Should I draft Evan Carter or Lourdes Gurriel?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Evan Carter or Lourdes Gurriel.

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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Evan Carter

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Lourdes Gurriel

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TEX · LF

ARI · LF,DH

Injury Alert

Evan Carter · Back (Out)

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	6.70	1.60
ADP	110.98	210.50
PROJ	318.00	294.00
AB	466	497
R	77	61
H	123	138
2B	22	32
3B	5	1
HR	18	17
RBI	63	72
SB	22	3
K	130	97
BB	77	32
AVG	.264	.278
OBP	.367	.327
SLG	.449	.449
OPS	.816	.775

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	64.0	168.0
AB	144	311
R	23	37
H	27	83
2B	6	13
3B	2	1
HR	5	11
RBI	15	48
SB	2	3
K	43	64
BB	15	13
AVG	.188	.267
OBP	.272	.302
SLG	.361	.421
OPS	.633	.723

Recent News
	Camera Caught Teammate's Perfect Reaction in Bullpen to Evan Carter's Game-Saving Catch in Rangers' Win Over ... Published June 27th, 2024 via MSN Rangers place Evan Carter on 10-day IL, reinstate Wyatt Langford, Nathan Eovaldi Published June 10th, 2024 via MSN The Dirt: Rangers' Evan Carter faces second back issue in three years Published June 10th, 2024 via The Dallas Morning News The Dirt: Rangers' Evan Carter faces second back issue in three years. Is it chronic? Published June 10th, 2024 via The Dallas Morning News Fantasy Baseball Injury Reports for Hitters - Updates for Evan Carter, Tyler O'Neill, Alex Bregman, Luis Robert Jr ... Published June 6th, 2024 via MSN Evan Carter Returning On Sunday Published June 6th, 2024 via MSN Texas Rangers: Evan Carter Injury Update, Setbacks and Hopes for Recovery Published June 5th, 2024 via BVM Sports Latest brutal Evan Carter injury update from Rangers was very on-brand for 2024 Published June 5th, 2024 via Nolan Writin'	Lourdes Gurriel Jr. Props: June 30, Diamondbacks vs. Athletics Published June 30th, 2024 via For The Win Lourdes Gurriel Jr. rattles one off the wall for an RBI double Published June 29th, 2024 via ESPN.co.uk Lourdes Gurriel Jr. Props: June 29, Diamondbacks vs. Athletics Published June 29th, 2024 via For The Win Diamondbacks' Lourdes Gurriel: Homers in loss Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports Lourdes Gurriel Jr. Props: June 28, Diamondbacks vs. Athletics Published June 28th, 2024 via For The Win Diamondbacks' Lourdes Gurriel: Logs fifth straight multi-hit game Published June 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports Diamondbacks' Lourdes Gurriel: Back in lineup Sunday Published June 23rd, 2024 via CBS Sports Lourdes Gurriel Jr. Leaves Early Friday With Elbow Soreness Published June 22nd, 2024 via MSN

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