Should I draft Anthony Rizzo or Jeimer Candelario?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Anthony Rizzo 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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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

Anthony Rizzo

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Jeimer Candelario

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NYY · 1B

CIN · 1B,3B

Injury Alert

Anthony Rizzo · Forearm (Out)

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	0.53	1.65
ADP	256.87	232.50
PROJ	250.00	293.00
AB	428	496
R	63	70
H	104	125
2B	18	32
3B	0	1
HR	20	22
RBI	60	71
SB	3	3
K	106	125
BB	48	49
AVG	.243	.252
OBP	.321	.317
SLG	.425	.454
OPS	.746	.771

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	121.0	149.0
AB	264	272
R	32	30
H	59	66
2B	7	17
3B	0	2
HR	8	14
RBI	28	39
SB	0	3
K	48	71
BB	19	19
AVG	.224	.243
OBP	.289	.297
SLG	.341	.474
OPS	.630	.772

Recent News
	Yankees Urged to Pursue Trade for $30 Million Anthony Rizzo Replacement Published June 27th, 2024 via MSN 'Patient Hitter' Named Yankees Trade Target After Anthony Rizzo's Injury Published June 26th, 2024 via MSN Anthony Rizzo's Difficult Season Continues After Broken Arm Diagnosis Published June 25th, 2024 via uSports.org Yankees trade with A's boosts lineup amidst Giancarlo Stanton, Anthony Rizzo injuries Published June 23rd, 2024 via BVM Sports Yankees make trade with A's to address Giancarlo Stanton, Anthony Rizzo injuries Published June 23rd, 2024 via Yanks Go Yard Yankees Could Land White Sox Slugger This Summer To Replace Anthony Rizzo Published June 23rd, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Yankees promoting prospect Ben Rice to replace injured Anthony Rizzo Published June 22nd, 2024 via Yahoo New Zealand News Yankees Showing Interest In Former All-Star To Replace Anthony Rizzo Published June 22nd, 2024 via Sports Illustrated	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 Reds' Jeimer Candelario: Held out again Friday Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports

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