Should I draft Maikel Garcia or Thairo Estrada?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Maikel Garcia or Thairo Estrada.

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	1.81
ADP	214.01	174.73
PROJ	246.00	259.00
AB	469	500
R	63	66
H	123	130
2B	25	24
3B	3	2
HR	6	14
RBI	47	58
SB	24	18
K	107	111
BB	47	28
AVG	.262	.260
OBP	.331	.302
SLG	.367	.400
OPS	.698	.702

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	194.0	141.0
AB	349	295
R	51	40
H	80	68
2B	15	14
3B	4	1
HR	5	9
RBI	40	39
SB	21	1
K	62	60
BB	26	10
AVG	.229	.231
OBP	.281	.264
SLG	.338	.376
OPS	.619	.640

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	Giants Place Thairo Estrada On 10-Day Injured List Published June 29th, 2024 Giants Injury Update: Thairo Estrada, Wilmer Flores Out; Tyler Fitzgerald Called Up, Lamonte Wade Jr. Returns Published June 28th, 2024 via BVM Sports Thairo Estrada, Wilmer Flores placed on the IL as LaMonte Wade Jr. returns Published June 28th, 2024 via McCovey Chronicles Giants' Thairo Estrada: Officially placed on IL Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports Giants' Thairo Estrada: Headed toward IL stint Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports Giants' Thairo Estrada: Sitting Friday Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports Thairo Estrada Props: June 28, Giants vs. Dodgers Published June 28th, 2024 via For The Win Thairo Estrada Getting The Day Off On Thursday Published June 23rd, 2024 via MSN

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