Should I draft Jeimer Candelario or Anthony Rizzo?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Jeimer Candelario or Anthony Rizzo.

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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Jeimer Candelario

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Anthony Rizzo · Forearm (Out)

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	2.13	1.07
ADP	232.96	Undrafted
PROJ	293.00	250.00
AB	496	428
R	70	63
H	125	104
2B	32	18
3B	1	0
HR	22	20
RBI	71	60
SB	3	3
K	125	106
BB	49	48
AVG	.252	.243
OBP	.317	.321
SLG	.454	.425
OPS	.771	.746

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	150.0	121.0
AB	276	264
R	30	32
H	67	59
2B	17	7
3B	2	0
HR	14	8
RBI	40	28
SB	3	0
K	72	48
BB	19	19
AVG	.243	.224
OBP	.297	.289
SLG	.471	.341
OPS	.768	.630

Recent News
	Jeimer Candelario's RBI groundout \| 07/02/2024 \| Cincinnati Reds Published July 2nd, 2024 via MLB.com Reds' Jeimer Candelario: Returns as DH Published July 1st, 2024 via CBS Sports Jeimer Candelario Back For The Reds As Designated Hitter Published June 30th, 2024 Reds' Jeimer Candelario: Returning from four-game absence Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Jeimer Candelario Still Out On Saturday Published June 29th, 2024 Reds' Jeimer Candelario: Sitting Saturday as expected Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Jeimer Candelario To Miss Third Straight Game Published June 28th, 2024 Reds' Jeimer Candelario: Aiming for Sunday return Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports	Yankees Urged to Pursue Trade for $30 Million Anthony Rizzo Replacement Published June 27th, 2024 via MSN 'Patient Hitter' Named Yankees Trade Target After Anthony Rizzo's Injury Published June 26th, 2024 via MSN Anthony Rizzo's Difficult Season Continues After Broken Arm Diagnosis Published June 25th, 2024 via uSports.org Yankees trade with A's boosts lineup amidst Giancarlo Stanton, Anthony Rizzo injuries Published June 23rd, 2024 via BVM Sports Yankees make trade with A's to address Giancarlo Stanton, Anthony Rizzo injuries Published June 23rd, 2024 via Yanks Go Yard Yankees Could Land White Sox Slugger This Summer To Replace Anthony Rizzo Published June 23rd, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Yankees promoting prospect Ben Rice to replace injured Anthony Rizzo Published June 22nd, 2024 via Yahoo New Zealand News Yankees Showing Interest In Former All-Star To Replace Anthony Rizzo Published June 22nd, 2024 via Sports Illustrated

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