Should I draft Royce Lewis or Yandy Diaz?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Royce Lewis or Yandy Diaz.

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	3.55
ADP	81.33	120.29
PROJ	335.00	381.00
AB	473	545
R	77	88
H	132	157
2B	22	31
3B	1	0
HR	26	17
RBI	86	72
SB	11	1
K	119	91
BB	46	72
AVG	.279	.288
OBP	.348	.371
SLG	.495	.439
OPS	.843	.810

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	86.0	174.0
AB	83	328
R	18	31
H	24	90
2B	4	15
3B	0	1
HR	10	7
RBI	16	40
SB	0	0
K	15	52
BB	9	27
AVG	.289	.274
OBP	.355	.332
SLG	.699	.390
OPS	1.054	.722

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	Jason Bartlett will be rooting for Yandy Diaz to break his Rays record Published June 27th, 2024 via Tampa Bay Times Yandy Diaz extends hit streak, ties Rays record Published June 27th, 2024 via Tampa Bay Times Yandy Diaz Sparking Tampa Bay Rays' Improvement At The Plate Published June 26th, 2024 via Forbes Rays' Yandy Diaz: Extends hitting streak to 19 Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Rays' Yandy Diaz: Seven-game RBI streak Published June 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports Rays Secure 4-3 Victory Over Mariners with Yandy Diaz's Late Game-Winning Hit Published June 24th, 2024 via BVM Sports Rays Rally Late, Beat Mariners 4-3 on Yandy Diaz Single in 8th Published June 24th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Yandy Diaz sparks offense as Rays earn 3-1 win over Skenes, Pirates Published June 23rd, 2024 via The Washington Post

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