Should I draft Tom Murphy or Nick Madrigal?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Tom Murphy or Nick Madrigal.

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

Tom Murphy · Knee (Out)

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	-0.23	-0.08
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	63.00	100.00
AB	147	189
R	18	23
H	35	52
2B	7	9
3B	0	1
HR	5	1
RBI	18	17
SB	0	4
K	44	20
BB	14	10
AVG	.238	.275
OBP	.307	.315
SLG	.388	.349
OPS	.695	.664

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	3.0	32.0
AB	34	86
R	3	5
H	4	19
2B	1	3
3B	0	0
HR	1	0
RBI	2	10
SB	0	1
K	14	10
BB	4	4
AVG	.118	.221
OBP	.211	.280
SLG	.235	.256
OPS	.446	.535

Recent News
	Tom Murphy (knee) moved to 60-day IL Published May 15th, 2024 via FantasyPros Giants sign Curt Casali, move Tom Murphy to 60-Day IL Published May 15th, 2024 via McCovey Chronicles Giants' Tom Murphy: Moved to 60-day IL Published May 15th, 2024 via CBS Sports SF Giants injury updates: Patrick Bailey, Blake Snell, and Tom Murphy Published May 7th, 2024 via McCovey Chronicles Tom Murphy Expected To Miss 4-6 Weeks With Knee Injury Published May 6th, 2024 SF Giants take sigh of relief as Tom Murphy avoids surgery Published May 6th, 2024 via The Mercury News Giants' Tom Murphy: Out 4-to-6 weeks Published May 6th, 2024 via CBS Sports Tom Murphy expected to be out four to six weeks Published May 6th, 2024 via FantasyPros	Cubs INF Nick Madrigal breaks hand in first game after demotion Published June 7th, 2024 via The Prescott Times Media Nick Madrigal fractures hand while with Cubs' Triple-A team Published June 7th, 2024 via ESPN Cubs INF Nick Madrigal breaks hand in first game after demotion Published June 7th, 2024 via The Albany Herald Cubs' Nick Madrigal Injury Update: Hand Fracture and Depth Chart Implications Published June 6th, 2024 via BVM Sports Chicago Cubs Injury Update: Infielder Nick Madrigal Suffers Fractured Hand at Triple-A Published June 6th, 2024 via BVM Sports Cubs' Nick Madrigal suffers crushing injury after MLB demotion Published June 6th, 2024 via ClutchPoints Report: Nick Madrigal sustains left hand fracture in season debut with Iowa Cubs Published June 6th, 2024 via Yahoo Sports Report: Nick Madrigal sustains left hand fracture in season debut with Iowa Cubs Published June 6th, 2024 via NBC Sports Chicago

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