Should I draft Yordan Alvarez or Matt Olson?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Yordan Alvarez or Matt Olson.

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	10.16	10.72
ADP	20.52	15.06
PROJ	437.00	479.00
AB	502	589
R	91	103
H	145	151
2B	29	30
3B	1	1
HR	36	42
RBI	105	120
SB	0	1
K	117	147
BB	74	93
AVG	.289	.256
OBP	.383	.360
SLG	.566	.525
OPS	.949	.885

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	233.0	147.0
AB	306	306
R	48	37
H	90	74
2B	19	19
3B	1	1
HR	16	12
RBI	41	41
SB	4	0
K	53	93
BB	34	31
AVG	.294	.242
OBP	.371	.320
SLG	.520	.428
OPS	.890	.748

Recent News
	Daily Dinger: Best MLB Home Run Picks Today (Yordan Alvarez a Home Run Candidate Again) Published July 1st, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Yordan Alvarez Props: June 30, Astros vs. Mets Published June 30th, 2024 via For The Win Astros Trio Jose Altuve, Kyle Tucker, Yordan Alvarez in All-Star Race Published June 29th, 2024 via BVM Sports Yordan Alvarez Props: June 29, Astros vs. Mets Published June 29th, 2024 via For The Win Astros' Yordan Alvarez: On base four times in loss Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports WATCH: Yordan Alvarez's wife Monica shares video of her memories with the Astros star for his birthday Published June 28th, 2024 via Sportskeeda Jose Altuve, Kyle Tucker, Yordan Alvarez vying for 2024 All-Star spot Published June 28th, 2024 via MLB.com Yordan Alvarez Props: June 28, Astros vs. Mets Published June 27th, 2024 via For The Win	Matt Olson Props: June 30, Braves vs. Pirates Published June 30th, 2024 via For The Win Paul Skenes strikes out Matt Olson \| 06/29/2024 \| Pittsburgh Pirates Published June 29th, 2024 via MLB.com Matt Olson Props: June 29, Braves vs. Pirates Published June 29th, 2024 via For The Win Matt Olson's RBI single \| 06/28/2024 \| Atlanta Braves Published June 28th, 2024 via MLB.com Braves' Matt Olson: Clubs 12th homer Published June 22nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Matt Olson's two-run home run (12) \| 06/21/2024 \| Atlanta Braves Published June 22nd, 2024 via MLB.com The distance behind Matt Olson's home run \| 06/21/2024 Published June 21st, 2024 via MLB.com Matt Olson's two-run home run (12) \| 06/21/2024 Published June 21st, 2024 via MLB.com

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