Should I draft Kyle Isbel or Mike Tauchman?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Kyle Isbel or Mike Tauchman.

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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Please note dynasty rankings are based upon our 2024 Preseason Projections and do not consider in-season performance.

Last Updated: Mar 23, 2024

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Kyle Isbel

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Mike Tauchman

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KC · CF

CHC · LF,DH,RF,CF

Injury Alert

Mike Tauchman · Groin (Out)

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	0.17	-0.22
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	153.00	106.00
AB	312	214
R	41	32
H	74	48
2B	18	10
3B	2	0
HR	7	4
RBI	33	25
SB	9	3
K	70	57
BB	23	33
AVG	.237	.224
OBP	.292	.331
SLG	.375	.327
OPS	.667	.658

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	105.0	127.0
AB	203	220
R	28	38
H	49	57
2B	5	10
3B	4	1
HR	6	5
RBI	22	19
SB	4	5
K	41	52
BB	12	33
AVG	.241	.259
OBP	.286	.359
SLG	.394	.382
OPS	.680	.741

Recent News
	Royals' Kyle Isbel: Sitting versus southpaw Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Royals' Kyle Isbel: Lifts homer Friday Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports Kyle Isbel's solo home run (6) \| 06/28/2024 \| Kansas City Royals Published June 28th, 2024 via MLB.com Kyle Isbel's triple \| 06/27/2024 \| Kansas City Royals Published June 27th, 2024 via MLB.com Royals' Kyle Isbel: Exiting lineup Wednesday Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Back Tightness Forces Kyle Isbel From Friday's Game Published June 25th, 2024 via MSN Kyle Isbel's run-scoring knock \| 06/24/2024 \| Kansas City Royals Published June 24th, 2024 via MLB.com Royals' Kyle Isbel: Rejoining starting nine Monday Published June 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports	Mike Tauchman, Chas McCormick & Alex Datt join; Harper & Schwarber injured for PHI \| Foul Territory Published June 28th, 2024 via BVM Sports Cubs injury update: Ben Brown throws off a mound, Mike Tauchman up to light activity Published June 26th, 2024 via Chicago Sun-Times Cubs place Palatine native Mike Tauchman on IL, recall Miles Mastrobuoni Published June 25th, 2024 via MSN Cubs place Palatine native Mike Tauchman on IL, recall Miles Mastrobuoni Published June 22nd, 2024 via MSN Mike Tauchman to IL with groin injury, Miles Mastrobuoni returning to Cubs Published June 22nd, 2024 via MSN Craig Counsell on Mike Tauchman's injury timeline - Cubs Baseball News Published June 20th, 2024 via CubsHQ Cubs roster move: Mike Tauchman to injured list, Miles Mastrobuoni recalled Published June 20th, 2024 via MSN Cubs roster move: Mike Tauchman to injured list, Miles Mastrobuoni recalled Published June 19th, 2024 via MSN

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