Should I draft Christopher Morel or J.D. Martinez?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Christopher Morel or J.D. Martinez.

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	1.95	0.74
ADP	169.66	223.27
PROJ	253.00	266.00
AB	467	459
R	71	64
H	113	120
2B	21	29
3B	4	1
HR	24	23
RBI	71	81
SB	11	0
K	160	139
BB	46	40
AVG	.242	.261
OBP	.311	.321
SLG	.458	.479
OPS	.770	.801

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	165.0	114.0
AB	293	206
R	38	21
H	58	56
2B	5	13
3B	1	1
HR	15	9
RBI	45	34
SB	7	0
K	76	61
BB	41	22
AVG	.198	.272
OBP	.307	.351
SLG	.375	.476
OPS	.683	.826

Recent News
	Christopher Morel Props: June 30, Cubs vs. Brewers Published June 30th, 2024 via For The Win A Cubs-Astros trade that would make Christopher Morel expendable Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN Christopher Morel Props: June 29, Cubs vs. Brewers Published June 29th, 2024 via For The Win Chicago Cubs lineup vs. Giants: PCA in CF, Christopher Morel at 3B, Justin Steele to pitch Published June 24th, 2024 via CubsHQ Cubs' Christopher Morel: Provides offense Sunday Published June 23rd, 2024 via CBS Sports Daily Dinger: Best MLB Home Run Picks Today (Bet Christopher Morel to Go Deep on Sunday Night Baseball) Published June 23rd, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Cubs' Christopher Morel: Homers, drives in two in win Published June 22nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Christopher Morel hits 109.1 mph, 446-foot home run \| 06/22/2024 Published June 22nd, 2024 via MLB.com	Tayler Scott strikes out J.D. Martinez \| 06/30/2024 \| Houston Astros Published June 30th, 2024 via MLB.com Mets' J.D. Martinez breaks up Braves' no-hit bid with home run with two outs in ninth Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN Pete Alonso, J.D. Martinez get trade update rumors as Mets struggle Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN J.D. Martinez's long-awaited Mets debut expected Friday vs. Cardinals Published June 28th, 2024 via MSN How J.D. Martinez has become the hitting guru Mets' offense needed Published June 28th, 2024 via New York Post Mets pivoting from J.D. Davis to J.D. Martinez ended up saving season Published June 26th, 2024 via New York Post Mets Star J.D. Martinez Shares Surprising Opinion About Subway Series Published June 26th, 2024 via MSN J.D. Martinez and the Mets bats have brought the team back \| The Mets Pod \| SNY Published June 26th, 2024 via BVM Sports

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