Should I draft Christian Walker or Oneil Cruz?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Christian Walker or Oneil Cruz.

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	3.76	2.65
ADP	83.10	103.85
PROJ	380.00	295.00
AB	568	533
R	82	81
H	146	125
2B	32	23
3B	2	5
HR	29	22
RBI	92	72
SB	5	24
K	128	162
BB	60	56
AVG	.257	.235
OBP	.330	.309
SLG	.474	.420
OPS	.804	.730

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	198.0	121.0
AB	316	280
R	49	36
H	81	67
2B	17	15
3B	0	1
HR	17	12
RBI	53	36
SB	2	6
K	88	99
BB	33	22
AVG	.256	.239
OBP	.330	.294
SLG	.472	.429
OPS	.801	.722

Recent News
	Christian Walker Props: June 30, Diamondbacks vs. Athletics Published June 30th, 2024 via For The Win Christian Walker Props: June 29, Diamondbacks vs. Athletics Published June 29th, 2024 via For The Win Arizona Diamondbacks First Baseman Christian Walker Shines For All-Star Game Selection Published June 28th, 2024 via BVM Sports Diamondbacks' Christian Walker Has Case for All-Star Game Appearance Published June 28th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Bryce Harper injury opens path for Christian Walker to make 2024 All-Star team Published June 28th, 2024 via Burn City Sports Christian Walker Props: June 28, Diamondbacks vs. Athletics Published June 28th, 2024 via For The Win Making the All-Star Case for Diamondbacks Christian Walker Published June 28th, 2024 via MSN Making the All-Star Case for Diamondbacks Christian Walker Published June 25th, 2024 via MSN	Oneil Cruz Blasts Two-Run Homer Published June 30th, 2024 Pirates' Oneil Cruz: On bench against lefty Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Graham Ashcraft strikes out Oneil Cruz \| 06/26/2024 Published June 26th, 2024 via MLB.com Graham Ashcraft strikes out Oneil Cruz \| 06/26/2024 \| Cincinnati Reds Published June 26th, 2024 via MLB.com Oneil Cruz's 'heads-up baseball play' exemplifies aggressiveness on bases Published June 25th, 2024 via DKPittsburghSports.com Hunter Greene strikes out Oneil Cruz \| 06/25/2024 Published June 25th, 2024 via MLB.com Oneil Cruz Homers, Drives In Three On Monday Published June 25th, 2024 Pirates' Oneil Cruz: Goes deep in loss Published June 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports

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