Should I draft Paul Goldschmidt or Nico Hoerner?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Paul Goldschmidt or Nico Hoerner.

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	5.07
ADP	71.15	66.12
PROJ	382.00	371.00
AB	587	592
R	92	81
H	157	163
2B	32	26
3B	0	4
HR	27	9
RBI	86	64
SB	9	32
K	156	77
BB	81	47
AVG	.268	.275
OBP	.356	.333
SLG	.460	.378
OPS	.816	.712

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	119.0	165.0
AB	316	282
R	39	40
H	71	69
2B	10	14
3B	0	1
HR	11	4
RBI	33	21
SB	4	14
K	100	36
BB	29	29
AVG	.225	.245
OBP	.294	.331
SLG	.361	.344
OPS	.655	.675

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	Cubs' Nico Hoerner: Provides offense Sunday Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Nico Hoerner's leadoff homer (4) \| 06/30/2024 Published June 30th, 2024 via MLB.com Watch: Nico Hoerner Leads Off with Solo Bomb in Rubber Match Against Brewers Published June 30th, 2024 via Cubs Insider Nico Hoerner Props: June 29, Cubs vs. Brewers Published June 29th, 2024 via For The Win Nico Hoerner Props: June 28, Cubs vs. Brewers Published June 28th, 2024 via For The Win Nico Hoerner Hits Homer In Win Published June 28th, 2024 Cubs' Nico Hoerner: Goes deep, swipes bag in win Published June 27th, 2024 via CBS Sports Nico Hoerner's two-run home run (3) \| 06/27/2024 Published June 27th, 2024 via MLB.com

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