Should I draft Xander Bogaerts or Yainer Diaz?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Xander Bogaerts or Yainer Diaz.

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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Xander Bogaerts

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Injury Alert

Xander Bogaerts · Shoulder (Out)

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	4.32	2.81
ADP	93.60	127.33
PROJ	358.00	286.00
AB	576	478
R	83	61
H	164	126
2B	31	25
3B	1	1
HR	18	23
RBI	72	75
SB	11	1
K	117	95
BB	58	22
AVG	.285	.264
OBP	.353	.295
SLG	.436	.464
OPS	.789	.760

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	72.0	87.0
AB	187	193
R	23	18
H	41	48
2B	6	10
3B	0	1
HR	4	3
RBI	14	23
SB	4	0
K	40	31
BB	12	8
AVG	.219	.249
OBP	.265	.278
SLG	.316	.358
OPS	.581	.636

Recent News
	Padres' Xander Bogaerts Receives Good News Regarding Injury Published May 31st, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Padres' midseason depth signing is saving team during Xander Bogaerts absence Published May 29th, 2024 via Friars on Base Mike Shildt on Juan Soto's return, Xander Bogaerts \| 05/27/2024 Published May 27th, 2024 via MLB.com Did Xander Bogaerts' injury shift Padres' attention to Ha-Seong Kim extension? Published May 26th, 2024 via Friars on Base Xander Bogaerts out for the rest of the season? Padres announce he suffered a serious injury Published May 25th, 2024 via Marca.com Padres Seem to Be Honing In on a Xander Bogaerts Replacement at Second Base Published May 25th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Padres' Fernando Tatis Jr. gets brutally honest on Xander Bogaerts' injury absence Published May 24th, 2024 via ClutchPoints Xander Bogaerts' Shoulder Fracture Adds to His Rough Season Published May 24th, 2024 via FanGraphs	Yainer Diaz Riding Pine Again Published June 2nd, 2024 Houston Astros: Dividing time between Yainer Diaz, Victor Caratini Published June 1st, 2024 via Houston Chronicle Astros' Yainer Diaz: Breather Saturday Published June 1st, 2024 via CBS Sports Astros' Yainer Diaz: Not starting Thursday Published May 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports As Yainer Diaz's offense dwindles, the Astros remain encouraged by his defensive progress Published May 30th, 2024 via The New York Times Houston Astros Catcher Dilemma: Assessing Yainer Diaz's Struggles and Victor Caratini's Contributions Published May 29th, 2024 via BVM Sports Are Yainer Diaz's struggles leading Astros into tough catcher debate? Published May 29th, 2024 via Climbing Tal's Hill Astros' Yainer Diaz: Absent from lineup Published May 27th, 2024 via CBS Sports

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