Should I draft Carlos Santana or Ryan Mountcastle?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Carlos Santana or Ryan Mountcastle.

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	1.02
ADP	254.57	225.47
PROJ	253.00	242.00
AB	425	448
R	56	60
H	97	116
2B	20	21
3B	0	0
HR	17	19
RBI	58	67
SB	2	3
K	89	118
BB	58	36
AVG	.228	.259
OBP	.320	.320
SLG	.395	.433
OPS	.716	.753

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	173.0	175.0
AB	272	300
R	32	43
H	69	82
2B	15	21
3B	0	1
HR	12	11
RBI	39	40
SB	2	2
K	47	68
BB	27	20
AVG	.254	.273
OBP	.330	.317
SLG	.441	.460
OPS	.771	.777

Recent News
	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 Carlos Santana hits walk-off single in Twins' win vs. Rays Published June 22nd, 2024 via MLB.com	Ryan Mountcastle's hitting, defense make him an All-Star finalist Published July 1st, 2024 via The Baltimore Banner Orioles' Ryan Mountcastle: Dealing with illness Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Orioles' Ryan Mountcastle: Sitting versus lefty Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Texas Rangers vs. Baltimore Orioles Prop Picks: Can Ryan Mountcastle Shine on Sunday Night Baseball? Published June 30th, 2024 via OddsChecker Orioles' Ryan Mountcastle: Day off Saturday Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Watch: Orioles 1B Ryan Mountcastle blasts home run to center field Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN Ryan Mountcastle's sacrifice fly \| 06/27/2024 \| Baltimore Orioles Published June 27th, 2024 via MLB.com Orioles' Ryan Mountcastle: Tallies three hits Published June 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports

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