Should I draft Alek Thomas or Parker Meadows?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Alek Thomas or Parker Meadows.

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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Injury Alert

Alek Thomas · Hamstring (Out)

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	1.49	0.96
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	237.00	204.00
AB	450	445
R	59	54
H	116	96
2B	23	18
3B	5	8
HR	10	11
RBI	51	46
SB	9	13
K	94	121
BB	33	49
AVG	.258	.216
OBP	.313	.297
SLG	.398	.366
OPS	.711	.663

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	10.0	10.0
AB	14	73
R	2	9
H	3	7
2B	1	1
3B	0	1
HR	1	2
RBI	4	3
SB	0	3
K	3	32
BB	0	11
AVG	.214	.096
OBP	.214	.224
SLG	.500	.219
OPS	.714	.443

Recent News
	Diamondbacks' Alek Thomas: Aiming for rehab games next week Published June 5th, 2024 via CBS Sports Diamondbacks Injury Update: Alek Thomas, Geraldo Perdomo Progress in Recoveries Published June 3rd, 2024 via BVM Sports Torey Lovullo Provides Injury Updates on Alek Thomas, Geraldo Perdomo Published June 3rd, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Diamondbacks' Alek Thomas: Making steady progress Published June 3rd, 2024 via CBS Sports Diamondbacks' Alek Thomas: Not ready for rehab assignment Published June 2nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Diamondbacks' Alek Thomas: Begins light jogging Published May 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports Diamondbacks' Alek Thomas: Begins light jogging Published May 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports Alek Thomas (hamstring) will play in rehab games Published May 21st, 2024 via FantasyPros	Jaden Hamm dominates on the mound as Parker Meadows shines for the Hens in a stellar game against the Chiefs Published May 20th, 2024 via BVM Sports Parker Meadows Making MLB Debut Against Cubs Published May 10th, 2024 via MSN Tigers news: Jackson Jobe, Parker Meadows, explaining offensive struggles Published May 9th, 2024 via Motor City Bengals Detroit Tigers expected to option Parker Meadows to Triple-A Toledo before Tuesday's game Published May 8th, 2024 via MSN Outfielder Parker Meadows returns to Mud Hens with opportunity to find rhythm Published May 7th, 2024 via Toledo Blade Detroit Tigers explain decision to demote Parker Meadows, plus plan for center field Published May 7th, 2024 via Detroit Free Press Tigers demote Parker Meadows in a break from their ideal script Published May 7th, 2024 via The Athletic Tigers demote Parker Meadows in a break from their ideal script Published May 7th, 2024 via The New York Times

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