Should I draft Maikel Garcia or TJ Friedl?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Maikel Garcia or TJ Friedl.

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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TJ Friedl · Hamstring (Day To Day)

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	1.83	2.21
ADP	214.01	172.27
PROJ	246.00	283.00
AB	469	467
R	63	66
H	123	117
2B	25	19
3B	3	6
HR	6	12
RBI	47	56
SB	24	19
K	107	88
BB	47	46
AVG	.262	.251
OBP	.331	.320
SLG	.367	.394
OPS	.698	.714

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	193.0	59.0
AB	345	96
R	51	14
H	79	20
2B	15	2
3B	4	0
HR	5	4
RBI	40	16
SB	21	6
K	62	19
BB	26	8
AVG	.229	.208
OBP	.282	.309
SLG	.339	.354
OPS	.621	.663

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	Reds center fielder TJ Friedl leaves game against Pirates after making a diving catch Published June 30th, 2024 via MSN TJ Friedl's injury timeline thrusts this ill-suited Reds player into everyday role Published June 25th, 2024 via Blog Red Machine Reds OF TJ Friedl on IL, Cincinnati beats Pittsburgh Pirates Published June 24th, 2024 via The Cincinnati Enquirer Reds Put TJ Friedl On 10-Day Injured List Published June 24th, 2024 Reds call up Levi Jordan, put TJ Friedl on the injured list Published June 24th, 2024 via redlegnation.com Cincinnati Reds' TJ Friedl Lands on IL Again with 3rd Injury in '24 Published June 24th, 2024 via BVM Sports TJ Friedl placed on injured list with right hamstring injury Published June 24th, 2024 via MLB.com TJ Friedl placed on injured list with right hamstring injury Published June 24th, 2024 via MLB.com

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