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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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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KC · C,DH,1B

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	2.12	0.85
ADP	70.84	126.52
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	114.0	186.0
AB	308	294
R	38	31
H	70	84
2B	10	16
3B	0	0
HR	10	13
RBI	32	49
SB	4	0
K	99	58
BB	29	25
AVG	.227	.286
OBP	.298	.356
SLG	.357	.473
OPS	.655	.829

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 Paul Goldschmidt 'fun' fact at Rickwood Field sets researchers back decades Published June 22nd, 2024 via MSN Cardinals' Paul Goldschmidt: Reaches 10-homer mark Published June 22nd, 2024 via CBS Sports	Salvador Perez's solo homer (13) \| 06/28/2024 \| Kansas City Royals Published June 28th, 2024 via MLB.com Salvador Perez, Royals jump all over Guardians in blowout Published June 28th, 2024 via Deadspin Royals' Salvador Perez: Slugs 13th homer Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports Salvador Perez, Hunter Renfroe go back-to-back \| 06/28/2024 Published June 28th, 2024 via MLB.com Royals stars Bobby Witt Jr. & Salvador Perez announced as MLB All-Star finalists Published June 27th, 2024 via Kansas City Star Salvador Perez's go-ahead double \| 06/26/2024 \| Kansas City Royals Published June 26th, 2024 via MLB.com 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

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