Should I draft Jordan Walker or Oneil Cruz?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Jordan Walker or Oneil 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	2.65
ADP	153.62	103.94
PROJ	275.00	295.00
AB	489	533
R	64	81
H	132	125
2B	24	23
3B	2	5
HR	19	22
RBI	61	72
SB	12	24
K	128	162
BB	49	56
AVG	.270	.235
OBP	.341	.309
SLG	.444	.420
OPS	.784	.730

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	11.0	113.0
AB	58	276
R	4	35
H	9	65
2B	4	15
3B	1	1
HR	0	11
RBI	4	34
SB	0	6
K	18	97
BB	6	20
AVG	.155	.236
OBP	.239	.286
SLG	.259	.417
OPS	.497	.703

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	Graham Ashcraft strikes out Oneil Cruz \| 06/26/2024 Published June 26th, 2024 via MLB.com Graham Ashcraft strikes out Oneil Cruz \| 06/26/2024 \| Cincinnati Reds Published June 26th, 2024 via MLB.com Oneil Cruz's 'heads-up baseball play' exemplifies aggressiveness on bases Published June 25th, 2024 via DKPittsburghSports.com Hunter Greene strikes out Oneil Cruz \| 06/25/2024 Published June 25th, 2024 via MLB.com Oneil Cruz Homers, Drives In Three On Monday Published June 25th, 2024 Pirates' Oneil Cruz: Goes deep in loss Published June 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports Oneil Cruz's two-run home run (11) \| 06/24/2024 \| Pittsburgh Pirates Published June 24th, 2024 via MLB.com Oneil Cruz's sliding grab \| 06/24/2024 \| Pittsburgh Pirates Published June 24th, 2024 via MLB.com

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