Should I draft Paul DeJong or Anthony Rizzo?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Paul DeJong or Anthony Rizzo.

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	-0.02	1.07
ADP	Undrafted	256.87
PROJ	133.00	250.00
AB	355	428
R	39	63
H	71	104
2B	13	18
3B	0	0
HR	16	20
RBI	44	60
SB	3	3
K	113	106
BB	28	48
AVG	.200	.243
OBP	.261	.321
SLG	.372	.425
OPS	.633	.746

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	107.0	121.0
AB	267	264
R	33	32
H	63	59
2B	12	7
3B	0	0
HR	15	8
RBI	34	28
SB	2	0
K	91	48
BB	9	19
AVG	.236	.224
OBP	.280	.289
SLG	.449	.341
OPS	.729	.630

Recent News
	Kyle Freeland strikes out Paul DeJong \| 06/30/2024 \| Colorado Rockies Published June 30th, 2024 via MLB.com Paul DeJong Hits 15th Home Run Saturday Published June 29th, 2024 Paul DeJong homers as the White Sox beat the Rockies for their third straight win Published June 29th, 2024 via The Times of Northwest Indiana White Sox's Paul DeJong: Homers, drives in three in win Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Paul DeJong homers as the White Sox beat the Rockies 11-3 for their 3rd straight win Published June 29th, 2024 via The Associated Press Paul DeJong's RBI single \| 06/29/2024 \| Chicago White Sox Published June 29th, 2024 via MLB.com Paul DeJong homers as the White Sox beat the Rockies 11-3 for their 3rd straight win - MLB Published June 29th, 2024 via Castanet.net DeJong homers as White Sox beat Rockies for third straight win Published June 29th, 2024 via TSN	Yankees Urged to Pursue Trade for $30 Million Anthony Rizzo Replacement Published June 27th, 2024 via MSN 'Patient Hitter' Named Yankees Trade Target After Anthony Rizzo's Injury Published June 26th, 2024 via MSN Anthony Rizzo's Difficult Season Continues After Broken Arm Diagnosis Published June 25th, 2024 via uSports.org Yankees trade with A's boosts lineup amidst Giancarlo Stanton, Anthony Rizzo injuries Published June 23rd, 2024 via BVM Sports Yankees make trade with A's to address Giancarlo Stanton, Anthony Rizzo injuries Published June 23rd, 2024 via Yanks Go Yard Yankees Could Land White Sox Slugger This Summer To Replace Anthony Rizzo Published June 23rd, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Yankees promoting prospect Ben Rice to replace injured Anthony Rizzo Published June 22nd, 2024 via Yahoo New Zealand News Yankees Showing Interest In Former All-Star To Replace Anthony Rizzo Published June 22nd, 2024 via Sports Illustrated

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