Should I draft Oscar Gonzalez or Josh Smith?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Oscar Gonzalez or Josh Smith.

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	-0.31	-0.24
ADP	Undrafted	257.88
PROJ	59.00	59.00
AB	159	130
R	14	17
H	39	28
2B	8	5
3B	0	1
HR	4	3
RBI	18	12
SB	0	3
K	38	33
BB	6	16
AVG	.245	.215
OBP	.271	.306
SLG	.371	.339
OPS	.642	.645

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	0.0	165.0
AB	0	258
R	0	40
H	0	75
2B	0	18
3B	0	1
HR	0	7
RBI	0	33
SB	0	4
K	0	55
BB	0	27
AVG	0.000	.291
OBP	0.000	.386
SLG	0.000	.450
OPS	0.000	.836

Recent News
	Yankees RF Oscar Gonzalez (eye) transported to hospital Published June 20th, 2024 via MSN Yankees Player Oscar Gonzalez Breaks Eye Socket After Fouling Ball Off His Face Published May 27th, 2024 via Yahoo Lifestyle Australia Yankees RF Oscar Gonzalez (eye) transported to hospital Published May 21st, 2024 via MSN Oscar Gonzalez's 454-foot homer \| 05/11/2024 Published May 11th, 2024 via MLB.com Yankees Claim Oscar Gonzalez Off Waivers From Guardians Published May 9th, 2024 via MSN Oscar Gonzalez, hero of Guardians' 2022 season, claimed on waivers by Yankees Published May 6th, 2024 via MSN Yankees' Oscar Gonzalez fractured orbital in scary injury Published May 6th, 2024 via MSN Yankees Player Oscar Gonzalez Breaks Eye Socket After Fouling Ball Off His Face Published May 3rd, 2024 via Yahoo Canada Shine On	Josh Smith Props: July 2, Rangers vs. Padres Published July 1st, 2024 via For The Win Wyatt Langford, Josh Smith are Rangers' players of the month Published July 1st, 2024 via The Dallas Morning News Rangers' Josh Smith: Fills in at shortstop Published July 1st, 2024 via CBS Sports Josh Smith Props: June 30, Rangers vs. Orioles Published June 30th, 2024 via For The Win Josh Smith Is Cutting Through the Heart and Breaking Out Published June 28th, 2024 via FanGraphs Josh Smith Props: June 28, Rangers vs. Orioles Published June 28th, 2024 via For The Win Josh Smith makes an incredible diving stop \| 06/27/2024 Published June 27th, 2024 via MLB.com Texas Rangers' Josh Smith taken to hospital after getting hit in face with pitch Published June 27th, 2024 via Yahoo Canada Sports

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