Should I draft Elly De La Cruz or Cody Bellinger?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Elly De La Cruz or Cody Bellinger.

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	4.68	4.42
ADP	37.31	58.97
PROJ	285.00	336.00
AB	505	519
R	84	79
H	125	134
2B	26	26
3B	6	1
HR	21	21
RBI	71	82
SB	37	16
K	182	110
BB	49	44
AVG	.248	.258
OBP	.316	.318
SLG	.448	.434
OPS	.763	.751

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	207.0	160.0
AB	314	281
R	55	34
H	79	75
2B	16	13
3B	5	1
HR	14	9
RBI	37	34
SB	40	4
K	111	53
BB	39	24
AVG	.252	.267
OBP	.342	.327
SLG	.468	.416
OPS	.810	.743

Recent News
	Elly De La Cruz Falls A Triple Shy Of The Cycle Monday Published June 25th, 2024 Elly De La Cruz Homers In Loss To Boston Saturday Published June 23rd, 2024 Adames homers, Perkins throws out tying run at the plate as Brewers edge Reds 5-4 Published June 16th, 2024 via The Associated Press Elly De La Cruz Hits 11th Homer Published June 7th, 2024 Elly De La Cruz Racks Up Four Hits, Four Steals on Thursday Published May 17th, 2024 Elly De La Cruz Out Of Lineup Against Arizona Published May 15th, 2024 Elly De La Cruz Hits A Home Run Monday Published April 30th, 2024 De La Cruz, Lodolo lead Reds over Padres Published April 29th, 2024 via TSN	Chicago Cubs Trade Cody Bellinger to Phillies for Top Prospects: Shift in Strategy Explained Published June 30th, 2024 via BVM Sports Dodgers News: Cody Bellinger trade rumors continue to intensify Published June 30th, 2024 via Athlon Sports Philadelphia Phillies Urged to Pursue Trade for Cubs' Cody Bellinger Published June 30th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Cody Bellinger Props: June 30, Cubs vs. Brewers Published June 30th, 2024 via For The Win Cody Bellinger 2024 Offensive Performance Review: Power Lapses & Impact on Chicago Cubs' Offense Published June 29th, 2024 via BVM Sports An honest evaluation of Cody Bellinger's 2024 offensive production Published June 29th, 2024 via Cubbies Crib Braves eye Cubs superstar Cody Bellinger to bolster outfield post Acuña injury Published June 29th, 2024 via BVM Sports Philadelphia Phillies Seek Cody Bellinger Trade to Bolster Lineup Published June 29th, 2024 via BVM Sports

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