Should I draft Salvador Perez or Nico Hoerner?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Salvador Perez or Nico Hoerner.

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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KC · C,DH,1B

CHC · 2B,SS

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	1.84	4.98
ADP	122.84	65.52
PROJ	254.00	371.00

AB	509	592
R	58	81
H	129	163
2B	21	26
3B	0	4
HR	24	9
RBI	80	64
SB	0	32
K	125	77
BB	19	47
AVG	.253	.275
OBP	.285	.333
SLG	.436	.378
OPS	.721	.712

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	142.0	113.0
AB	195	178
R	22	27
H	63	46
2B	11	12
3B	0	1
HR	9	2
RBI	39	15
SB	0	6
K	34	21
BB	14	20
AVG	.323	.258
OBP	.386	.348
SLG	.518	.371
OPS	.904	.719

Recent News
	Salvador Perez's RBI single \| 05/21/2024 \| Kansas City Royals Published May 21st, 2024 via MLB.com Kansas City Royals Surprising MLB Season Success & Salvador Perez Resurgence Published May 21st, 2024 via BVM Sports Royals' Salvador Perez named AL All-Star Published May 21st, 2024 via MSN Salvador Perez Powers Royals Past Tigers, 8-3 Published May 21st, 2024 via FantasyPros Royals' Salvador Perez: Sparks rally Monday Published May 20th, 2024 via CBS Sports Salvador Perez, Michael Wacha lead Royals' win vs. Tigers Published May 20th, 2024 via MLB.com Massey, Perez hit homers to lead Royals in win over Tigers Published May 20th, 2024 via TSN Salvador Perez's solo homer (9) \| 05/20/2024 Published May 20th, 2024 via MLB.com	Nico Hoerner delivers in Cubs' narrow loss to Cardinals Published May 26th, 2024 via FantasyPros Nico Hoerner, Michael Busch's RBI double helps Cubs grab lead vs. Cardinals Published May 25th, 2024 via FOX Sports Nico Hoerner's Tactical Wisdom Reflects in Chicago Cubs' Slump Response Published May 24th, 2024 via BVM Sports Chicago Cubs vs. Atlanta Braves: Nico Hoerner Leads Cubs to Victory Against Max Fried Published May 22nd, 2024 via BVM Sports What Nico Hoerner's walk-off vs. Braves meant to Cubs Published May 22nd, 2024 via Yardbarker Can Nico Hoerner, Dansby Swanson help wake up the Cubs' offense? Published May 22nd, 2024 via CHGO Sports Nico Hoerner Stars As Hero In Return Published May 22nd, 2024 Cubs 4, Braves 3: Nico Hoerner's high bouncer walks it off Published May 22nd, 2024 via Bleed Cubbie Blue

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