Should I draft Vladimir Guerrero Jr. or Paul Goldschmidt?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Vladimir Guerrero Jr. or Paul Goldschmidt.

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

Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

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Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	10.44	2.12
ADP	30.69	71.56
PROJ	464.00	382.00
AB	594	587
R	93	92
H	173	157
2B	31	32
3B	0	0
HR	31	27
RBI	101	86
SB	5	9
K	100	156
BB	68	81
AVG	.291	.268
OBP	.364	.356
SLG	.500	.460
OPS	.864	.816

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	223.0	119.0
AB	326	321
R	42	40
H	97	73
2B	18	12
3B	0	0
HR	13	11
RBI	50	33
SB	2	4
K	59	101
BB	39	29
AVG	.298	.227
OBP	.376	.296
SLG	.472	.368
OPS	.848	.663

Recent News
	Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leading Phase 2 of AL first base All-Star voting Published July 2nd, 2024 via Sportsnet.ca Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Back At First Base Against Astros Published July 2nd, 2024 Houston Astros Land Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in Wild Trade Proposal Published July 2nd, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero Jr. returns vs. Astros Published July 2nd, 2024 via Sportsnet.ca Why the Chicago Cubs Must Pursue a Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Trade Published July 2nd, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Vladimir Guerrero, Jr. Sits With Sore Right Hand Published July 2nd, 2024 via RealGM Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Bo Bichette Expected To Stick Around A While Longer Published July 1st, 2024 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. secures American League Player of the Week amidst exemplary power surge Published July 1st, 2024 via Blue Jays Nation	Mariners the betting favorites to trade for Paul Goldschmidt Published July 2nd, 2024 via ClutchPoints Cardinals' Paul Goldschmidt: Launches homer in loss Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Cardinals' Paul Goldschmidt: Picks up fourth steal Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Paul Goldschmidt Getting An Off Day Monday Published June 24th, 2024 Cardinals' Paul Goldschmidt: Rare day off Monday Published June 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports 3 landing spots for Paul Goldschmidt if the Cardinals trade him Published June 23rd, 2024 via MSN St. Louis Cardinals' Success Propels Paul Goldschmidt to Potential New York Yankees Trade Rumors Published June 23rd, 2024 via BVM Sports Paul Goldschmidt thinks MLB's UK return could resemble a Premier League derby Published June 23rd, 2024 via Yahoo Lifestyle UK

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