Should I draft Elly De La Cruz or Isaac Paredes?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Elly De La Cruz or Isaac Paredes.

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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Please note dynasty rankings are based upon our 2024 Preseason Projections and do not consider in-season performance.

Last Updated: Mar 23, 2024

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Elly De La Cruz

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CIN · SS,3B

TB · 3B,1B

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	7.40	3.31
ADP	37.69	167.66
PROJ	285.00	324.00
AB	505	472
R	84	69
H	125	112
2B	26	22
3B	6	0
HR	21	24
RBI	71	81
SB	37	0
K	182	96
BB	49	64
AVG	.248	.237
OBP	.316	.329
SLG	.448	.436
OPS	.763	.766

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	216.0	192.0
AB	319	294
R	57	32
H	81	81
2B	16	17
3B	6	1
HR	15	13
RBI	39	45
SB	40	0
K	113	57
BB	39	33
AVG	.254	.276
OBP	.343	.362
SLG	.483	.473
OPS	.825	.835

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	Isaac Paredes Props: July 2, Rays vs. Royals Published July 2nd, 2024 via For The Win Isaac Paredes near-cycle and Taj Bradley's 11 strikeouts shine in Rays vs. Nationals series Published July 1st, 2024 via BVM Sports Rays' Isaac Paredes: Finishes single short of cycle Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Rays' Isaac Paredes falls a single short of hitting for the cycle Published June 30th, 2024 via Tampa Bay Times Taj Bradley, Isaac Paredes lead Rays to bounceback win vs. Nationals Published June 30th, 2024 via Yahoo Sports Isaac Paredes' solo homer (13) \| 06/30/2024 Published June 30th, 2024 via MLB.com Daily Dinger: Best MLB Home Run Picks Today (Christian Yelich, Isaac Paredes Primed for Big Games) Published June 30th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Isaac Paredes Props: June 30, Rays vs. Nationals Published June 30th, 2024 via For The Win

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