Should I draft Brendan Donovan or Jeimer Candelario?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Brendan Donovan 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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Brendan Donovan

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Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	0.97	2.13
ADP	242.06	232.96
PROJ	199.00	293.00
AB	339	496
R	48	70
H	91	125
2B	15	32
3B	1	1
HR	7	22
RBI	38	71
SB	4	3
K	58	125
BB	38	49
AVG	.268	.252
OBP	.342	.317
SLG	.381	.454
OPS	.723	.771

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	184.0	150.0
AB	307	276
R	37	30
H	83	67
2B	18	17
3B	1	2
HR	8	14
RBI	42	40
SB	2	3
K	48	72
BB	24	19
AVG	.270	.243
OBP	.340	.297
SLG	.414	.471
OPS	.754	.768

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	Jeimer Candelario's RBI groundout \| 07/02/2024 \| Cincinnati Reds Published July 2nd, 2024 via MLB.com 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

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