Should I draft Maikel Garcia or Isaac Paredes?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Maikel Garcia or Isaac Paredes.

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	1.83	2.57
ADP	214.01	167.66
PROJ	246.00	324.00
AB	469	472
R	63	69
H	123	112
2B	25	22
3B	3	0
HR	6	24
RBI	47	81
SB	24	0
K	107	96
BB	47	64
AVG	.262	.237
OBP	.331	.329
SLG	.367	.436
OPS	.698	.766

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	194.0	192.0
AB	349	294
R	51	32
H	80	81
2B	15	17
3B	4	1
HR	5	13
RBI	40	45
SB	21	0
K	62	57
BB	26	33
AVG	.229	.276
OBP	.281	.362
SLG	.338	.473
OPS	.619	.835

Recent News
	Maikel Garcia Props: June 30, Royals vs. Guardians Published June 30th, 2024 via For The Win Maikel Garcia's diving grab \| 06/29/2024 \| Kansas City Royals Published June 29th, 2024 via MLB.com Maikel Garcia Props: June 29, Royals vs. Guardians Published June 29th, 2024 via For The Win Royals' Maikel Garcia: Two more steals in win Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports Maikel Garcia's RBI triple \| 06/27/2024 Published June 27th, 2024 via MLB.com Royals' Maikel Garcia: Nabs two bags in loss Published June 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports Marlins throw out Maikel Garcia at home \| 06/25/2024 Published June 25th, 2024 via MLB.com KC Royals Trade Deadline Decisions: Pressure on Maikel Garcia & Players After Recent Struggles Published June 25th, 2024 via BVM Sports	Isaac Paredes Props: July 2, Rays vs. Royals Published July 2nd, 2024 via For The Win Isaac Paredes near-cycle and Taj Bradley's 11 strikeouts shine in Rays vs. Nationals series Published July 1st, 2024 via BVM Sports Rays' Isaac Paredes: Finishes single short of cycle Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Rays' Isaac Paredes falls a single short of hitting for the cycle Published June 30th, 2024 via Tampa Bay Times Taj Bradley, Isaac Paredes lead Rays to bounceback win vs. Nationals Published June 30th, 2024 via Yahoo Sports Isaac Paredes' solo homer (13) \| 06/30/2024 Published June 30th, 2024 via MLB.com Daily Dinger: Best MLB Home Run Picks Today (Christian Yelich, Isaac Paredes Primed for Big Games) Published June 30th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Isaac Paredes Props: June 30, Rays vs. Nationals Published June 30th, 2024 via For The Win

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