Should I draft Matt Carpenter or Zack Short?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Matt Carpenter or Zack Short.

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	-0.46	-0.33
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	73.00	24.00
AB	161	78
R	18	7
H	31	13
2B	8	3
3B	0	0
HR	6	2
RBI	23	8
SB	1	0
K	52	26
BB	26	13
AVG	.193	.167
OBP	.311	.283
SLG	.354	.282
OPS	.665	.565

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	29.0	18.0
AB	93	61
R	10	9
H	23	8
2B	3	2
3B	0	0
HR	2	0
RBI	8	5
SB	0	2
K	30	21
BB	9	13
AVG	.247	.131
OBP	.324	.293
SLG	.344	.164
OPS	.668	.457

Recent News
	Cardinals' Matt Carpenter: Hitting bench in series finale Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Cardinals make big Matt Carpenter roster move Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN Cardinals' Matt Carpenter: Not starting against southpaw Published June 27th, 2024 via CBS Sports Cardinals' Matt Carpenter: Sitting during nightcap Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Cardinals' Matt Carpenter: Playing time trending up Published June 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports Cardinals' Alec Burleson reveals Matt Carpenter's blunt 2-word message that saved him Published June 22nd, 2024 via ClutchPoints Cardinals' Matt Carpenter: Losing out on DH starts Published June 16th, 2024 via CBS Sports Cardinals' Matt Carpenter: Not in St. Louis lineup Published June 13th, 2024 via CBS Sports	Zack Short in Lineup for the Atlanta Braves Published July 2nd, 2024 via Battery Power Braves News: Luis Guillorme trade, Zack Short acquisition, NL East showdown, and more Published July 1st, 2024 via MSN Zack Short leads Braves to win in Game 1 of twin bill vs. Cardinals Published June 26th, 2024 via MLB.com Zack Short's two-run single \| 06/26/2024 \| Atlanta Braves Published June 26th, 2024 via MLB.com Jarred Kelenic homers as Braves win Game 1 of twin bill vs. Cardinals Published June 26th, 2024 via MLB.com Zack Short in the Braves' lineup at shortstop for Tuesday's matchup against St. Louis Published June 25th, 2024 via BVM Sports Zack Short in the Braves' lineup at shortstop for Tuesday's matchup against St. Louis Published June 25th, 2024 via Battery Power Braves' Zack Short: In line for more work Published June 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports

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