Should I draft JJ Bleday or Ryan Mountcastle?

See our analysis of the choice to draft JJ Bleday or Ryan Mountcastle.

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	0.51	1.02
ADP	257.02	225.76
PROJ	174.00	242.00
AB	371	448
R	46	60
H	71	116
2B	17	21
3B	1	0
HR	13	19
RBI	42	67
SB	4	3
K	103	118
BB	56	36
AVG	.191	.259
OBP	.297	.320
SLG	.348	.433
OPS	.644	.753

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	169.0	175.0
AB	306	300
R	35	43
H	74	82
2B	22	21
3B	3	1
HR	11	11
RBI	29	40
SB	0	2
K	66	68
BB	36	20
AVG	.242	.273
OBP	.324	.317
SLG	.441	.460
OPS	.765	.777

Recent News
	JJ Bleday's smooth sliding catch \| 07/02/2024 \| Oakland Athletics Published July 2nd, 2024 via MLB.com Athletics' JJ Bleday: Resting Wednesday Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports JJ Bleday's RBI single \| 06/25/2024 \| Oakland Athletics Published June 25th, 2024 via MLB.com Athletics' JJ Bleday: Works out of leadoff role Monday Published June 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports Athletics' JJ Bleday: Swats 11th long ball Published June 22nd, 2024 via CBS Sports JJ Bleday's solo homer (11) \| 06/22/2024 \| Oakland Athletics Published June 22nd, 2024 via MLB.com Pirates Eye Postseason with Big Trade for Athletics' JJ Bleday and Lucas Erceg Published June 20th, 2024 via BVM Sports Bleday (three doubles) helps A's end skid vs. Royals Published June 19th, 2024 via MLB.com	Ryan Mountcastle Missing Third Straight Game Published July 2nd, 2024 Orioles' Ryan Mountcastle: Still out Tuesday Published July 2nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Ryan Mountcastle's hitting, defense make him an All-Star finalist Published July 1st, 2024 via The Baltimore Banner Orioles' Ryan Mountcastle: Dealing with illness Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Orioles' Ryan Mountcastle: Sitting versus lefty Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Texas Rangers vs. Baltimore Orioles Prop Picks: Can Ryan Mountcastle Shine on Sunday Night Baseball? Published June 30th, 2024 via OddsChecker Orioles' Ryan Mountcastle: Day off Saturday Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Watch: Orioles 1B Ryan Mountcastle blasts home run to center field Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN

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