Should I draft Paul Goldschmidt or Xander Bogaerts?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Paul Goldschmidt or Xander Bogaerts.

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	4.37
ADP	70.84	95.02
PROJ	382.00	358.00
AB	587	576
R	92	83
H	157	164
2B	32	31
3B	0	1
HR	27	18
RBI	86	72
SB	9	11
K	156	117
BB	81	58
AVG	.268	.285
OBP	.356	.353
SLG	.460	.436
OPS	.816	.789

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	114.0	72.0
AB	308	187
R	38	23
H	70	41
2B	10	6
3B	0	0
HR	10	4
RBI	32	14
SB	4	4
K	99	40
BB	29	12
AVG	.227	.219
OBP	.298	.265
SLG	.357	.316
OPS	.655	.581

Recent News
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