Should I draft Jordan Walker or Elly De La Cruz?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Jordan Walker or Elly De La Cruz.

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	1.61	4.68
ADP	153.62	37.07
PROJ	275.00	285.00
AB	489	505
R	64	84
H	132	125
2B	24	26
3B	2	6
HR	19	21
RBI	61	71
SB	12	37
K	128	182
BB	49	49
AVG	.270	.248
OBP	.341	.316
SLG	.444	.448
OPS	.784	.763

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	11.0	203.0
AB	58	305
R	4	54
H	9	77
2B	4	15
3B	1	4
HR	0	14
RBI	4	36
SB	0	39
K	18	107
BB	6	39
AVG	.155	.253
OBP	.239	.345
SLG	.259	.466
OPS	.497	.810

Recent News
	Jordan Walker records 2-hit, 2-RBI performance for Class AAA Memphis: Minor League Report Published June 28th, 2024 via St. Louis Post-Dispatch How Cardinals' Jordan Walker is using chess to help return to MLB Published June 24th, 2024 via Commercial Appeal St. Louis Cardinals' Jordan Walker on the Rise for Potential Return Amid Team Struggles Published June 12th, 2024 via BVM Sports Cardinals prospect Quinn Mathews deals, Jordan Walker homers, singles twice: Minor League Report Published June 12th, 2024 via St. Louis Post-Dispatch Jordan Walker hits his second homer of the season Published June 12th, 2024 via MiLB.com Jordan Walker's bases-loaded triple sparks the Cardinals to a 7-5 win over the A's Published June 7th, 2024 via Yahoo Canada Shine On How are Jordan Walker and Victor Scott faring at Triple-A Memphis? Published June 7th, 2024 via MSN Breakout Hitters Watch for Fantasy Baseball - Jordan Walker, Patrick Bailey, Mike Tauchman Published June 7th, 2024 via MSN	Elly De La Cruz Falls A Triple Shy Of The Cycle Monday Published June 25th, 2024 Elly De La Cruz Homers In Loss To Boston Saturday Published June 23rd, 2024 Adames homers, Perkins throws out tying run at the plate as Brewers edge Reds 5-4 Published June 16th, 2024 via The Associated Press Elly De La Cruz Hits 11th Homer Published June 7th, 2024 Elly De La Cruz Racks Up Four Hits, Four Steals on Thursday Published May 17th, 2024 Elly De La Cruz Out Of Lineup Against Arizona Published May 15th, 2024 Elly De La Cruz Hits A Home Run Monday Published April 30th, 2024 De La Cruz, Lodolo lead Reds over Padres Published April 29th, 2024 via TSN

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