Should I draft Adley Rutschman or Yordan Alvarez?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Adley Rutschman or Yordan Alvarez.

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	7.06	10.16
ADP	39.01	20.45
PROJ	360.00	437.00
AB	541	502
R	80	91
H	144	145
2B	30	29
3B	0	1
HR	17	36
RBI	69	105
SB	2	0
K	97	117
BB	81	74
AVG	.266	.289
OBP	.366	.383
SLG	.416	.566
OPS	.782	.949

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	216.0	251.0
AB	327	313
R	44	51
H	95	93
2B	12	19
3B	0	1
HR	15	18
RBI	55	46
SB	1	4
K	65	53
BB	29	35
AVG	.291	.297
OBP	.346	.374
SLG	.465	.537
OPS	.811	.910

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	Yordan Alvarez Goes Yard For Second Straight Game Published July 3rd, 2024 Astros' Yordan Alvarez: Goes yard again Published July 2nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Yordan Alvarez heats up at plate in Astros' loss to Blue Jays Published July 2nd, 2024 via MLB.com A deep dive into Yordan Alvarez's home run \| 07/02/2024 Published July 2nd, 2024 via MLB.com Yordan Alvarez's three-run home run (18) \| 07/02/2024 Published July 2nd, 2024 via MLB.com Yordan Alvarez's Blunt Home Run Derby Admission Triggers Online Buzz Published July 2nd, 2024 via Athlon Sports Yordan Alvarez Props: July 2, Astros vs. Blue Jays Published July 2nd, 2024 via For The Win Yordan Alvarez Hits 17th Homer Of Season Monday Published July 2nd, 2024

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