Should I draft Nick Castellanos or Lourdes Gurriel?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Nick Castellanos or Lourdes Gurriel.

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	2.52	2.29
ADP	112.37	210.81
PROJ	303.00	294.00
AB	572	497
R	75	61
H	149	138
2B	32	32
3B	1	1
HR	24	17
RBI	89	72
SB	6	3
K	158	97
BB	36	32
AVG	.261	.278
OBP	.305	.327
SLG	.446	.449
OPS	.751	.775

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	155.0	168.0
AB	324	311
R	40	37
H	75	83
2B	13	13
3B	2	1
HR	11	11
RBI	42	48
SB	3	3
K	79	64
BB	24	13
AVG	.232	.267
OBP	.289	.302
SLG	.386	.421
OPS	.675	.723

Recent News
	Nick Castellanos' leaping catch \| 07/02/2024 \| Philadelphia Phillies Published July 2nd, 2024 via MLB.com Nick Castellanos leads the way on tragic Phillies-themed All-Star Game ballot Published July 1st, 2024 via FanSided Nick Castellanos Collects Four Hits Published June 30th, 2024 Trea Turner, Nick Castellanos spark Phillies' comeback win over Marlins Published June 30th, 2024 via The Delaware County Daily Times Trea Turner, Nick Castellanos step up in comeback win over Marlins Published June 30th, 2024 via Phillies Nation Phillies' Nick Castellanos: Has four hits, drives in three Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Nick Castellanos' four-hit performance \| 06/30/2024 \| Philadelphia Phillies Published June 30th, 2024 via MLB.com Nick Castellanos' slick sliding grab \| 06/29/2024 \| Philadelphia Phillies Published June 29th, 2024 via MLB.com	Lourdes Gurriel Jr. Props: July 2, Diamondbacks vs. Dodgers Published July 1st, 2024 via For The Win Lourdes Gurriel Jr. Props: June 30, Diamondbacks vs. Athletics Published June 30th, 2024 via For The Win Lourdes Gurriel Jr. rattles one off the wall for an RBI double Published June 29th, 2024 via ESPN.co.uk Lourdes Gurriel Jr. Props: June 29, Diamondbacks vs. Athletics Published June 29th, 2024 via For The Win Diamondbacks' Lourdes Gurriel: Homers in loss Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports Lourdes Gurriel Jr. Props: June 28, Diamondbacks vs. Athletics Published June 28th, 2024 via For The Win Diamondbacks' Lourdes Gurriel: Logs fifth straight multi-hit game Published June 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports Diamondbacks' Lourdes Gurriel: Back in lineup Sunday Published June 23rd, 2024 via CBS Sports

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