Should I draft TJ Friedl or Elly De La Cruz?

See our analysis of the choice to draft TJ Friedl or Elly De La 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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Injury Alert

TJ Friedl · Hamstring (Day To Day)

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	2.21	4.68
ADP	172.03	37.31
PROJ	283.00	285.00
AB	467	505
R	66	84
H	117	125
2B	19	26
3B	6	6
HR	12	21
RBI	56	71
SB	19	37
K	88	182
BB	46	49
AVG	.251	.248
OBP	.320	.316
SLG	.394	.448
OPS	.714	.763

Most Recent and Popular Comparisons
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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	59.0	207.0
AB	96	314
R	14	55
H	20	79
2B	2	16
3B	0	5
HR	4	14
RBI	16	37
SB	6	40
K	19	111
BB	8	39
AVG	.208	.252
OBP	.309	.342
SLG	.354	.468
OPS	.663	.810

Recent News
	TJ Friedl's injury timeline thrusts this ill-suited Reds player into everyday role Published June 25th, 2024 via Blog Red Machine Reds OF TJ Friedl on IL, Cincinnati beats Pittsburgh Pirates Published June 24th, 2024 via The Cincinnati Enquirer Reds Put TJ Friedl On 10-Day Injured List Published June 24th, 2024 Reds call up Levi Jordan, put TJ Friedl on the injured list Published June 24th, 2024 via redlegnation.com Cincinnati Reds' TJ Friedl Lands on IL Again with 3rd Injury in '24 Published June 24th, 2024 via BVM Sports TJ Friedl placed on injured list with right hamstring injury Published June 24th, 2024 via MLB.com TJ Friedl placed on injured list with right hamstring injury Published June 24th, 2024 via MLB.com Reds place OF TJ Friedl (hamstring) on injured list Published June 24th, 2024 via Citizentribune	Elly De La Cruz Falls A Triple Shy Of The Cycle Monday Published June 25th, 2024 Elly De La Cruz Homers In Loss To Boston Saturday Published June 23rd, 2024 Adames homers, Perkins throws out tying run at the plate as Brewers edge Reds 5-4 Published June 16th, 2024 via The Associated Press Elly De La Cruz Hits 11th Homer Published June 7th, 2024 Elly De La Cruz Racks Up Four Hits, Four Steals on Thursday Published May 17th, 2024 Elly De La Cruz Out Of Lineup Against Arizona Published May 15th, 2024 Elly De La Cruz Hits A Home Run Monday Published April 30th, 2024 De La Cruz, Lodolo lead Reds over Padres Published April 29th, 2024 via TSN

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