Should I draft Matt McLain or Jeremy Pena?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Matt McLain or Jeremy Pena.

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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Injury Alert

Matt McLain · Shoulder (Out)

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	3.17	1.76
ADP	127.13	218.54
PROJ	326.00	273.00
AB	539	557
R	89	76
H	142	141
2B	33	26
3B	4	2
HR	23	14
RBI	78	60
SB	21	13
K	174	125
BB	60	36
AVG	.264	.253
OBP	.343	.304
SLG	.468	.382
OPS	.810	.687

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	0.0	125.0
AB	0	222
R	0	33
H	0	67
2B	0	9
3B	0	1
HR	0	5
RBI	0	21
SB	0	7
K	0	37
BB	0	8
AVG	0.000	.302
OBP	0.000	.336
SLG	0.000	.419
OPS	0.000	.755

Recent News
	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 Matt McLain shoulder injury update Published May 12th, 2024 via MLB.com Matt McLain shoulder injury update Published May 12th, 2024 via MLB.com	Jeremy Pena Taking A Seat Published May 31st, 2024 Jeremy Pena idle for Houston on Friday Published May 31st, 2024 via FanDuel Research Astros' Jeremy Pena: Getting first day off Published May 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports SPORTS: Astros Beat Angels on Jeremy Pena's Walk-Off Single Published May 22nd, 2024 via 94.5 The Buzz Tucker homers twice, Peña's RBI in 10th lifts Astros over Angels Published May 21st, 2024 via TSN Jeremy Pena Steals Base But Astros Fall to Angels Published May 21st, 2024 via FantasyPros Astros' Jeremy Pena: Logs steal in loss Published May 20th, 2024 via CBS Sports Jeremy Pena Hits Fifth Home Run Friday Published May 18th, 2024

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