Should I draft Yordan Alvarez or Shohei Ohtani?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Yordan Alvarez or Shohei Ohtani.

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	9.54
ADP	20.45	10.97
PROJ	437.00	470.00
AB	502	546
R	91	105
H	145	153
2B	29	28
3B	1	5
HR	36	41
RBI	105	105
SB	0	19
K	117	157
BB	74	84
AVG	.289	.280
OBP	.383	.378
SLG	.566	.575
OPS	.949	.953

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	241.0	319.0
AB	309	323
R	49	67
H	91	103
2B	19	21
3B	1	2
HR	17	26
RBI	43	62
SB	4	15
K	53	76
BB	35	45
AVG	.295	.319
OBP	.372	.402
SLG	.528	.638
OPS	.900	1.040

Recent News
	Yordan Alvarez Goes Yard For Second Straight Game Published July 3rd, 2024 Astros' Yordan Alvarez: Goes yard again Published July 2nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Yordan Alvarez heats up at plate in Astros' loss to Blue Jays Published July 2nd, 2024 via MLB.com A deep dive into Yordan Alvarez's home run \| 07/02/2024 Published July 2nd, 2024 via MLB.com Yordan Alvarez's three-run home run (18) \| 07/02/2024 Published July 2nd, 2024 via MLB.com Yordan Alvarez's Blunt Home Run Derby Admission Triggers Online Buzz Published July 2nd, 2024 via Athlon Sports Yordan Alvarez Props: July 2, Astros vs. Blue Jays Published July 2nd, 2024 via For The Win Yordan Alvarez Hits 17th Homer Of Season Monday Published July 2nd, 2024	Shohei Ohtani Continues Incredible Season Published July 3rd, 2024 Shohei Ohtani's home run through bat tracking data Published July 3rd, 2024 via MLB.com Baseball: Shohei Ohtani hits 27th home run as Dodgers walk off over D-backs Published July 3rd, 2024 via Kyodo News Plus Shohei Ohtani's go-ahead two-run home run (27) Published July 3rd, 2024 via MLB.com Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani not planning to take part in Home Run Derby Published July 2nd, 2024 via True Blue LA Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani likely skipping Home Run Derby - The Athletic Published July 2nd, 2024 via The New York Times Dodgers News: Shohei Ohtani Likely Skipping Home Run Derby Published July 2nd, 2024 via DodgerBlue.com Ohtani won't participate in HR Derby, cites rehab Published July 2nd, 2024 via ESPN

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