Should I draft Paul Goldschmidt or Yandy Diaz?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Paul Goldschmidt or Yandy Diaz.

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	3.55
ADP	70.84	120.29
PROJ	382.00	381.00
AB	587	545
R	92	88
H	157	157
2B	32	31
3B	0	0
HR	27	17
RBI	86	72
SB	9	1
K	156	91
BB	81	72
AVG	.268	.288
OBP	.356	.371
SLG	.460	.439
OPS	.816	.810

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	114.0	174.0
AB	308	328
R	38	31
H	70	90
2B	10	15
3B	0	1
HR	10	7
RBI	32	40
SB	4	0
K	99	52
BB	29	27
AVG	.227	.274
OBP	.298	.332
SLG	.357	.390
OPS	.655	.722

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 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	Jason Bartlett will be rooting for Yandy Diaz to break his Rays record Published June 27th, 2024 via Tampa Bay Times Yandy Diaz extends hit streak, ties Rays record Published June 27th, 2024 via Tampa Bay Times Yandy Diaz Sparking Tampa Bay Rays' Improvement At The Plate Published June 26th, 2024 via Forbes Rays' Yandy Diaz: Extends hitting streak to 19 Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Rays' Yandy Diaz: Seven-game RBI streak Published June 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports Rays Secure 4-3 Victory Over Mariners with Yandy Diaz's Late Game-Winning Hit Published June 24th, 2024 via BVM Sports Rays Rally Late, Beat Mariners 4-3 on Yandy Diaz Single in 8th Published June 24th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Yandy Diaz sparks offense as Rays earn 3-1 win over Skenes, Pirates Published June 23rd, 2024 via The Washington Post

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