Should I draft Emmanuel Rivera or Jake Cave?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Emmanuel Rivera or Jake Cave.

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	-0.25	-0.30
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	65.00	54.00
AB	137	129
R	17	15
H	33	29
2B	7	7
3B	1	1
HR	3	4
RBI	16	14
SB	1	1
K	30	39
BB	10	13
AVG	.241	.225
OBP	.298	.301
SLG	.372	.388
OPS	.670	.688

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	36.0	55.0
AB	130	146
R	10	20
H	28	36
2B	6	5
3B	0	3
HR	0	0
RBI	10	15
SB	1	2
K	33	41
BB	14	12
AVG	.215	.247
OBP	.304	.300
SLG	.262	.322
OPS	.566	.622

Recent News
	Emmanuel Rivera's RBI single \| 07/02/2024 \| Miami Marlins Published July 2nd, 2024 via MLB.com Emmanuel Rivera's RBI double \| 06/30/2024 \| Miami Marlins Published June 30th, 2024 via MLB.com Emmanuel Rivera retires Dylan Moore in the 9th \| 06/22/2024 Published June 22nd, 2024 via MLB.com Marlins' Emmanuel Rivera: Back on bench against righty Published June 17th, 2024 via CBS Sports Emmanuel Rivera's smooth play \| 06/16/2024 \| Miami Marlins Published June 16th, 2024 via MLB.com Emmanuel Rivera's smooth play \| 06/16/2024 \| Miami Marlins Published June 16th, 2024 via MLB.com Emmanuel Rivera's RBI single \| 06/12/2024 \| Miami Marlins Published June 12th, 2024 via MLB.com Emmanuel Rivera closes out a scoreless inning \| 06/08/2024 Published June 8th, 2024 via MLB.com	Jake Cave's Extra-Inning Heroics Lift Rockies to Victory Over Brewers Published July 3rd, 2024 via TVovermind Jake Cave's Walk-Off RBI Single Leads Rockies to Victory Published July 2nd, 2024 via Mesabi Tribune Rockies 8, Brewers 7: Jake Cave's single in 10th defeats Milwaukee Published July 1st, 2024 via Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Bud Black on Jake Cave's walk-off, more \| 07/01/2024 Published July 1st, 2024 via MLB.com Jake Cave hits an RBI single in the 10th inning to lift the Rockies over the Brewers 8-7 Published July 1st, 2024 via Chron Jake Cave hits an RBI single in 10th inning to lift Rockies over Brewers 8-7 Published July 1st, 2024 via Denver 7 Colorado News Rockies vs. Brewers: Jake Cave's Walk-Off Single Secures Rockies' First Back-to-Back Wins Since May Published July 1st, 2024 via BVM Sports Cave's RBI single in 10th inning leads Rockies past Brewers Published July 1st, 2024 via TSN

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