Should I draft James McCann or Brandon Crawford?

See our analysis of the choice to draft James McCann or Brandon Crawford.

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	-0.25	-0.14
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	60.00	95.00
AB	170	205
R	18	25
H	39	45
2B	7	8
3B	0	1
HR	4	6
RBI	20	28
SB	1	2
K	47	52
BB	10	19
AVG	.229	.220
OBP	.271	.291
SLG	.341	.356
OPS	.612	.647

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	44.0	11.0
AB	117	53
R	15	4
H	24	9
2B	5	3
3B	0	0
HR	3	1
RBI	13	3
SB	1	0
K	27	18
BB	4	7
AVG	.205	.170
OBP	.230	.279
SLG	.325	.283
OPS	.554	.562

Recent News
	Orioles' James McCann: Smacks homer in loss Published June 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports James McCann's RBI single \| 06/25/2024 \| Baltimore Orioles Published June 25th, 2024 via MLB.com Orioles' James McCann: Absent from lineup Sunday Published June 23rd, 2024 via CBS Sports Orioles' James McCann: Homer, steal in win Published June 10th, 2024 via CBS Sports James McCann's solo homer (2) \| 06/10/2024 \| Baltimore Orioles Published June 10th, 2024 via MLB.com James McCann launches a DEEP solo homer as Orioles tie game vs. Rays Published June 10th, 2024 via FOX Sports James McCann's solo homer (2) \| 06/10/2024 Published June 10th, 2024 via MLB.com O's catcher James McCann adds gym teacher to his resume Published May 29th, 2024 via wmar2news.com	Crawford haunts ex-teammates as Giants' losing streak continues Published June 23rd, 2024 via NBC Sports Bay Area Cardinals Brandon Crawford comes up clutch in first series vs. former club Published June 23rd, 2024 via St. Louis Post-Dispatch Behind Sonny Gray, swift play by Brandon Crawford, Cardinals win 5-3 over Giants Published June 23rd, 2024 via St. Louis Post-Dispatch Brandon Crawford Makes MLB History against Former Team - Reveals Startling Revelations Published June 21st, 2024 via BVM Sports Brandon Crawford to Do Something He's Never Done Before on Tuesday Published June 21st, 2024 via MSN Brandon Crawford Shares Favorite Willie Mays Story in Tribute to Giants Legend Published June 21st, 2024 via BVM Sports Crawford playing new position vs. Giants in Rickwood Field game Published June 20th, 2024 via NBC Sports Bay Area Brandon Crawford on third base Thursday for Cardinals Published June 20th, 2024 via FanDuel Research

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