Should I draft Parker Meadows or Alek Thomas?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Parker Meadows or Alek Thomas.

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	0.97	1.50
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	204.00	237.00
AB	445	450
R	54	59
H	96	116
2B	18	23
3B	8	5
HR	11	10
RBI	46	51
SB	13	9
K	121	94
BB	49	33
AVG	.216	.258
OBP	.297	.313
SLG	.366	.398
OPS	.663	.711

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	10.0	9.0
AB	73	17
R	9	2
H	7	3
2B	1	1
3B	1	0
HR	2	1
RBI	3	4
SB	3	0
K	32	5
BB	11	1
AVG	.096	.177
OBP	.224	.222
SLG	.219	.412
OPS	.443	.634

Recent News
	Parker Meadows' leaping catch in center \| 07/02/2024 Published July 2nd, 2024 via MLB.com Parker Meadows looks to bounce back in Triple-A Published July 2nd, 2024 via MLB.com Parker Meadows to be optioned to Triple-A Toledo, OF Ryan Vilade to be called up Published June 22nd, 2024 via MSN Detroit Tigers: Future Path with Colt Keith & Parker Meadows Position Changes Published June 21st, 2024 via BVM Sports Tigers' Parker Meadows: Handling Triple-A Published June 17th, 2024 via CBS Sports Parker Meadows To Be Optioned To Triple-A Tuesday Published June 16th, 2024 via MSN Detroit Tigers Young Players Struggling: Parker Meadows Shines, Jace Jung's Debut, and Colt Keith's Struggles Published June 14th, 2024 via BVM Sports Jaden Hamm dominates on the mound as Parker Meadows shines for the Hens in a stellar game against the Chiefs Published May 20th, 2024 via BVM Sports	Alek Thomas returns from 'frustrating and stressful' injury rehab Published July 2nd, 2024 via Arizona Sports Alek Thomas Reinstated And Starting On Tuesday Published July 2nd, 2024 Arizona Diamondbacks move Alek Thomas & Gabriel Moreno off IL; Jordan Montgomery to injured list Published July 2nd, 2024 via BVM Sports D-backs' Alek Thomas, Gabriel Moreno return; Montgomery to IL Published July 2nd, 2024 via Arizona Sports Diamondbacks' Alek Thomas: Back from injured list Published July 2nd, 2024 via CBS Sports D-backs Centerfielder Alek Thomas Has Rehab Timeline Pushed out Again Published July 2nd, 2024 via MSN Diamondbacks' Alek Thomas: At least one more rehab game Published July 1st, 2024 via CBS Sports Alek Thomas Rehab Update: Progress, Return Plans, and Next Game Revealed Published June 30th, 2024 via BVM Sports

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