Should I draft Austin Hedges or Jake Cave?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Austin Hedges 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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Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	-0.33	-0.30
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	46.00	54.00
AB	176	129
R	17	15
H	34	29
2B	5	7
3B	0	1
HR	3	4
RBI	17	14
SB	0	1
K	49	39
BB	13	13
AVG	.193	.225
OBP	.251	.301
SLG	.273	.388
OPS	.524	.688

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	10.0	51.0
AB	65	141
R	6	19
H	10	34
2B	3	5
3B	0	3
HR	1	0
RBI	9	14
SB	2	2
K	25	41
BB	2	12
AVG	.154	.241
OBP	.188	.297
SLG	.246	.319
OPS	.435	.616

Recent News
	Guardians' Austin Hedges: Registers second steal Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports 'It's huge to have him back': Austin Hedges has earned his spot in Guardians clubhouse Published June 28th, 2024 via MSN Austin Hedges Leaves Nothing to Imagination With NSFW Plea for All-Star Votes Published June 19th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Guardians' Austin Hedges: Draws start Wednesday Published June 12th, 2024 via CBS Sports Cleveland Guardians catcher Austin Hedges reacts after Cincinnati Reds\' TJ Friedl was out on a bunt to end the ... Published June 11th, 2024 via The Gazette Cleveland Guardians manager Stephen Vogt, left, jokes with Austin Hedges, right, before a baseball game against the ... Published June 4th, 2024 via The Gazette Cleveland Guardians manager Stephen Vogt, left, jokes with Austin Hedges, right, before a baseball game against the ... Published June 4th, 2024 via The Gazette Cleveland Guardians' Success Thanks to Austin Hedges' Leadership and Spirit Published May 26th, 2024 via BVM Sports	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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