Should I draft Taylor Ward or Paul DeJong?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Taylor Ward or Paul DeJong.

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	2.18	-0.02
ADP	161.52	Undrafted
PROJ	287.00	133.00
AB	463	355
R	72	39
H	118	71
2B	25	13
3B	0	0
HR	19	16
RBI	64	44
SB	5	3
K	107	113
BB	53	28
AVG	.255	.200
OBP	.330	.261
SLG	.432	.372
OPS	.762	.633

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	173.0	109.0
AB	301	270
R	41	34
H	73	64
2B	16	12
3B	0	0
HR	14	15
RBI	43	34
SB	3	2
K	82	92
BB	37	10
AVG	.243	.237
OBP	.327	.283
SLG	.435	.448
OPS	.762	.731

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	Paul DeJong Props: July 2, White Sox vs. Guardians Published July 2nd, 2024 via For The Win Kyle Freeland strikes out Paul DeJong \| 06/30/2024 \| Colorado Rockies Published June 30th, 2024 via MLB.com Paul DeJong Hits 15th Home Run Saturday Published June 29th, 2024 Paul DeJong homers as the White Sox beat the Rockies for their third straight win Published June 29th, 2024 via The Times of Northwest Indiana White Sox's Paul DeJong: Homers, drives in three in win Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Paul DeJong homers as the White Sox beat the Rockies 11-3 for their 3rd straight win Published June 29th, 2024 via The Associated Press Paul DeJong homers as the White Sox beat the Rockies for 3rd straight win Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS News Paul DeJong's RBI single \| 06/29/2024 \| Chicago White Sox Published June 29th, 2024 via MLB.com

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