Should I draft Nolan Arenado or Yandy Diaz?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Nolan Arenado or Yandy Diaz.

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	3.55
ADP	89.24	120.29
PROJ	397.00	381.00
AB	575	545
R	75	88
H	151	157
2B	32	31
3B	2	0
HR	27	17
RBI	97	72
SB	3	1
K	92	91
BB	46	72
AVG	.263	.288
OBP	.318	.371
SLG	.466	.439
OPS	.784	.810

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	138.0	174.0
AB	286	328
R	27	31
H	72	90
2B	13	15
3B	0	1
HR	7	7
RBI	34	40
SB	1	0
K	51	52
BB	21	27
AVG	.252	.274
OBP	.307	.332
SLG	.371	.390
OPS	.678	.722

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	WATCH: Yandy Diaz Makes Rays History With 20-Game Hitting Streak Published June 29th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Yandy Diaz sets hitting record as Rays open with a win vs. Nationals Published June 28th, 2024 via Tampa Bay Times Yandy Diaz sets hitting record, Jose Siri homers twice vs. Nationals Published June 28th, 2024 via Yahoo Sports Yandy Diaz, Jose Siri push Rays past Nationals Published June 28th, 2024 via Reuters Jason Bartlett will be rooting for Yandy Diaz to break his Rays record Published June 27th, 2024 via Tampa Bay Times Yandy Diaz extends hit streak, ties Rays record Published June 27th, 2024 via Tampa Bay Times Yandy Diaz Sparking Tampa Bay Rays' Improvement At The Plate Published June 26th, 2024 via Forbes Rays' Yandy Diaz: Extends hitting streak to 19 Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports

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