Should I draft Leody Taveras or Harrison Bader?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Leody Taveras or Harrison Bader.

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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Leody Taveras

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Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	2.04	0.49
ADP	Undrafted	257.40
PROJ	242.00	183.00
AB	504	354
R	62	47
H	123	86
2B	26	14
3B	3	2
HR	13	9
RBI	57	44
SB	17	17
K	125	78
BB	37	22
AVG	.244	.243
OBP	.301	.288
SLG	.385	.370
OPS	.686	.658

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	114.0	134.0
AB	260	231
R	30	33
H	57	62
2B	9	14
3B	2	0
HR	5	6
RBI	18	31
SB	10	13
K	55	50
BB	26	13
AVG	.219	.268
OBP	.290	.315
SLG	.327	.407
OPS	.617	.722

Recent News
	Leody Taveras' RBI double \| 07/02/2024 \| Texas Rangers Published July 2nd, 2024 via MLB.com Rangers' Leody Taveras: On bench Sunday Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports 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	Harrison Bader Leaves Early With Head/Neck Injury Published July 2nd, 2024 Harrison Bader exits Mets' game vs. Nationals after collision Published July 2nd, 2024 via NorthJersey.com Nimmo returns from hotel room scare to drive in 2 runs as the Mets beat the Nationals 7-2 in 10 Published July 2nd, 2024 via The Associated Press Mets' Harrison Bader day to day with injury to neck and upper back area after crashing into wall Published July 2nd, 2024 via KSL.com Mets' Harrison Bader: Nursing head injury Published July 2nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Mets' Harrison Bader is day-to-day after crashing into fence in Tuesday's win Published July 2nd, 2024 via Yahoo Sports Mets' Bader day-to-day after crashing into OF wall Published July 2nd, 2024 via ESPN Mets' Harrison Bader leaves game at the Nationals after crashing into the outfield wall Published July 2nd, 2024 via Bennington Banner

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