Should I draft Nick Castellanos or Oneil Cruz?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Nick Castellanos 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	2.52	2.65
ADP	112.91	104.56
PROJ	303.00	295.00
AB	572	533
R	75	81
H	149	125
2B	32	23
3B	1	5
HR	24	22
RBI	89	72
SB	6	24
K	158	162
BB	36	56
AVG	.261	.235
OBP	.305	.309
SLG	.446	.420
OPS	.751	.730

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	155.0	121.0
AB	324	280
R	40	36
H	75	67
2B	13	15
3B	2	1
HR	11	12
RBI	42	36
SB	3	6
K	79	99
BB	24	22
AVG	.232	.239
OBP	.289	.294
SLG	.386	.429
OPS	.675	.722

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	Statcast Heroes: Oneil Cruz, Luis Ortiz, Liover Peguero, Axiel Plaz Published July 2nd, 2024 via Pirates Prospects Daily Dinger: Best MLB Home Run Picks Today (Oneil Cruz's Home Run Prop has Immense Betting Value) Published July 2nd, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Oneil Cruz, Rowdy Tellez homer in win over Braves Published July 1st, 2024 via MLB.com Oneil Cruz Blasts Two-Run Homer Published June 30th, 2024 Pirates' Oneil Cruz: Launches 12th homer Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Oneil Cruz and Rowdy Tellez homer in 5th as the Pirates avoid sweep and beat the Braves 4-2 Published June 30th, 2024 via Torrington Register Citizen Big homers from Oneil Cruz, Rowdy Tellez lift Pirates to victory over Braves in series finale Published June 30th, 2024 via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Oneil Cruz hammers 452-foot homer \| 06/30/2024 Published June 30th, 2024 via MLB.com

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