Should I draft Oneil Cruz or Willy Adames?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Oneil Cruz or Willy Adames.

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	2.49
ADP	104.23	180.87
PROJ	295.00	324.00
AB	533	559
R	81	79
H	125	137
2B	23	31
3B	5	1
HR	22	27
RBI	72	89
SB	24	7
K	162	167
BB	56	65
AVG	.235	.245
OBP	.309	.323
SLG	.420	.449
OPS	.730	.772

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	121.0	203.0
AB	280	319
R	36	43
H	67	73
2B	15	18
3B	1	0
HR	12	13
RBI	36	54
SB	6	10
K	99	77
BB	22	43
AVG	.239	.229
OBP	.294	.321
SLG	.429	.408
OPS	.722	.728

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	Willy Adames Props: June 30, Brewers vs. Cubs Published June 30th, 2024 via For The Win Q&A with Milwaukee Brewers shortstop Willy Adames Published June 27th, 2024 via Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Top Free Agent Shortstop: Brewers' Willy Adames' Bounceback 2024 Season Published June 26th, 2024 via SportsGrid Willy Adames: Underestimate Milwaukees All-Star Shortstop at Your Own Risk Published June 26th, 2024 via BVM Sports Willy Adames Is the Top Free Agent That No One Talks About Published June 26th, 2024 via Just Baseball Willy Adames 2024 MLB Splits - ESPN (IN) Published June 25th, 2024 via ESPN India Pregame naps help Brewers shortstop Willy Adames play every game Published June 24th, 2024 via Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Willy Adames' two-run home run (13) Published June 20th, 2024 via Yahoo Canada Sports

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