Should I draft Elly De La Cruz or Francisco Alvarez?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Elly De La Cruz or Francisco Alvarez.

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	1.88
ADP	37.69	175.11
PROJ	285.00	248.00
AB	505	436
R	84	62
H	125	98
2B	26	17
3B	6	0
HR	21	26
RBI	71	69
SB	37	2
K	182	130
BB	49	52
AVG	.248	.225
OBP	.316	.313
SLG	.448	.443
OPS	.763	.755

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	216.0	81.0
AB	319	113
R	57	16
H	81	34
2B	16	10
3B	6	1
HR	15	4
RBI	39	23
SB	40	1
K	113	29
BB	39	12
AVG	.254	.301
OBP	.343	.365
SLG	.483	.513
OPS	.825	.878

Recent News
	Elly De La Cruz Smacks Home Run Tuesday Night Published July 3rd, 2024 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	What is the long-term ceiling for Francisco Alvarez, Mark Vientos? \| Baseball Night in NY Published July 2nd, 2024 via sny.tv Francisco Alvarez would "really like" Juan Soto to join the Mets this offseason \| Baseball Night in NY Published July 2nd, 2024 via sny.tv Mets' Juan Soto Pursuit Begins With Francisco Alvarez Sharing Why He'd "Really Like It" if Soto Moved to Queens Published July 2nd, 2024 via EssentiallySports "I'm faster than Mark Vientos": Mets' catcher Francisco Alvarez outduels teammate for first career triple in win over ... Published July 1st, 2024 via Sportskeeda Francisco Alvarez's 'energy,' J.D. Martinez's savvy again powers Mets Published July 1st, 2024 via sny.tv Francisco Alvarez on first career MLB triple, belief in the Mets' bullpen, and win over Nationals Published July 1st, 2024 via sny.tv Francisco Alvarez's two-run double \| 07/01/2024 Published July 1st, 2024 via MLB.com Francisco Alvarez 'Would Really Like it' if This Yankees' Superstar Joined The Mets Published July 1st, 2024 via Sports Illustrated

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