Should I draft Paul DeJong or Taylor Ward?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Paul DeJong or Taylor Ward.

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	2.18
ADP	Undrafted	161.52
PROJ	133.00	287.00
AB	355	463
R	39	72
H	71	118
2B	13	25
3B	0	0
HR	16	19
RBI	44	64
SB	3	5
K	113	107
BB	28	53
AVG	.200	.255
OBP	.261	.330
SLG	.372	.432
OPS	.633	.762

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	109.0	173.0
AB	270	301
R	34	41
H	64	73
2B	12	16
3B	0	0
HR	15	14
RBI	34	43
SB	2	3
K	92	82
BB	10	37
AVG	.237	.243
OBP	.283	.327
SLG	.448	.435
OPS	.731	.762

Recent News
	Paul DeJong Props: July 2, White Sox vs. Guardians Published July 2nd, 2024 via For The Win 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 homers as the White Sox beat the Rockies for 3rd straight win Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS News Paul DeJong's RBI single \| 06/29/2024 \| Chicago White Sox Published June 29th, 2024 via MLB.com	Taylor Ward Back In Angels Lineup Published July 2nd, 2024 Angels' Taylor Ward: Starting Tuesday Published July 2nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Taylor Ward Props: July 2, Angels vs. Athletics Published July 1st, 2024 via For The Win Taylor Ward's terrifying hit-by-pitch almost had serious repercussions for LA Angels Published July 1st, 2024 via Halo Hangout Angels' Taylor Ward: Exits after being hit in head Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Los Angeles Angels Contemplate Taylor Ward Trade for Prospect Haul Published June 30th, 2024 via BVM Sports Taylor Ward Trades For The Angels Published June 30th, 2024 via Last Word On Sports Angels OF Ward put on IL with hamstring strain Published June 29th, 2024 via BarDown

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