Should I draft Brendan Donovan or Willi Castro?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Brendan Donovan or Willi Castro.

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	0.81
ADP	242.06	244.06
PROJ	199.00	177.00
AB	339	382
R	48	54
H	91	94
2B	15	17
3B	1	2
HR	7	9
RBI	38	37
SB	4	19
K	58	101
BB	38	26
AVG	.268	.246
OBP	.342	.297
SLG	.381	.372
OPS	.723	.669

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	178.0	166.0
AB	303	293
R	36	51
H	80	81
2B	18	21
3B	1	5
HR	8	7
RBI	41	27
SB	2	10
K	48	81
BB	23	26
AVG	.264	.277
OBP	.333	.358
SLG	.409	.454
OPS	.743	.812

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	Willi Castro Props: July 3, Twins vs. Tigers Published July 3rd, 2024 via For The Win Willi Castro makes do-it-all MLB history with Twins Published July 1st, 2024 via Athlon Sports Minnesota Twins' Willi Castro: MLB History Maker with Defensive Versatility in 2024 Published July 1st, 2024 via BVM Sports Minnesota Twins' Willi Castro Has Already Made MLB History With Defensive Versatility Published July 1st, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Willi Castro is quietly one of baseball's most versatile, valuable players Published July 1st, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Picking the Twins' first-half MVP: Carlos Correa, Willi Castro and two healthy feet Published July 1st, 2024 via The New York Times Twins' Willi Castro: Swipes two bags Sunday Published July 1st, 2024 via CBS Sports Twins' broadcast on Willi Castro making MLB history \| 06/29/2024 Published June 29th, 2024 via MLB.com

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