Should I draft Royce Lewis or Jake Burger?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Royce Lewis or Jake Burger.

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

Strong Recommendation

Royce Lewis

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MIN · 3B

MIA · 3B,DH,1B

Injury Alert

Royce Lewis · Groin (Day To Day)

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	5.62	1.88
ADP	83.68	186.20
PROJ	335.00	282.00
AB	473	541
R	77	71
H	132	134
2B	22	27
3B	1	2
HR	26	30
RBI	86	81
SB	11	0
K	119	162
BB	46	37
AVG	.279	.248
OBP	.348	.300
SLG	.495	.471
OPS	.843	.772

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	87.0	87.0
AB	89	244
R	18	25
H	25	53
2B	5	8
3B	0	1
HR	10	8
RBI	18	27
SB	0	0
K	18	65
BB	9	13
AVG	.281	.217
OBP	.343	.255
SLG	.674	.357
OPS	1.018	.611

Recent News
	Twins beat Tigers 5-3 after Royce Lewis leaves game in sixth inning Published July 2nd, 2024 via Star Tribune Royce Lewis Exits With Groin Tightness Published July 2nd, 2024 Twins Win 5-3 After Royce Lewis Injury, Seek MRI Results Published July 2nd, 2024 via BVM Sports Twins' Royce Lewis: Set for MRI on groin injury Published July 2nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Despite losing Royce Lewis to groin injury, Twins top Detroit for seventh win in 10 games Published July 2nd, 2024 via The New York Times Royce Lewis groin injury concern: Twins cautious approach questioned Published July 2nd, 2024 via BVM Sports Twins' Royce Lewis Appears To Take Shot At Guardians Record Published July 2nd, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Royce Lewis will come to regret giving Guardians truly dumb bulletin-board material Published July 2nd, 2024 via FanSided	Marlins' Jake Burger: Homers in loss Published July 2nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Jake Burger's solo home run (8) \| 07/02/2024 \| Miami Marlins Published July 2nd, 2024 via MLB.com Marlins' Jake Burger: Homers among three hits Published June 27th, 2024 via CBS Sports Jake Burger's RBI single \| 06/27/2024 \| Miami Marlins Published June 27th, 2024 via MLB.com Brady Singer K's Jake Burger \| 06/26/2024 \| Kansas City Royals Published June 26th, 2024 via MLB.com Jake Burger singles in Jazz Chisholm Jr. \| 06/23/2024 Published June 23rd, 2024 via MLB.com Jake Burger On The Bench Saturday Published June 22nd, 2024 Marlins' Jake Burger: Not starting Saturday Published June 22nd, 2024 via CBS Sports

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