Should I draft Oneil Cruz or James Outman?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Oneil Cruz or James Outman.

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	1.64
ADP	104.56	175.84
PROJ	295.00	246.00
AB	533	468
R	81	77
H	125	113
2B	23	19
3B	5	3
HR	22	21
RBI	72	69
SB	24	13
K	162	173
BB	56	59
AVG	.235	.242
OBP	.309	.332
SLG	.420	.430
OPS	.730	.761

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	121.0	24.0
AB	283	109
R	36	10
H	67	16
2B	15	4
3B	1	0
HR	12	3
RBI	36	10
SB	6	2
K	100	40
BB	23	13
AVG	.237	.147
OBP	.293	.250
SLG	.424	.266
OPS	.717	.516

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	Dodgers minors: James Outman, Wilman Diaz, Jordan Thompson Published July 2nd, 2024 via True Blue LA Dodgers' Max Muncy goes to IL, James Outman demoted in series of roster moves Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN Dodgers give James Outman the Jordan Walker treatment with latest roster move Published June 28th, 2024 via MSN James Outman Hits Third Home Run Of The Week Published June 26th, 2024 via MSN James Outman hits grand slam as Dodgers beat Cubs 6-2 Published June 22nd, 2024 via Yahoo New Zealand News James Outman Hits Third Home Run Of The Week Published June 21st, 2024 via MSN How Has James Outman Played in Triple-A Since Dodgers Demotion? Published June 21st, 2024 via Dodgers Nation James Outman Hits Third Home Run Of The Week Published June 21st, 2024

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