Should I draft Pavin Smith or Matthew Batten?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Pavin Smith or Matthew Batten.

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	-0.30	-0.31
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	58.00	33.00
AB	116	111
R	14	12
H	26	23
2B	4	3
3B	1	0
HR	2	1
RBI	14	9
SB	0	3
K	25	32
BB	17	12
AVG	.224	.207
OBP	.321	.288
SLG	.328	.261
OPS	.649	.549

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	47.0	3.0
AB	56	3
R	9	0
H	15	1
2B	5	0
3B	0	1
HR	3	0
RBI	14	0
SB	0	0
K	9	0
BB	4	0
AVG	.268	.333
OBP	.312	.333
SLG	.518	1.000
OPS	.829	1.333

Recent News
	Pavin Smith odd man out in Diamondbacks infield roster crunch Published June 13th, 2024 via MSN Geraldo Perdomo returns from injured list; Diamondbacks option hot-hitting Pavin Smith Published June 11th, 2024 via The Arizona Republic Geraldo Perdomo returns from injured list; DBacks option hot-hitting Pavin Smith Published June 11th, 2024 via Yahoo Sports Diamondbacks' Pavin Smith: Optioned to Triple-A Published June 10th, 2024 via CBS Sports Diamondbacks Roster Crunch: Pavin Smith Sent to Triple-A as Perdomo Returns Published June 10th, 2024 via BVM Sports Geraldo Perdomo Set to Return After Injury, Pavin Smith Demoted to Reno Published June 10th, 2024 via BVM Sports Geraldo Perdomo to be Activated, Pavin Smith Appears Headed to Reno Published June 10th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Pavin Smith odd man out in Diamondbacks infield roster crunch Published June 10th, 2024 via Burn City Sports	Matthew Batten optioned to Triple-A Published April 27th, 2024 via FantasyPros Padres' Matthew Batten: Recalled by San Diego Published April 22nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Matthew Batten optioned to Triple-A Published April 20th, 2024 via FantasyPros Padres' Matthew Batten: Optioned to Triple-A Published April 20th, 2024 via CBS Sports Matthew Batten's diving play preserves no-hitter \| 04/17/2024 \| San Diego Padres Published April 17th, 2024 via MLB.com Padres' Matthew Batten: Summoned to big leagues Published April 16th, 2024 via CBS Sports Padres' Matthew Batten: Optioned to Triple-A Published March 11th, 2024 via CBS Sports Padres' Matthew Batten: Could get look at hot corner Published March 9th, 2024 via CBS Sports

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