Should I draft Taylor Ward or J.D. Martinez?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Taylor Ward or J.D. Martinez.

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

Taylor Ward

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LAA · DH,LF

NYM · DH

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	1.85	0.36
ADP	161.52	223.41
PROJ	287.00	266.00
AB	463	459
R	72	64
H	118	120
2B	25	29
3B	0	1
HR	19	23
RBI	64	81
SB	5	0
K	107	139
BB	53	40
AVG	.255	.261
OBP	.330	.321
SLG	.432	.479
OPS	.762	.801

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	173.0	122.0
AB	301	209
R	41	22
H	73	57
2B	16	13
3B	0	1
HR	14	10
RBI	43	37
SB	3	0
K	82	63
BB	37	24
AVG	.243	.273
OBP	.327	.356
SLG	.435	.488
OPS	.762	.844

Recent News
	Taylor Ward Back In Angels Lineup Published July 2nd, 2024 Angels' Taylor Ward: Starting Tuesday Published July 2nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Taylor Ward Props: July 2, Angels vs. Athletics Published July 1st, 2024 via For The Win Taylor Ward's terrifying hit-by-pitch almost had serious repercussions for LA Angels Published July 1st, 2024 via Halo Hangout Angels' Taylor Ward: Exits after being hit in head Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Los Angeles Angels Contemplate Taylor Ward Trade for Prospect Haul Published June 30th, 2024 via BVM Sports Taylor Ward Trades For The Angels Published June 30th, 2024 via Last Word On Sports Angels OF Ward put on IL with hamstring strain Published June 29th, 2024 via BarDown	J.D. Martinez's Mets ankle soreness stemmed from issue with new cleats Published July 2nd, 2024 via New York Post Mets' J.D. Martinez sits vs. Nationals with sore ankle because of new cleats Published July 2nd, 2024 via Newsday Mets' J.D. Martinez says sore ankle caused by new cleats Published July 2nd, 2024 via Yahoo Sports J.D. Martinez Scratched; Bader Leaves Game Tuesday Published July 2nd, 2024 via metsmerizedonline.com J.D. Martinez Scratched On Tuesday Published July 2nd, 2024 J.D. Martinez scratched from Mets lineup vs. Nationals with sore ankle Published July 2nd, 2024 via New York Post Morash: Time is now for Mets to trade J.D. Martinez Published July 2nd, 2024 via WFAN J.D. Martinez and Jose Iglesias homer in 6-run 10th and Mets hold off Nationals to spoil James Wood's debut Published July 2nd, 2024 via Rome Sentinel

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