Should I draft Ryan Mountcastle or Edward Olivares?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Ryan Mountcastle or Edward Olivares.

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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BAL · 1B,DH

PIT · RF,DH,LF

Injury Alert

Ryan Mountcastle · Illness (Day To Day)

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	1.02	0.61
ADP	225.47	Undrafted
PROJ	242.00	187.00
AB	448	338
R	60	42
H	116	89
2B	21	18
3B	0	2
HR	19	10
RBI	67	36
SB	3	9
K	118	64
BB	36	23
AVG	.259	.263
OBP	.320	.314
SLG	.433	.417
OPS	.753	.731

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	175.0	84.0
AB	300	165
R	43	22
H	82	39
2B	21	4
3B	1	0
HR	11	5
RBI	40	23
SB	2	1
K	68	36
BB	20	16
AVG	.273	.236
OBP	.317	.305
SLG	.460	.352
OPS	.777	.656

Recent News
	Ryan Mountcastle's hitting, defense make him an All-Star finalist Published July 1st, 2024 via The Baltimore Banner Orioles' Ryan Mountcastle: Dealing with illness Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Orioles' Ryan Mountcastle: Sitting versus lefty Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Texas Rangers vs. Baltimore Orioles Prop Picks: Can Ryan Mountcastle Shine on Sunday Night Baseball? Published June 30th, 2024 via OddsChecker Orioles' Ryan Mountcastle: Day off Saturday Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Watch: Orioles 1B Ryan Mountcastle blasts home run to center field Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN Ryan Mountcastle's sacrifice fly \| 06/27/2024 \| Baltimore Orioles Published June 27th, 2024 via MLB.com Orioles' Ryan Mountcastle: Tallies three hits Published June 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports	Edward Olivares ruled out at home after review \| 06/29/2024 Published June 29th, 2024 via MLB.com Edward Olivares' sac fly \| 06/29/2024 \| Pittsburgh Pirates Published June 29th, 2024 via MLB.com Pirates' Edward Olivares laments tag that nailed him at plate Published June 29th, 2024 via DKPittsburghSports.com Pirates' Edward Olivares: Sitting after four straight starts Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Edward Olivares' two-run single \| 06/25/2024 \| Pittsburgh Pirates Published June 25th, 2024 via MLB.com Edward Olivares' two-run single \| 06/25/2024 Published June 25th, 2024 via MLB.com Pirates' Edward Olivares: Getting more work against RHPs Published June 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports Edward Olivares Has Far Outperformed His Original Contract Published June 13th, 2024 via MSN

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