Should I draft Paul Goldschmidt or Manny Machado?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Paul Goldschmidt or Manny Machado.

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	7.62
ADP	71.15	49.90
PROJ	382.00	395.00
AB	587	541
R	92	86
H	157	147
2B	32	26
3B	0	1
HR	27	28
RBI	86	98
SB	9	7
K	156	111
BB	81	56
AVG	.268	.272
OBP	.356	.345
SLG	.460	.479
OPS	.816	.824

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	119.0	166.0
AB	316	306
R	39	38
H	71	81
2B	10	13
3B	0	0
HR	11	10
RBI	33	45
SB	4	5
K	100	69
BB	29	23
AVG	.225	.265
OBP	.294	.315
SLG	.361	.405
OPS	.655	.720

Recent News
	Cardinals' Paul Goldschmidt: Launches homer in loss Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Cardinals' Paul Goldschmidt: Picks up fourth steal Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports 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 Paul Goldschmidt 'fun' fact at Rickwood Field sets researchers back decades Published June 22nd, 2024 via MSN	Padres News: Manny Machado leads the charge amidst key player absences Published June 30th, 2024 via Athlon Sports Manny Machado Reflects On Padres Current Hot Streak at Plate Published June 30th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Why Manny Machado Thought Game Vs. Red Sox Was 'Kind Of Weird' Published June 30th, 2024 via NESN "It's kind of weird to see it in Boston" - Manny Machado taken aback by Padres support at Fenway Park after home run ... Published June 30th, 2024 via Sportskeeda MLB roundup: Manny Machado homers twice as Padres rip Red Sox Published June 30th, 2024 via Deadspin Manny Machado Leads The Way With Five RBI On Saturday Published June 29th, 2024 Padres' Manny Machado: Goes yard twice in rout Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Manny Machado leads Padres' rout of Red Sox Published June 29th, 2024 via The Union Leader

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