Should I draft Paul Goldschmidt or Salvador Perez?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Paul Goldschmidt or Salvador Perez.

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	1.71
ADP	70.60	126.41
PROJ	382.00	254.00
AB	587	509
R	92	58
H	157	129
2B	32	21
3B	0	0
HR	27	24
RBI	86	80
SB	9	0
K	156	125
BB	81	19
AVG	.268	.253
OBP	.356	.285
SLG	.460	.436
OPS	.816	.721

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	107.0	172.0
AB	295	283
R	36	29
H	68	79
2B	9	15
3B	0	0
HR	10	12
RBI	31	46
SB	3	0
K	97	57
BB	27	24
AVG	.231	.279
OBP	.299	.350
SLG	.363	.459
OPS	.662	.810

Recent News
	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 St. Louis Cardinals' Success Propels Paul Goldschmidt to Potential New York Yankees Trade Rumors Published June 23rd, 2024 via BVM Sports 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 Cardinals Star Paul Goldschmidt Joins MLB's Vaunted 350-Homer Club Published June 22nd, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Paul Goldschmidt 'fun' fact at Rickwood Field sets researchers back decades Published June 20th, 2024 via FanSided MLB rumors: Cardinals, Paul Goldschmidt extension talks may wait; Orioles interested in veteran starter Published June 20th, 2024 via MSN	Vote for Salvador Perez, Bobby Witt Jr., and Freddy Fermin in MLB All-Star Ballot! Published June 26th, 2024 via BVM Sports Royals' Salvador Perez: Ends slump Monday Published June 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports Cole Ragans' strong start, Salvador Perez's homer power Royals' win Published June 24th, 2024 via MLB.com Vinnie Pasquantino and Salvador Perez go back-to-back \| 06/24/2024 Published June 24th, 2024 via MLB.com Salvador Perez goes yard (12) \| 06/24/2024 \| Kansas City Royals Published June 24th, 2024 via MLB.com Why Royals believe Salvador Perez, Bobby Witt Jr. deserve to start MLB All-Star Game Published June 20th, 2024 via Kansas City Star Miguel Andujar nabs Salvador Perez at second base \| 06/19/2024 Published June 19th, 2024 via MLB.com Royals try to manage workload of Salvador Perez against A's Published June 19th, 2024 via Reuters

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