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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Please note dynasty rankings are based upon our 2024 Preseason Projections and do not consider in-season performance.

Last Updated: Mar 23, 2024

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Paul Goldschmidt

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STL · 1B,DH

CHC · 1B,RF,CF

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	2.12	4.09
ADP	71.15	58.97
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	119.0	160.0
AB	316	281
R	39	34
H	71	75
2B	10	13
3B	0	1
HR	11	9
RBI	33	34
SB	4	4
K	100	53
BB	29	24
AVG	.225	.267
OBP	.294	.327
SLG	.361	.416
OPS	.655	.743

Recent News
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