Should I draft Masataka Yoshida or Austin Hays?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Masataka Yoshida or Austin Hays.

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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Please note dynasty rankings are based upon our 2024 Preseason Projections and do not consider in-season performance.

Last Updated: Mar 23, 2024

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Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	2.10	1.60
ADP	169.32	Undrafted
PROJ	341.00	271.00
AB	498	522
R	64	70
H	150	136
2B	29	31
3B	2	2
HR	15	18
RBI	69	66
SB	4	4
K	72	129
BB	48	35
AVG	.301	.261
OBP	.367	.311
SLG	.458	.431
OPS	.825	.742

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	64.0	52.0
AB	130	123
R	14	16
H	33	31
2B	7	9
3B	0	0
HR	2	3
RBI	13	12
SB	0	0
K	18	32
BB	9	7
AVG	.254	.252
OBP	.326	.316
SLG	.354	.398
OPS	.680	.715

Recent News
	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 Masataka Yoshida Isn't Cutting it for the Boston Red Sox... Time to Panic? \| Boston Red Sox Podcast Published June 25th, 2024 via FOX61 Hartford Masataka Yoshida's Transition to Boston Red Sox DH Raises Concerns Published June 24th, 2024 via BVM Sports Do Masataka Yoshida's comments suggest Red Sox made ill-advised free agency decision? Published June 24th, 2024 via BoSox Injection Red Sox's Masataka Yoshida: Sitting vs. lefty Sunday Published June 23rd, 2024 via CBS Sports Red Sox' Masataka Yoshida does 'miss' outfield, working to get 'swing back' Published June 23rd, 2024 via MassLive.com	Austin Hays 2024 MLB Splits - ESPN (IN) Published June 30th, 2024 via ESPN India Orioles' Austin Hays: Rejoining lineup Sunday Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Orioles' Austin Hays: Dealing with knee soreness Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Why don't the Orioles play Austin Hays more? / MAILBAG Published June 25th, 2024 via BaltimoreBaseball.com Orioles' Austin Hays: Goes deep in win Published June 20th, 2024 via CBS Sports Austin Hays' two-run homer (3) \| 06/20/2024 \| Baltimore Orioles Published June 20th, 2024 via MLB.com Michael Tonkin strikes out Austin Hays \| 06/20/2024 \| New York Yankees Published June 20th, 2024 via MLB.com Baltimore Orioles Outlook Clouded by Ace's Injury Concern: Austin Hays Tributes and Team Turmoil Published June 19th, 2024 via BVM Sports

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