Should I draft Michael Busch or Jason Heyward?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Michael Busch or Jason Heyward.

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	0.45	0.39
ADP	235.20	Undrafted
PROJ	173.00	173.00
AB	338	314
R	45	44
H	78	77
2B	16	18
3B	1	1
HR	13	10
RBI	45	38
SB	2	2
K	97	66
BB	43	28
AVG	.231	.245
OBP	.322	.311
SLG	.399	.405
OPS	.722	.715

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	116.0	78.0
AB	240	112
R	35	16
H	62	24
2B	13	7
3B	1	2
HR	10	4
RBI	30	20
SB	1	3
K	93	20
BB	36	12
AVG	.258	.214
OBP	.356	.308
SLG	.446	.420
OPS	.802	.727

Recent News
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