Should I draft Brendan Donovan or Ceddanne Rafaela?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Brendan Donovan or Ceddanne Rafaela.

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

Brendan Donovan

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Ceddanne Rafaela

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STL · 2B,LF

BOS · SS,CF

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	1.06	1.99
ADP	242.06	256.27
PROJ	199.00	211.00
AB	339	405
R	48	55
H	91	105
2B	15	24
3B	1	3
HR	7	11
RBI	38	50
SB	4	18
K	58	101
BB	38	21
AVG	.268	.259
OBP	.342	.298
SLG	.381	.415
OPS	.723	.713

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	184.0	138.0
AB	307	287
R	37	40
H	83	69
2B	18	13
3B	1	2
HR	8	9
RBI	42	44
SB	2	10
K	48	79
BB	24	10
AVG	.270	.240
OBP	.340	.268
SLG	.414	.394
OPS	.754	.662

Recent News
	Cardinals' Brendan Donovan: On base four times in win Published July 2nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Extended interview: Cardinals' Brendan Donovan on team's 2-0 win over Reds Published June 30th, 2024 via KSDK.com Brendan Donovan sparks St. Louis Cardinals' winning streak with remarkable performance Published June 29th, 2024 via BVM Sports Brendan Donovan is the straw that stirs the drink for the St. Louis Cardinals Published June 29th, 2024 via Red Bird Rants Brendan Donovan relives his game-saving catch to end Friday's game Published June 28th, 2024 via St. Louis Post-Dispatch Brendan Donovan relives his game-saving catch to end Friday's Cardinals win vs. Reds Published June 28th, 2024 via St. Louis Post-Dispatch Brendan Donovan Props: June 28, Cardinals vs. Reds Published June 28th, 2024 via For The Win Cardinals' Brendan Donovan: Nabs second steal Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports	Ceddanne Rafaela hits three-run home run in Red Sox's win Published July 2nd, 2024 via MLB.com Red Sox's Ceddanne Rafaela: Hits three-run homer in win Published July 2nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Ceddanne Rafaela Fires Up NESN's 'Unobstructed Views' With Home Run Published July 2nd, 2024 via NESN Red Sox win: Kutter Crawford dominates, Ceddanne Rafaela homers in Miami Published July 2nd, 2024 via MassLive.com Ceddanne Rafaela crushes a 3-run HR for the Sox Published July 2nd, 2024 via ESPN.co.uk Ceddanne Rafaela's three-run homer (9) \| 07/02/2024 \| Boston Red Sox Published July 2nd, 2024 via MLB.com Ceddanne Rafaela's diving catch \| 06/30/2024 \| Boston Red Sox Published June 30th, 2024 via MLB.com Xander Bogaerts Sees This Potential In Red Sox's Ceddanne Rafaela Published June 29th, 2024 via NESN

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