Should I draft Andrew McCutchen or Xavier Edwards?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Andrew McCutchen or Xavier Edwards.

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	0.15	-0.24
ADP	257.98	Undrafted
PROJ	224.00	56.00
AB	385	103
R	54	14
H	91	28
2B	19	4
3B	0	0
HR	13	0
RBI	47	9
SB	7	4
K	95	14
BB	62	11
AVG	.236	.272
OBP	.346	.345
SLG	.387	.311
OPS	.733	.656

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	127.0	3.0
AB	263	9
R	42	1
H	61	2
2B	7	1
3B	1	0
HR	11	0
RBI	24	0
SB	2	0
K	78	3
BB	34	2
AVG	.232	.222
OBP	.331	.364
SLG	.392	.333
OPS	.723	.697

Recent News
	Max Fried strikes out Andrew McCutchen \| 06/29/2024 \| Atlanta Braves Published June 29th, 2024 via MLB.com Pirates' Andrew McCutchen: Swats 11th homer Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Andrew McCutchen's homer lifts Pirates over Reds to claim key NL Central series win Published June 26th, 2024 via Butler Eagle Andrew McCutchen's two-run home run (11) \| 06/26/2024 \| Pittsburgh Pirates Published June 26th, 2024 via MLB.com Andrew McCutchen hits home run as Pirates beat Reds Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Pittsburgh McCutchen hits two-run homer, Pirates beat Reds to win series Published June 26th, 2024 via TSN Andrew McCutchen hits two-run homer, Pittsburgh Pirates beat Cincinnati Reds to win series Published June 26th, 2024 via TSN Pittsburgh Pirates Andrew McCutchen Joins Elite Group Published June 25th, 2024 via Yardbarker	Marlins move Xavier Edwards from 10-day IL to 60-day IL Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN Marlins' Xavier Edwards: Demoted to Triple-A Published June 10th, 2024 via CBS Sports Xavier Edwards shines as Miami Marlins' shortstop amid roster decision dilemma Published June 9th, 2024 via BVM Sports Xavier Edwards successful at shortstop for Marlins Published June 9th, 2024 via MLB.com Xavier Edwards gets the chance to play his natural position of shortstop with Marlins Published June 9th, 2024 via AOL Xavier Edwards successful at shortstop for Marlins Published June 9th, 2024 via MLB.com Xavier Edwards gets the chance to play his natural position of shortstop with Marlins Published June 8th, 2024 via Yahoo Canada Sports Marlins Infielder Xavier Edwards Shines in Return to Major Leagues Published June 8th, 2024 via Athlon Sports

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