Should I draft Oneil Cruz or Francisco Alvarez?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Oneil Cruz or Francisco Alvarez.

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	2.65	1.88
ADP	104.56	175.11
PROJ	295.00	248.00
AB	533	436
R	81	62
H	125	98
2B	23	17
3B	5	0
HR	22	26
RBI	72	69
SB	24	2
K	162	130
BB	56	52
AVG	.235	.225
OBP	.309	.313
SLG	.420	.443
OPS	.730	.755

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	121.0	81.0
AB	283	113
R	36	16
H	67	34
2B	15	10
3B	1	1
HR	12	4
RBI	36	23
SB	6	1
K	100	29
BB	23	12
AVG	.237	.301
OBP	.293	.365
SLG	.424	.513
OPS	.717	.878

Recent News
	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	What is the long-term ceiling for Francisco Alvarez, Mark Vientos? \| Baseball Night in NY Published July 2nd, 2024 via sny.tv Francisco Alvarez would "really like" Juan Soto to join the Mets this offseason \| Baseball Night in NY Published July 2nd, 2024 via sny.tv Mets' Juan Soto Pursuit Begins With Francisco Alvarez Sharing Why He'd "Really Like It" if Soto Moved to Queens Published July 2nd, 2024 via EssentiallySports "I'm faster than Mark Vientos": Mets' catcher Francisco Alvarez outduels teammate for first career triple in win over ... Published July 1st, 2024 via Sportskeeda Francisco Alvarez's 'energy,' J.D. Martinez's savvy again powers Mets Published July 1st, 2024 via sny.tv Francisco Alvarez on first career MLB triple, belief in the Mets' bullpen, and win over Nationals Published July 1st, 2024 via sny.tv Francisco Alvarez's two-run double \| 07/01/2024 Published July 1st, 2024 via MLB.com Francisco Alvarez 'Would Really Like it' if This Yankees' Superstar Joined The Mets Published July 1st, 2024 via Sports Illustrated

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