Should I draft Garrett Cooper or Alec Burleson?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Garrett Cooper or Alec Burleson.

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	-0.23	-0.19
ADP	Undrafted	256.46
PROJ	87.00	87.00
AB	188	172
R	23	18
H	47	45
2B	8	8
3B	1	0
HR	7	4
RBI	25	20
SB	0	0
K	56	28
BB	17	12
AVG	.250	.262
OBP	.311	.316
SLG	.415	.378
OPS	.726	.693

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	21.0	172.0
AB	107	268
R	6	33
H	22	75
2B	5	11
3B	1	0
HR	1	13
RBI	11	40
SB	0	5
K	35	42
BB	7	11
AVG	.206	.280
OBP	.267	.313
SLG	.299	.466
OPS	.566	.780

Recent News
	Red Sox News: Liam Hendriks injury update, Garrett Cooper signs with division rival Published June 26th, 2024 via BoSox Injection Orioles News & Notes: Garrett Cooper, Jackson Holliday, Cole Irvin Published June 25th, 2024 via BVM Sports Baltimore Orioles sign former Red Sox All-Star Garrett Cooper for first base depth Published June 25th, 2024 via BVM Sports Orioles sign Garrett Cooper to minor league contract Published June 25th, 2024 via BaltimoreBaseball.com Baltimore Orioles Boost Pitching Staff by Signing Former All-Star Garrett Cooper to Minor League Deal Published June 24th, 2024 via BVM Sports Orioles' Garrett Cooper: Signs minors deal with Orioles Published June 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports Garrett Cooper: Becomes free agent Published June 14th, 2024 via CBS Sports Red Sox's Garrett Cooper: Departs 40-man roster Published June 11th, 2024 via CBS Sports	Cardinals' Alec Burleson: Lifts 13th homer Published July 2nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Alec Burleson, Nolan Gorman homer as Cardinals beat Pirates Published July 2nd, 2024 via St. Louis Post-Dispatch Alec Burleson's two-run homer (13) \| 07/02/2024 Published July 2nd, 2024 via MLB.com Extended interview: Cardinals' outfielder Alec Burleson on team's 2-0 win over Reds Published June 30th, 2024 via KSDK.com Alec Burleson: Teammate's comment comparing this season to last helped spark Cardinals' turnaround Published June 30th, 2024 via St. Louis Post-Dispatch Alec Burleson Props: June 29, Cardinals vs. Reds Published June 29th, 2024 via For The Win Ryan Helsley, Alec Burleson spark the Cardinals to 1-0 victory over the Reds Published June 29th, 2024 via The Washington Post Ryan Helsley, Alec Burleson spark the Cardinals to 1-0 victory over the Reds - MLB Published June 28th, 2024 via Castanet.net

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