Should I draft Masataka Yoshida or Nolan Arenado?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Masataka Yoshida or Nolan Arenado.

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	2.99	5.63
ADP	169.12	89.24
PROJ	341.00	397.00
AB	498	575
R	64	75
H	150	151
2B	29	32
3B	2	2
HR	15	27
RBI	69	97
SB	4	3
K	72	92
BB	48	46
AVG	.301	.263
OBP	.367	.318
SLG	.458	.466
OPS	.825	.784

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	63.0	138.0
AB	123	286
R	14	27
H	31	72
2B	7	13
3B	0	0
HR	2	7
RBI	13	34
SB	0	1
K	17	51
BB	9	21
AVG	.252	.252
OBP	.329	.307
SLG	.358	.371
OPS	.686	.678

Recent News
	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 Masataka Yoshida Makes Admission About Role Change With Red Sox Published June 22nd, 2024 via NESN Masataka Yoshida Getting A Second Opinion Published June 22nd, 2024 via MSN	Nolan Arenado Goes Deep In Loss To Reds Published June 28th, 2024 Cardinals' Nolan Arenado: Quiet in return Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Nolan Arenado Ready To Go On Wednesday Published June 26th, 2024 Cardinals' Nolan Arenado: Back in lineup, batting sixth Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Nolan Arenado Returns To Cardinals Lineup Published June 25th, 2024 Here's how Nolan Arenado deals with persistent arm, elbow discomfort: Cardinals Extra Published June 25th, 2024 via St. Louis Post-Dispatch Cardinals' Nolan Arenado Struggles in 2024 Season Amid Lingering Injury Concerns Published June 25th, 2024 via BVM Sports Cardinals' Nolan Arenado may be underperforming due to lingering injury Published June 25th, 2024 via Red Bird Rants

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