Should I draft Riley Greene or Oneil Cruz?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Riley Greene or Oneil Cruz.

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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Please note dynasty rankings are based upon our 2024 Preseason Projections and do not consider in-season performance.

Last Updated: Mar 23, 2024

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DET · CF,DH,LF

PIT · SS

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	3.71	3.04
ADP	149.43	104.56
PROJ	267.00	295.00
AB	529	533
R	74	81
H	143	125
2B	25	23
3B	7	5
HR	15	22
RBI	60	72
SB	8	24
K	157	162
BB	55	56
AVG	.270	.235
OBP	.337	.309
SLG	.429	.420
OPS	.766	.730

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	194.0	121.0
AB	308	283
R	50	36
H	78	67
2B	16	15
3B	4	1
HR	15	12
RBI	41	36
SB	4	6
K	92	100
BB	44	23
AVG	.253	.237
OBP	.349	.293
SLG	.477	.424
OPS	.827	.717

Recent News
	Riley Greene Props: July 3, Tigers vs. Twins Published July 3rd, 2024 via For The Win Tigers' message to Riley Greene: Keep leading by deeds, not words Published July 2nd, 2024 via Detroit News Riley Greene's 2024 MLB All-Star Game case: Detroit Tigers Newsletter Published July 1st, 2024 via Detroit Free Press Detroit Tigers' Riley Greene's secret to power hitting: Hips & ankles Published July 1st, 2024 via Detroit Free Press Riley Greene Batter vs. Pitching Stats Published June 30th, 2024 via ESPN Australia Riley Greene is Turning into the All-Star the Detroit Tigers Need Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN Riley Greene Props: June 28, Tigers vs. Angels Published June 28th, 2024 via For The Win Riley Greene getting snubbed in All-Star fan vote despite stellar performance Published June 27th, 2024 via BVM Sports	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

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