Should I draft Manny Machado or Willy Adames?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Manny Machado or Willy Adames.

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	7.62	2.49
ADP	49.90	180.87
PROJ	395.00	324.00
AB	541	559
R	86	79
H	147	137
2B	26	31
3B	1	1
HR	28	27
RBI	98	89
SB	7	7
K	111	167
BB	56	65
AVG	.272	.245
OBP	.345	.323
SLG	.479	.449
OPS	.824	.772

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	166.0	203.0
AB	306	319
R	38	43
H	81	73
2B	13	18
3B	0	0
HR	10	13
RBI	45	54
SB	5	10
K	69	77
BB	23	43
AVG	.265	.229
OBP	.315	.321
SLG	.405	.408
OPS	.720	.728

Recent News
	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 Manny Machado Leads The Way With Five RBI On Saturday Published June 29th, 2024 Padres' Manny Machado: Goes yard twice in rout Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Manny Machado leads Padres' rout of Red Sox Published June 29th, 2024 via The Union Leader	Willy Adames Props: June 30, Brewers vs. Cubs Published June 30th, 2024 via For The Win Q&A with Milwaukee Brewers shortstop Willy Adames Published June 27th, 2024 via Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Top Free Agent Shortstop: Brewers' Willy Adames' Bounceback 2024 Season Published June 26th, 2024 via SportsGrid Willy Adames: Underestimate Milwaukees All-Star Shortstop at Your Own Risk Published June 26th, 2024 via BVM Sports Willy Adames Is the Top Free Agent That No One Talks About Published June 26th, 2024 via Just Baseball Willy Adames 2024 MLB Splits - ESPN (IN) Published June 25th, 2024 via ESPN India Pregame naps help Brewers shortstop Willy Adames play every game Published June 24th, 2024 via Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Willy Adames' two-run home run (13) Published June 20th, 2024 via Yahoo Canada Sports

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