Should I draft Michael Conforto or Byron Buxton?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Michael Conforto or Byron Buxton.

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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Please note dynasty rankings are based upon our 2024 Preseason Projections and do not consider in-season performance.

Last Updated: Mar 23, 2024

Strong Recommendation

Michael Conforto

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Byron Buxton

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SF · LF,RF

MIN · CF,DH

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	0.70	1.31
ADP	233.36	233.10
PROJ	226.00	246.00
AB	400	420
R	58	69
H	101	96
2B	18	23
3B	0	1
HR	14	27
RBI	57	62
SB	2	11
K	105	139
BB	53	41
AVG	.253	.229
OBP	.340	.302
SLG	.403	.481
OPS	.742	.782

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	107.0	116.0
AB	213	215
R	23	33
H	50	56
2B	10	13
3B	2	3
HR	9	8
RBI	29	34
SB	0	5
K	54	64
BB	18	9
AVG	.235	.261
OBP	.293	.309
SLG	.427	.461
OPS	.720	.770

Recent News
	Giants' Michael Conforto: Resting against southpaw Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Michael Conforto Sitting Against Lefty Published June 27th, 2024 Giants' Michael Conforto: Hitting bench against southpaw Published June 27th, 2024 via CBS Sports Giants' Michael Conforto: Launches ninth homer Published June 27th, 2024 via CBS Sports Conforto, Villar go back-to-back, Matos hits tiebreaking blast as Giants beat Cubs 4-3 Published June 26th, 2024 via The Santa Rosa Press Democrat Michael Conforto's two-run homer (9) \| 06/26/2024 Published June 26th, 2024 via MLB.com Giants' Michael Conforto: Drives in three Published June 22nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Michael Conforto's two-run single \| 06/22/2024 Published June 22nd, 2024 via MLB.com	Is Byron Buxton officially 'back' for the Twins? Published June 30th, 2024 via Athlon Sports Byron Buxton Blasts Three-Run Homer Published June 30th, 2024 Byron Buxton, Pablo López lead Twins past Mariners Published June 30th, 2024 via St. Paul Pioneer Press Twins' Byron Buxton: Another big day at plate Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Byron Buxton buzzing along as Twins wrap Seattle series Published June 30th, 2024 via Reuters Byron Buxton's blast, 4 RBIs carry Twins past Mariners Published June 30th, 2024 via Deadspin Byron Buxton homers has four RBIs Published June 30th, 2024 via MLB.com Byron Buxton on four-RBI game and the win \| 06/29/2024 Published June 30th, 2024 via MLB.com

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