Should I draft Taylor Ward or Nick Castellanos?

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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	2.44
ADP	178.77	110.58
PROJ	287.00	303.00

AB	463	572
R	72	75
H	118	149
2B	25	32
3B	0	1
HR	19	24
RBI	64	89
SB	5	6
K	107	158
BB	53	36
AVG	.255	.261
OBP	.330	.305
SLG	.432	.446
OPS	.762	.751

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	101.0	58.0
AB	162	161
R	24	20
H	43	33
2B	8	3
3B	0	1
HR	7	4
RBI	25	16
SB	2	1
K	35	44
BB	13	15
AVG	.265	.205
OBP	.315	.277
SLG	.444	.311
OPS	.759	.587

Recent News
	Taylor Ward shines in Angels' dominant victory over Royals Published May 12th, 2024 via FantasyPros Taylor Ward back in lineup Wednesday - Taylor Ward News Published May 8th, 2024 via FantasyPros Luis Rengifo, Taylor Ward Out Tuesday Published May 7th, 2024 Angels' Taylor Ward: Receiving first day off Published May 7th, 2024 via CBS Sports Taylor Ward out of Tuesday's lineup Published May 7th, 2024 via FantasyPros Taylor Ward's Quiet Day at the Plate Published May 6th, 2024 via FantasyPros Angels' Taylor Ward Blunder Costs Game vs. Phillies 2-1 Published May 3rd, 2024 via BVM Sports Taylor Ward Missed a Sign Leading to Huge Mistake in Angels' Loss Published May 3rd, 2024 via Sports Illustrated	MLB Parlay: Nick Castellanos, George Kirby Props to Win Big! Published May 13th, 2024 via BetUS News 5 Phillies thoughts: Ranger Suárez channeling Cliff Lee's energy, Nick Castellanos' hot streak and more Published May 13th, 2024 via PhillyVoice.com Nick Castellanos homers, but Phillies fall short Published May 13th, 2024 via FantasyPros Phillies' Nick Castellanos: Three-run homer in loss Published May 12th, 2024 via CBS Sports Nick Castellanos' three-run homer (4) \| 05/12/2024 \| Philadelphia Phillies Published May 12th, 2024 via MLB.com Nick Castellanos' three-run homer (4) \| 05/12/2024 Published May 12th, 2024 via MLB.com Phillies slugger Nick Castellanos honors family dog by homering Friday night against the Marlins Published May 11th, 2024 via Sportskeeda Castellanos no longer trying to be something he's not at the plate Published May 11th, 2024 via NBC Sports Philadelphia

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