Should I draft Austin Riley or J.T. Realmuto?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Austin Riley or J.T. Realmuto.

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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J.T. Realmuto · Knee (Out)

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	9.70	2.86
ADP	26.62	90.48
PROJ	408.00	265.00
AB	616	456
R	101	66
H	166	121
2B	31	25
3B	2	3
HR	37	18
RBI	102	66
SB	1	15
K	165	126
BB	57	38
AVG	.270	.265
OBP	.335	.325
SLG	.507	.452
OPS	.842	.777

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	114.0	86.0
AB	222	207
R	34	28
H	54	54
2B	13	8
3B	2	1
HR	6	7
RBI	28	20
SB	0	1
K	57	60
BB	20	12
AVG	.243	.261
OBP	.312	.309
SLG	.401	.411
OPS	.712	.720

Recent News
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