Should I draft Nick Madrigal or Jason Heyward?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Nick Madrigal or Jason Heyward.

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	-0.08	0.41
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	100.00	173.00
AB	189	314
R	23	44
H	52	77
2B	9	18
3B	1	1
HR	1	10
RBI	17	38
SB	4	2
K	20	66
BB	10	28
AVG	.275	.245
OBP	.315	.311
SLG	.349	.405
OPS	.664	.715

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	32.0	70.0
AB	86	96
R	5	14
H	19	22
2B	3	7
3B	0	1
HR	0	4
RBI	10	17
SB	1	3
K	10	19
BB	4	12
AVG	.221	.229
OBP	.280	.330
SLG	.256	.448
OPS	.535	.778

Recent News
	Cubs INF Nick Madrigal breaks hand in first game after demotion Published June 7th, 2024 via Central Oregon Daily Cubs INF Nick Madrigal breaks hand in first game after demotion Published June 7th, 2024 via The Prescott Times Media Nick Madrigal fractures hand while with Cubs' Triple-A team Published June 7th, 2024 via ESPN Cubs INF Nick Madrigal breaks hand in first game after demotion Published June 7th, 2024 via The Albany Herald Cubs' Nick Madrigal Fractures Hand from Pitch, Impact on Infield Depth Chart and Future Considerations Published June 6th, 2024 via BVM Sports Cubs' Nick Madrigal Injury Update: Hand Fracture and Depth Chart Implications Published June 6th, 2024 via BVM Sports Chicago Cubs Injury Update: Infielder Nick Madrigal Suffers Fractured Hand at Triple-A Published June 6th, 2024 via BVM Sports Cubs' Nick Madrigal suffers crushing injury after MLB demotion Published June 6th, 2024 via ClutchPoints	Dodgers' Jason Heyward: Idle against lefty Published June 21st, 2024 via CBS Sports Gavin Lux, Jason Heyward Out Against A Southpaw Published June 20th, 2024 Jason Heyward & Teoscar Hernández Combine To Help Dodgers Make MLB History Published June 19th, 2024 via DodgerBlue.com Dodgers News: Jason Heyward's Pinch-Hit Grand Slam Sparks LA's Remarkable Comeback Published June 19th, 2024 via Athlon Sports Jason Heyward Reacts to Incredible Pinch-Hit Grand Slam in Dodgers Comeback Published June 19th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Teoscar Hernández 3-run homer, Jason Heyward grand slam rally Dodgers Published June 18th, 2024 via Los Angeles Times Dodgers' Jason Heyward: Grand slam off bench Tuesday Published June 18th, 2024 via CBS Sports Jason Heyward, Teoscar Hernandez fuel 7-run 9th as Dodgers stun Rockies Published June 18th, 2024 via Long Beach Press Telegram

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