Should I draft Nick Loftin or Dominic Smith?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Nick Loftin or Dominic Smith.

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	-0.31	-0.27
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	45.00	75.00
AB	85	165
R	10	18
H	20	39
2B	4	7
3B	0	0
HR	2	4
RBI	10	18
SB	2	0
K	14	32
BB	7	13
AVG	.235	.236
OBP	.290	.298
SLG	.353	.352
OPS	.643	.650

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	54.0	69.0
AB	112	150
R	14	14
H	23	32
2B	3	8
3B	0	0
HR	1	3
RBI	13	22
SB	1	1
K	21	34
BB	18	17
AVG	.205	.213
OBP	.316	.306
SLG	.259	.327
OPS	.575	.633

Recent News
	Royals' Nick Loftin: Not in Tuesday's lineup Published July 2nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Royals' Nick Loftin: Nabs steal Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports Nick Loftin's RBI single \| 06/26/2024 \| Kansas City Royals Published June 26th, 2024 via MLB.com Royals' Nick Loftin: Could be on outs for everyday role Published June 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports Royals' Nick Loftin: Hitless out of leadoff spot Sunday Published June 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports Nick Loftin Making Big-League Debut For Royals Published June 23rd, 2024 via MSN Nick Loftin hits first career home run, celebrates milestone with teammates Published June 20th, 2024 via BVM Sports Royals' Nick Loftin hits first career home run Published June 20th, 2024 via MLB.com	Red Sox's Dominic Smith All Smiles After 'Nerve-Racking' Moment Published June 29th, 2024 via NESN Red Sox lineups: New 1B Dominic Smith will start hours after signing Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN Dominic Smith's diving catch to turn two \| 06/25/2024 \| Boston Red Sox Published June 25th, 2024 via MLB.com Dominic Smith Boosting Boston Red Sox Amid Injury Woes Published June 25th, 2024 via BVM Sports Dominic Smith is Helping Bridge Injury Gap for Red Sox Published June 25th, 2024 via Last Word On Sports Dominic Smith's solo homer (3) \| 06/22/2024 \| Boston Red Sox Published June 22nd, 2024 via MLB.com Dominic Smith: Home Run Statcast Analysis \| 06/22/2024 \| Boston Red Sox Published June 22nd, 2024 via MLB.com Red Sox Vs. Reds Lineups: Wilyer Abreu, Dominic Smith Start Published June 22nd, 2024 via NESN

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