Should I draft Taylor Ward or Kerry Carpenter?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Taylor Ward or Kerry Carpenter.

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

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LAA · DH,LF

DET · DH,RF

Injury Alert

Kerry Carpenter · Back (Out)

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	1.85	1.84
ADP	161.52	201.84
PROJ	287.00	258.00
AB	463	493
R	72	60
H	118	127
2B	25	22
3B	0	2
HR	19	22
RBI	64	70
SB	5	4
K	107	133
BB	53	38
AVG	.255	.258
OBP	.330	.313
SLG	.432	.444
OPS	.762	.757

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	173.0	106.0
AB	301	145
R	41	21
H	73	41
2B	16	10
3B	0	4
HR	14	8
RBI	43	29
SB	3	0
K	82	38
BB	37	11
AVG	.243	.283
OBP	.327	.342
SLG	.435	.572
OPS	.762	.914

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	Kerry Carpenter Shut Down After Experiencing More Discomfort Published July 2nd, 2024 Detroit Tigers' Jack Flaherty, Kerry Carpenter suffer setbacks with back injuries Published July 2nd, 2024 via AOL Tigers' Kerry Carpenter: Suffers setback Published July 2nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Tigers slugger Kerry Carpenter getting treatment after back injury Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN Mark Canha hits grand slam, Kerry Carpenter homers twice in Tigers' 8-2 victory over Astros Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN Kerry Carpenter Continues Workouts Tuesday Published June 25th, 2024 Tigers' Kerry Carpenter: Progressing in baseball activities Published June 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports Tigers Injury Updates: Jackson Jobe rehab start, Kerry Carpenter progress Published June 24th, 2024 via Motor City Bengals

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