Should I draft Yainer Diaz or Luis Arraez?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Yainer Diaz or Luis Arraez.

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	3.05	4.05
ADP	123.94	111.60
PROJ	286.00	373.00
AB	478	555
R	61	76
H	126	176
2B	25	29
3B	1	3
HR	23	7
RBI	75	59
SB	1	3
K	95	40
BB	22	43
AVG	.264	.317
OBP	.295	.369
SLG	.464	.418
OPS	.760	.787

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	161.0	203.0
AB	281	356
R	34	48
H	77	111
2B	13	16
3B	2	2
HR	7	2
RBI	41	22
SB	1	2
K	41	21
BB	11	15
AVG	.274	.312
OBP	.299	.348
SLG	.409	.385
OPS	.708	.732

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	Luis Arraez Props: July 2, Padres vs. Rangers Published July 1st, 2024 via For The Win Luis Arraez is safe at second base after review \| 06/30/2024 Published June 30th, 2024 via MLB.com Padres' Luis Arraez: Raps three hits Saturday Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Luis Arraez Props: June 30, Padres vs. Red Sox Published June 30th, 2024 via For The Win Padres pregame: Luis Arraez out of salvage-mode lineup Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN Luis Arraez Absent On Tuesday Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN Padres trade for Luis Arraez: Why MLB team wanted Marlins star who flirted with history Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN Marlins' salary decision makes Luis Arraez trade even more puzzling Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN

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