizona star Kevin Newman brings 'stability' to D-backs Published June 21st, 2024 via Arizona Daily Star	Emmanuel Rivera's RBI single \| 07/02/2024 \| Miami Marlins Published July 2nd, 2024 via MLB.com Emmanuel Rivera's RBI double \| 06/30/2024 \| Miami Marlins Published June 30th, 2024 via MLB.com Emmanuel Rivera retires Dylan Moore in the 9th \| 06/22/2024 Published June 22nd, 2024 via MLB.com Marlins' Emmanuel Rivera: Back on bench against righty Published June 17th, 2024 via CBS Sports Emmanuel Rivera's smooth play \| 06/16/2024 \| Miami Marlins Published June 16th, 2024 via MLB.com Emmanuel Rivera's smooth play \| 06/16/2024 \| Miami Marlins Published June 16th, 2024 via MLB.com Emmanuel Rivera's RBI single \| 06/12/2024 \| Miami Marlins Published June 12th, 2024 via MLB.com Emmanuel Rivera closes out a scoreless inning \| 06/08/2024 Published June 8th, 2024 via MLB.com

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