Should I draft Esteury Ruiz or Lars Nootbaar?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Esteury Ruiz or Lars Nootbaar.

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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OAK · LF,CF

STL · RF,CF,LF

Injury Alert

Esteury Ruiz · Wrist (Out)

Lars Nootbaar · Oblique (Day To Day)

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	1.58	1.77
ADP	161.23	Undrafted
PROJ	243.00	260.00
AB	445	405
R	57	64
H	110	103
2B	23	19
3B	1	2
HR	7	15
RBI	44	49
SB	56	8
K	101	93
BB	31	61
AVG	.247	.254
OBP	.297	.352
SLG	.351	.422
OPS	.647	.774

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	28.0	81.0
AB	55	141
R	10	14
H	11	33
2B	2	7
3B	1	1
HR	2	5
RBI	8	19
SB	5	3
K	20	34
BB	4	22
AVG	.200	.234
OBP	.270	.337
SLG	.382	.404
OPS	.652	.742

Recent News
	Esteury Ruiz Getting Another Day Off Published June 26th, 2024 via MSN Joe Boyle gets his first win, Esteury Ruiz homers as Athletics top Tigers 4-1 Published June 25th, 2024 via Yahoo Lifestyle UK Esteury Ruiz Not Yet Ready For Baseball Activities Published June 20th, 2024 Athletics' Esteury Ruiz: In strengthening program Published June 20th, 2024 via CBS Sports Athletics place OF Esteury Ruiz (wrist) on injured list Published June 10th, 2024 via Central Oregon Daily Esteury Ruiz Dropped To Ninth In The Lineup Published June 7th, 2024 via MSN Joe Boyle gets his first win, Esteury Ruiz homers as Athletics top Tigers 4-1 Published May 30th, 2024 via Yahoo Movies Canada A's roster moves: Daz Cameron recalled, Esteury Ruiz to IL Published May 23rd, 2024 via Chat Sports	Lars Nootbaar begins rehab with Springfield, Cards fall Published June 28th, 2024 via MiLB.com Cardinals OF Lars Nootbaar (oblique) to begin rehab assignment Published June 28th, 2024 via Deadspin Cardinals Outfielder Lars Nootbaar Begins Rehab Assignment in Double-A After Injury Published June 28th, 2024 via BVM Sports Lars Nootbaar prepares to begin rehab assignment for oblique injury Published June 28th, 2024 via The Pantagraph Lars Nootbaar to Boost Cardinals after Injury-Plagued Season with Double-A Springfield Rehab Published June 27th, 2024 via BVM Sports Lars Nootbaar getting close to rehab assignment Published June 27th, 2024 via MLB.com Lars Nootbaar To Begin Rehab Assignment On Friday Published June 27th, 2024 Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar prepares to begin rehab assignment Published June 27th, 2024 via St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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