Should I draft Ezequiel Duran or Nicky Lopez?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Ezequiel Duran or Nicky Lopez.

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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Ezequiel Duran

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TEX · 3B,DH,LF,SS,1B

CHW · 2B,3B

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	0.20	0.53
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	143.00	159.00
AB	321	360
R	41	44
H	79	85
2B	18	12
3B	1	2
HR	10	1
RBI	39	28
SB	8	11
K	94	61
BB	20	33
AVG	.246	.236
OBP	.293	.304
SLG	.402	.289
OPS	.695	.593

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	51.0	72.0
AB	176	228
R	14	19
H	45	56
2B	6	6
3B	0	1
HR	2	0
RBI	13	9
SB	1	3
K	43	38
BB	9	15
AVG	.256	.246
OBP	.294	.298
SLG	.324	.281
OPS	.618	.579

Recent News
	Texas Rangers optioning Ezequiel Duran shows Chris Young is serious about fixing this lineup Published June 27th, 2024 via BVM Sports Ezequiel Duran Optioned To Triple-A Published June 26th, 2024 Texas Rangers send Ezequiel Duran to minors, recall outfielder Derek Hill from Triple-A Published June 26th, 2024 via The Dallas Morning News Rangers Option Ezequiel Duran, Select Derek Hill, DFA Yerry Rodríguez Amid Series of Roster Moves Published June 26th, 2024 via BVM Sports Rangers' Ezequiel Duran: Heading to Triple-A Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Rangers' Ezequiel Duran: Sitting Saturday Published June 22nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Rangers' Ezequiel Duran: Makes 11th straight start Published June 19th, 2024 via CBS Sports Ryne Stanek puts away Ezequiel Duran to seal 3-2 win \| 06/14/2024 Published June 14th, 2024 via MLB.com	White Sox's Nicky Lopez: Getting Sunday off Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Nicky Lopez's RBI single \| 06/28/2024 \| Chicago White Sox Published June 28th, 2024 via MLB.com White Sox's Nicky Lopez: Sitting against lefty Published June 27th, 2024 via CBS Sports Nicky Lopez's slick snag \| 06/25/2024 \| Chicago White Sox Published June 25th, 2024 via MLB.com White Sox's Nicky Lopez: Taking seat against lefty Published June 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports Nicky Lopez's two-run single \| 06/23/2024 \| Chicago White Sox Published June 23rd, 2024 via MLB.com White Sox's Nicky Lopez: Busy day in win Published June 22nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Nicky Lopez's RBI double \| 06/22/2024 \| Chicago White Sox Published June 22nd, 2024 via MLB.com

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