Should I draft Jake Cronenworth or Elly De La Cruz?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Jake Cronenworth 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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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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Jake Cronenworth

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SD · 2B,1B

CIN · SS,3B

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	1.75	7.40
ADP	153.41	37.69
PROJ	307.00	285.00
AB	536	505
R	75	84
H	129	125
2B	28	26
3B	5	6
HR	15	21
RBI	67	71
SB	4	37
K	105	182
BB	54	49
AVG	.241	.248
OBP	.313	.316
SLG	.396	.448
OPS	.708	.763

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	201.0	216.0
AB	323	319
R	44	57
H	83	81
2B	17	16
3B	2	6
HR	12	15
RBI	53	39
SB	1	40
K	63	113
BB	26	39
AVG	.257	.254
OBP	.321	.343
SLG	.433	.483
OPS	.755	.825

Recent News
	Jake Cronenworth starts an incredible double play \| 07/02/2024 \| San Diego Padres Published July 2nd, 2024 via MLB.com Josh Winckowski K's Jake Cronenworth \| 06/30/2024 Published June 30th, 2024 via MLB.com Jake Cronenworth Props: June 30, Padres vs. Red Sox Published June 30th, 2024 via For The Win Jake Cronenworth's RBI single \| 06/29/2024 \| San Diego Padres Published June 29th, 2024 via MLB.com Tanner Houck strikes out Jake Cronenworth \| 06/29/2024 \| Boston Red Sox Published June 29th, 2024 via MLB.com Padres pregame: A day off for Jake Cronenworth as Friars seek series win over Dodgers Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN Jake Cronenworth Props: June 29, Padres vs. Red Sox Published June 29th, 2024 via For The Win Jake Cronenworth's two-run single \| 06/28/2024 \| San Diego Padres Published June 28th, 2024 via MLB.com	Elly De La Cruz Smacks Home Run Tuesday Night Published July 3rd, 2024 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

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