Should I draft Matt Olson or Paul Goldschmidt?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Matt Olson or Paul Goldschmidt.

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	4.23
ADP	15.06	71.15
PROJ	479.00	382.00
AB	589	587
R	103	92
H	151	157
2B	30	32
3B	1	0
HR	42	27
RBI	120	86
SB	1	9
K	147	156
BB	93	81
AVG	.256	.268
OBP	.360	.356
SLG	.525	.460
OPS	.885	.816

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	147.0	119.0
AB	306	316
R	37	39
H	74	71
2B	19	10
3B	1	0
HR	12	11
RBI	41	33
SB	0	4
K	93	100
BB	31	29
AVG	.242	.225
OBP	.320	.294
SLG	.428	.361
OPS	.748	.655

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	Cardinals' Paul Goldschmidt: Launches homer in loss Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Cardinals' Paul Goldschmidt: Picks up fourth steal Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Paul Goldschmidt Getting An Off Day Monday Published June 24th, 2024 Cardinals' Paul Goldschmidt: Rare day off Monday Published June 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports 3 landing spots for Paul Goldschmidt if the Cardinals trade him Published June 23rd, 2024 via MSN St. Louis Cardinals' Success Propels Paul Goldschmidt to Potential New York Yankees Trade Rumors Published June 23rd, 2024 via BVM Sports Paul Goldschmidt thinks MLB's UK return could resemble a Premier League derby Published June 23rd, 2024 via Yahoo Lifestyle UK Paul Goldschmidt 'fun' fact at Rickwood Field sets researchers back decades Published June 22nd, 2024 via MSN

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