Should I draft Taylor Ward or Josh Naylor?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Taylor Ward or Josh Naylor.

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	2.02	2.85
ADP	169.66	127.04
PROJ	287.00	351.00

AB	463	507
R	72	60
H	118	144
2B	25	33
3B	0	0
HR	19	20
RBI	64	90
SB	5	7
K	107	83
BB	53	40
AVG	.255	.284
OBP	.330	.339
SLG	.432	.468
OPS	.762	.806

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	106.0	138.0
AB	167	153
R	25	23
H	45	40
2B	8	8
3B	0	0
HR	8	12
RBI	26	33
SB	2	3
K	37	24
BB	13	19
AVG	.270	.261
OBP	.317	.350
SLG	.461	.549
OPS	.778	.899

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