Should I draft Taylor Ward or Michael Massey?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Taylor Ward or Michael Massey.

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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Michael Massey

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LAA · DH,LF

KC · 2B

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	1.85	0.82
ADP	161.52	Undrafted
PROJ	287.00	177.00
AB	463	356
R	72	40
H	118	86
2B	25	20
3B	0	1
HR	19	11
RBI	64	47
SB	5	6
K	107	79
BB	53	22
AVG	.255	.242
OBP	.330	.289
SLG	.432	.396
OPS	.762	.685

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	173.0	86.0
AB	301	120
R	41	19
H	73	34
2B	16	7
3B	0	0
HR	14	7
RBI	43	24
SB	3	0
K	82	22
BB	37	3
AVG	.243	.283
OBP	.327	.299
SLG	.435	.517
OPS	.762	.816

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	Royals' Michael Massey: On bench against southpaw Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Back from injury, KC Royals' Michael Massey trying to figure things out as DH for now Published June 29th, 2024 via Kansas City Star Michael Massey's solo home run (7) \| 06/29/2024 \| Kansas City Royals Published June 29th, 2024 via MLB.com Royals' Michael Massey: Not in Friday's lineup Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports Royals' Michael Massey: Sitting out Wednesday Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports A.J. Puk K's Michael Massey \| 06/25/2024 \| Miami Marlins Published June 25th, 2024 via MLB.com Royals' Michael Massey: DH only for now Published June 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports Michael Massey Reinstated, Nelson Velazquez Optioned Published June 24th, 2024

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