Should I draft Miguel Vargas or Austin Barnes?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Miguel Vargas or Austin Barnes.

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	-0.22	-0.28
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	70.00	54.00
AB	124	141
R	17	17
H	31	29
2B	7	4
3B	0	0
HR	3	3
RBI	17	13
SB	2	1
K	28	34
BB	15	15
AVG	.250	.206
OBP	.333	.289
SLG	.379	.298
OPS	.712	.587

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	29.0	12.0
AB	34	72
R	6	5
H	11	15
2B	4	2
3B	0	0
HR	1	0
RBI	6	4
SB	1	0
K	6	22
BB	4	8
AVG	.324	.208
OBP	.385	.288
SLG	.529	.236
OPS	.914	.524

Recent News
	WATCH: Miguel Vargas goes deep for Dodgers vs. Mets Published June 28th, 2024 via MSN Miguel Vargas Recalled, Mookie Betts Placed On Injured List Published June 24th, 2024 via MSN Dodgers notes: Clayton Kershaw soreness, missing Max Muncy, Miguel Vargas Published June 22nd, 2024 via True Blue LA Dodgers Notes: Dave Roberts' Views on Miguel Vargas, Surprising Connection to Willie Mays, James Outman Update Published June 22nd, 2024 via Dodgers Nation Dodgers' Miguel Vargas Shows Growth and Potential in the Outfield Published June 21st, 2024 via BVM Sports Dodgers Wanted Miguel Vargas To Work On Defense In Triple-A Published June 20th, 2024 via MSN Miguel Vargas' RBI double Published June 18th, 2024 via MLB.com Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire: Chad Green set to close (and Miguel Vargas might finally play) Published June 18th, 2024 via Yahoo Sports	Dodgers' Austin Barnes: Draws start in series finale Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Austin Barnes: Dodgers Travel Schedule 'Wears On Your Body' Published June 5th, 2024 via MSN Austin Barnes: Dodgers Travel Schedule 'Wears On Your Body' Published June 4th, 2024 via DodgerBlue.com Dodgers' Austin Barnes: Filling in for resting Will Smith Published May 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Dodgers' Austin Barnes: Fills in for resting Will Smith Published May 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Austin Barnes in the lineup Sunday Published May 26th, 2024 via FantasyPros Austin Barnes in lineup Thursday Published May 16th, 2024 via FantasyPros Austin Barnes catching for Dodgers on Thursday Published May 16th, 2024 via FanDuel Research

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