Should I draft Matt Thaiss or Jorge Mateo?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Matt Thaiss or Jorge Mateo.

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	-0.12	-0.04
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	83.00	116.00
AB	201	237
R	23	35
H	42	55
2B	6	11
3B	0	2
HR	6	6
RBI	22	24
SB	1	19
K	56	64
BB	27	14
AVG	.209	.232
OBP	.303	.280
SLG	.328	.371
OPS	.631	.651

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	22.0	95.0
AB	65	164
R	7	27
H	14	38
2B	6	13
3B	0	2
HR	1	5
RBI	7	18
SB	0	12
K	25	42
BB	10	10
AVG	.215	.232
OBP	.320	.275
SLG	.354	.427
OPS	.674	.702

Recent News
	Angels' Matt Thaiss: Getting start with O'Hoppe resting Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Angels' Matt Thaiss: Slugs homer Sunday Published May 27th, 2024 via CBS Sports Matt Thaiss in lineup Sunday Published May 26th, 2024 via FantasyPros Matt Thaiss in lineup Wednesday Published May 22nd, 2024 via FantasyPros Matt Thaiss Career Stats - MLB - - ESPN (SG) Published May 9th, 2024 via ESPN Guardians nab Matt Thaiss at the plate \| 05/05/2024 Published May 5th, 2024 via MLB.com Angels' Matt Thaiss returning to bench Monday Published April 22nd, 2024 via numberFire Catcher Matt Thaiss Believes Jose Soriano Suffered From 'Bad Luck' In First Start Published April 18th, 2024 via MSN	The Orioles' Jorge Mateo left the game after Cedric Mullins accidentally hit him on the head with a bat Published June 28th, 2024 via MSN Jon Gray strikes out Jorge Mateo swinging \| 06/27/2024 Published June 27th, 2024 via MLB.com Orioles' Jorge Mateo: Beginning to lose playing time Published June 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports Orioles' Jorge Mateo: Not starting Saturday Published June 22nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Orioles' Jorge Mateo: Homers in Friday's loss Published June 22nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Jorge Mateo's two-run home run (5) \| 06/21/2024 \| Baltimore Orioles Published June 21st, 2024 via MLB.com Orioles' Jorge Mateo: Absent from lineup Published June 20th, 2024 via CBS Sports Orioles' Jorge Mateo: Swipes bag in loss Published June 19th, 2024 via CBS Sports

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