Should I draft Paul Goldschmidt or Royce Lewis?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Paul Goldschmidt or Royce Lewis.

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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Please note dynasty rankings are based upon our 2024 Preseason Projections and do not consider in-season performance.

Last Updated: Mar 23, 2024

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Paul Goldschmidt

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Royce Lewis

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STL · 1B,DH

MIN · 3B

Injury Alert

Royce Lewis · Groin (Day To Day)

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	2.12	5.62
ADP	71.56	83.68
PROJ	382.00	335.00
AB	587	473
R	92	77
H	157	132
2B	32	22
3B	0	1
HR	27	26
RBI	86	86
SB	9	11
K	156	119
BB	81	46
AVG	.268	.279
OBP	.356	.348
SLG	.460	.495
OPS	.816	.843

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	119.0	84.0
AB	316	87
R	39	18
H	71	24
2B	10	4
3B	0	0
HR	11	10
RBI	33	16
SB	4	0
K	100	17
BB	29	9
AVG	.225	.276
OBP	.294	.340
SLG	.361	.667
OPS	.655	1.007

Recent News
	Mariners the betting favorites to trade for Paul Goldschmidt Published July 2nd, 2024 via ClutchPoints 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	Twins beat Tigers 5-3 after Royce Lewis leaves game in sixth inning Published July 2nd, 2024 via Star Tribune Royce Lewis Exits With Groin Tightness Published July 2nd, 2024 Twins Win 5-3 After Royce Lewis Injury, Seek MRI Results Published July 2nd, 2024 via BVM Sports Twins' Royce Lewis: Set for MRI on groin injury Published July 2nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Despite losing Royce Lewis to groin injury, Twins top Detroit for seventh win in 10 games Published July 2nd, 2024 via The New York Times Royce Lewis groin injury concern: Twins cautious approach questioned Published July 2nd, 2024 via BVM Sports Twins' Royce Lewis Appears To Take Shot At Guardians Record Published July 2nd, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Royce Lewis will come to regret giving Guardians truly dumb bulletin-board material Published July 2nd, 2024 via FanSided

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