Should I draft Mike Trout or Yandy Diaz?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Mike Trout or Yandy Diaz.

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.

Change Players in Draft Analysis

Select Player to Draft

Slight Recommendation

Mike Trout

Change Player

Yandy Diaz

Change Player

LAA · CF

TB · 1B,DH

Injury Alert

Mike Trout · Knee (Out)

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	3.82	3.55
ADP	85.43	120.44
PROJ	317.00	381.00
AB	469	545
R	82	88
H	125	157
2B	24	31
3B	1	0
HR	31	17
RBI	78	72
SB	3	1
K	156	91
BB	66	72
AVG	.267	.288
OBP	.357	.371
SLG	.520	.439
OPS	.877	.810

Most Recent and Popular Comparisons
	Draft Mike Trout or Luis Robert Draft Mike Trout or J.P. Crawford Draft Mike Trout or Gleyber Torres Draft Mike Trout or Jeff McNeil Draft Mike Trout or Jake Cronenworth	Draft Yandy Diaz or Andrew Benintendi Draft Yandy Diaz or Anthony Santander Draft Yandy Diaz or Jeimer Candelario Draft Yandy Diaz or Cal Raleigh Draft Yandy Diaz or Jung Hoo Lee

Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	85.0	174.0
AB	109	336
R	17	31
H	24	91
2B	1	16
3B	2	1
HR	10	7
RBI	14	40
SB	6	0
K	27	54
BB	16	27
AVG	.220	.271
OBP	.325	.327
SLG	.541	.387
OPS	.867	.714

Recent News
	Angels OF Mike Trout (knee) targeting return by late July Published June 30th, 2024 via Deadspin Angels News: Mike Trout reveals when he plans to return from knee surgery Published June 30th, 2024 via Athlon Sports Angels' Mike Trout makes injury return promise Published June 30th, 2024 via ClutchPoints MLB Injury Update: Dodgers' Max Muncy resumes hitting practice; Angels' Mike Trout plans July return and more - June ... Published June 30th, 2024 via Sportskeeda Angels' Mike Trout Puts a Timetable on his Return Published June 30th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Mike Trout News: 3X MVP's Hope of 'End of July' Return Boosts Rising Angels' Wildcard Hopes Published June 30th, 2024 via EssentiallySports Expected MLB return date revealed for injured Angels star Mike Trout Published June 30th, 2024 via Sporting News Mike Trout Aiming For July Return Published June 30th, 2024	Yankees Target Yandy Diaz in Bold Trade Move with Rays - Latest on MVP Candidate Diaz in 2024 Published June 30th, 2024 via BVM Sports Top players in Rays history? Yandy Diaz is joining the conversation Published June 30th, 2024 via Tampa Bay Times WATCH: Yandy Diaz Makes Rays History With 20-Game Hitting Streak Published June 29th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Yandy Diaz sets Rays hitting-streak record, Jose Siri homers twice in 3-1 win vs. Nationals Published June 28th, 2024 via MSN Yandy Diaz sets hitting record as Rays open with a win vs. Nationals Published June 28th, 2024 via Tampa Bay Times Yandy Diaz sets hitting record, Jose Siri homers twice vs. Nationals Published June 28th, 2024 via Yahoo Sports Yandy Diaz, Jose Siri push Rays past Nationals Published June 28th, 2024 via Reuters Jason Bartlett will be rooting for Yandy Diaz to break his Rays record Published June 27th, 2024 via Tampa Bay Times

New Seasons Now Available

Free Tools

Use our free tools to become a fantasy expert and dominate your league!

Get started in seconds
Sync unlimited leagues for free - no paywalls!
Customized for your league, roster and scoring settings
Support for football, baseball, basketball and hockey
Roto and point-based support
Live Draft Syncing
Draft decision analysis
Intuitive Mock Drafts
Insights on H2H matchups
Most scoring statistics supported
No manual entry required
Much, much more!!

Browser Extension