Should I draft Paul Goldschmidt or Cody Bellinger?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Paul Goldschmidt or Cody Bellinger.

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	4.23	4.42
ADP	70.84	58.61
PROJ	382.00	336.00
AB	587	519
R	92	79
H	157	134
2B	32	26
3B	0	1
HR	27	21
RBI	86	82
SB	9	16
K	156	110
BB	81	44
AVG	.268	.258
OBP	.356	.318
SLG	.460	.434
OPS	.816	.751

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	114.0	160.0
AB	308	273
R	38	34
H	70	73
2B	10	13
3B	0	1
HR	10	9
RBI	32	34
SB	4	4
K	99	50
BB	29	23
AVG	.227	.267
OBP	.298	.327
SLG	.357	.421
OPS	.655	.748

Recent News
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