Should I draft Michael Busch or Ryan Noda?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Michael Busch or Ryan Noda.

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	0.47
ADP	235.20	Undrafted
PROJ	173.00	204.00
AB	338	443
R	45	67
H	78	99
2B	16	21
3B	1	1
HR	13	18
RBI	45	56
SB	2	8
K	97	182
BB	43	79
AVG	.231	.224
OBP	.322	.343
SLG	.399	.397
OPS	.722	.740

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	119.0	6.0
AB	243	87
R	36	7
H	63	11
2B	13	3
3B	1	0
HR	10	1
RBI	30	2
SB	1	0
K	93	32
BB	37	12
AVG	.259	.126
OBP	.358	.240
SLG	.444	.195
OPS	.802	.435

Recent News
	Cubs' Michael Busch: Homers in victory Saturday Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Michael Busch opens up scoring for the Cubs Published June 29th, 2024 via ESPN Cubs' Michael Busch Dominates Brewers with 10th Season Homer and Record-Breaking First-Pitch Hits Published June 29th, 2024 via BVM Sports Watch: Michael Busch Pounds Second Pitch of Game For Two-run Homer Published June 29th, 2024 via Cubs Insider Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire 2024: James Wood, Noelvi Marte & Michael Busch Top Week 14 Waiver Wire Published June 29th, 2024 via FantasyAlarm Is it Time to Drop Michael Busch From Your Fantasy Team? Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN Michael Busch: Chicago Cubs rookie improving on offense, defense Published June 24th, 2024 via Chicago Tribune Michael Busch Retreats To The Bench Friday Published June 21st, 2024	Ryan Noda's two-homer game \| 06/01/2024 \| Aviators Published May 31st, 2024 via MiLB.com Ryan Noda's 460-foot home run \| 05/19/2024 \| Aviators Published May 18th, 2024 via MiLB.com Athletics' Ryan Noda: Starting to heat up in Vegas Published May 17th, 2024 via CBS Sports Ryan Noda's home run \| 05/16/2024 \| Aviators Published May 15th, 2024 via MiLB.com Ryan Noda Back In The Lineup Saturday Published May 5th, 2024 via MSN Oakland A's Option Ryan Noda to Triple-A Impact & Potential Replacements Published May 2nd, 2024 via BVM Sports A's Option Ryan Noda--Who's Playing First? Published May 2nd, 2024 via Sports Illustrated A's Option Ryan Noda Published May 1st, 2024 via BVM Sports

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