Should I draft Nolan Arenado or Xander Bogaerts?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Nolan Arenado or Xander Bogaerts.

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	4.37
ADP	89.24	95.02
PROJ	397.00	358.00
AB	575	576
R	75	83
H	151	164
2B	32	31
3B	2	1
HR	27	18
RBI	97	72
SB	3	11
K	92	117
BB	46	58
AVG	.263	.285
OBP	.318	.353
SLG	.466	.436
OPS	.784	.789

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	138.0	72.0
AB	286	187
R	27	23
H	72	41
2B	13	6
3B	0	0
HR	7	4
RBI	34	14
SB	1	4
K	51	40
BB	21	12
AVG	.252	.219
OBP	.307	.265
SLG	.371	.316
OPS	.678	.581

Recent News
	Nolan Arenado Goes Deep In Loss To Reds Published June 28th, 2024 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 Nolan Arenado Returns To Cardinals Lineup Published June 25th, 2024 Here's how Nolan Arenado deals with persistent arm, elbow discomfort: Cardinals Extra Published June 25th, 2024 via St. Louis Post-Dispatch Cardinals' Nolan Arenado Struggles in 2024 Season Amid Lingering Injury Concerns Published June 25th, 2024 via BVM Sports Cardinals' Nolan Arenado may be underperforming due to lingering injury Published June 25th, 2024 via Red Bird Rants	Padres' Don Orsillo, Xander Bogaerts make first return to Boston since leaving Red Sox Published June 28th, 2024 via Yardbarker Xander Bogaerts said he's 'looking forward' to Fenway Park return Published June 28th, 2024 via Boston.com Visiting Xander Bogaerts Left This Legacy With Red Sox At Fenway Park Published June 28th, 2024 via NESN Xander Bogaerts Admits To Thinking About This In Return To Fenway Published June 27th, 2024 via NESN These Five Moments Encapsulated Xander Bogaerts' Red Sox Career Published June 27th, 2024 via NESN Xander Bogaerts may feel settled in San Diego but he'll always remain connected to Boston Published June 27th, 2024 via The Boston Globe Padres Notes: Xander Bogaerts' Recovery, Garrett Crochet's Potential Cost, Injury Updates Published June 27th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Padres News: Xander Bogaerts Nears Return, Padres Anticipate Lineup Boost Published June 26th, 2024 via Athlon Sports

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