Should I draft Nico Hoerner or Manny Machado?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Nico Hoerner or Manny Machado.

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	5.06	7.62
ADP	66.13	49.99
PROJ	371.00	395.00
AB	592	541
R	81	86
H	163	147
2B	26	26
3B	4	1
HR	9	28
RBI	64	98
SB	32	7
K	77	111
BB	47	56
AVG	.275	.272
OBP	.333	.345
SLG	.378	.479
OPS	.712	.824

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	159.0	151.0
AB	273	297
R	38	36
H	67	78
2B	14	13
3B	1	0
HR	3	8
RBI	20	40
SB	14	5
K	34	68
BB	29	23
AVG	.245	.263
OBP	.334	.315
SLG	.337	.387
OPS	.671	.702

Recent News
	Nico Hoerner Props: June 28, Cubs vs. Brewers Published June 28th, 2024 via For The Win Nico Hoerner Hits Homer In Win Published June 28th, 2024 Cubs' Nico Hoerner: Goes deep, swipes bag in win Published June 27th, 2024 via CBS Sports Nico Hoerner's two-run home run (3) \| 06/27/2024 Published June 27th, 2024 via MLB.com WATCH: Nico Hoerner smacks two-run homer against Giants Published June 27th, 2024 via CubsHQ Chicago Cubs Writer Suggests Idea of Trading Nico Hoerner Published June 27th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Will the Chicago Cubs Trade Nico Hoerner and Replace Him with Michael Busch and Cody Bellinger? Published June 26th, 2024 via BVM Sports The Chicago Cubs wouldn't really trade Nico Hoerner - would they? Published June 26th, 2024 via Cubbies Crib	Manny Machado is safe at first after review \| 06/28/2024 Published June 28th, 2024 via MLB.com Padres' Manny Machado Hits Revenge Homer After Benches-Clearing Dustup vs. Nationals Published June 26th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Padres' Manny Machado: Opens scoring with homer Published June 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports MacKenzie Gore strikes out Manny Machado \| 06/25/2024 \| Washington Nationals Published June 25th, 2024 via MLB.com Manny Machado's sac fly \| 06/23/2024 \| San Diego Padres Published June 23rd, 2024 via MLB.com Manny Machado Collects Four Hits Friday Published June 22nd, 2024 Manny Machado's four-hit game \| 06/21/2024 \| San Diego Padres Published June 22nd, 2024 via MLB.com Padres' Manny Machado: Racks up four hits in win Published June 21st, 2024 via CBS Sports

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