Should I draft Yasmani Grandal or Nick Fortes?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Yasmani Grandal or Nick Fortes.

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	0.54
ADP	257.67	Undrafted
PROJ	116.00	146.00
AB	252	337
R	27	39
H	58	73
2B	9	12
3B	0	0
HR	6	8
RBI	28	33
SB	0	5
K	60	64
BB	36	24
AVG	.230	.217
OBP	.328	.271
SLG	.337	.323
OPS	.665	.594

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	36.0	39.0
AB	107	150
R	7	9
H	19	24
2B	4	4
3B	0	0
HR	2	2
RBI	16	12
SB	1	0
K	22	20
BB	5	4
AVG	.178	.160
OBP	.211	.192
SLG	.271	.227
OPS	.482	.419

Recent News
	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, 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 Yasmani Grandal on mental error leading to steal of home: 'That can't happen' Published June 15th, 2024 via DKPittsburghSports.com Yasmani Grandal on mental error leading to steal of home: 'That can't happen' Published June 15th, 2024 via DKPittsburghSports.com	Marlins' Nick Fortes: Out of Friday's lineup Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports Nick Fortes' RBI single \| 06/26/2024 \| Miami Marlins Published June 26th, 2024 via MLB.com Nick Fortes catching for Marlins on Wednesday Published June 26th, 2024 via FanDuel Research Marlins' Nick Fortes: Idle Sunday Published June 23rd, 2024 via CBS Sports Nick Fortes improving arm strength, throwing out runners Published June 20th, 2024 via MLB.com Nick Fortes improving arm strength, throwing out runners Published June 20th, 2024 via MLB.com Marlins' Nick Fortes Shines with Enhanced Arm Strength in Crucial Play Published June 20th, 2024 via BVM Sports Marlins' Nick Fortes: Not in Tuesday's lineup Published June 18th, 2024 via CBS Sports

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