Should I draft Carlos Santana or Edward Olivares?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Carlos Santana or Edward Olivares.

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	1.11	0.61
ADP	254.41	Undrafted
PROJ	253.00	187.00
AB	425	338
R	56	42
H	97	89
2B	20	18
3B	0	2
HR	17	10
RBI	58	36
SB	2	9
K	89	64
BB	58	23
AVG	.228	.263
OBP	.320	.314
SLG	.395	.417
OPS	.716	.731

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	173.0	84.0
AB	272	165
R	32	22
H	69	39
2B	15	4
3B	0	0
HR	12	5
RBI	39	23
SB	2	1
K	47	36
BB	27	16
AVG	.254	.236
OBP	.330	.305
SLG	.441	.352
OPS	.771	.656

Recent News
	Carlos Santana Props: July 3, Twins vs. Tigers Published July 3rd, 2024 via For The Win Twins' Carlos Santana: Three hits in win Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Carlos Santana Props: June 28, Twins vs. Mariners Published June 27th, 2024 via For The Win Carlos Santana's RBI double \| 06/27/2024 \| Minnesota Twins Published June 27th, 2024 via MLB.com Carlos Santana's tumbling catch \| 06/26/2024 \| Minnesota Twins Published June 26th, 2024 via MLB.com Carlos Santana - Stats - Batting Published June 26th, 2024 via FanGraphs Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire: Carlos Santana smashing, Joey Loperfido and Heston Kjerstad finally emerging Published June 25th, 2024 via Yahoo Sports Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire: Carlos Santana smashing, Joey Loperfido and Heston Kjerstad finally emerging Published June 25th, 2024 via NBC Sports	Pirates' Edward Olivares: Taking seat Tuesday Published July 2nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Edward Olivares ruled out at home after review \| 06/29/2024 Published June 29th, 2024 via MLB.com Edward Olivares' sac fly \| 06/29/2024 \| Pittsburgh Pirates Published June 29th, 2024 via MLB.com Pirates' Edward Olivares laments tag that nailed him at plate Published June 29th, 2024 via DKPittsburghSports.com Pirates' Edward Olivares: Sitting after four straight starts Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Edward Olivares' two-run single \| 06/25/2024 \| Pittsburgh Pirates Published June 25th, 2024 via MLB.com Edward Olivares' two-run single \| 06/25/2024 Published June 25th, 2024 via MLB.com Pirates' Edward Olivares: Getting more work against RHPs Published June 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports

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