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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Please note dynasty rankings are based upon our 2024 Preseason Projections and do not consider in-season performance.

Last Updated: Mar 23, 2024

Strong Recommendation

Alec Burleson

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STL · RF,DH,LF

COL · LF,RF,1B

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	-0.13	-0.49
ADP	254.87	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	166.0	51.0
AB	263	141
R	32	19
H	73	34
2B	11	5
3B	0	3
HR	12	0
RBI	38	14
SB	5	2
K	40	41
BB	11	12
AVG	.278	.241
OBP	.312	.297
SLG	.456	.319
OPS	.768	.616

Recent News
	Extended interview: Cardinals' outfielder Alec Burleson on team's 2-0 win over Reds Published June 30th, 2024 via KSDK.com Alec Burleson: Teammate's comment comparing this season to last helped spark Cardinals' turnaround Published June 30th, 2024 via St. Louis Post-Dispatch Alec Burleson Props: June 29, Cardinals vs. Reds Published June 29th, 2024 via For The Win Ryan Helsley, Alec Burleson spark the Cardinals to 1-0 victory over the Reds Published June 29th, 2024 via The Washington Post Ryan Helsley, Alec Burleson spark the Cardinals to 1-0 victory over the Reds - MLB Published June 28th, 2024 via Castanet.net 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	Rockies' Jake Cave: Sitting against righty Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports 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 How Did the Rockies' Jake Cave Become a Man of the People? Published June 23rd, 2024 via Just Baseball 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

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