Should I draft Tom Murphy or Mike Tauchman?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Tom Murphy or Mike Tauchman.

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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Injury Alert

Tom Murphy · Knee (Day To Day)

Mike Tauchman · Groin (Out)

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	-0.23	-0.11
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	63.00	106.00
AB	147	214
R	18	32
H	35	48
2B	7	10
3B	0	0
HR	5	4
RBI	18	25
SB	0	3
K	44	57
BB	14	33
AVG	.238	.224
OBP	.307	.331
SLG	.388	.327
OPS	.695	.658

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	3.0	127.0
AB	34	220
R	3	38
H	4	57
2B	1	10
3B	0	1
HR	1	5
RBI	2	19
SB	0	5
K	14	52
BB	4	33
AVG	.118	.259
OBP	.211	.359
SLG	.235	.382
OPS	.446	.741

Recent News
	Catcher Tom Murphy and the San Francisco Giants finalize $8.25 million, 2-year contract Published June 20th, 2024 via MSN Giants' Tom Murphy: Resumes baseball activities Published June 18th, 2024 via CBS Sports Tom Murphy (knee) moved to 60-day IL Published May 15th, 2024 via FantasyPros Giants sign Curt Casali, move Tom Murphy to 60-Day IL Published May 15th, 2024 via McCovey Chronicles Giants' Tom Murphy: Moved to 60-day IL Published May 15th, 2024 via CBS Sports SF Giants injury updates: Patrick Bailey, Blake Snell, and Tom Murphy Published May 7th, 2024 via McCovey Chronicles Tom Murphy Expected To Miss 4-6 Weeks With Knee Injury Published May 6th, 2024 SF Giants take sigh of relief as Tom Murphy avoids surgery Published May 6th, 2024 via The Mercury News	Cubs injury update: Ben Brown throws off a mound, Mike Tauchman up to light activity Published June 26th, 2024 via Chicago Sun-Times Cubs place Palatine native Mike Tauchman on IL, recall Miles Mastrobuoni Published June 22nd, 2024 via MSN Craig Counsell on Mike Tauchman's injury timeline - Cubs Baseball News Published June 20th, 2024 via CubsHQ Cubs roster move: Mike Tauchman to injured list, Miles Mastrobuoni recalled Published June 19th, 2024 via MSN Chicago Cubs Injury Update: Star Outfielder Mike Tauchman Out, Four Weeks Expected Recovery Published June 19th, 2024 via BVM Sports Cubs OF Mike Tauchman out about a month with groin strain Published June 19th, 2024 via Chat Sports How the Cubs are filling Mike Tauchman's spot in the lineup and on the roster as he lands on the IL Published June 18th, 2024 via Chicago Sun-Times The ripple effects from Mike Tauchman's injury on Cubs roster \| Chicago Cubs News Published June 18th, 2024 via Marquee Sports Network

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