Should I draft Kyle Higashioka or Miguel Amaya?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Kyle Higashioka or Miguel Amaya.

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	-0.16
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	80.00	76.00
AB	206	178
R	23	21
H	46	39
2B	9	8
3B	0	0
HR	8	6
RBI	28	23
SB	0	0
K	63	56
BB	13	23
AVG	.223	.219
OBP	.272	.310
SLG	.384	.365
OPS	.655	.676

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	60.0	41.0
AB	95	167
R	14	11
H	20	32
2B	3	4
3B	1	1
HR	9	2
RBI	22	15
SB	0	0
K	33	40
BB	5	11
AVG	.211	.192
OBP	.250	.251
SLG	.547	.264
OPS	.797	.515

Recent News
	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 Padres ease into sweep of Nationals powered by Dylan Cease, Kyle Higashioka Published June 26th, 2024 via The San Diego Union-Tribune Kyle Higashioka discusses his two-home run game \| 06/26/2024 Published June 26th, 2024 via MLB.com Kyle Higashioka hits 2 homers, including 1st career grand slam, as Padres beat Nationals 8-5 Published June 26th, 2024 via Washington Times Kyle Higashioka knocks in six runs as Padres hold off Nationals Published June 26th, 2024 via Deadspin	Cubs' Miguel Amaya: Getting breather Thursday Published June 27th, 2024 via CBS Sports Cubs' Miguel Amaya: Day off Monday Published June 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports Cubs' Miguel Amaya: Sitting down Saturday Published June 22nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Cubs' Miguel Amaya: Out of lineup Saturday Published June 15th, 2024 via CBS Sports Cubs' Miguel Amaya: Out of Cubs' lineup Published June 15th, 2024 via CBS Sports Chicago Cubs Catcher Miguel Amaya Under Scrutiny; Justin Steele Believes in His Potential Published June 9th, 2024 via BVM Sports Cubs' Miguel Amaya: Sitting down Saturday Published June 8th, 2024 via CBS Sports 'Cubs catcher Miguel Amaya shows promise despite defensive mishap, pitcher confident in future success' Published June 7th, 2024 via BVM Sports

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