Should I draft Alec Burleson or Jake Cave?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Alec Burleson or Jake Cave.

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	-0.19	-0.30
ADP	255.38	Undrafted
PROJ	87.00	54.00
AB	172	129
R	18	15
H	45	29
2B	8	7
3B	0	1
HR	4	4
RBI	20	14
SB	0	1
K	28	39
BB	12	13
AVG	.262	.225
OBP	.316	.301
SLG	.378	.388
OPS	.693	.688

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	167.0	51.0
AB	255	137
R	32	19
H	72	34
2B	11	5
3B	0	3
HR	12	0
RBI	37	14
SB	5	2
K	37	41
BB	11	12
AVG	.282	.248
OBP	.315	.305
SLG	.467	.329
OPS	.782	.633

Recent News
	Alec Burleson boosts Cardinals' prospects after historic trade blunder Published June 28th, 2024 via BVM Sports Alec Burleson's emergence lessens the blow of this historically bad Cardinals' trade Published June 28th, 2024 via Red Bird Rants Alec Burleson Props: June 28, Cardinals vs. Reds Published June 28th, 2024 via For The Win Alec Burleson doubles in the first runs of the game Published June 26th, 2024 via ESPN.co.uk Cardinals ready to ship out Alec Burleson at deadline after Marlins walk-off loss Published June 24th, 2024 via MSN Cardinals' Alec Burleson: Stays hot at plate Published June 23rd, 2024 via CBS Sports Weekend At Bernie's: Alec Burleson Has Figured It Out. That's Great For the Cardinals and Trouble For Pitchers ... Published June 23rd, 2024 via Scoops with Danny Mac Alec Burleson Knocks In Five Runs On Saturday Published June 23rd, 2024 via MSN	Rockies' Jake Cave: Gains regular spot in lineup vs. RHPs Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports How Did the Rockies' Jake Cave Become a Man of the People? Published June 23rd, 2024 via SportsGrid The Inspiring Rise of Colorado Rockies' Jake Cave: A Diamond in the Rough Published June 23rd, 2024 via BVM Sports Jake Cave: Veteran Outfielder Setting Example and Leading Rockies to Success Published June 21st, 2024 via BVM Sports Jake Cave having big impact on Rockies Published June 21st, 2024 via MLB.com 'Without even knowing it, he's teaching': Cave setting example for Rox Published June 21st, 2024 via MLB.com Jake Cave's two-run single \| 06/20/2024 \| Colorado Rockies Published June 20th, 2024 via MLB.com Jake Cave's two-run single \| 06/20/2024 \| Colorado Rockies Published June 20th, 2024 via MLB.com

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