Should I draft Isaac Paredes or Oneil Cruz?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Isaac Paredes or Oneil 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	2.56	2.65
ADP	167.44	104.23
PROJ	324.00	295.00
AB	472	533
R	69	81
H	112	125
2B	22	23
3B	0	5
HR	24	22
RBI	81	72
SB	0	24
K	96	162
BB	64	56
AVG	.237	.235
OBP	.329	.309
SLG	.436	.420
OPS	.766	.730

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	189.0	121.0
AB	290	280
R	32	36
H	80	67
2B	16	15
3B	1	1
HR	13	12
RBI	43	36
SB	0	6
K	55	99
BB	32	22
AVG	.276	.239
OBP	.361	.294
SLG	.472	.429
OPS	.834	.722

Recent News
	Rays' Isaac Paredes: Finishes single short of cycle Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Rays' Isaac Paredes falls a single short of hitting for the cycle Published June 30th, 2024 via Tampa Bay Times Taj Bradley, Isaac Paredes lead Rays to bounceback win vs. Nationals Published June 30th, 2024 via Yahoo Sports Isaac Paredes' solo homer (13) \| 06/30/2024 Published June 30th, 2024 via MLB.com Daily Dinger: Best MLB Home Run Picks Today (Christian Yelich, Isaac Paredes Primed for Big Games) Published June 30th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Isaac Paredes Props: June 30, Rays vs. Nationals Published June 30th, 2024 via For The Win Isaac Paredes Props: June 29, Rays vs. Nationals Published June 29th, 2024 via For The Win Isaac Paredes' RBI single \| 06/28/2024 Published June 28th, 2024 via MLB.com	Oneil Cruz, Rowdy Tellez homer in win over Braves Published July 1st, 2024 via MLB.com Oneil Cruz Blasts Two-Run Homer Published June 30th, 2024 Pirates' Oneil Cruz: Launches 12th homer Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Oneil Cruz and Rowdy Tellez homer in 5th as the Pirates avoid sweep and beat the Braves 4-2 Published June 30th, 2024 via Torrington Register Citizen Big homers from Oneil Cruz, Rowdy Tellez lift Pirates to victory over Braves in series finale Published June 30th, 2024 via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Oneil Cruz hammers 452-foot homer \| 06/30/2024 Published June 30th, 2024 via MLB.com Oneil Cruz's two-run home run (12) \| 06/30/2024 \| Pittsburgh Pirates Published June 30th, 2024 via MLB.com Pirates' Oneil Cruz: On bench against lefty Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports

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