Should I draft Michael Taylor or Ryan Noda?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Michael Taylor 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	-0.02	0.47
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	137.00	204.00
AB	348	443
R	42	67
H	77	99
2B	11	21
3B	0	1
HR	14	18
RBI	41	56
SB	8	8
K	111	182
BB	27	79
AVG	.221	.224
OBP	.278	.343
SLG	.374	.397
OPS	.651	.740

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	26.0	6.0
AB	157	87
R	18	7
H	30	11
2B	4	3
3B	1	0
HR	1	1
RBI	11	2
SB	6	0
K	60	32
BB	12	12
AVG	.191	.126
OBP	.244	.240
SLG	.248	.195
OPS	.493	.435

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	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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