Should I draft Oneil Cruz or Sal Frelick?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Oneil Cruz or Sal Frelick.

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	1.86
ADP	104.23	257.65
PROJ	295.00	266.00
AB	533	460
R	81	61
H	125	117
2B	23	21
3B	5	3
HR	22	6
RBI	72	48
SB	24	16
K	162	73
BB	56	52
AVG	.235	.254
OBP	.309	.334
SLG	.420	.352
OPS	.730	.686

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	121.0	125.0
AB	280	254
R	36	37
H	67	68
2B	15	10
3B	1	1
HR	12	2
RBI	36	17
SB	6	11
K	99	51
BB	22	25
AVG	.239	.268
OBP	.294	.340
SLG	.429	.339
OPS	.722	.679

Recent News
	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 Oneil Cruz's two-run home run (12) \| 06/30/2024 \| Pittsburgh Pirates Published June 30th, 2024 via MLB.com Pirates' Oneil Cruz: On bench against lefty Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports	Milwaukee Brewers vs. Chicago Cubs: Tobias Myers Starts, Sal Frelick's Batting Streak, Game Thread #83 Published June 29th, 2024 via BVM Sports Garrett Mitchell vs Sal Frelick: Impact on Brewers' Lineup Explained Published June 28th, 2024 via BVM Sports Former BC coach Gambino reflects on Sal Frelick's pro career Published June 27th, 2024 via New England Baseball Journal Sal Frelick: Rising Star in Outfield for Milwaukee Brewers Published June 27th, 2024 via BVM Sports Sal Frelick Living Up To First-Round Potential In Milwaukee Published June 27th, 2024 via Last Word On Sports Brewers' Young Outfielders Sal Frelick & Jackson Chourio Making Strides in Batting Skills Published June 26th, 2024 via BVM Sports Brewers' Sal Frelick: Getting breather against LHP Published June 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports Brewers' Sal Frelick: Swipes bag in win Published June 23rd, 2024 via CBS Sports

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