Should I draft Michael Taylor or Matt Vierling?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Michael Taylor or Matt Vierling.

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	-0.02	0.52
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	137.00	167.00
AB	348	357
R	42	43
H	77	87
2B	11	15
3B	0	3
HR	14	8
RBI	41	33
SB	8	7
K	111	79
BB	27	31
AVG	.221	.244
OBP	.278	.305
SLG	.374	.370
OPS	.651	.675

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	26.0	134.0
AB	157	268
R	18	35
H	30	67
2B	4	10
3B	1	5
HR	1	10
RBI	11	33
SB	6	0
K	60	64
BB	12	13
AVG	.191	.250
OBP	.244	.285
SLG	.248	.437
OPS	.493	.722

Recent News
	Pirates' Michael Taylor: Looking to run Published June 13th, 2024 via CBS Sports Pirates' Michael Taylor: First start since activation Published June 8th, 2024 via CBS Sports Pirates' Michael Taylor: Back from paternity leave Published June 7th, 2024 via CBS Sports Pirates' Michael Taylor: Goes on paternity leave Published June 4th, 2024 via CBS Sports Pirates' Michael Taylor: Not in Thursday's lineup Published May 23rd, 2024 via CBS Sports Pirates' Michael Taylor: Sitting again Thursday Published May 23rd, 2024 via CBS Sports Pirates' Michael Taylor: Taking seat Tuesday Published May 21st, 2024 via CBS Sports Michael Taylor Not In Friday's Lineup Published May 17th, 2024	Matt Vierling Missing Another Game On Tuesday Published July 2nd, 2024 Tigers lineup: Matt Vierling misses second straight start Published July 2nd, 2024 via MLive.com Tigers' Matt Vierling: Sitting again Tuesday Published July 2nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Matt Vierling Scratched With Foot Soreness Published June 30th, 2024 Detroit Tigers Scratch Matt Vierling From Starting Lineup With Foot Soreness Published June 30th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Tigers' Matt Vierling: Scratched with foot soreness Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Tigers lineup: Matt Vierling scratched before Sunday's game Published June 30th, 2024 via MLive.com Watch: Matt Vierling's walk-off HR caps wild game in Detroit Published June 28th, 2024 via MSN

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