Should I draft Matt McLain or Ezequiel Tovar?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Matt McLain or Ezequiel Tovar.

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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Matt McLain

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Injury Alert

Matt McLain · Shoulder (Out)

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	3.19	1.66
ADP	127.43	198.22
PROJ	326.00	263.00
AB	539	569
R	89	71
H	142	144
2B	33	35
3B	4	3
HR	23	16
RBI	78	68
SB	21	13
K	174	150
BB	60	28
AVG	.264	.253
OBP	.343	.294
SLG	.468	.410
OPS	.810	.704

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	0.0	145.0
AB	0	297
R	0	38
H	0	85
2B	0	22
3B	0	2
HR	0	11
RBI	0	34
SB	0	4
K	0	86
BB	0	11
AVG	0.000	.286
OBP	0.000	.314
SLG	0.000	.485
OPS	0.000	.799

Recent News
	Reds second baseman Matt McLain has shoulder surgery and will be sidelined for extended period Published June 6th, 2024 via MSN Report reveals injury update on Reds' Matt McLain Published June 1st, 2024 via MSN Cincinnati Reds Injury Report: Latest on Matt McLain, Brandon Williamson & More Key Players Published May 21st, 2024 via BVM Sports Cincinnati Reds Injury Updates: What We Know About Matt McLain and Others Published May 21st, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Cincinnati Reds Injury Updates: What We Know About Matt McLain, Brandon Williamson and Others Published May 21st, 2024 via Yardbarker Report reveals injury update on Reds' Matt McLain Published May 15th, 2024 via MSN Reds star Matt McLain talks about when he will make his return to the field Published May 13th, 2024 via Athlon Sports MLB Player Matt McLain's Road to Recovery Updates for 2024 Season: Surgery Details & Rehabilitation Progress Published May 12th, 2024 via BVM Sports	Tuesday Rockpile: Yes, Ezequiel Tovar should be an All-Star Published June 18th, 2024 via Purple Row Ezequiel Tovar mirroring Troy Tulowitzki in All-Star campaign Published June 17th, 2024 via MLB.com Rockies' Ezequiel Tovar: Hitting streak ends Published June 17th, 2024 via CBS Sports Ezequiel Tovar starts DP \| 06/15/2024 \| Colorado Rockies Published June 15th, 2024 via MLB.com Rockies Journal: Ezequiel Tovar, Ryan McMahon deserve to be in All-Star Game Published June 15th, 2024 via The Denver Post Ezequiel Tovar's RBI triple \| 06/14/2024 \| Colorado Rockies Published June 14th, 2024 via MLB.com Ezequiel Tovar's RBI triple \| 06/14/2024 Published June 14th, 2024 via MLB.com Rockies shortstop Ezequiel Tovar is becoming a star Published June 13th, 2024 via MSN

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