Should I draft Tommy Edman or Jeimer Candelario?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Tommy Edman 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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Tommy Edman · Wrist (Day To Day)

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	1.92	2.13
ADP	221.58	232.96
PROJ	261.00	293.00
AB	454	496
R	66	70
H	114	125
2B	24	32
3B	3	1
HR	10	22
RBI	46	71
SB	23	3
K	79	125
BB	31	49
AVG	.251	.252
OBP	.299	.317
SLG	.383	.454
OPS	.682	.771

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	0.0	150.0
AB	0	276
R	0	30
H	0	67
2B	0	17
3B	0	2
HR	0	14
RBI	0	40
SB	0	3
K	0	72
BB	0	19
AVG	0.000	.243
OBP	0.000	.297
SLG	0.000	.471
OPS	0.000	.768

Recent News
	Tommy Edman Nearing Rehab Assignment Published July 2nd, 2024 Cardinals mailbag Part 1: Tommy Edman, Lars Nootbaar factor into trade deadline decisions Published July 2nd, 2024 via The New York Times Cardinals agree with utilityman Tommy Edman on 2-year deal to avoid salary arbitration Published July 1st, 2024 via MSN Cardinals' Tommy Edman: Ankle injury not considered serious Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Tommy Edman Still Not Cleared For Full Baseball Activities Published June 28th, 2024 via MSN Cardinals can't catch a break with Tommy Edman after latest injury update Published June 27th, 2024 via MSN Tommy Edman Suffers Sprained Ankle Published June 26th, 2024 Cardinals can't catch a break with Tommy Edman after latest injury update Published June 26th, 2024 via FanSided	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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