Should I draft Kyle Isbel or Nick Madrigal?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Kyle Isbel or Nick Madrigal.

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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Kyle Isbel

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Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	0.15	-0.08
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	153.00	100.00
AB	312	189
R	41	23
H	74	52
2B	18	9
3B	2	1
HR	7	1
RBI	33	17
SB	9	4
K	70	20
BB	23	10
AVG	.237	.275
OBP	.292	.315
SLG	.375	.349
OPS	.667	.664

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	105.0	32.0
AB	203	86
R	28	5
H	49	19
2B	5	3
3B	4	0
HR	6	0
RBI	22	10
SB	4	1
K	41	10
BB	12	4
AVG	.241	.221
OBP	.286	.280
SLG	.394	.256
OPS	.680	.535

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	Chicago Cubs lineup vs. Nationals: Nick Madrigal to leadoff, Justin Steele to pitch Published June 24th, 2024 via CubsHQ Cubs INF Nick Madrigal breaks hand in first game after demotion Published June 7th, 2024 via Central Oregon Daily Cubs INF Nick Madrigal breaks hand in first game after demotion Published June 7th, 2024 via The Prescott Times Media Nick Madrigal fractures hand while with Cubs' Triple-A team Published June 7th, 2024 via ESPN Cubs INF Nick Madrigal breaks hand in first game after demotion Published June 7th, 2024 via The Albany Herald Cubs INF Nick Madrigal breaks hand in first game after demotion Published June 7th, 2024 via Norfolk Daily News Cubs' Nick Madrigal Fractures Hand from Pitch, Impact on Infield Depth Chart and Future Considerations Published June 6th, 2024 via BVM Sports Cubs' Nick Madrigal Injury Update: Hand Fracture and Depth Chart Implications Published June 6th, 2024 via BVM Sports

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