Should I draft Will Benson or Javier Baez?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Will Benson or Javier Baez.

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	0.86
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	207.00	203.00
AB	370	477
R	62	56
H	87	111
2B	18	20
3B	5	3
HR	14	14
RBI	43	59
SB	17	11
K	138	125
BB	66	23
AVG	.235	.233
OBP	.348	.270
SLG	.424	.375
OPS	.772	.645

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	76.0	56.0
AB	236	186
R	26	15
H	45	34
2B	13	9
3B	2	0
HR	9	1
RBI	28	25
SB	11	6
K	106	42
BB	28	6
AVG	.191	.183
OBP	.280	.209
SLG	.377	.247
OPS	.657	.457

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	Tigers' Javier Baez: Launches rehab assignment Published July 2nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Javier Baez starts rehab assignment, but another injured Tiger suffers setback Published July 2nd, 2024 via MLive.com Javier Baez To Begin Rehab Assignment Monday Published June 30th, 2024 Tigers' Javier Baez: On cusp of rehab assignment Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Javier Baez still being on the Tigers is an indictment against team owner Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN Javier Baez opts in to final four years of Tigers deal Published June 26th, 2024 via MSN Javier Baez Will Need "Extensive" Rehab Assignment Published June 25th, 2024 Tigers' Javier Baez: Not close to IL return Published June 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports

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