Should I draft Manny Machado or Dansby Swanson?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Manny Machado or Dansby Swanson.

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	6.67	3.21
ADP	50.01	122.86
PROJ	395.00	331.00
AB	541	584
R	86	84
H	147	146
2B	26	27
3B	1	2
HR	28	24
RBI	98	85
SB	7	11
K	111	157
BB	56	59
AVG	.272	.250
OBP	.345	.321
SLG	.479	.426
OPS	.824	.747

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	102.0	67.0
AB	217	168
R	26	25
H	51	35
2B	11	5
3B	0	1
HR	5	5
RBI	29	15
SB	3	4
K	52	51
BB	19	17
AVG	.235	.208
OBP	.297	.283
SLG	.355	.339
OPS	.651	.623

Recent News
	Padres Manager Calls on Manny Machado, Fernando Tatis to Step Up Published June 1st, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Manny Machado's RBI single \| 05/31/2024 \| San Diego Padres Published May 31st, 2024 via MLB.com Padres News: Manny Machado Perfectly Summarizes San Diego's 2024 Season Published May 31st, 2024 via Athlon Sports Manny Machado Has Interesting Analogy for Padres' 2024 Season Published May 30th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Josh Bell scores on an error by Manny Machado \| 05/29/2024 Published May 29th, 2024 via MLB.com Manny Machado's diving stop \| 05/29/2024 \| San Diego Padres Published May 29th, 2024 via MLB.com Padres pregame: Manny Machado streaking yet still grounded as Friars look to continue rise Published May 29th, 2024 via The San Diego Union-Tribune Padres' Manny Machado: Swipes bag Tuesday Published May 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports	Dansby Swanson 2-run homer, Seiya Suzuki grand slam lift Cubs past Reds Published June 2nd, 2024 via Yahoo Sports Cubs 7, Reds 5: Dansby Swanson's homer wins it Published June 2nd, 2024 via Bleed Cubbie Blue Cubs' Dansby Swanson: Goes deep in Saturday's win Published June 2nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Dansby Swanson hits go-ahead two-run home run in Cubs' win Published June 2nd, 2024 via MLB.com Chicago Cubs SS Dansby Swanson soaks HR in 8th to beat Cincinnati Reds 7-5 on rainy night Published June 1st, 2024 via Yahoo Sports Dansby Swanson hits a tiebreaking 2-run homer as the Cubs top the Reds 7-5 at a wet Wrigley Field Published June 1st, 2024 via ABC News Dansby Swanson crushes a two-run home run to give the Cubs a 7-5 lead over the Reds Published June 1st, 2024 via FOX Sports Dansby Swanson's two-run home run (5) \| 06/01/2024 Published June 1st, 2024 via MLB.com

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