Should I draft Willson Contreras or Will Smith?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Willson Contreras or Will Smith.

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	4.61
ADP	186.21	69.92
PROJ	264.00	341.00
AB	455	458
R	64	75
H	111	120
2B	24	23
3B	0	1
HR	21	22
RBI	66	84
SB	4	2
K	118	91
BB	50	60
AVG	.244	.262
OBP	.320	.350
SLG	.435	.461
OPS	.755	.811

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	80.0	180.0
AB	124	258
R	22	37
H	33	68
2B	11	16
3B	0	1
HR	6	11
RBI	13	47
SB	2	0
K	41	50
BB	22	27
AVG	.266	.264
OBP	.389	.336
SLG	.500	.461
OPS	.889	.797

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	Dave Roberts Reveals Why Will Smith Has Been Out of Dodgers' Lineup Published June 28th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Will Smith Admits He Feels 'Off' Amid Struggles for Dodgers Published June 28th, 2024 via Dodgers Nation Dodgers News: Will Smith Struggles with Swing Mechanics, Takes Extra Time Off Published June 28th, 2024 via Athlon Sports Dodgers News: Will Smith Working On Trouble With Swing Published June 27th, 2024 via DodgerBlue.com 'Funk' leads to more time off for Dodgers' Will Smith Published June 26th, 2024 via OCRegister Will Smith idle for Dodgers on Wednesday Published June 26th, 2024 via FanDuel Research Dodgers' Will Smith: Exits starting nine Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Will Will Smith Overcome Anti-Dodger Bias to Secure All-Star Spot? Published June 25th, 2024 via BVM Sports

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