Should I draft Ceddanne Rafaela or Lars Nootbaar?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Ceddanne Rafaela or Lars Nootbaar.

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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Ceddanne Rafaela

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Injury Alert

Lars Nootbaar · Oblique (Day To Day)

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	1.08	1.77
ADP	255.61	Undrafted
PROJ	211.00	260.00
AB	405	405
R	55	64
H	105	103
2B	24	19
3B	3	2
HR	11	15
RBI	50	49
SB	18	8
K	101	93
BB	21	61
AVG	.259	.254
OBP	.298	.352
SLG	.415	.422
OPS	.713	.774

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	130.0	81.0
AB	283	141
R	39	14
H	68	33
2B	13	7
3B	2	1
HR	8	5
RBI	41	19
SB	10	3
K	79	34
BB	10	22
AVG	.240	.234
OBP	.269	.337
SLG	.385	.404
OPS	.654	.742

Recent News
	Ceddanne Rafaela's diving catch \| 06/30/2024 \| Boston Red Sox Published June 30th, 2024 via MLB.com Xander Bogaerts Sees This Potential In Red Sox's Ceddanne Rafaela Published June 29th, 2024 via NESN Red Sox's Ceddanne Rafaela: Three hits Friday Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Boston Red Sox Rookie Ceddanne Rafaela Joins Nomar Garciaparra in Franchise History Published June 29th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Xander Bogaerts sees himself in Red Sox rookie Ceddanne Rafaela Published June 28th, 2024 via Boston Herald Red Sox sitting Tyler O'Neill, Ceddanne Rafaela in first half finale vs. Jays Published June 26th, 2024 via MassLive.com Red Sox's Ceddanne Rafaela: Hitting bench Wednesday Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Red Sox's Ceddanne Rafaela: Out of Boston lineup Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports	Lars Nootbaar begins rehab with Springfield, Cards fall Published June 28th, 2024 via MiLB.com Cardinals OF Lars Nootbaar (oblique) to begin rehab assignment Published June 28th, 2024 via Deadspin Cardinals Outfielder Lars Nootbaar Begins Rehab Assignment in Double-A After Injury Published June 28th, 2024 via BVM Sports Lars Nootbaar prepares to begin rehab assignment for oblique injury Published June 28th, 2024 via The Pantagraph Lars Nootbaar to Boost Cardinals after Injury-Plagued Season with Double-A Springfield Rehab Published June 27th, 2024 via BVM Sports Lars Nootbaar getting close to rehab assignment Published June 27th, 2024 via MLB.com Lars Nootbaar To Begin Rehab Assignment On Friday Published June 27th, 2024 Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar prepares to begin rehab assignment Published June 27th, 2024 via St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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