Should I draft Willson Contreras or Christian Walker?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Willson Contreras or Christian Walker.

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	2.11	3.76
ADP	186.21	82.81
PROJ	264.00	380.00
AB	455	568
R	64	82
H	111	146
2B	24	32
3B	0	2
HR	21	29
RBI	66	92
SB	4	5
K	118	128
BB	50	60
AVG	.244	.257
OBP	.320	.330
SLG	.435	.474
OPS	.755	.804

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	80.0	187.0
AB	124	309
R	22	48
H	33	76
2B	11	15
3B	0	0
HR	6	17
RBI	13	51
SB	2	2
K	41	88
BB	22	32
AVG	.266	.246
OBP	.389	.320
SLG	.500	.460
OPS	.889	.780

Recent News
	Willson Contreras' return and a 4-3 win over the Braves bolster the Cardinals confidence Published June 25th, 2024 via Effingham Daily News Willson Contreras returns from injured list as Cardinals beat Braves Published June 25th, 2024 via MLB.com Willson Contreras, Cardinals chase another win over Braves Published June 25th, 2024 via Citizentribune Willson Contreras' return provides boost as Cardinals continue to surge Published June 24th, 2024 via The New York Times The little things Willson Contreras does are contagious, Cardinals manager Oli Marmol says Published June 24th, 2024 via St. Louis Post-Dispatch Willson Contreras Activated And Starting On Monday Published June 24th, 2024 Cardinals get a boost with Contreras' earlier-than-expected return from the IL Published June 24th, 2024 via Belleville News-Democrat Cards activate C Willson Contreras from injured list Published June 24th, 2024 via Deadspin	Bryce Harper injury opens path for Christian Walker to make 2024 All-Star team Published June 28th, 2024 via Burn City Sports Christian Walker Props: June 28, Diamondbacks vs. Athletics Published June 28th, 2024 via For The Win Making the All-Star Case for Diamondbacks Christian Walker Published June 25th, 2024 via MSN New York Yankees Potentially Acquire Two-Time Gold Glove Winner Christian Walker Before Trade Deadline Published June 24th, 2024 via BVM Sports 2024 MLB: Christian Walker Shining Amidst D-backs' Challenges Published June 22nd, 2024 via BVM Sports NL All-Star Case: Christian Walker Looks Better Than Ever Published June 22nd, 2024 via Just Baseball Diamondbacks' Christian Walker: Adds finishing touch in win Published June 21st, 2024 via CBS Sports Christian Walker's hard work and determination should merit All-Star honors in 2024 Published June 17th, 2024 via Burn City Sports

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