Should I draft Matt Carpenter or Otto Lopez?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Matt Carpenter or Otto Lopez.

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	-0.35
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	73.00	24.00
AB	161	56
R	18	7
H	31	15
2B	8	2
3B	0	0
HR	6	0
RBI	23	5
SB	1	2
K	52	11
BB	26	4
AVG	.193	.268
OBP	.311	.317
SLG	.354	.304
OPS	.665	.620

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	29.0	79.0
AB	93	163
R	10	18
H	23	41
2B	3	7
3B	0	0
HR	2	3
RBI	8	19
SB	0	6
K	30	27
BB	9	6
AVG	.247	.252
OBP	.324	.279
SLG	.344	.350
OPS	.668	.629

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	Marlins' Otto Lopez: Out of lineup Wednesday Published July 3rd, 2024 via CBS Sports Vidal Brujan Returns, Otto Lopez Scratched Published July 2nd, 2024 Marlins' Otto Lopez: Scratched from lineup Published July 2nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Otto Lopez's outstanding diving catch \| 06/29/2024 \| Miami Marlins Published June 29th, 2024 via MLB.com Otto Lopez's sliding play at second \| 06/27/2024 \| Miami Marlins Published June 27th, 2024 via MLB.com Marlins' Otto Lopez: Swipes bag Tuesday Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Otto Lopez's awesome catch seals Marlins' win \| 06/23/2024 Published June 23rd, 2024 via MLB.com Otto Lopez's RBI single in 9th gives Marlins 4-3 victory over Cardinals Published June 20th, 2024 via krcgtv.com

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