Should I draft Nick Madrigal or Kerry Carpenter?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Nick Madrigal or Kerry Carpenter.

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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Nick Madrigal

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Kerry Carpenter · Back (Out)

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	-0.08	1.43
ADP	Undrafted	201.84
PROJ	100.00	258.00
AB	189	493
R	23	60
H	52	127
2B	9	22
3B	1	2
HR	1	22
RBI	17	70
SB	4	4
K	20	133
BB	10	38
AVG	.275	.258
OBP	.315	.313
SLG	.349	.444
OPS	.664	.757

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	32.0	106.0
AB	86	145
R	5	21
H	19	41
2B	3	10
3B	0	4
HR	0	8
RBI	10	29
SB	1	0
K	10	38
BB	4	11
AVG	.221	.283
OBP	.280	.342
SLG	.256	.572
OPS	.535	.914

Recent News
	Cubs INF Nick Madrigal breaks hand in first game after demotion Published June 7th, 2024 via Central Oregon Daily Cubs INF Nick Madrigal breaks hand in first game after demotion Published June 7th, 2024 via The Prescott Times Media Nick Madrigal fractures hand while with Cubs' Triple-A team Published June 7th, 2024 via ESPN Cubs INF Nick Madrigal breaks hand in first game after demotion Published June 7th, 2024 via The Albany Herald Cubs' Nick Madrigal Fractures Hand from Pitch, Impact on Infield Depth Chart and Future Considerations Published June 6th, 2024 via BVM Sports Cubs' Nick Madrigal Injury Update: Hand Fracture and Depth Chart Implications Published June 6th, 2024 via BVM Sports Chicago Cubs Injury Update: Infielder Nick Madrigal Suffers Fractured Hand at Triple-A Published June 6th, 2024 via BVM Sports Cubs' Nick Madrigal suffers crushing injury after MLB demotion Published June 6th, 2024 via ClutchPoints	Kerry Carpenter Continues Workouts Tuesday Published June 25th, 2024 Tigers' Kerry Carpenter: Progressing in baseball activities Published June 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports Tigers Injury Updates: Jackson Jobe rehab start, Kerry Carpenter progress Published June 24th, 2024 via Motor City Bengals Kerry Carpenter's injury proving vital after Tigers' loss to White Sox Published June 22nd, 2024 via MLB.com Kerry Carpenter Hopes To Begin Baseball Activities On Monday Published June 22nd, 2024 via MSN Tigers News: Kerry Carpenter Is Itching To Get Back To Detroit Tigers Published June 22nd, 2024 via Athlon Sports Kerry Carpenter Hopes To Begin Baseball Activities On Monday Published June 21st, 2024 Detroit Tigers' Kerry Carpenter cleared for baseball activities, wishes he could help offense Published June 21st, 2024 via Detroit Free Press

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