Should I draft Matt Carpenter or Jose Miranda?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Matt Carpenter or Jose Miranda.

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	-0.46	-0.22
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	73.00	58.00
AB	161	115
R	18	13
H	31	29
2B	8	5
3B	0	0
HR	6	3
RBI	23	13
SB	1	0
K	52	19
BB	26	8
AVG	.193	.252
OBP	.311	.304
SLG	.354	.374
OPS	.665	.678

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	29.0	154.0
AB	93	226
R	10	28
H	23	67
2B	3	16
3B	0	1
HR	2	8
RBI	8	37
SB	0	2
K	30	35
BB	9	13
AVG	.247	.297
OBP	.324	.339
SLG	.344	.482
OPS	.668	.821

Recent News
	Cardinals' Matt Carpenter: Hitting bench in series finale Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Cardinals make big Matt Carpenter roster move Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN Cardinals' Matt Carpenter: Not starting against southpaw Published June 27th, 2024 via CBS Sports Cardinals' Matt Carpenter: Sitting during nightcap Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Cardinals' Matt Carpenter: Playing time trending up Published June 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports Cardinals' Alec Burleson reveals Matt Carpenter's blunt 2-word message that saved him Published June 22nd, 2024 via ClutchPoints Cardinals' Matt Carpenter: Losing out on DH starts Published June 16th, 2024 via CBS Sports Cardinals' Matt Carpenter: Not in St. Louis lineup Published June 13th, 2024 via CBS Sports	Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire: Christian Scott returns, Davis Daniel and Jose Miranda emerge Published July 2nd, 2024 via NBC Sports Is It Legit? 7/2/24: Jose Miranda, Gavin Stone, and David Hamilton Published July 1st, 2024 via Pitcher List Fantasy managers have been 'slow' to add Vientos Published July 1st, 2024 via NBC Sports Jose Miranda's broken-bat RBI single \| 06/30/2024 \| Minnesota Twins Published June 30th, 2024 via MLB.com Jose Miranda's RBI single \| 06/29/2024 \| Minnesota Twins Published June 29th, 2024 via MLB.com Twins' Jose Miranda: Swipes second bag Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports Jose Miranda Drives In Three In Win Wednesday Published June 28th, 2024 via MSN Twins' Jose Miranda: Another three hits, three RBI Published June 27th, 2024 via CBS Sports

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