Should I draft Matt Olson or Austin Riley?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Matt Olson or Austin Riley.

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	10.72	9.77
ADP	15.06	26.52
PROJ	479.00	408.00
AB	589	616
R	103	101
H	151	166
2B	30	31
3B	1	2
HR	42	37
RBI	120	102
SB	1	1
K	147	165
BB	93	57
AVG	.256	.270
OBP	.360	.335
SLG	.525	.507
OPS	.885	.842

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	147.0	141.0
AB	306	264
R	37	41
H	74	66
2B	19	14
3B	1	2
HR	12	9
RBI	41	31
SB	0	0
K	93	68
BB	31	26
AVG	.242	.250
OBP	.320	.324
SLG	.428	.421
OPS	.748	.745

Recent News
	Matt Olson Props: June 30, Braves vs. Pirates Published June 30th, 2024 via For The Win Paul Skenes strikes out Matt Olson \| 06/29/2024 \| Pittsburgh Pirates Published June 29th, 2024 via MLB.com Matt Olson Props: June 29, Braves vs. Pirates Published June 29th, 2024 via For The Win Matt Olson's RBI single \| 06/28/2024 \| Atlanta Braves Published June 28th, 2024 via MLB.com Braves' Matt Olson: Clubs 12th homer Published June 22nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Matt Olson's two-run home run (12) \| 06/21/2024 \| Atlanta Braves Published June 22nd, 2024 via MLB.com The distance behind Matt Olson's home run \| 06/21/2024 Published June 21st, 2024 via MLB.com Matt Olson's two-run home run (12) \| 06/21/2024 Published June 21st, 2024 via MLB.com	Austin Riley's over-the-shoulder catch \| 06/30/2024 \| Atlanta Braves Published June 30th, 2024 via MLB.com Austin Riley's Stellar Performance Boosts Braves Over Challenges Published June 30th, 2024 via Herald Review Marcell Ozuna and Austin Riley Power Braves Offense to 6-1 Win Over Pirates Published June 28th, 2024 via WDEF News 12 Austin Riley's solo home run (9) \| 06/28/2024 \| Atlanta Braves Published June 28th, 2024 via MLB.com Austin Riley Getting Hot When the Atlanta Braves Need Him Most Published June 27th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Braves' Austin Riley: Clubs eighth homer Published June 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports Austin Riley: Home Run Statcast Analysis \| 06/24/2024 \| Atlanta Braves Published June 24th, 2024 via MLB.com Austin Riley's solo homer (8) \| 06/24/2024 \| Atlanta Braves Published June 24th, 2024 via MLB.com

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