Should I draft Ryan Mountcastle or LaMonte Wade?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Ryan Mountcastle or LaMonte Wade.

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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BAL · 1B,DH

SF · 1B,RF,LF

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	1.11	0.97
ADP	226.05	257.04
PROJ	242.00	239.00
AB	448	393
R	60	60
H	116	95
2B	21	15
3B	0	1
HR	19	15
RBI	67	50
SB	3	3
K	118	94
BB	36	63
AVG	.259	.242
OBP	.320	.351
SLG	.433	.400
OPS	.753	.750

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	175.0	100.0
AB	300	142
R	43	24
H	82	46
2B	21	7
3B	1	0
HR	11	3
RBI	40	18
SB	2	1
K	68	40
BB	20	35
AVG	.273	.324
OBP	.317	.459
SLG	.460	.437
OPS	.777	.895

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	Soler, Wade and Ramos homer as Giants beat Braves 5-3 Published July 2nd, 2024 via The Santa Rosa Press Democrat LaMonte Wade Jr.'s solo home run (3) Published July 2nd, 2024 via Yahoo Sports Giants' LaMonte Wade: Retreating to bench vs. lefty Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports As Giants activate Wade, two important hitters land on IL Published June 28th, 2024 via NBC Sports Bay Area Thairo Estrada, Wilmer Flores placed on the IL as LaMonte Wade Jr. returns Published June 28th, 2024 via McCovey Chronicles Giants' LaMonte Wade: Batting second in return Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports LaMonte Wade Jr. Expected To Come Off Injured List On Friday Published June 27th, 2024 LaMonte Wade Jr. will return vs. Dodgers; if he's not Giants' All-Star, who will be? Published June 27th, 2024 via MSN

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