Should I draft Willson Contreras or Keibert Ruiz?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Willson Contreras or Keibert Ruiz.

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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Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	2.11	2.30
ADP	186.21	209.38
PROJ	264.00	281.00
AB	455	467
R	64	50
H	111	123
2B	24	24
3B	0	0
HR	21	15
RBI	66	59
SB	4	2
K	118	55
BB	50	33
AVG	.244	.263
OBP	.320	.318
SLG	.435	.411
OPS	.755	.729

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	80.0	76.0
AB	124	203
R	22	18
H	33	40
2B	11	7
3B	0	0
HR	6	4
RBI	13	19
SB	2	1
K	41	29
BB	22	8
AVG	.266	.197
OBP	.389	.239
SLG	.500	.291
OPS	.889	.529

Recent News
	Willson Contreras' return and a 4-3 win over the Braves bolster the Cardinals confidence Published June 25th, 2024 via Effingham Daily News Willson Contreras returns from injured list as Cardinals beat Braves Published June 25th, 2024 via MLB.com Willson Contreras, Cardinals chase another win over Braves Published June 25th, 2024 via Citizentribune Willson Contreras' return provides boost as Cardinals continue to surge Published June 24th, 2024 via The New York Times The little things Willson Contreras does are contagious, Cardinals manager Oli Marmol says Published June 24th, 2024 via St. Louis Post-Dispatch Willson Contreras Activated And Starting On Monday Published June 24th, 2024 Cardinals get a boost with Contreras' earlier-than-expected return from the IL Published June 24th, 2024 via Belleville News-Democrat Cards activate C Willson Contreras from injured list Published June 24th, 2024 via Deadspin	Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Receiving breather Wednesday Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Dugouts clear as Nats' Keibert Ruiz confronts Padres' Jurickson Profar Published June 26th, 2024 via MSN Watch: Jurickson Profar, Keibert Ruiz ignite bench-clearing brawl in Padres-Nationals Published June 26th, 2024 via MSN Benches clear in Padres-Nationals game after Ruiz confronts Profar Published June 26th, 2024 via The New York Times Benches clear after Nationals catcher Keibert Ruiz jaws with Jurickson Profar Published June 25th, 2024 via The Associated Press Dramatic Keibert Ruiz vs. Jurickson Profar Confrontation Spurs Nationals-Padres Bench-Clearing Incident Published June 25th, 2024 via BVM Sports Keibert Ruiz's go-ahead double \| 06/24/2024 \| Washington Nationals Published June 24th, 2024 via MLB.com Jurickson Profar's 2-run, 2-out single in the 10th inning gives the Padres a 7-6 win over the Nats Published June 24th, 2024 via The Associated Press

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