Should I draft Nolan Arenado or Austin Riley?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Nolan Arenado or Austin Riley.

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	5.63	9.77
ADP	88.15	26.52
PROJ	397.00	408.00
AB	575	616
R	75	101
H	151	166
2B	32	31
3B	2	2
HR	27	37
RBI	97	102
SB	3	1
K	92	165
BB	46	57
AVG	.263	.270
OBP	.318	.335
SLG	.466	.507
OPS	.784	.842

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	141.0	141.0
AB	294	264
R	29	41
H	75	66
2B	13	14
3B	0	2
HR	7	9
RBI	34	31
SB	1	0
K	53	68
BB	21	26
AVG	.255	.250
OBP	.309	.324
SLG	.371	.421
OPS	.679	.745

Recent News
	Rockies designate key piece in Nolan Arenado trade for assignment Published June 30th, 2024 via Denver Sports Nolan Arenado Goes Deep In Loss To Reds Published June 28th, 2024 Nolan Arenado Trade Rumors: 3 possible landing spots for Cardinals 3B following subpar start Published June 28th, 2024 via MSN Cardinals' Nolan Arenado: Homers in blowout loss Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports Nolan Arenado Props: June 28, Cardinals vs. Reds Published June 28th, 2024 via For The Win Cardinals' Nolan Arenado: Quiet in return Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Nolan Arenado Ready To Go On Wednesday Published June 26th, 2024 Cardinals' Nolan Arenado: Back in lineup, batting sixth Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports	Austin Riley's over-the-shoulder catch \| 06/30/2024 \| Atlanta Braves Published June 30th, 2024 via MLB.com Austin Riley's Stellar Performance Boosts Braves Over Challenges Published June 30th, 2024 via Herald Review Marcell Ozuna and Austin Riley Power Braves Offense to 6-1 Win Over Pirates Published June 28th, 2024 via WDEF News 12 Austin Riley's solo home run (9) \| 06/28/2024 \| Atlanta Braves Published June 28th, 2024 via MLB.com Austin Riley Getting Hot When the Atlanta Braves Need Him Most Published June 27th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Braves' Austin Riley: Clubs eighth homer Published June 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports Austin Riley: Home Run Statcast Analysis \| 06/24/2024 \| Atlanta Braves Published June 24th, 2024 via MLB.com Austin Riley's solo homer (8) \| 06/24/2024 \| Atlanta Braves Published June 24th, 2024 via MLB.com

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