Should I draft Manny Machado or Yainer Diaz?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Manny Machado or Yainer Diaz.

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	2.81
ADP	49.39	126.87
PROJ	395.00	286.00

AB	541	478
R	86	61
H	147	126
2B	26	25
3B	1	1
HR	28	23
RBI	98	75
SB	7	1
K	111	95
BB	56	22
AVG	.272	.264
OBP	.345	.295
SLG	.479	.464
OPS	.824	.760

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	71.0	81.0
AB	166	166
R	20	16
H	35	43
2B	5	8
3B	0	1
HR	5	3
RBI	23	21
SB	2	0
K	42	26
BB	13	8
AVG	.211	.259
OBP	.268	.294
SLG	.331	.374
OPS	.600	.667

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	Houston Astros' Yordan Alvarez sits; Yainer Diaz starts at DH Published May 17th, 2024 via Houston Chronicle Astros' Yainer Diaz: Starting to find some power Published May 17th, 2024 via CBS Sports Yainer Diaz Delivers in Astros' Dominant Victory Published May 17th, 2024 via FantasyPros Yainer Diaz's bases-clearing double \| 05/16/2024 Published May 16th, 2024 via MLB.com Yainer Diaz's RBI single \| 05/12/2024 \| Houston Astros Published May 12th, 2024 via MLB.com Astros owner Jim Crane laments Yainer Diaz staying on bench in 2023 Published May 11th, 2024 via MSN Yainer Diaz's RBI single \| 05/11/2024 \| Houston Astros Published May 11th, 2024 via MLB.com Yainer Diaz's sac fly \| 05/10/2024 \| Houston Astros Published May 10th, 2024 via MLB.com

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