Should I draft Adley Rutschman or Kyle Tucker?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Adley Rutschman or Kyle Tucker.

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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Adley Rutschman

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Injury Alert

Kyle Tucker · Lower Leg (Day To Day)

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	7.06	14.79
ADP	39.01	9.40
PROJ	360.00	495.00
AB	541	580
R	80	94
H	144	160
2B	30	34
3B	0	3
HR	17	31
RBI	69	108
SB	2	25
K	97	94
BB	81	69
AVG	.266	.276
OBP	.366	.358
SLG	.416	.505
OPS	.782	.863

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	216.0	222.0
AB	327	214
R	44	42
H	95	57
2B	12	11
3B	0	0
HR	15	19
RBI	55	40
SB	1	10
K	65	41
BB	29	46
AVG	.291	.266
OBP	.346	.395
SLG	.465	.584
OPS	.811	.979

Recent News
	Adley Rutschman Props: June 30, Orioles vs. Rangers Published June 30th, 2024 via For The Win Adley Rutschman In Starting Lineup Saturday Night Published June 29th, 2024 Orioles' Adley Rutschman: Back in action Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Adley Rutschman Props: June 29, Orioles vs. Rangers Published June 29th, 2024 via For The Win How the Baltimore Orioles are managing Adley Rutschman's workload Published June 28th, 2024 via ESPN Adley Rutschman's X-Rays Come Back Negative Published June 28th, 2024 Orioles' Adley Rutschman: X-rays negative, but not in lineup Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports Adley Rutschman Props: June 28, Orioles vs. Rangers Published June 28th, 2024 via For The Win	Kyle Tucker "Still A Few Weeks Away" From Returning Published July 2nd, 2024 Kyle Tucker Injury Update: Astros manager Joe Espada shares "progressing" update on All-Star outfielder Published July 2nd, 2024 via Sportskeeda Houston Astros injury updates: Kyle Tucker 'moving in right direction,' Justin Verlander 'better' Published July 2nd, 2024 via MSN Houston Astros Trade Kyle Tucker to New York Mets in Blockbuster Deal: MLB Trade Rumors Published June 29th, 2024 via BVM Sports Astros Trio Jose Altuve, Kyle Tucker, Yordan Alvarez in All-Star Race Published June 29th, 2024 via BVM Sports Houston Astros' Kyle Tucker has 'done pretty much everything' to return as progress remains slow Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN Kyle Tucker Trade Rumors: MLB analyst links Gold Glove Astros outfielder to possible deal with Phillies Published June 29th, 2024 via Sportskeeda Houston Astros injury update: Kyle Tucker's progress remains slow Published June 28th, 2024 via Houston Chronicle

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