Should I draft Royce Lewis or Matt McLain?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Royce Lewis or Matt McLain.

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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Matt McLain · Shoulder (Out)

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	4.35	3.21
ADP	81.33	127.73
PROJ	335.00	326.00
AB	473	539
R	77	89
H	132	142
2B	22	33
3B	1	4
HR	26	23
RBI	86	78
SB	11	21
K	119	174
BB	46	60
AVG	.279	.264
OBP	.348	.343
SLG	.495	.468
OPS	.843	.810

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	86.0	0.0
AB	83	0
R	18	0
H	24	0
2B	4	0
3B	0	0
HR	10	0
RBI	16	0
SB	0	0
K	15	0
BB	9	0
AVG	.289	0.000
OBP	.355	0.000
SLG	.699	0.000
OPS	1.054	0.000

Recent News
	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 Daily Dinger: Best MLB Home Run Picks Today (Royce Lewis Odds' are Appetizing) Published June 27th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Twins Slugger Royce Lewis: Unbridled Joy After Return from Injury Published June 27th, 2024 via BVM Sports	Matt McLain Hasn't Been Cleared To Swing Published June 24th, 2024 Matt McLain Close To Taking Swings Published June 24th, 2024 Reds News: Matt McLain 'close' to swinging, Conner Capel outrighted, Blake Dunn to IL Published June 24th, 2024 via Blog Red Machine Reds' Matt McLain: Progressing in recovery Published June 23rd, 2024 via CBS Sports Reds' Matt McLain: Progress in recovery Published June 23rd, 2024 via CBS Sports Cincinnati Reds Update: Matt McLain Injury Progress, Connor Phillips Struggles, Alex Blandino Transition Published June 20th, 2024 via BVM Sports Reds News: Matt McLain update, Connor Phillips' disastrous start, Alex Blandino Published June 20th, 2024 via Blog Red Machine Reds second baseman Matt McLain has shoulder surgery and will be sidelined for extended period Published June 6th, 2024 via MSN

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