Should I draft Yainer Diaz or Cal Raleigh?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Yainer Diaz or Cal Raleigh.

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

Yainer Diaz

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HOU · C,DH

SEA · C

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	3.93	2.33
ADP	123.94	156.10
PROJ	286.00	267.00
AB	478	502
R	61	67
H	126	109
2B	25	26
3B	1	1
HR	23	29
RBI	75	75
SB	1	1
K	95	149
BB	22	49
AVG	.264	.217
OBP	.295	.294
SLG	.464	.446
OPS	.760	.740

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	161.0	121.0
AB	281	270
R	34	30
H	77	54
2B	13	8
3B	2	0
HR	7	14
RBI	41	50
SB	1	4
K	41	100
BB	11	33
AVG	.274	.200
OBP	.299	.288
SLG	.409	.385
OPS	.708	.673

Recent News
	Sore finger keeps Houston Astros' Yainer Diaz out of lineup in opener vs. Giants Published July 2nd, 2024 via MSN Yainer Diaz 2024 MLB Splits - - ESPN (SG) Published July 1st, 2024 via ESPN Astros' Yainer Diaz: Extends hitting streak to 10 Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Yainer Diaz's RBI single \| 06/30/2024 \| Houston Astros Published June 30th, 2024 via MLB.com Framber Valdez ignores Yainer Diaz, implodes in Astros' loss to Angels Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN Astros' Yainer Diaz: Three hits in Wednesday's win Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Yainer Diaz's second RBI knock \| 06/26/2024 \| Houston Astros Published June 26th, 2024 via MLB.com Yainer Diaz's RBI single \| 06/25/2024 \| Houston Astros Published June 25th, 2024 via MLB.com	Scott Servais on the pitching matchup, Cal Raleigh \| 07/02/2024 Published July 2nd, 2024 via MLB.com Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Records fourth steal in loss Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Cal Raleigh nabs Austin Martin trying to steal \| 06/29/2024 Published June 29th, 2024 via MLB.com Mariners Moose Tracks, 6/29/24: Cal Raleigh, James Wood, and Orlando Cepeda Published June 29th, 2024 via Lookout Landing Cal Raleigh's RBI gives Seattle walk-off win in10 Published June 29th, 2024 via MLB.com Cal Raleigh on his walk-off RBI in the 10th \| 06/28/2024 Published June 29th, 2024 via MLB.com Mariners win 3-2 thriller in extras, Cal Raleigh's walk-off hit seals victory over Twins in front of sellout crowd Published June 28th, 2024 via BVM Sports Raleigh drives in winning run as Mariners beat Twins Published June 28th, 2024 via TSN

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