Should I draft Oneil Cruz or Isaac Paredes?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Oneil Cruz or Isaac Paredes.

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	2.57
ADP	104.52	167.47
PROJ	295.00	324.00
AB	533	472
R	81	69
H	125	112
2B	23	22
3B	5	0
HR	22	24
RBI	72	81
SB	24	0
K	162	96
BB	56	64
AVG	.235	.237
OBP	.309	.329
SLG	.420	.436
OPS	.730	.766

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	121.0	189.0
AB	280	290
R	36	32
H	67	80
2B	15	16
3B	1	1
HR	12	13
RBI	36	43
SB	6	0
K	99	55
BB	22	32
AVG	.239	.276
OBP	.294	.361
SLG	.429	.472
OPS	.722	.834

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	Isaac Paredes Props: July 2, Rays vs. Royals Published July 2nd, 2024 via For The Win Isaac Paredes near-cycle and Taj Bradley's 11 strikeouts shine in Rays vs. Nationals series Published July 1st, 2024 via BVM Sports Rays' Isaac Paredes: Finishes single short of cycle Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Rays' Isaac Paredes falls a single short of hitting for the cycle Published June 30th, 2024 via Tampa Bay Times Taj Bradley, Isaac Paredes lead Rays to bounceback win vs. Nationals Published June 30th, 2024 via Yahoo Sports Isaac Paredes' solo homer (13) \| 06/30/2024 Published June 30th, 2024 via MLB.com Daily Dinger: Best MLB Home Run Picks Today (Christian Yelich, Isaac Paredes Primed for Big Games) Published June 30th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Isaac Paredes Props: June 30, Rays vs. Nationals Published June 30th, 2024 via For The Win

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