Should I draft Paul Goldschmidt or Matt Olson?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Paul Goldschmidt or Matt Olson.

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	10.72
ADP	70.84	14.89
PROJ	382.00	479.00
AB	587	589
R	92	103
H	157	151
2B	32	30
3B	0	1
HR	27	42
RBI	86	120
SB	9	1
K	156	147
BB	81	93
AVG	.268	.256
OBP	.356	.360
SLG	.460	.525
OPS	.816	.885

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	114.0	148.0
AB	308	299
R	38	37
H	70	73
2B	10	19
3B	0	1
HR	10	12
RBI	32	41
SB	4	0
K	99	90
BB	29	30
AVG	.227	.244
OBP	.298	.321
SLG	.357	.435
OPS	.655	.756

Recent News
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