Should I draft Alex Verdugo or Elly De La Cruz?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Alex Verdugo or Elly De La Cruz.

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	1.92	4.68
ADP	222.72	37.31
PROJ	281.00	285.00
AB	510	505
R	68	84
H	127	125
2B	27	26
3B	2	6
HR	14	21
RBI	56	71
SB	3	37
K	89	182
BB	43	49
AVG	.249	.248
OBP	.311	.316
SLG	.392	.448
OPS	.703	.763

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	181.0	207.0
AB	308	314
R	39	55
H	75	79
2B	17	16
3B	1	5
HR	9	14
RBI	43	37
SB	1	40
K	50	111
BB	27	39
AVG	.244	.252
OBP	.301	.342
SLG	.393	.468
OPS	.694	.810

Recent News
	Yankees' Alex Verdugo has hilarious quote about Aaron Judge's historic streak Published June 28th, 2024 via MSN Alex Verdugo's RBI single \| 06/28/2024 \| New York Yankees Published June 28th, 2024 via MLB.com In Photos: Yankees outfielder Alex Verdugo meets up with young fan Mostyn Hummel ahead of game in the Bronx Published June 28th, 2024 via Sportskeeda Yankees' Alex Verdugo thinks a double play broke his slump Published June 27th, 2024 via NJ.com Yankees' Alex Verdugo grounds into two double plays to wreck rallies Published June 27th, 2024 via New York Post Yankees' Alex Verdugo takes slight jab at Red Sox before return to Boston Published June 26th, 2024 via MSN In Photos: Yankees CF Alex Verdugo, girlfriend Yamille Alcala & kids cheer for Mexico in Copa América by sporting ... Published June 24th, 2024 via Sportskeeda Alex Verdugo Sitting Against Tough Left-Hander Published June 21st, 2024	Elly De La Cruz Falls A Triple Shy Of The Cycle Monday Published June 25th, 2024 Elly De La Cruz Homers In Loss To Boston Saturday Published June 23rd, 2024 Adames homers, Perkins throws out tying run at the plate as Brewers edge Reds 5-4 Published June 16th, 2024 via The Associated Press Elly De La Cruz Hits 11th Homer Published June 7th, 2024 Elly De La Cruz Racks Up Four Hits, Four Steals on Thursday Published May 17th, 2024 Elly De La Cruz Out Of Lineup Against Arizona Published May 15th, 2024 Elly De La Cruz Hits A Home Run Monday Published April 30th, 2024 De La Cruz, Lodolo lead Reds over Padres Published April 29th, 2024 via TSN

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