Should I draft Ronald Acuna or Yordan Alvarez?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Ronald Acuna or Yordan Alvarez.

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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Injury Alert

Ronald Acuna · Knee (Out For Season)

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	17.15	10.16
ADP	7.06	20.52
PROJ	549.00	437.00
AB	554	502
R	123	91
H	173	145
2B	32	29
3B	2	1
HR	36	36
RBI	92	105
SB	48	0
K	103	117
BB	72	74
AVG	.312	.289
OBP	.393	.383
SLG	.572	.566
OPS	.965	.949

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	114.0	233.0
AB	192	306
R	38	48
H	49	90
2B	8	19
3B	1	1
HR	4	16
RBI	15	41
SB	16	4
K	53	53
BB	27	34
AVG	.255	.294
OBP	.356	.371
SLG	.370	.520
OPS	.726	.890

Recent News
	Video: Ronald Acuna Jr. Suffers Terrifying Injury Published June 18th, 2024 via MSN MLB rumors: Insider makes Braves trade deadline prediction after Ronald Acuna Jr. injury Published June 11th, 2024 via ClutchPoints Braves Could Target Red Sox Slugger As Strong Ronald Acuna Jr. Replacement Published June 9th, 2024 via BVM Sports Braves Could Target Red Sox Slugger As Strong Ronald Acuna Jr. Replacement Published June 9th, 2024 via Sporting News Braves' Ronald Acuna: Shifts to 60-day IL Published June 9th, 2024 via CBS Sports 1 Braves trade need, and it's not a Ronald Acuna Jr. replacement Published June 8th, 2024 via MSN Braves' Ronald Acuna: Undergoes ACL surgery Published June 7th, 2024 via CBS Sports Braves' Ronald Acuna: Undergoes ACL surgery Published June 7th, 2024 via CBS Sports	Daily Dinger: Best MLB Home Run Picks Today (Yordan Alvarez a Home Run Candidate Again) Published July 1st, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Yordan Alvarez Props: June 30, Astros vs. Mets Published June 30th, 2024 via For The Win Astros Trio Jose Altuve, Kyle Tucker, Yordan Alvarez in All-Star Race Published June 29th, 2024 via BVM Sports Yordan Alvarez Props: June 29, Astros vs. Mets Published June 29th, 2024 via For The Win Astros' Yordan Alvarez: On base four times in loss Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports WATCH: Yordan Alvarez's wife Monica shares video of her memories with the Astros star for his birthday Published June 28th, 2024 via Sportskeeda Jose Altuve, Kyle Tucker, Yordan Alvarez vying for 2024 All-Star spot Published June 28th, 2024 via MLB.com Yordan Alvarez Props: June 28, Astros vs. Mets Published June 27th, 2024 via For The Win

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