Should I draft Lane Thomas or Yandy Diaz?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Lane Thomas or Yandy Diaz.

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	2.35	3.55
ADP	136.32	120.29
PROJ	304.00	381.00
AB	582	545
R	84	88
H	140	157
2B	31	31
3B	3	0
HR	23	17
RBI	72	72
SB	14	1
K	156	91
BB	44	72
AVG	.241	.288
OBP	.299	.371
SLG	.423	.439
OPS	.721	.810

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	138.0	175.0
AB	222	341
R	32	31
H	52	92
2B	8	16
3B	3	1
HR	8	7
RBI	34	40
SB	17	0
K	55	54
BB	20	27
AVG	.234	.270
OBP	.298	.325
SLG	.405	.384
OPS	.704	.709

Recent News
	Lane Thomas Props: June 29, Nationals vs. Rays Published June 29th, 2024 via For The Win Lane Thomas Props: June 28, Nationals vs. Rays Published June 27th, 2024 via For The Win Lane Thomas' two-run double \| 06/26/2024 \| Washington Nationals Published June 26th, 2024 via MLB.com Nationals' Lane Thomas: Comes up clutch Published June 23rd, 2024 via CBS Sports Lane Thomas' game-tying RBI double Published June 23rd, 2024 via MLB.com Lane Thomas' RBI single \| 06/22/2024 \| Washington Nationals Published June 22nd, 2024 via MLB.com Lane Thomas Picks Up Three Hits, Drives In Four Published June 22nd, 2024 Nationals' Lane Thomas: Drives in four runs Published June 21st, 2024 via CBS Sports	Yankees Target Yandy Diaz in Bold Trade Move with Rays - Latest on MVP Candidate Diaz in 2024 Published June 30th, 2024 via BVM Sports Top players in Rays history? Yandy Diaz is joining the conversation Published June 30th, 2024 via Tampa Bay Times WATCH: Yandy Diaz Makes Rays History With 20-Game Hitting Streak Published June 29th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Yandy Diaz sets Rays hitting-streak record, Jose Siri homers twice in 3-1 win vs. Nationals Published June 28th, 2024 via MSN Yandy Diaz sets hitting record as Rays open with a win vs. Nationals Published June 28th, 2024 via Tampa Bay Times Yandy Diaz sets hitting record, Jose Siri homers twice vs. Nationals Published June 28th, 2024 via Yahoo Sports Yandy Diaz, Jose Siri push Rays past Nationals Published June 28th, 2024 via Reuters Jason Bartlett will be rooting for Yandy Diaz to break his Rays record Published June 27th, 2024 via Tampa Bay Times

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