Should I draft Paul Goldschmidt or Josh Naylor?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Paul Goldschmidt or Josh Naylor.

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	2.83
ADP	70.84	128.69
PROJ	382.00	351.00
AB	587	507
R	92	60
H	157	144
2B	32	33
3B	0	0
HR	27	20
RBI	86	90
SB	9	7
K	156	83
BB	81	40
AVG	.268	.284
OBP	.356	.339
SLG	.460	.468
OPS	.816	.806

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	114.0	214.0
AB	308	281
R	38	44
H	70	66
2B	10	12
3B	0	0
HR	10	20
RBI	32	58
SB	4	3
K	99	59
BB	29	30
AVG	.227	.235
OBP	.298	.317
SLG	.357	.491
OPS	.655	.808

Recent News
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