Should I draft Paul Goldschmidt or Luis Arraez?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Paul Goldschmidt or Luis Arraez.

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	4.04
ADP	70.60	111.86
PROJ	382.00	373.00
AB	587	555
R	92	76
H	157	176
2B	32	29
3B	0	3
HR	27	7
RBI	86	59
SB	9	3
K	156	40
BB	81	43
AVG	.268	.317
OBP	.356	.369
SLG	.460	.418
OPS	.816	.787

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	107.0	193.0
AB	295	339
R	36	45
H	68	105
2B	9	15
3B	0	2
HR	10	2
RBI	31	22
SB	3	2
K	97	20
BB	27	14
AVG	.231	.310
OBP	.299	.345
SLG	.363	.384
OPS	.662	.729

Recent News
	Paul Goldschmidt Getting An Off Day Monday Published June 24th, 2024 Cardinals' Paul Goldschmidt: Rare day off Monday Published June 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports 3 landing spots for Paul Goldschmidt if the Cardinals trade him Published June 23rd, 2024 via MSN St. Louis Cardinals' Success Propels Paul Goldschmidt to Potential New York Yankees Trade Rumors Published June 23rd, 2024 via BVM Sports Paul Goldschmidt thinks MLB's UK return could resemble a Premier League derby Published June 23rd, 2024 via Yahoo Lifestyle UK Cardinals' Paul Goldschmidt: Reaches 10-homer mark Published June 22nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Paul Goldschmidt's 350th career home run (10) \| 06/22/2024 Published June 22nd, 2024 via MLB.com Cardinals Star Paul Goldschmidt Joins MLB's Vaunted 350-Homer Club Published June 22nd, 2024 via Sports Illustrated	Patrick Corbin fans Luis Arraez \| 06/24/2024 \| Washington Nationals Published June 24th, 2024 via MLB.com Luis Arraez's RBI single \| 06/23/2024 \| San Diego Padres Published June 23rd, 2024 via MLB.com Dillon Head, centerpiece prospect in Luis Arraez trade, out for the season Published June 23rd, 2024 via Palm Beach Post Padres' Luis Arraez: Hits second homer Published June 21st, 2024 via CBS Sports Luis Arraez hammers home run for Padres Published June 21st, 2024 via ESPN Luis Arraez's two-run homer (2) \| 06/21/2024 \| San Diego Padres Published June 21st, 2024 via MLB.com "I play all day video games" - Padres star Luis Arraez reveals his daily gaming habits, competing against the likes of ... Published June 21st, 2024 via Sportskeeda Luis Arraez makes history in Padres debut Published June 21st, 2024 via MSN

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