Should I draft Bryan De La Cruz or Taylor Ward?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Bryan De La Cruz or Taylor Ward.

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	1.61	2.18
ADP	253.34	161.52
PROJ	249.00	287.00
AB	503	463
R	56	72
H	138	118
2B	27	25
3B	0	0
HR	17	19
RBI	67	64
SB	3	5
K	129	107
BB	36	53
AVG	.274	.255
OBP	.326	.330
SLG	.429	.432
OPS	.755	.762

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	148.0	173.0
AB	335	301
R	38	41
H	80	73
2B	16	16
3B	0	0
HR	15	14
RBI	40	43
SB	1	3
K	93	82
BB	21	37
AVG	.239	.243
OBP	.286	.327
SLG	.421	.435
OPS	.707	.762

Recent News
	Bryan De La Cruz Blasts Homer On Sunday Published June 30th, 2024 Bryan De La Cruz Blasts Homer In Win Published May 15th, 2024 Bryan De La Cruz Homers In Loss Published April 17th, 2024 De La Cruz stays mashing, but Marlins drop series Published April 17th, 2024 via MLB.com Bryan De La Cruz Has First Three-Hit Game Of The Season Published April 8th, 2024 Bryan De La Cruz Off To Solid Spring Start Published March 7th, 2024 Overview, News, Stats, and Game Log Published February 13th, 2024 via NBC Sports 'It's no secret': Defensive improvement is a must for these 2 Marlins Published February 1st, 2024 via MLB.com	Taylor Ward Back In Angels Lineup Published July 2nd, 2024 Angels' Taylor Ward: Starting Tuesday Published July 2nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Taylor Ward Props: July 2, Angels vs. Athletics Published July 1st, 2024 via For The Win Taylor Ward's terrifying hit-by-pitch almost had serious repercussions for LA Angels Published July 1st, 2024 via Halo Hangout Angels' Taylor Ward: Exits after being hit in head Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Los Angeles Angels Contemplate Taylor Ward Trade for Prospect Haul Published June 30th, 2024 via BVM Sports Taylor Ward Trades For The Angels Published June 30th, 2024 via Last Word On Sports Angels OF Ward put on IL with hamstring strain Published June 29th, 2024 via BarDown

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