Should I draft TJ Friedl or Oneil Cruz?

See our analysis of the choice to draft TJ Friedl or Oneil 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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TJ Friedl · Hamstring (Day To Day)

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	2.21	2.65
ADP	172.03	104.23
PROJ	283.00	295.00
AB	467	533
R	66	81
H	117	125
2B	19	23
3B	6	5
HR	12	22
RBI	56	72
SB	19	24
K	88	162
BB	46	56
AVG	.251	.235
OBP	.320	.309
SLG	.394	.420
OPS	.714	.730

Most Recent and Popular Comparisons
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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	59.0	121.0
AB	96	280
R	14	36
H	20	67
2B	2	15
3B	0	1
HR	4	12
RBI	16	36
SB	6	6
K	19	99
BB	8	22
AVG	.208	.239
OBP	.309	.294
SLG	.354	.429
OPS	.663	.722

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	Oneil Cruz, Rowdy Tellez homer in win over Braves Published July 1st, 2024 via MLB.com Oneil Cruz Blasts Two-Run Homer Published June 30th, 2024 Pirates' Oneil Cruz: Launches 12th homer Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Oneil Cruz and Rowdy Tellez homer in 5th as the Pirates avoid sweep and beat the Braves 4-2 Published June 30th, 2024 via Torrington Register Citizen Big homers from Oneil Cruz, Rowdy Tellez lift Pirates to victory over Braves in series finale Published June 30th, 2024 via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Oneil Cruz hammers 452-foot homer \| 06/30/2024 Published June 30th, 2024 via MLB.com Oneil Cruz's two-run home run (12) \| 06/30/2024 \| Pittsburgh Pirates Published June 30th, 2024 via MLB.com Pirates' Oneil Cruz: On bench against lefty Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports

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