Should I draft Ke'Bryan Hayes or DJ LeMahieu?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Ke'Bryan Hayes or DJ LeMahieu.

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	2.70	1.38
ADP	209.80	254.91
PROJ	307.00	241.00
AB	553	492
R	70	63
H	140	121
2B	30	20
3B	6	1
HR	18	11
RBI	64	48
SB	14	2
K	117	105
BB	40	57
AVG	.253	.246
OBP	.303	.326
SLG	.427	.358
OPS	.730	.684

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	75.0	10.0
AB	158	26
R	20	6
H	40	4
2B	7	0
3B	0	0
HR	2	0
RBI	15	0
SB	3	0
K	34	8
BB	18	6
AVG	.253	.154
OBP	.330	.313
SLG	.335	.154
OPS	.665	.466

Recent News
	Pirates' Ke'Bryan Hayes: Goes yard in Saturday's win Published June 2nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Pirates' Ke'Bryan Hayes looking to keep it simple, not think about mechanics 'so much' at the plate Published June 1st, 2024 via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Ke'Bryan Hayes and Bryan Reynolds hit 2-run HRs as Pirates beat Blue Jays Published June 1st, 2024 via CBS Pittsburgh Ke'Bryan Hayes scores on an error \| 06/01/2024 Published June 1st, 2024 via MLB.com Ke'Bryan Hayes' two-run homer (2) \| 06/01/2024 \| Pittsburgh Pirates Published June 1st, 2024 via MLB.com Ke'Bryan Hayes' two-run homer (2) \| 06/01/2024 Published June 1st, 2024 via MLB.com Pirates' Ke'Bryan Hayes: Swipes first bag of 2024 Published June 1st, 2024 via CBS Sports Ke'Bryan Hayes' sacrifice fly \| 05/31/2024 \| Pittsburgh Pirates Published May 31st, 2024 via MLB.com	Yankees' DJ LeMahieu: Day off Published June 6th, 2024 via CBS Sports DJ LeMahieu's outstanding play \| 06/02/2024 \| New York Yankees Published June 2nd, 2024 via MLB.com Yankees' DJ LeMahieu: Resting Friday Published May 31st, 2024 via CBS Sports New York Yankees activate DJ LeMahieu from injured list Published May 30th, 2024 via MSN Boosted by return of DJ LeMahieu, Yankees to close series with Angels Published May 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports C-Mac DJ LeMahieu Anthony Volpe in Yankees leadoff spot Published May 29th, 2024 via WFAN Yankees' 3rd baseman DJ LeMahieu makes season debut batting 9th Published May 29th, 2024 via The Washington Post THE SEASON STARTS NOW FOR DJ LEMAHIEU! Published May 29th, 2024 via Bleeding Yankee Blue

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