Should I draft Brendan Donovan or Jarred Kelenic?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Brendan Donovan or Jarred Kelenic.

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	0.97	0.84
ADP	242.06	257.23
PROJ	199.00	198.00
AB	339	418
R	48	54
H	91	96
2B	15	23
3B	1	2
HR	7	15
RBI	38	55
SB	4	12
K	58	134
BB	38	43
AVG	.268	.230
OBP	.342	.303
SLG	.381	.402
OPS	.723	.705

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	178.0	104.0
AB	307	223
R	37	26
H	83	63
2B	18	11
3B	1	1
HR	8	9
RBI	42	26
SB	2	3
K	48	69
BB	24	15
AVG	.270	.283
OBP	.340	.328
SLG	.414	.462
OPS	.754	.790

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	Jarred Kelenic's running catch \| 07/02/2024 \| Atlanta Braves Published July 2nd, 2024 via MLB.com How good can Jarred Kelenic be for the Braves? Published July 1st, 2024 via MSN Braves Nation: Jarred Kelenic 'looks forward to coming to the ballpark' Published July 1st, 2024 via The Atlanta Journal Constitution Seattle Mariners' Fans are Losing Their Minds Over What Jarred Kelenic is Doing Published June 30th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Jarred Kelenic's Rising Stardom: Fantasy Baseball Insight \| National \| newsbug.info Published June 30th, 2024 via Newsbug.info Jarred Kelenic's Rising Stardom: Fantasy Baseball Insight \| National \| bluemountaineagle.com Published June 30th, 2024 via Blue Mountain Eagle Jarred Kelenic's Rising Stardom: Fantasy Baseball Insight \| Sports \| bryantimes.com Published June 30th, 2024 via The Bryan Times Jarred Kelenic's Rising Stardom: Fantasy Baseball Insight \| Sports \| northwestsignal.net Published June 30th, 2024 via Napoleon Northwest Signal

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