Should I draft Jeimer Candelario or Parker Meadows?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Jeimer Candelario or Parker Meadows.

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	2.13	0.97
ADP	232.88	Undrafted
PROJ	293.00	204.00
AB	496	445
R	70	54
H	125	96
2B	32	18
3B	1	8
HR	22	11
RBI	71	46
SB	3	13
K	125	121
BB	49	49
AVG	.252	.216
OBP	.317	.297
SLG	.454	.366
OPS	.771	.663

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	149.0	10.0
AB	272	73
R	30	9
H	66	7
2B	17	1
3B	2	1
HR	14	2
RBI	39	3
SB	3	3
K	71	32
BB	19	11
AVG	.243	.096
OBP	.297	.224
SLG	.474	.219
OPS	.772	.443

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	Parker Meadows' leaping catch in center \| 07/02/2024 Published July 2nd, 2024 via MLB.com Parker Meadows looks to bounce back in Triple-A Published July 2nd, 2024 via MLB.com Parker Meadows to be optioned to Triple-A Toledo, OF Ryan Vilade to be called up Published June 22nd, 2024 via MSN Detroit Tigers: Future Path with Colt Keith & Parker Meadows Position Changes Published June 21st, 2024 via BVM Sports Tigers' Parker Meadows: Handling Triple-A Published June 17th, 2024 via CBS Sports Parker Meadows To Be Optioned To Triple-A Tuesday Published June 16th, 2024 via MSN Detroit Tigers Young Players Struggling: Parker Meadows Shines, Jace Jung's Debut, and Colt Keith's Struggles Published June 14th, 2024 via BVM Sports Jaden Hamm dominates on the mound as Parker Meadows shines for the Hens in a stellar game against the Chiefs Published May 20th, 2024 via BVM Sports

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