Should I draft Austin Riley or Nolan Arenado?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Austin Riley or Nolan Arenado.

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	9.53	5.50
ADP	27.81	85.77
PROJ	408.00	397.00

AB	616	575
R	101	75
H	166	151
2B	31	32
3B	2	2
HR	37	27
RBI	102	97
SB	1	3
K	165	92
BB	57	46
AVG	.270	.263
OBP	.335	.318
SLG	.507	.466
OPS	.842	.784

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	71.0	90.0
AB	151	198
R	22	20
H	36	50
2B	8	10
3B	2	0
HR	3	3
RBI	18	23
SB	0	0
K	40	36
BB	14	14
AVG	.238	.253
OBP	.311	.304
SLG	.378	.349
OPS	.689	.653

Recent News
	Austin Riley returns to Braves lineup but goes 0-for-4 Published May 27th, 2024 via The Atlanta Journal Constitution Austin Riley Back In Braves Lineup Published May 27th, 2024 Austin Riley & Sean Murphy in Lineup for Series Opener versus Nationals Published May 27th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Austin Riley, Sean Murphy back in Braves lineup after their injuries Published May 27th, 2024 via WSB Atlanta Austin Riley and Sean Murphy return to Atlanta's lineup in series opener Published May 27th, 2024 via Battery Power Braves' Austin Riley: Returns after two-week absence Published May 27th, 2024 via CBS Sports Braves News: Ronald Acuña Jr done for season, Austin Riley, Sean Murphy updates and more Published May 26th, 2024 via Battery Power Austin Riley Sitting Out Series Finale Published May 26th, 2024	MLB Star Nolan Arenado's Power Outage Woes: Batting Struggles & Swinging Challenges Published May 27th, 2024 via BVM Sports Cardinals lose to the Reds, and Nolan Arenado talks bluntly about feeling lost at the plate Published May 27th, 2024 via St. Louis Post-Dispatch Nolan Arenado discusses struggles at the plate Published May 27th, 2024 via MLB.com Nolan Arenado Potential Trade Scenarios with Dodgers and Yankees: Comparison to Scott Rolen 2008 Trade Published May 26th, 2024 via BVM Sports If Nolan Arenado is traded, an unpopular Cardinals trade should provide the framework Published May 26th, 2024 via Red Bird Rants Nolan Arenado has quiet day in Cardinals' narrow victory Published May 26th, 2024 via FantasyPros Nolan Arenado's RBI single \| 05/25/2024 Published May 25th, 2024 via MLB.com The Cardinals should package Nolan Arenado and Ryan Helsley if they want a quick rebuild Published May 20th, 2024 via Red Bird Rants

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