Should I draft Marcus Semien or Julio Rodriguez?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Marcus Semien or Julio Rodriguez.

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	10.38	11.22
ADP	22.76	13.91
PROJ	444.00	407.00
AB	638	590
R	103	98
H	167	162
2B	34	32
3B	2	2
HR	28	31
RBI	88	92
SB	17	31
K	117	155
BB	64	50
AVG	.262	.275
OBP	.330	.332
SLG	.453	.493
OPS	.783	.826

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	191.0	109.0
AB	275	280
R	49	34
H	71	75
2B	13	6
3B	1	0
HR	11	6
RBI	37	26
SB	2	16
K	42	84
BB	26	18
AVG	.258	.268
OBP	.323	.317
SLG	.433	.354
OPS	.756	.670

Recent News
	Defending champ dads: Father's Day photos of Texas Rangers' Marcus Semien, Jacob deGrom and more Published June 13th, 2024 via The Dallas Morning News Marcus Semien's Game-Ending Relay Throw Saves Texas Rangers From Dodgers Rally Published June 13th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Texas Rangers' Marcus Semien talks All-Star Game, rookie tasks Published June 12th, 2024 via The Dallas Morning News Rangers GM Chris Young talks championship habits, Semien's impact Published June 11th, 2024 via The Dallas Morning News Target Blaze Alexander & Marcus Semien on Tuesday Published June 11th, 2024 via FanSided Daily Dinger: Best MLB Home Run Picks Today (Marcus Semien Set to Go Deep vs. Dodgers) Published June 11th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Marcus Semien's Réponse to HBP: A Two-Run Homer Published June 10th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Breaking down All-Star cases for the 2024 Texas Rangers roster Published June 10th, 2024 via The Dallas Morning News	Julio Rodriguez Makes Rare Baseball History with Late Home Run on Thursday Published June 14th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Mariners' Julio Rodriguez: Swats clutch homer Published June 14th, 2024 via CBS Sports Interesting Graphic Highlights a Reason For Julio Rodriguez's Power This Year Published June 12th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Julio Rodriguez Dominates Stolen Bases Leading Mariners to Victory and 6.5-Game AL West Lead Published June 12th, 2024 via BVM Sports Julio Rodriguez Takes League Lead in This Electric Category in M's Win Published June 12th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Julio Rodriguez Career Stats - MLB Published June 11th, 2024 via ESPN Mariners' Julio Rodriguez: Two thefts in win Published June 11th, 2024 via CBS Sports Mariners' Julio Rodriguez: Tie-breaking hit in extras Sunday Published June 10th, 2024 via CBS Sports

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