Should I draft Jeimer Candelario or Yandy Diaz?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Jeimer Candelario or Yandy Diaz.

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	3.55
ADP	232.96	120.29
PROJ	293.00	381.00
AB	496	545
R	70	88
H	125	157
2B	32	31
3B	1	0
HR	22	17
RBI	71	72
SB	3	1
K	125	91
BB	49	72
AVG	.252	.288
OBP	.317	.371
SLG	.454	.439
OPS	.771	.810

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	150.0	175.0
AB	276	341
R	30	31
H	67	92
2B	17	16
3B	2	1
HR	14	7
RBI	40	40
SB	3	0
K	72	54
BB	19	27
AVG	.243	.270
OBP	.297	.325
SLG	.471	.384
OPS	.768	.709

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 Target Yandy Diaz in Bold Trade Move with Rays - Latest on MVP Candidate Diaz in 2024 Published June 30th, 2024 via BVM Sports Top players in Rays history? Yandy Diaz is joining the conversation Published June 30th, 2024 via Tampa Bay Times WATCH: Yandy Diaz Makes Rays History With 20-Game Hitting Streak Published June 29th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Yandy Diaz sets Rays hitting-streak record, Jose Siri homers twice in 3-1 win vs. Nationals Published June 28th, 2024 via MSN Yandy Diaz sets hitting record as Rays open with a win vs. Nationals Published June 28th, 2024 via Tampa Bay Times Yandy Diaz sets hitting record, Jose Siri homers twice vs. Nationals Published June 28th, 2024 via Yahoo Sports Yandy Diaz, Jose Siri push Rays past Nationals Published June 28th, 2024 via Reuters Jason Bartlett will be rooting for Yandy Diaz to break his Rays record Published June 27th, 2024 via Tampa Bay Times

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