Should I draft Austin Hays or Elias Diaz?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Austin Hays or Elias Diaz.

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	1.84	1.27
ADP	Undrafted	256.65
PROJ	271.00	199.00
AB	522	431
R	70	45
H	136	108
2B	31	21
3B	2	0
HR	18	13
RBI	66	56
SB	4	0
K	129	100
BB	35	30
AVG	.261	.251
OBP	.311	.299
SLG	.431	.390
OPS	.742	.688

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	40.0	110.0
AB	104	198
R	12	20
H	25	60
2B	7	12
3B	0	0
HR	2	5
RBI	10	28
SB	0	0
K	26	38
BB	6	13
AVG	.240	.303
OBP	.298	.352
SLG	.365	.439
OPS	.664	.791

Recent News
	Orioles' Austin Hays: Hitting bench Thursday Published June 13th, 2024 via CBS Sports Jorge Mateo, Austin Hays give Orioles a jolt in return to back up Albert Suárez in 4-0 win over Braves Published June 12th, 2024 via BVM Sports Orioles' Austin Hays: Three hits in return to lineup Published June 11th, 2024 via CBS Sports Austin Hays's RBI single \| 06/11/2024 \| Baltimore Orioles Published June 11th, 2024 via MLB.com Jorge Mateo, Austin Hays give Orioles a jolt in win over Braves Published June 11th, 2024 via Baltimore Sun Austin Hays's RBI single Published June 11th, 2024 via Yahoo Canada Sports Orioles' Austin Hays: Back in lineup Tuesday Published June 11th, 2024 via CBS Sports Orioles' Austin Hays: Still out Monday Published June 10th, 2024 via CBS Sports	Rockies standout C Elias Diaz (calf) put on IL Published June 15th, 2024 via KNBR Rockies' Elias Diaz: Lands on IL with calf strain Published June 14th, 2024 via CBS Sports Rockies Mailbag: Elias Diaz, Brendan Rodgers on the trade block? Did Rox know Kris Bryant had bad back? Published June 13th, 2024 via The Denver Post Rockies' Elias Diaz: Remains out Wednesday Published June 12th, 2024 via CBS Sports Best Elias Diaz trade destinations amid Rockies' awful season Published June 11th, 2024 via MSN Elias Diaz To Miss At Least A Few Games Published June 11th, 2024 MLB Injury Update Today: MLB Injury Update Today: Elias Diaz, Jorge Polanco, and more stars on the road to recovery Published June 11th, 2024 via Sportskeeda Rockies' Elias Diaz: Held out Tuesday Published June 11th, 2024 via CBS Sports

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