Should I draft Austin Riley or Mookie Betts?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Austin Riley or Mookie Betts.

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	9.61	19.26
ADP	26.09	4.19
PROJ	408.00	526.00
AB	616	597
R	101	122
H	166	171
2B	31	39
3B	2	2
HR	37	34
RBI	102	99
SB	1	14
K	165	108
BB	57	83
AVG	.270	.286
OBP	.335	.378
SLG	.507	.529
OPS	.842	.908

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	78.0	220.0
AB	188	253
R	28	46
H	44	79
2B	10	14
3B	2	3
HR	3	10
RBI	20	35
SB	0	9
K	49	29
BB	17	44
AVG	.234	.312
OBP	.304	.414
SLG	.356	.510
OPS	.661	.924

Recent News
	The Athletic believes good things are coming for Braves, Austin Riley Published June 7th, 2024 via Yardbarker Austin Riley's go-ahead single \| 06/06/2024 \| Atlanta Braves Published June 6th, 2024 via MLB.com Austin Riley discusses the Braves' 5-2 win \| 06/06/2024 \| Atlanta Braves Published June 6th, 2024 via MLB.com Austin Riley hits game-winning single vs. Nationals Published June 6th, 2024 via MLB.com Austin Riley's go-ahead single \| 06/06/2024 Published June 6th, 2024 via MLB.com Austin Riley leads rally, Marcell Ozuna homers as Braves top Nats Published June 6th, 2024 via Chattanooga Times Free Press MLB Panic Meter on Cubs, Astros, Austin Riley and Other Slumping Teams, Players Published June 5th, 2024 via Bleacher Report Fantasy baseball mailbag: Buying low on Austin Riley, cutting Ke'Bryan Hayes and more Published June 4th, 2024 via The New York Times	Dave Roberts: Mookie Betts' Defensive Work Not Causing Offensive Decline Published June 7th, 2024 via DodgerBlue.com Dodgers links: Mookie Betts, Tyler Glasnow, Shohei Ohtani Published June 7th, 2024 via True Blue LA Ex-Red Sox players: How Mookie Betts, J.D. Martinez, others are doing Published June 7th, 2024 via MassLive.com Dodgers' Mookie Betts: Reaches four times, homers Published June 7th, 2024 via CBS Sports Dodgers Dugout: What's wrong with Mookie Betts? Published June 7th, 2024 via Los Angeles Times Dodgers Highlights: Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman & Teoscar Hernández Home Runs Published June 7th, 2024 via DodgerBlue.com Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman, and Teoscar Hernandez all homer as Dodgers avoid sweep with 11-7 win over Pirates Published June 7th, 2024 via NBC Los Angeles Mookie Betts Hits Three-Run Blast On Thursday Published June 7th, 2024

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