Should I draft Mitch Garver or Oneil Cruz?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Mitch Garver 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	1.62	2.65
ADP	235.06	103.85
PROJ	226.00	295.00
AB	397	533
R	54	81
H	96	125
2B	17	23
3B	0	5
HR	21	22
RBI	60	72
SB	1	24
K	121	162
BB	56	56
AVG	.242	.235
OBP	.335	.309
SLG	.443	.420
OPS	.778	.730

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	96.0	113.0
AB	228	276
R	27	35
H	40	65
2B	12	15
3B	0	1
HR	10	11
RBI	31	34
SB	0	6
K	81	97
BB	37	20
AVG	.175	.236
OBP	.295	.286
SLG	.360	.417
OPS	.655	.703

Recent News
	Mariners vs. Rays: Cal's blazing performance lights up St. Pete, Mitch Garver matches his power Published June 27th, 2024 via BVM Sports Mitch Garver catches José Caballero stealing second \| 06/26/2024 Published June 26th, 2024 via MLB.com Mariners' Mitch Garver: Belts 10th homer in loss Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Mariners' Mitch Garver: Lifts ninth homer Monday Published June 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports Mitch Garver's two-run home run (9) \| 06/24/2024 \| Seattle Mariners Published June 24th, 2024 via MLB.com Mitch Garver's sacrifice fly \| 06/21/2024 \| Seattle Mariners Published June 21st, 2024 via MLB.com Mariners DH Mitch Garver scratched from lineup before game with Red Sox due to back spasms Published June 20th, 2024 via Yahoo News Australia Mariners' Mitch Garver: Giving way to Haniger on Wednesday Published June 19th, 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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