Should I draft Oneil Cruz or George Springer?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Oneil Cruz or George Springer.

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	3.22
ADP	104.56	117.50
PROJ	295.00	340.00
AB	533	526
R	81	85
H	125	137
2B	23	24
3B	5	1
HR	22	22
RBI	72	71
SB	24	13
K	162	111
BB	56	53
AVG	.235	.261
OBP	.309	.328
SLG	.420	.435
OPS	.730	.763

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	121.0	142.0
AB	280	280
R	36	35
H	67	60
2B	15	11
3B	1	0
HR	12	8
RBI	36	25
SB	6	9
K	99	56
BB	22	34
AVG	.239	.214
OBP	.294	.302
SLG	.429	.339
OPS	.722	.641

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	Blue Jays' George Springer: Delivers three-run homer Published July 2nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Spencer Horwitz, George Springer homer as Blue Jays hold on for 7-6 win over Astros Published July 2nd, 2024 via VillageReport Blue Jays' George Springer: Swipes ninth bag Published July 2nd, 2024 via CBS Sports George Springer Props: July 1, Blue Jays vs. Astros Published July 1st, 2024 via For The Win George Springer Back In The Lineup After Injury Scare Published June 29th, 2024 Toronto Blue Jays vs New York Yankees: George Springer Returns Strong After Hand Injury Published June 29th, 2024 via BVM Sports Toronto Blue Jays Slugger George Springer Back in Lineup Following Hand Injury Published June 29th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Blue Jays' George Springer: In lineup Saturday after HBP Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports

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