Should I draft Kevin Newman or Riley Adams?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Kevin Newman or Riley Adams.

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	-0.39
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	53.00	36.00
AB	115	122
R	12	12
H	28	26
2B	6	7
3B	0	0
HR	1	3
RBI	10	14
SB	2	0
K	15	43
BB	7	11
AVG	.244	.213
OBP	.290	.282
SLG	.322	.344
OPS	.612	.626

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	97.0	19.0
AB	173	79
R	25	6
H	49	17
2B	10	5
3B	1	0
HR	2	2
RBI	19	6
SB	3	1
K	25	29
BB	8	7
AVG	.283	.215
OBP	.313	.281
SLG	.387	.354
OPS	.701	.635

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	The Washington Nationals Make An Interesting Roster Move; Will Riley Adams Play 1B Finally? Published June 3rd, 2024 via BVM Sports Nationals' Riley Adams: Optioned down to Triple-A Published June 2nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Riley Adams nabs Dylan Moore \| 05/26/2024 \| Washington Nationals Published May 26th, 2024 via MLB.com Nationals' Riley Adams: Losing work to Ruiz Published May 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Riley Adams in the lineup Sunday Published May 26th, 2024 via FantasyPros Riley Adams out of lineup Friday Published May 24th, 2024 via FantasyPros Riley Adams in lineup Wednesday Published May 22nd, 2024 via FantasyPros Cristopher Sánchez strikes out Riley Adams \| 05/18/2024 Published May 18th, 2024 via MLB.com

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