Should I draft Francisco Alvarez or Elly De La Cruz?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Francisco Alvarez or Elly De La Cruz.

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	1.87	4.68
ADP	176.06	37.31
PROJ	248.00	285.00
AB	436	505
R	62	84
H	98	125
2B	17	26
3B	0	6
HR	26	21
RBI	69	71
SB	2	37
K	130	182
BB	52	49
AVG	.225	.248
OBP	.313	.316
SLG	.443	.448
OPS	.755	.763

Most Recent and Popular Comparisons
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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	77.0	207.0
AB	103	314
R	15	55
H	31	79
2B	9	16
3B	0	5
HR	4	14
RBI	20	37
SB	1	40
K	23	111
BB	12	39
AVG	.301	.252
OBP	.371	.342
SLG	.505	.468
OPS	.876	.810

Recent News
	Francisco Alvarez, Harrison Bader Resting Against Astros Published June 30th, 2024 Mets' Francisco Alvarez: Receiving Sunday off Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Mets on Fire: Francisco Alvarez Boosts Performance Before Trade Deadline Published June 28th, 2024 via BVM Sports Mets' David Stearns praises Francisco Alvarez as catalyst for team's recent hot stretch Published June 28th, 2024 via sny.tv David Stearns on Mets' trade deadline plans, praises Francisco Alvarez and Carlos Mendoza Published June 28th, 2024 via sny.tv How Francisco Alvarez helped Mets save doomed season Published June 28th, 2024 via Yardbarker Francisco Alvarez's presence in lineup has meant everything to surging Mets Published June 27th, 2024 via MSN Francisco Alvarez's presence has meant everything to surging Mets Published June 27th, 2024 via New York Post	Elly De La Cruz Falls A Triple Shy Of The Cycle Monday Published June 25th, 2024 Elly De La Cruz Homers In Loss To Boston Saturday Published June 23rd, 2024 Adames homers, Perkins throws out tying run at the plate as Brewers edge Reds 5-4 Published June 16th, 2024 via The Associated Press Elly De La Cruz Hits 11th Homer Published June 7th, 2024 Elly De La Cruz Racks Up Four Hits, Four Steals on Thursday Published May 17th, 2024 Elly De La Cruz Out Of Lineup Against Arizona Published May 15th, 2024 Elly De La Cruz Hits A Home Run Monday Published April 30th, 2024 De La Cruz, Lodolo lead Reds over Padres Published April 29th, 2024 via TSN

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