Should I draft Oneil Cruz or Jeremy Pena?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Oneil Cruz or Jeremy Pena.

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	1.80
ADP	104.56	224.99
PROJ	295.00	273.00
AB	533	557
R	81	76
H	125	141
2B	23	26
3B	5	2
HR	22	14
RBI	72	60
SB	24	13
K	162	125
BB	56	36
AVG	.235	.253
OBP	.309	.304
SLG	.420	.382
OPS	.730	.687

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	121.0	167.0
AB	280	314
R	36	40
H	67	87
2B	15	14
3B	1	1
HR	12	6
RBI	36	35
SB	6	10
K	99	55
BB	22	16
AVG	.239	.277
OBP	.294	.320
SLG	.429	.385
OPS	.722	.705

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	Jeremy Pena Hits Sixth Homer Of Season Monday Published July 2nd, 2024 Jeremy Pena's homer lifts surging Astros to 3-1 win over Blue Jays Published July 1st, 2024 via St. Albert Gazette Jeremy Pena's homer lifts surging Astros to 3-1 win over Blue Jays - MLB Published July 1st, 2024 via Castanet.net Astros' Jeremy Pena: Scores twice, drives in two Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Astros' Jeremy Pena sets record straight on Alex Bregman miscommunication Published June 29th, 2024 via ClutchPoints Jeremy Pena Error During Mic'd Up Astros-Mets Interview Led to Loud Silence Published June 29th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Astros' Jeremy Pena misplays fly during in-game interview Published June 28th, 2024 via Chat Sports Jeremy Pena misplays fly ball during in-game interview Published June 28th, 2024 via ESPN

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