Should I draft Elly De La Cruz or Jeremy Pena?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Elly De La Cruz or Jeremy Pena.

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

HOU · SS

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	7.40	1.97
ADP	37.69	224.99
PROJ	285.00	273.00
AB	505	557
R	84	76
H	125	141
2B	26	26
3B	6	2
HR	21	14
RBI	71	60
SB	37	13
K	182	125
BB	49	36
AVG	.248	.253
OBP	.316	.304
SLG	.448	.382
OPS	.763	.687

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	216.0	170.0
AB	319	317
R	57	41
H	81	88
2B	16	15
3B	6	1
HR	15	6
RBI	39	35
SB	40	10
K	113	55
BB	39	16
AVG	.254	.278
OBP	.343	.322
SLG	.483	.388
OPS	.825	.710

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	Jeremy Pena Hits Sixth Homer Of Season Monday Published July 2nd, 2024 Jeremy Pena's homer lifts surging Astros to 3-1 win over Blue Jays Published July 1st, 2024 via St. Albert Gazette Jeremy Pena's homer lifts surging Astros to 3-1 win over Blue Jays - MLB Published July 1st, 2024 via Castanet.net Astros' Jeremy Pena: Scores twice, drives in two Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Astros' Jeremy Pena sets record straight on Alex Bregman miscommunication Published June 29th, 2024 via ClutchPoints Jeremy Pena Error During Mic'd Up Astros-Mets Interview Led to Loud Silence Published June 29th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Astros' Jeremy Pena misplays fly during in-game interview Published June 28th, 2024 via Chat Sports Jeremy Pena misplays fly ball during in-game interview Published June 28th, 2024 via ESPN

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