Should I draft Paul Goldschmidt or Masataka Yoshida?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Paul Goldschmidt or Masataka Yoshida.

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	2.99
ADP	70.84	169.12
PROJ	382.00	341.00
AB	587	498
R	92	64
H	157	150
2B	32	29
3B	0	2
HR	27	15
RBI	86	69
SB	9	4
K	156	72
BB	81	48
AVG	.268	.301
OBP	.356	.367
SLG	.460	.458
OPS	.816	.825

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Season Statistics
PROJ	114.0	63.0
AB	308	123
R	38	14
H	70	31
2B	10	7
3B	0	0
HR	10	2
RBI	32	13
SB	4	0
K	99	17
BB	29	9
AVG	.227	.252
OBP	.298	.329
SLG	.357	.358
OPS	.655	.686

Recent News
	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 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	Masataka Yoshida's RBI double \| 06/25/2024 \| Boston Red Sox Published June 25th, 2024 via MLB.com Masataka Yoshida Isn't Cutting it for the Boston Red Sox... Time to Panic? \| Boston Red Sox Podcast Published June 25th, 2024 via FOX61 Hartford Masataka Yoshida's Transition to Boston Red Sox DH Raises Concerns Published June 24th, 2024 via BVM Sports Do Masataka Yoshida's comments suggest Red Sox made ill-advised free agency decision? Published June 24th, 2024 via BoSox Injection Red Sox's Masataka Yoshida: Sitting vs. lefty Sunday Published June 23rd, 2024 via CBS Sports Red Sox' Masataka Yoshida does 'miss' outfield, working to get 'swing back' Published June 23rd, 2024 via MassLive.com Masataka Yoshida Makes Admission About Role Change With Red Sox Published June 22nd, 2024 via NESN Masataka Yoshida Getting A Second Opinion Published June 22nd, 2024 via MSN

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