Should I draft Max Kepler or Oneil Cruz?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Max Kepler 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	1.59	2.65
ADP	253.14	103.94
PROJ	274.00	295.00
AB	427	533
R	66	81
H	106	125
2B	21	23
3B	1	5
HR	20	22
RBI	63	72
SB	4	24
K	96	162
BB	48	56
AVG	.248	.235
OBP	.324	.309
SLG	.443	.420
OPS	.767	.730

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	108.0	113.0
AB	200	276
R	25	35
H	50	65
2B	15	15
3B	0	1
HR	6	11
RBI	28	34
SB	1	6
K	43	97
BB	14	20
AVG	.250	.236
OBP	.306	.286
SLG	.415	.417
OPS	.721	.703

Recent News
	Max Kepler, Trevor Larnach Sitting Versus Lefty Published June 27th, 2024 Twins' Max Kepler: Resting against southpaw Published June 27th, 2024 via CBS Sports Max Kepler Loses Arm, Insists He Shouldn't Need Injured List Stint Published June 26th, 2024 via Twins Daily Max Kepler Returning On Tuesday Published June 25th, 2024 Max Kepler back in Twins lineup 5 days after leaving due to neck spasms Published June 25th, 2024 via Athlon Sports Twins' Max Kepler: Back in starting nine Published June 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports Max Kepler Remains Out On Sunday Published June 23rd, 2024 Twins' Max Kepler: Sitting out third straight Published June 23rd, 2024 via CBS Sports	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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