Should I draft Willi Castro or Javier Baez?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Willi Castro 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	0.81	0.86
ADP	247.60	Undrafted
PROJ	177.00	203.00
AB	382	477
R	54	56
H	94	111
2B	17	20
3B	2	3
HR	9	14
RBI	37	59
SB	19	11
K	101	125
BB	26	23
AVG	.246	.233
OBP	.297	.270
SLG	.372	.375
OPS	.669	.645

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	166.0	56.0
AB	284	186
R	50	15
H	79	34
2B	21	9
3B	5	0
HR	7	1
RBI	27	25
SB	8	6
K	76	42
BB	26	6
AVG	.278	.183
OBP	.362	.209
SLG	.461	.247
OPS	.824	.457

Recent News
	Willi Castro Props: June 28, Twins vs. Mariners Published June 27th, 2024 via For The Win Willi Castro's RBI triple \| 06/27/2024 \| Minnesota Twins Published June 27th, 2024 via MLB.com Willi Castro's RBI triple \| 06/27/2024 Published June 27th, 2024 via MLB.com Willi Castro Extends Hit Streak To 10 Games Published June 27th, 2024 Twins' Willi Castro: Double, homer in win Published June 27th, 2024 via CBS Sports Make It Official! Twins 8, Diamondbacks 3: Willi Castro, Bona Fide Star Published June 26th, 2024 via Twins Daily Willi Castro crushes no-doubter for the Twins Published June 26th, 2024 via ESPN.co.uk Willi Castro's two-run home run (7) \| 06/26/2024 \| Minnesota Twins Published June 26th, 2024 via MLB.com	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: To miss a few more weeks Published June 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports Tigers' Javier Baez: Not close to IL return Published June 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports Javier Baez Listed Among Worst Contracts in MLB by The Athletic Published June 22nd, 2024 via MSN Tigers' Javier Baez: Will be out beyond minimum 10 days Published June 18th, 2024 via CBS Sports Tigers' Javier Baez hit with brutal injury amid abysmal season Published June 14th, 2024 via MSN Javier Baez could return to baseball activities in a few days: Tigers injury report Published June 14th, 2024 via MLive.com

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