Should I draft Manny Machado or Paul Goldschmidt?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Manny Machado or Paul Goldschmidt.

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	7.41	4.24
ADP	49.39	69.99
PROJ	395.00	382.00

AB	541	587
R	86	92
H	147	157
2B	26	32
3B	1	0
HR	28	27
RBI	98	86
SB	7	9
K	111	156
BB	56	81
AVG	.272	.268
OBP	.345	.356
SLG	.479	.460
OPS	.824	.816

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	71.0	46.0
AB	166	169
R	20	21
H	35	36
2B	5	3
3B	0	0
HR	5	4
RBI	23	16
SB	2	2
K	42	62
BB	13	18
AVG	.211	.213
OBP	.268	.296
SLG	.331	.302
OPS	.600	.598

Recent News
	Manny Machado's slump continues despite Padres' victory Published May 18th, 2024 via FantasyPros Manny Machado's RBI forceout \| 05/17/2024 \| San Diego Padres Published May 17th, 2024 via MLB.com Padres notes: Reasons aplenty for Manny Machado's drop in lineup; Joe Musgrove still on track for Sunday Published May 17th, 2024 via The San Diego Union-Tribune Padres News: Manny Machado Addresses Slump, "There's No Excuse" Published May 17th, 2024 via Athlon Sports Padres pregame: Slumping Manny Machado dropped to fifth to start Braves series Published May 17th, 2024 via The San Diego Union-Tribune Padres' Manny Machado: Down in five spot Friday Published May 17th, 2024 via CBS Sports Padres' Manny Machado Not Making Excuses for Slow Start to the Year Published May 17th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Manny Machado: Padres Not 'Playing At Our Highest Level' Published May 16th, 2024 via RealGM	Cardinals Need More from Paul Goldschmidt & Lance Lynn Published May 19th, 2024 via SportsGrid Paul Goldschmidt's Slump: Analysis and MLB Insights \| Sports \| bryantimes.com Published May 19th, 2024 via The Bryan Times Paul Goldschmidt's Slump: Analysis and MLB Insights \| National \| newsbug.info Published May 19th, 2024 via Newsbug.info Cardinals executive explains trade deadline plans, addresses futures of Paul Goldschmidt, Nolan Arenado Published May 17th, 2024 via MSN Paul Goldschmidt's Performance Sparks Cardinals' Turnaround Speculation Published May 17th, 2024 via BVM Sports Paul Goldschmidt traded from Diamondbacks to Cardinals Published May 17th, 2024 via Yahoo Lifestyle UK Paul Goldschmidt's Comeback Journey to MVP Form: No Magic Fix Needed Published May 16th, 2024 via BVM Sports Inside Paul Goldschmidt's quest to recapture his MVP form: 'There's not a magic pill' Published May 16th, 2024 via FOX Sports

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