Should I draft Michael Busch or Brandon Crawford?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Michael Busch or Brandon Crawford.

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	0.45	-0.14
ADP	235.20	Undrafted
PROJ	173.00	95.00
AB	338	205
R	45	25
H	78	45
2B	16	8
3B	1	1
HR	13	6
RBI	45	28
SB	2	2
K	97	52
BB	43	19
AVG	.231	.220
OBP	.322	.291
SLG	.399	.356
OPS	.722	.647

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	119.0	11.0
AB	243	53
R	36	4
H	63	9
2B	13	3
3B	1	0
HR	10	1
RBI	30	3
SB	1	0
K	93	18
BB	37	7
AVG	.259	.170
OBP	.358	.279
SLG	.444	.283
OPS	.802	.562

Recent News
	Cubs' Michael Busch: Homers in victory Saturday Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Michael Busch opens up scoring for the Cubs Published June 29th, 2024 via ESPN Cubs' Michael Busch Dominates Brewers with 10th Season Homer and Record-Breaking First-Pitch Hits Published June 29th, 2024 via BVM Sports Watch: Michael Busch Pounds Second Pitch of Game For Two-run Homer Published June 29th, 2024 via Cubs Insider Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire 2024: James Wood, Noelvi Marte & Michael Busch Top Week 14 Waiver Wire Published June 29th, 2024 via FantasyAlarm Is it Time to Drop Michael Busch From Your Fantasy Team? Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN Michael Busch: Chicago Cubs rookie improving on offense, defense Published June 24th, 2024 via Chicago Tribune Michael Busch Retreats To The Bench Friday Published June 21st, 2024	Crawford haunts ex-teammates as Giants' losing streak continues Published June 23rd, 2024 via NBC Sports Bay Area Cardinals Brandon Crawford comes up clutch in first series vs. former club Published June 23rd, 2024 via St. Louis Post-Dispatch Behind Sonny Gray, swift play by Brandon Crawford, Cardinals win 5-3 over Giants Published June 23rd, 2024 via St. Louis Post-Dispatch Brandon Crawford Makes MLB History against Former Team - Reveals Startling Revelations Published June 21st, 2024 via BVM Sports Brandon Crawford to Do Something He's Never Done Before on Tuesday Published June 21st, 2024 via MSN Brandon Crawford Shares Favorite Willie Mays Story in Tribute to Giants Legend Published June 21st, 2024 via BVM Sports Crawford playing new position vs. Giants in Rickwood Field game Published June 20th, 2024 via NBC Sports Bay Area Brandon Crawford on third base Thursday for Cardinals Published June 20th, 2024 via FanDuel Research

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