Should I draft Javier Baez or Jeimer Candelario?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Javier Baez or Jeimer Candelario.

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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Javier Baez

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DET · SS

CIN · 1B,3B

Injury Alert

Javier Baez · Back (Out)

Jeimer Candelario · Hamstring (Day To Day)

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	0.86	2.13
ADP	Undrafted	232.07
PROJ	203.00	293.00
AB	477	496
R	56	70
H	111	125
2B	20	32
3B	3	1
HR	14	22
RBI	59	71
SB	11	3
K	125	125
BB	23	49
AVG	.233	.252
OBP	.270	.317
SLG	.375	.454
OPS	.645	.771

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	56.0	149.0
AB	186	269
R	15	30
H	34	66
2B	9	17
3B	0	2
HR	1	14
RBI	25	39
SB	6	3
K	42	70
BB	6	18
AVG	.183	.245
OBP	.209	.298
SLG	.247	.480
OPS	.457	.778

Recent News
	Javier Baez opts in to final four years of Tigers deal Published June 26th, 2024 via MSN Javier Baez Will Need "Extensive" Rehab Assignment Published June 25th, 2024 Tigers' Javier Baez: To miss a few more weeks Published June 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports Tigers' Javier Baez: Not close to IL return Published June 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports Javier Baez Listed Among Worst Contracts in MLB by The Athletic Published June 22nd, 2024 via MSN Tigers' Javier Baez: Will be out beyond minimum 10 days Published June 18th, 2024 via CBS Sports Tigers' Javier Baez hit with brutal injury amid abysmal season Published June 14th, 2024 via MSN Javier Baez could return to baseball activities in a few days: Tigers injury report Published June 14th, 2024 via MLive.com	Jeimer Candelario To Miss Third Straight Game Published June 28th, 2024 Jeimer Candelario Absent On Thursday Published June 27th, 2024 Reds' Jeimer Candelario: Remaining out Thursday Published June 27th, 2024 via CBS Sports Jeimer Candelario, Will Benson Not In Wednesday's Lineup Published June 27th, 2024 via MSN Reds' Jeimer Candelario: Dealing with hamstring tendinitis Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Jeimer Candelario Dealing With Knee Tendonitis Published June 26th, 2024 Jeimer Candelario, Will Benson Not In Wednesday’s Lineup Published June 26th, 2024 Reds' Jeimer Candelario: Battling knee tendinitis Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports

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