Should I draft Alek Thomas or Jeimer Candelario?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Alek Thomas or Jeimer Candelario.

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	1.50	2.13
ADP	Undrafted	232.96
PROJ	237.00	293.00
AB	450	496
R	59	70
H	116	125
2B	23	32
3B	5	1
HR	10	22
RBI	51	71
SB	9	3
K	94	125
BB	33	49
AVG	.258	.252
OBP	.313	.317
SLG	.398	.454
OPS	.711	.771

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	9.0	150.0
AB	17	276
R	2	30
H	3	67
2B	1	17
3B	0	2
HR	1	14
RBI	4	40
SB	0	3
K	5	72
BB	1	19
AVG	.177	.243
OBP	.222	.297
SLG	.412	.471
OPS	.634	.768

Recent News
	Alek Thomas returns from 'frustrating and stressful' injury rehab Published July 2nd, 2024 via Arizona Sports Alek Thomas Reinstated And Starting On Tuesday Published July 2nd, 2024 Arizona Diamondbacks move Alek Thomas & Gabriel Moreno off IL; Jordan Montgomery to injured list Published July 2nd, 2024 via BVM Sports D-backs' Alek Thomas, Gabriel Moreno return; Montgomery to IL Published July 2nd, 2024 via Arizona Sports Diamondbacks' Alek Thomas: Back from injured list Published July 2nd, 2024 via CBS Sports D-backs Centerfielder Alek Thomas Has Rehab Timeline Pushed out Again Published July 2nd, 2024 via MSN Diamondbacks' Alek Thomas: At least one more rehab game Published July 1st, 2024 via CBS Sports Alek Thomas Rehab Update: Progress, Return Plans, and Next Game Revealed Published June 30th, 2024 via BVM Sports	Jeimer Candelario's RBI groundout \| 07/02/2024 \| Cincinnati Reds Published July 2nd, 2024 via MLB.com Reds' Jeimer Candelario: Returns as DH Published July 1st, 2024 via CBS Sports Jeimer Candelario Back For The Reds As Designated Hitter Published June 30th, 2024 Reds' Jeimer Candelario: Returning from four-game absence Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Jeimer Candelario Still Out On Saturday Published June 29th, 2024 Reds' Jeimer Candelario: Sitting Saturday as expected Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Jeimer Candelario To Miss Third Straight Game Published June 28th, 2024 Reds' Jeimer Candelario: Aiming for Sunday return Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports

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