Should I draft Yordan Alvarez or Adley Rutschman?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Yordan Alvarez or Adley Rutschman.

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	10.16	7.01
ADP	20.52	39.20
PROJ	437.00	360.00
AB	502	541
R	91	80
H	145	144
2B	29	30
3B	1	0
HR	36	17
RBI	105	69
SB	0	2
K	117	97
BB	74	81
AVG	.289	.266
OBP	.383	.366
SLG	.566	.416
OPS	.949	.782

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	233.0	216.0
AB	306	323
R	48	44
H	90	95
2B	19	12
3B	1	0
HR	16	15
RBI	41	55
SB	4	1
K	53	65
BB	34	29
AVG	.294	.294
OBP	.371	.350
SLG	.520	.471
OPS	.890	.821

Recent News
	Daily Dinger: Best MLB Home Run Picks Today (Yordan Alvarez a Home Run Candidate Again) Published July 1st, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Yordan Alvarez Props: June 30, Astros vs. Mets Published June 30th, 2024 via For The Win Astros Trio Jose Altuve, Kyle Tucker, Yordan Alvarez in All-Star Race Published June 29th, 2024 via BVM Sports Yordan Alvarez Props: June 29, Astros vs. Mets Published June 29th, 2024 via For The Win Astros' Yordan Alvarez: On base four times in loss Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports WATCH: Yordan Alvarez's wife Monica shares video of her memories with the Astros star for his birthday Published June 28th, 2024 via Sportskeeda Jose Altuve, Kyle Tucker, Yordan Alvarez vying for 2024 All-Star spot Published June 28th, 2024 via MLB.com Yordan Alvarez Props: June 28, Astros vs. Mets Published June 27th, 2024 via For The Win	Adley Rutschman Props: June 30, Orioles vs. Rangers Published June 30th, 2024 via For The Win Adley Rutschman In Starting Lineup Saturday Night Published June 29th, 2024 Orioles' Adley Rutschman: Back in action Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Adley Rutschman Props: June 29, Orioles vs. Rangers Published June 29th, 2024 via For The Win How the Baltimore Orioles are managing Adley Rutschman's workload Published June 28th, 2024 via ESPN Adley Rutschman's X-Rays Come Back Negative Published June 28th, 2024 Orioles' Adley Rutschman: X-rays negative, but not in lineup Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports Adley Rutschman Props: June 28, Orioles vs. Rangers Published June 28th, 2024 via For The Win

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