Should I draft Pavin Smith or Nelson Velazquez?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Pavin Smith or Nelson Velazquez.

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	0.88
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	58.00	206.00
AB	116	413
R	14	54
H	26	90
2B	4	18
3B	1	1
HR	2	23
RBI	14	57
SB	0	9
K	25	130
BB	17	37
AVG	.224	.218
OBP	.321	.284
SLG	.328	.433
OPS	.649	.718

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	47.0	93.0
AB	56	205
R	9	31
H	15	41
2B	5	8
3B	0	1
HR	3	8
RBI	14	27
SB	0	2
K	9	61
BB	4	19
AVG	.268	.200
OBP	.312	.274
SLG	.518	.366
OPS	.829	.640

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	Royals option OF Nelson Velazquez after rough start to 2024 Published June 25th, 2024 via MSN Michael Massey Reinstated, Nelson Velazquez Optioned Published June 24th, 2024 Royals' Nelson Velazquez: Sent back to Triple-A Published June 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports Royals' Nelson Velazquez: Back in lineup Sunday Published June 23rd, 2024 via CBS Sports Royals' Nelson Velazquez: Sitting again Saturday Published June 22nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Royals' Nelson Velazquez: Absent from lineup again Published June 21st, 2024 via CBS Sports Royals' Nelson Velazquez: Not starting Sunday Published June 16th, 2024 via CBS Sports Royals' Nelson Velazquez: Getting breather Friday Published June 14th, 2024 via CBS Sports

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