Should I draft Luis Matos or Jeimer Candelario?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Luis Matos or Jeimer Candelario.

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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Luis Matos

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Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	0.81	2.13
ADP	Undrafted	232.23
PROJ	201.00	293.00
AB	340	496
R	41	70
H	90	125
2B	18	32
3B	2	1
HR	6	22
RBI	36	71
SB	11	3
K	44	125
BB	27	49
AVG	.265	.252
OBP	.321	.317
SLG	.382	.454
OPS	.703	.771

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	72.0	149.0
AB	116	272
R	12	30
H	28	66
2B	4	17
3B	0	2
HR	4	14
RBI	24	39
SB	0	3
K	12	71
BB	4	19
AVG	.241	.243
OBP	.265	.297
SLG	.379	.474
OPS	.644	.772

Recent News
	Giants' Luis Matos: Lifts fourth homer Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports Luis Matos' RBI infield single \| 06/27/2024 Published June 27th, 2024 via MLB.com Giants' Luis Matos: Getting regular playing time Published June 27th, 2024 via CBS Sports Luis Matos Homers In Win Wednesday Published June 27th, 2024 Giants' Luis Matos: Smacks third homer Published June 27th, 2024 via CBS Sports Giants' Luis Matos embracing patience following latest Triple-A stint Published June 27th, 2024 via San Francisco Chronicle Conforto, Villar go back-to-back, Matos hits tiebreaking blast as Giants beat Cubs 4-3 Published June 26th, 2024 via The Santa Rosa Press Democrat Matos hits tiebreaking blast as Giants beat Cubs Published June 26th, 2024 via TSN	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 Reds' Jeimer Candelario: Held out again Friday Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports

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