Should I draft Royce Lewis or Xander Bogaerts?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Royce Lewis or Xander Bogaerts.

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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Xander Bogaerts

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MIN · 3B

SD · SS,2B

Injury Alert

Xander Bogaerts · Shoulder (Out)

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	5.61	2.73
ADP	81.33	95.02
PROJ	335.00	358.00
AB	473	576
R	77	83
H	132	164
2B	22	31
3B	1	1
HR	26	18
RBI	86	72
SB	11	11
K	119	117
BB	46	58
AVG	.279	.285
OBP	.348	.353
SLG	.495	.436
OPS	.843	.789

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	86.0	72.0
AB	83	187
R	18	23
H	24	41
2B	4	6
3B	0	0
HR	10	4
RBI	16	14
SB	0	4
K	15	40
BB	9	12
AVG	.289	.219
OBP	.355	.265
SLG	.699	.316
OPS	1.054	.581

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	Padres' Don Orsillo, Xander Bogaerts make first return to Boston since leaving Red Sox Published June 28th, 2024 via Yardbarker Xander Bogaerts said he's 'looking forward' to Fenway Park return Published June 28th, 2024 via Boston.com Visiting Xander Bogaerts Left This Legacy With Red Sox At Fenway Park Published June 28th, 2024 via NESN Xander Bogaerts Admits To Thinking About This In Return To Fenway Published June 27th, 2024 via NESN These Five Moments Encapsulated Xander Bogaerts' Red Sox Career Published June 27th, 2024 via NESN Xander Bogaerts may feel settled in San Diego but he'll always remain connected to Boston Published June 27th, 2024 via The Boston Globe Padres Notes: Xander Bogaerts' Recovery, Garrett Crochet's Potential Cost, Injury Updates Published June 27th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Padres News: Xander Bogaerts Nears Return, Padres Anticipate Lineup Boost Published June 26th, 2024 via Athlon Sports

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