Should I draft Esteury Ruiz or Maikel Garcia?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Esteury Ruiz or Maikel Garcia.

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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Esteury Ruiz · Wrist (Out)

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	1.58	1.82
ADP	161.23	213.54
PROJ	243.00	246.00
AB	445	469
R	57	63
H	110	123
2B	23	25
3B	1	3
HR	7	6
RBI	44	47
SB	56	24
K	101	107
BB	31	47
AVG	.247	.262
OBP	.297	.331
SLG	.351	.367
OPS	.647	.698

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	28.0	193.0
AB	55	345
R	10	51
H	11	79
2B	2	15
3B	1	4
HR	2	5
RBI	8	40
SB	5	21
K	20	62
BB	4	26
AVG	.200	.229
OBP	.270	.282
SLG	.382	.339
OPS	.652	.621

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	Maikel Garcia Props: June 30, Royals vs. Guardians Published June 30th, 2024 via For The Win Maikel Garcia's diving grab \| 06/29/2024 \| Kansas City Royals Published June 29th, 2024 via MLB.com Maikel Garcia Props: June 29, Royals vs. Guardians Published June 29th, 2024 via For The Win Royals' Maikel Garcia: Two more steals in win Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports Maikel Garcia's RBI triple \| 06/27/2024 Published June 27th, 2024 via MLB.com Royals' Maikel Garcia: Nabs two bags in loss Published June 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports Marlins throw out Maikel Garcia at home \| 06/25/2024 Published June 25th, 2024 via MLB.com KC Royals Trade Deadline Decisions: Pressure on Maikel Garcia & Players After Recent Struggles Published June 25th, 2024 via BVM Sports

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