Should I draft Ryan Mountcastle or Jeimer Candelario?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Ryan Mountcastle or Jeimer Candelario.

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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CIN · 1B,3B

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	1.11	1.65
ADP	226.05	232.96
PROJ	242.00	293.00
AB	448	496
R	60	70
H	116	125
2B	21	32
3B	0	1
HR	19	22
RBI	67	71
SB	3	3
K	118	125
BB	36	49
AVG	.259	.252
OBP	.320	.317
SLG	.433	.454
OPS	.753	.771

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	175.0	150.0
AB	300	276
R	43	30
H	82	67
2B	21	17
3B	1	2
HR	11	14
RBI	40	40
SB	2	3
K	68	72
BB	20	19
AVG	.273	.243
OBP	.317	.297
SLG	.460	.471
OPS	.777	.768

Recent News
	Ryan Mountcastle Missing Third Straight Game Published July 2nd, 2024 Orioles' Ryan Mountcastle: Still out Tuesday Published July 2nd, 2024 via CBS Sports 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	Jeimer Candelario's RBI groundout \| 07/02/2024 \| Cincinnati Reds Published July 2nd, 2024 via MLB.com Reds' Jeimer Candelario: Returns as DH Published July 1st, 2024 via CBS Sports Jeimer Candelario Back For The Reds As Designated Hitter Published June 30th, 2024 Reds' Jeimer Candelario: Returning from four-game absence Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Jeimer Candelario Still Out On Saturday Published June 29th, 2024 Reds' Jeimer Candelario: Sitting Saturday as expected Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Jeimer Candelario To Miss Third Straight Game Published June 28th, 2024 Reds' Jeimer Candelario: Aiming for Sunday return Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports

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