Should I draft Nicky Lopez or Yasmani Grandal?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Nicky Lopez or Yasmani Grandal.

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	0.53	0.15
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	159.00	116.00
AB	360	252
R	44	27
H	85	58
2B	12	9
3B	2	0
HR	1	6
RBI	28	28
SB	11	0
K	61	60
BB	33	36
AVG	.236	.230
OBP	.304	.328
SLG	.289	.337
OPS	.593	.665

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	72.0	37.0
AB	232	114
R	20	7
H	57	20
2B	6	4
3B	1	0
HR	0	2
RBI	9	16
SB	3	1
K	40	22
BB	15	5
AVG	.246	.175
OBP	.297	.207
SLG	.280	.263
OPS	.577	.470

Recent News
	White Sox's Nicky Lopez: Getting Sunday off Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Nicky Lopez's RBI single \| 06/28/2024 \| Chicago White Sox Published June 28th, 2024 via MLB.com White Sox's Nicky Lopez: Sitting against lefty Published June 27th, 2024 via CBS Sports Nicky Lopez's slick snag \| 06/25/2024 \| Chicago White Sox Published June 25th, 2024 via MLB.com White Sox's Nicky Lopez: Taking seat against lefty Published June 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports Nicky Lopez's two-run single \| 06/23/2024 \| Chicago White Sox Published June 23rd, 2024 via MLB.com White Sox's Nicky Lopez: Busy day in win Published June 22nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Nicky Lopez's RBI double \| 06/22/2024 \| Chicago White Sox Published June 22nd, 2024 via MLB.com	Pirates' Yasmani Grandal: Receiving rest day Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Pirates' Yasmani Grandal: Getting rest day Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Yasmani Grandal's RBI single \| 06/24/2024 \| Pittsburgh Pirates Published June 24th, 2024 via MLB.com Pirates activate C Yasmani Grandal from injured list Published June 23rd, 2024 via MSN Pirates, Yasmani Grandal Agree To Deal Published June 23rd, 2024 via MSN Pirates' Yasmani Grandal: Not starting Saturday Published June 22nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Pirates' Yasmani Grandal: Absent from lineup Published June 18th, 2024 via CBS Sports Pirates' Yasmani Grandal: Getting breather Sunday Published June 16th, 2024 via CBS Sports

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