Should I draft Kyle Higashioka or Matt Thaiss?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Kyle Higashioka or Matt Thaiss.

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	-0.14	-0.12
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	80.00	83.00
AB	206	201
R	23	23
H	46	42
2B	9	6
3B	0	0
HR	8	6
RBI	28	22
SB	0	1
K	63	56
BB	13	27
AVG	.223	.209
OBP	.272	.303
SLG	.384	.328
OPS	.655	.631

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	60.0	22.0
AB	98	65
R	14	7
H	20	14
2B	3	6
3B	1	0
HR	9	1
RBI	22	7
SB	0	0
K	33	25
BB	5	10
AVG	.204	.215
OBP	.243	.320
SLG	.531	.354
OPS	.773	.674

Recent News
	Padres' Kyle Higashioka: Getting breather Saturday Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Padres' Kyle Higashioka: Adds to huge June Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports Merrill, Higashioka homer as Padres defeat Red Sox Published June 28th, 2024 via TSN Kyle Higashioka's two-run homer (9) \| 06/28/2024 Published June 28th, 2024 via MLB.com Padres Daily: Dylan Cease good again; Kyle Higashioka pulling his weight; pen problems; schedule help Published June 27th, 2024 via The San Diego Union-Tribune Kyle Higashioka knocks in six runs as Padres hold off Nationals \| Alabama Sports Published June 27th, 2024 via Spot On Alabama Kyle Higashioka Smashes A Pair Of Homers Published June 26th, 2024 Padres' Kyle Higashioka: Racks up two homers, six RBI Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports	Angels' Matt Thaiss: Getting start with O'Hoppe resting Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Angels' Matt Thaiss: Slugs homer Sunday Published May 27th, 2024 via CBS Sports Matt Thaiss in lineup Sunday Published May 26th, 2024 via FantasyPros Matt Thaiss in lineup Wednesday Published May 22nd, 2024 via FantasyPros Matt Thaiss Career Stats - MLB - - ESPN (SG) Published May 9th, 2024 via ESPN Guardians nab Matt Thaiss at the plate \| 05/05/2024 Published May 5th, 2024 via MLB.com Angels' Matt Thaiss returning to bench Monday Published April 22nd, 2024 via numberFire Catcher Matt Thaiss Believes Jose Soriano Suffered From 'Bad Luck' In First Start Published April 18th, 2024 via MSN

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