Should I draft Willi Castro or Will Benson?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Willi Castro or Will Benson.

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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MIN · 2B,CF,LF,SS,3B

CIN · RF,CF,LF

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	0.81	0.98
ADP	244.72	Undrafted
PROJ	177.00	207.00
AB	382	370
R	54	62
H	94	87
2B	17	18
3B	2	5
HR	9	14
RBI	37	43
SB	19	17
K	101	138
BB	26	66
AVG	.246	.235
OBP	.297	.348
SLG	.372	.424
OPS	.669	.772

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	166.0	70.0
AB	293	232
R	51	25
H	81	44
2B	21	13
3B	5	2
HR	7	8
RBI	27	26
SB	10	11
K	81	105
BB	26	28
AVG	.277	.190
OBP	.358	.280
SLG	.454	.366
OPS	.812	.647

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	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 Reds' Will Benson: Back in action Tuesday Published June 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports Reds' Will Benson: Excluded from lineup vs. lefty Published June 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports

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