Should I draft Manny Machado or Masataka Yoshida?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Manny Machado or Masataka Yoshida.

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	7.64	3.00
ADP	49.89	169.33
PROJ	395.00	341.00
AB	541	498
R	86	64
H	147	150
2B	26	29
3B	1	2
HR	28	15
RBI	98	69
SB	7	4
K	111	72
BB	56	48
AVG	.272	.301
OBP	.345	.367
SLG	.479	.458
OPS	.824	.825

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	163.0	68.0
AB	309	135
R	38	15
H	81	36
2B	13	7
3B	0	0
HR	10	2
RBI	45	14
SB	5	0
K	72	19
BB	23	9
AVG	.262	.267
OBP	.312	.336
SLG	.401	.363
OPS	.714	.699

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	2024 Fantasy Baseball Week 14 Drop List \| Jake Burger \| Masataka Yoshida Published July 3rd, 2024 via Fantasy Six Pack Masataka Yoshida Has Three Hits; Red Sox Beat Marlins 8-3 Published July 2nd, 2024 via The Japan News Masataka Yoshida's RBI single \| 07/02/2024 \| Boston Red Sox Published July 2nd, 2024 via MLB.com Red Sox finally give a Masataka Yoshida update and it's shockingly good Published July 2nd, 2024 via MSN Making sense of the Red Sox usage of Masataka Yoshida Published July 1st, 2024 via MSN Masataka Yoshida Has Two Hits; Red Sox Beat Padres 4-1 Published June 30th, 2024 via The Japan News Matt Waldron K's Masataka Yoshida \| 06/30/2024 \| San Diego Padres Published June 30th, 2024 via MLB.com Masataka Yoshida's RBI double \| 06/25/2024 \| Boston Red Sox Published June 25th, 2024 via MLB.com

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