Should I draft Luis Garcia or Byron Buxton?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Luis Garcia or Byron Buxton.

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	1.69	1.67
ADP	256.66	233.09
PROJ	247.00	246.00
AB	429	420
R	54	69
H	117	96
2B	22	23
3B	3	1
HR	11	27
RBI	53	62
SB	7	11
K	71	139
BB	26	41
AVG	.273	.229
OBP	.320	.302
SLG	.415	.481
OPS	.735	.782

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	98.0	50.0
AB	172	134
R	15	18
H	48	32
2B	10	8
3B	0	2
HR	5	3
RBI	26	15
SB	8	2
K	34	45
BB	10	7
AVG	.279	.239
OBP	.319	.295
SLG	.424	.396
OPS	.743	.690

Recent News
	Nationals' Luis Garcia: Sitting against lefty Published May 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports Nationals' Luis Garcia: Swats fifth homer Published May 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports Luis Garcia powers Nationals past Mariners with key homer Published May 25th, 2024 via FantasyPros Luis Garcia Powers Nationals to Easy Victory Over Twins Published May 21st, 2024 via FantasyPros Nationals' Luis Garcia: Pops fourth homer Published May 20th, 2024 via CBS Sports Garcia, Winker go deep as Nats end slide, beat struggling Twins Published May 20th, 2024 via TSN Garcia, Winker go deep as Nats end slide, beat struggling Twins Published May 20th, 2024 via TSN Luis Garcia Jr. Returns As The DH On Sunday Published May 19th, 2024	So far, so good for Twins' outfielder Byron Buxton Published May 30th, 2024 via St. Paul Pioneer Press KC Royals Vinnie Pasquantino Responds to Byron Buxton Accusations After Injury Concerns Published May 29th, 2024 via BVM Sports KC Royals' Vinnie Pasquantino directly addresses Byron Buxton dirty play accusations Published May 29th, 2024 via Kings of Kauffman Byron Buxton Absent From Wednesday's Lineup Published May 29th, 2024 Why KC Royals first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino doesn't blame Byron Buxton for injury Published May 29th, 2024 via Yahoo Canada Sports Twins' Byron Buxton: Day off Wednesday Published May 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Royals fans were furious at Byron Buxton after Vinnie Pasquantino collision Published May 29th, 2024 via Kansas City Star Emotions Run High as Byron Buxton's Collision with Vinnie Pasquantino Sparks Controversy Published May 28th, 2024 via BVM Sports

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