Should I draft Yainer Diaz or Yordan Alvarez?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Yainer Diaz or Yordan Alvarez.

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	3.03	10.14
ADP	124.26	20.52
PROJ	286.00	437.00
AB	478	502
R	61	91
H	126	145
2B	25	29
3B	1	1
HR	23	36
RBI	75	105
SB	1	0
K	95	117
BB	22	74
AVG	.264	.289
OBP	.295	.383
SLG	.464	.566
OPS	.760	.949

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	156.0	226.0
AB	263	299
R	32	45
H	73	88
2B	12	19
3B	2	1
HR	7	16
RBI	40	41
SB	1	4
K	38	52
BB	11	31
AVG	.278	.294
OBP	.304	.367
SLG	.418	.525
OPS	.722	.892

Recent News
	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 Yainer Diaz Knocks in Three Runs Published June 23rd, 2024 Astros' Yainer Diaz: Drives in three runs Published June 23rd, 2024 via CBS Sports Yainer Diaz's second sac fly \| 06/23/2024 \| Houston Astros Published June 23rd, 2024 via MLB.com Yainer Diaz's triple \| 06/22/2024 \| Houston Astros Published June 22nd, 2024 via MLB.com Yainer Diaz extends his hitting streak to 8 games \| 06/15/2024 Published June 15th, 2024 via MLB.com	WATCH: Yordan Alvarez's wife Monica shares video of her memories with the Astros star for his birthday Published June 28th, 2024 via Sportskeeda Yordan Alvarez Props: June 28, Astros vs. Mets Published June 27th, 2024 via For The Win Daily Dinger: Best MLB Home Run Picks Today (Yordan Alvarez in Perfect Spot to Go Yard on Wednesday) Published June 26th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Astros' Yordan Alvarez: Lifts 16th homer Published June 22nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Yordan Alvarez's two-run homer (16) \| 06/22/2024 Published June 22nd, 2024 via MLB.com Yordan Alvarez's two-run homer (16) \| 06/22/2024 \| Houston Astros Published June 22nd, 2024 via MLB.com Yordan Alvarez homers, drives in 2 as Astros beat White Sox 5-3 Published June 21st, 2024 via MSN Astros' Yordan Alvarez: Belts homer among three hits Published June 20th, 2024 via CBS Sports

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