Should I draft Royce Lewis or Manny Machado?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Royce Lewis or Manny Machado.

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	4.35	7.62
ADP	82.26	49.90
PROJ	335.00	395.00
AB	473	541
R	77	86
H	132	147
2B	22	26
3B	1	1
HR	26	28
RBI	86	98
SB	11	7
K	119	111
BB	46	56
AVG	.279	.272
OBP	.348	.345
SLG	.495	.479
OPS	.843	.824

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	84.0	166.0
AB	87	306
R	18	38
H	24	81
2B	4	13
3B	0	0
HR	10	10
RBI	16	45
SB	0	5
K	17	69
BB	9	23
AVG	.276	.265
OBP	.340	.315
SLG	.667	.405
OPS	1.007	.720

Recent News
	Royce Lewis Absent On Saturday Published June 29th, 2024 Twins' Royce Lewis: Receiving breather Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Twins' Royce Lewis cracks MLB's top-10 hitter power rankings Published June 28th, 2024 via Athlon Sports A Royce Lewis Extension Would Need to Happen Soon. Can the Twins Execute One? Published June 28th, 2024 via Twins Daily Two runs score on Royce Lewis' fielder's choice \| 06/27/2024 Published June 27th, 2024 via MLB.com Royce Lewis' RBI double \| 06/27/2024 Published June 27th, 2024 via MLB.com Why Twins slugger Royce Lewis celebrates his wins and plays with unbridled joy Published June 27th, 2024 via The New York Times Top 2017 MLB Draft Picks Royce Lewis, Hunter Greene, MacKenzie Gore Thriving Published June 27th, 2024 via BVM Sports	Padres News: Manny Machado leads the charge amidst key player absences Published June 30th, 2024 via Athlon Sports Manny Machado Reflects On Padres Current Hot Streak at Plate Published June 30th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Why Manny Machado Thought Game Vs. Red Sox Was 'Kind Of Weird' Published June 30th, 2024 via NESN "It's kind of weird to see it in Boston" - Manny Machado taken aback by Padres support at Fenway Park after home run ... Published June 30th, 2024 via Sportskeeda MLB roundup: Manny Machado homers twice as Padres rip Red Sox Published June 30th, 2024 via Deadspin Manny Machado Leads The Way With Five RBI On Saturday Published June 29th, 2024 Padres' Manny Machado: Goes yard twice in rout Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Manny Machado leads Padres' rout of Red Sox Published June 29th, 2024 via The Union Leader

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