Should I draft Lawrence Butler or Jake McCarthy?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Lawrence Butler or Jake McCarthy.

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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Please note dynasty rankings are based upon our 2024 Preseason Projections and do not consider in-season performance.

Last Updated: Mar 23, 2024

Strong Recommendation

Lawrence Butler

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OAK · RF,CF

ARI · RF,LF

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	-0.07	-0.02
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	103.00	141.00
AB	249	272
R	29	36
H	56	68
2B	11	11
3B	0	4
HR	7	4
RBI	29	24
SB	7	20
K	71	62
BB	21	24
AVG	.225	.250
OBP	.286	.312
SLG	.353	.364
OPS	.640	.676

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	34.0	114.0
AB	138	188
R	12	27
H	25	53
2B	6	7
3B	0	2
HR	3	3
RBI	11	19
SB	4	12
K	48	38
BB	15	21
AVG	.181	.282
OBP	.260	.369
SLG	.290	.388
OPS	.550	.757

Recent News
	Adjustment in tow, Lawrence Butler showcases power as A's defeat Angels Published July 2nd, 2024 via Vacaville Reporter Athletics' Lawrence Butler: Powers offense Tuesday Published July 2nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Lawrence Butler homers after review \| 07/02/2024 Published July 2nd, 2024 via MLB.com Butler, Rooker go deep as Athletics top Angels Published July 2nd, 2024 via TSN Lawrence Butler, Rookies lead the way in A's victory over Angels Published July 2nd, 2024 via MLB.com Brent Rooker, Lawrence Butler showcase power as A's defeat Angels Published July 2nd, 2024 via The Mercury News Athletics' Lawrence Butler: Nabs fourth steal Sunday Published July 1st, 2024 via CBS Sports Athletics' Lawrence Butler: Sitting again Saturday Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports	Diamondbacks' Jake McCarthy: Sitting against lefty Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports Jake McCarthy Tallies Three Hits, Swipes Two Bags In Thursday’s Victory Published June 20th, 2024 Diamondbacks' Jake McCarthy: Swipes two, scores two Published June 20th, 2024 via CBS Sports Video: Jake McCarthy - Arizona Diamondbacks' agent of chaos #mlb #arizonadiamondbacks Published June 20th, 2024 via Arizona Sports Diamondbacks' Jake McCarthy: Out against left-hander Published June 19th, 2024 via CBS Sports Jake McCarthy's 2-run homer helps carry the Diamondbacks to a 9-3 win against the Padres Published June 18th, 2024 via Yahoo Canada Sports Steals give McCarthy fantasy upside sans Carroll Published June 17th, 2024 via NBC Sports Why Jake McCarthy is again emerging as a key piece for the Diamondbacks Published June 17th, 2024 via The Arizona Republic

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