Should I draft Keibert Ruiz or Will Smith?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Keibert Ruiz or Will Smith.

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	2.30	4.61
ADP	209.81	69.85
PROJ	281.00	341.00
AB	467	458
R	50	75
H	123	120
2B	24	23
3B	0	1
HR	15	22
RBI	59	84
SB	2	2
K	55	91
BB	33	60
AVG	.263	.262
OBP	.318	.350
SLG	.411	.461
OPS	.729	.811

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	52.0	159.0
AB	153	201
R	14	32
H	31	60
2B	4	16
3B	0	0
HR	3	9
RBI	13	38
SB	1	0
K	23	34
BB	4	20
AVG	.203	.299
OBP	.241	.364
SLG	.288	.512
OPS	.528	.877

Recent News
	Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Not starting Saturday Published June 1st, 2024 via CBS Sports MLB DFS Picks: Zac Gallen vs. Mets, Keibert Ruiz, Anthony Volpe Top FanDuel, DraftKings for May 30, 2024 Published May 30th, 2024 via BVM Sports Keibert Ruiz's two-run single \| 05/29/2024 \| Washington Nationals Published May 29th, 2024 via MLB.com Keibert Ruiz out of the lineup Sunday Published May 26th, 2024 via FantasyPros Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Getting break Sunday Published May 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Keibert Ruiz's sacrifice fly \| 05/25/2024 \| Washington Nationals Published May 25th, 2024 via MLB.com Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Pops third homer Published May 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports Keibert Ruiz powers Nats past Mariners Published May 25th, 2024 via FantasyPros	Dodgers' Will Smith: Getting breather Published June 6th, 2024 via CBS Sports Dodgers' Will Smith: Receiving Sunday off Published June 2nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Dodgers rest Will Smith on Sunday afternoon Published June 2nd, 2024 via FanDuel Research Dodgers Highlights: Jason Heyward, Will Smith & Andy Pages Power Offense Against Rockies Published June 2nd, 2024 via Yardbarker Will Smith nabs Ezequiel Tovar trying to steal second \| 06/01/2024 Published June 2nd, 2024 via MLB.com "He is just underrated" - Dave Roberts raves about Dodgers catcher Will Smith, calls him 'best in baseball' Published May 31st, 2024 via Sportskeeda Will Smith: 'Really Cool' Joining Dodgers Catchers With 100 Career Home Runs Published May 30th, 2024 via DodgerBlue.com Will Smith Joins Exclusive Company in Dodgers History Published May 30th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated

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