Should I draft Leody Taveras or Austin Hays?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Leody Taveras or Austin Hays.

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	1.58	1.89
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	242.00	271.00
AB	504	522
R	62	70
H	123	136
2B	26	31
3B	3	2
HR	13	18
RBI	57	66
SB	17	4
K	125	129
BB	37	35
AVG	.244	.261
OBP	.301	.311
SLG	.385	.431
OPS	.686	.742

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	114.0	52.0
AB	260	123
R	30	16
H	57	31
2B	9	9
3B	2	0
HR	5	3
RBI	18	12
SB	10	0
K	55	32
BB	26	7
AVG	.219	.252
OBP	.290	.316
SLG	.327	.398
OPS	.617	.715

Recent News
	Rangers' Leody Taveras: Taking seat Saturday Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Rangers' Leody Taveras: Finishing month on upswing Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Rangers' Leody Taveras: Finishing month on uptick Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Leody Taveras draws a bases-loaded walk \| 06/28/2024 Published June 28th, 2024 via MLB.com Rangers' Leody Taveras: Idle for series finale Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Rangers' Leody Taveras: Drives in two, swipes bag Published June 23rd, 2024 via CBS Sports Leody Taveras' two-run single \| 06/23/2024 \| Texas Rangers Published June 23rd, 2024 via MLB.com Michael Wacha strikes out Leody Taveras \| 06/22/2024 \| Kansas City Royals Published June 22nd, 2024 via MLB.com	Austin Hays 2024 MLB Splits - ESPN (IN) Published June 30th, 2024 via ESPN India Orioles' Austin Hays: Rejoining lineup Sunday Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Orioles' Austin Hays: Dealing with knee soreness Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Why don't the Orioles play Austin Hays more? / MAILBAG Published June 25th, 2024 via BaltimoreBaseball.com Orioles' Austin Hays: Goes deep in win Published June 20th, 2024 via CBS Sports Austin Hays' two-run homer (3) \| 06/20/2024 \| Baltimore Orioles Published June 20th, 2024 via MLB.com Michael Tonkin strikes out Austin Hays \| 06/20/2024 \| New York Yankees Published June 20th, 2024 via MLB.com Baltimore Orioles Outlook Clouded by Ace's Injury Concern: Austin Hays Tributes and Team Turmoil Published June 19th, 2024 via BVM Sports

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