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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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

Willi Castro

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Javier Baez

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MIN · 2B,CF,LF,SS,3B

DET · SS

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Javier Baez · Back (Day To Day)

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	0.89	0.54
ADP	244.72	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	293	186
R	51	15
H	81	34
2B	21	9
3B	5	0
HR	7	1
RBI	27	25
SB	10	6
K	81	42
BB	26	6
AVG	.277	.183
OBP	.358	.209
SLG	.454	.247
OPS	.812	.457

Recent News
	Picking the Twins' first-half MVP: Carlos Correa, Willi Castro and two healthy feet Published July 1st, 2024 via The New York Times Twins' Willi Castro: Swipes two bags Sunday Published July 1st, 2024 via CBS Sports Twins' broadcast on Willi Castro making MLB history \| 06/29/2024 Published June 29th, 2024 via MLB.com Pablo Lopez Dominates Game 83 as Twins Face Mariners \| Willi Castro Makes Baseball History Published June 29th, 2024 via BVM Sports Willi Castro's versatility lands him in small club Published June 29th, 2024 via St. Paul Pioneer Press Utilityman Willi Castro doing it all for Twins right now Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN 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	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: 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

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