Should I draft Will Benson or Jason Heyward?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Will Benson or Jason Heyward.

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	0.98	0.39
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	207.00	173.00
AB	370	314
R	62	44
H	87	77
2B	18	18
3B	5	1
HR	14	10
RBI	43	38
SB	17	2
K	138	66
BB	66	28
AVG	.235	.245
OBP	.348	.311
SLG	.424	.405
OPS	.772	.715

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	70.0	78.0
AB	232	112
R	25	16
H	44	24
2B	13	7
3B	2	2
HR	8	4
RBI	26	20
SB	11	3
K	105	20
BB	28	12
AVG	.190	.214
OBP	.280	.308
SLG	.366	.420
OPS	.647	.727

Recent News
	Reds' Will Benson: Breaks homer drought Published July 2nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Will Benson's two-run home run (9) \| 07/02/2024 \| Cincinnati Reds Published July 2nd, 2024 via MLB.com Reds' Will Benson: Contributes to win Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Reds' Will Benson: Logs steal in loss Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Jeimer Candelario, Will Benson Not In Wednesday’s Lineup Published June 26th, 2024 Reds' Will Benson: Sitting out Wednesday Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Reds' Will Benson: Returns, extends hitless streak Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Will Benson Returns To Reds Lineup Published June 25th, 2024	Dodgers Injury Updates: Jason Heyward And Bobby Miller Making Progress Published June 28th, 2024 via MSN 'First Big Thing for Hitters': Dodgers' Jason Heyward's "Helpful" Edge, Brewers' Rhys Hoskins Hints at MLB Trajekt Arc's ... Published June 28th, 2024 via EssentiallySports Dodgers News: LA gets bad news on Jason Heyward and Ryan Brasier Published June 22nd, 2024 via MSN Dodgers' Jason Heyward: Idle against lefty Published June 21st, 2024 via CBS Sports Gavin Lux, Jason Heyward Out Against A Southpaw Published June 20th, 2024 Dodgers' Jason Heyward: Sitting against lefty Published June 20th, 2024 via CBS Sports Jason Heyward & Teoscar Hernández Combine To Help Dodgers Make MLB History Published June 19th, 2024 via DodgerBlue.com Dodgers News: Jason Heyward's Pinch-Hit Grand Slam Sparks LA's Remarkable Comeback Published June 19th, 2024 via Athlon Sports

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