Should I draft Manny Machado or Evan Carter?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Manny Machado or Evan Carter.

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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Evan Carter · Back (Day To Day)

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	7.64	3.28
ADP	49.89	110.93
PROJ	395.00	318.00
AB	541	466
R	86	77
H	147	123
2B	26	22
3B	1	5
HR	28	18
RBI	98	63
SB	7	22
K	111	130
BB	56	77
AVG	.272	.264
OBP	.345	.367
SLG	.479	.449
OPS	.824	.816

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	163.0	64.0
AB	309	144
R	38	23
H	81	27
2B	13	6
3B	0	2
HR	10	5
RBI	45	15
SB	5	2
K	72	43
BB	23	15
AVG	.262	.188
OBP	.312	.272
SLG	.401	.361
OPS	.714	.633

Recent News
	Padres notes: Xander Bogaerts 'ready' for rehab assignment; Manny Machado gets a break Published July 2nd, 2024 via The San Diego Union-Tribune Padres pregame: Manny Machado at DH to start Rangers series Published July 2nd, 2024 via The San Diego Union-Tribune Manny Machado Heating Up Before The All-Star Game Published July 2nd, 2024 via Last Word On Sports Padres News: Manny Machado leads the charge amidst key player absences Published June 30th, 2024 via Athlon Sports Manny Machado Reflects On Padres Current Hot Streak at Plate Published June 30th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Why Manny Machado Thought Game Vs. Red Sox Was 'Kind Of Weird' Published June 30th, 2024 via NESN "It's kind of weird to see it in Boston" - Manny Machado taken aback by Padres support at Fenway Park after home run ... Published June 30th, 2024 via Sportskeeda MLB roundup: Manny Machado homers twice as Padres rip Red Sox Published June 30th, 2024 via Deadspin	Evan Carter Returning On Sunday Published June 28th, 2024 via MSN Camera Caught Teammate's Perfect Reaction in Bullpen to Evan Carter's Game-Saving Catch in Rangers' Win Over ... Published June 27th, 2024 via MSN Rangers place Evan Carter on 10-day IL, reinstate Wyatt Langford, Nathan Eovaldi Published June 10th, 2024 via MSN The Dirt: Rangers' Evan Carter faces second back issue in three years Published June 10th, 2024 via The Dallas Morning News The Dirt: Rangers' Evan Carter faces second back issue in three years. Is it chronic? Published June 10th, 2024 via The Dallas Morning News Fantasy Baseball Injury Reports for Hitters - Updates for Evan Carter, Tyler O'Neill, Alex Bregman, Luis Robert Jr ... Published June 6th, 2024 via MSN Evan Carter Returning On Sunday Published June 6th, 2024 via MSN Texas Rangers: Evan Carter Injury Update, Setbacks and Hopes for Recovery Published June 5th, 2024 via BVM Sports

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