Should I draft Yordan Alvarez or Austin Riley?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Yordan Alvarez or Austin Riley.

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	11.43	9.49
ADP	19.48	24.22
PROJ	437.00	408.00

AB	502	616
R	91	101
H	145	166
2B	29	31
3B	1	2
HR	36	37
RBI	105	102
SB	0	1
K	117	165
BB	74	57
AVG	.289	.270
OBP	.383	.335
SLG	.566	.507
OPS	.949	.842

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	102.0	72.0
AB	159	147
R	23	22
H	42	36
2B	6	8
3B	0	2
HR	8	3
RBI	20	18
SB	0	0
K	29	39
BB	16	14
AVG	.264	.245
OBP	.339	.319
SLG	.453	.388
OPS	.792	.707

Recent News
	Selloff possibilities, Yordan Alvarez's RISP problem and 2 homegrown DFAs: 3 Astros takeaways Published May 13th, 2024 via The Athletic Yordan Alvarez's game-tying RBI single \| 05/10/2024 \| Houston Astros Published May 10th, 2024 via MLB.com Yordan Alvarez Powers Astros Past Yankees in Tight Contest Published May 10th, 2024 via FantasyPros Astros' Yordan Alvarez: Belts eighth homer Published May 9th, 2024 via CBS Sports Yordan Alvarez, Jon Singleton homers quiet Yankee Stadium Published May 9th, 2024 via MLB.com Yordan Alvarez, Jon Singleton crush homers to set tone for Astros Published May 9th, 2024 via Houston Chronicle Data Viz: Yordan Alvarez's solo home run \| 05/09/2024 Published May 9th, 2024 via MLB.com Alvarez, Singleton homer as Astros avoid being swept by Yankees Published May 9th, 2024 via TSN	Austin Riley Dealing With Inflammation, Considered Day-To-Day Published May 13th, 2024 Zack Short comes up big in place of injured Austin Riley; Ronald Acuña Jr. picked off again Published May 13th, 2024 via The New York Times Austin Riley considered day-to-day with left side inflammation Published May 13th, 2024 via The Atlanta Journal Constitution Braves get positive update on Austin Riley, Reynaldo Lopez exits early Published May 13th, 2024 via sportstalkatl.com Austin Riley's MRI reveals inflammation Published May 13th, 2024 via FantasyPros Braves Notes: Austin Riley update Reynaldo Lopez and more Published May 13th, 2024 via Battery Power Braves' Austin Riley: MRI shows inflammation Published May 13th, 2024 via CBS Sports Austin Riley Undergoing MRI, Not In Monday's Lineup Published May 13th, 2024

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