Should I draft Yasmani Grandal or Javier Baez?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Yasmani Grandal or Javier Baez.

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	0.15	0.86
ADP	257.70	Undrafted
PROJ	116.00	203.00
AB	252	477
R	27	56
H	58	111
2B	9	20
3B	0	3
HR	6	14
RBI	28	59
SB	0	11
K	60	125
BB	36	23
AVG	.230	.233
OBP	.328	.270
SLG	.337	.375
OPS	.665	.645

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	37.0	56.0
AB	111	186
R	7	15
H	20	34
2B	4	9
3B	0	0
HR	2	1
RBI	16	25
SB	1	6
K	22	42
BB	5	6
AVG	.180	.183
OBP	.212	.209
SLG	.270	.247
OPS	.482	.457

Recent News
	Pirates' Yasmani Grandal: Receiving rest day Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Pirates' Yasmani Grandal: Getting rest day Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Yasmani Grandal's RBI single \| 06/24/2024 \| Pittsburgh Pirates Published June 24th, 2024 via MLB.com Pirates activate C Yasmani Grandal from injured list Published June 23rd, 2024 via MSN Pirates, Yasmani Grandal Agree To Deal Published June 23rd, 2024 via MSN Pirates' Yasmani Grandal: Not starting Saturday Published June 22nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Pirates' Yasmani Grandal: Absent from lineup Published June 18th, 2024 via CBS Sports Pirates' Yasmani Grandal: Getting breather Sunday Published June 16th, 2024 via CBS Sports	Javier Baez To Begin Rehab Assignment Monday Published June 30th, 2024 Tigers' Javier Baez: On cusp of rehab assignment Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Javier Baez still being on the Tigers is an indictment against team owner Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN Javier Baez opts in to final four years of Tigers deal Published June 26th, 2024 via MSN Javier Baez Will Need "Extensive" Rehab Assignment Published June 25th, 2024 Tigers' Javier Baez: To miss a few more weeks Published June 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports Tigers' Javier Baez: Not close to IL return Published June 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports Javier Baez Listed Among Worst Contracts in MLB by The Athletic Published June 22nd, 2024 via MSN

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