Should I draft J.T. Realmuto or Francisco Alvarez?

See our analysis of the choice to draft J.T. Realmuto or Francisco Alvarez.

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

J.T. Realmuto · Knee (Out)

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	2.86	1.87
ADP	90.48	180.86
PROJ	265.00	248.00
AB	456	436
R	66	62
H	121	98
2B	25	17
3B	3	0
HR	18	26
RBI	66	69
SB	15	2
K	126	130
BB	38	52
AVG	.265	.225
OBP	.325	.313
SLG	.452	.443
OPS	.777	.755

Most Recent and Popular Comparisons
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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	86.0	29.0
AB	207	69
R	28	8
H	54	15
2B	8	4
3B	1	0
HR	7	1
RBI	20	10
SB	1	1
K	60	16
BB	12	4
AVG	.261	.217
OBP	.309	.260
SLG	.411	.319
OPS	.720	.579

Recent News
	Is Phillies' J.T. Realmuto a Hall of Fame catcher? Published June 16th, 2024 via That Balls Outta Here MLB Notebook: J.T. Realmuto to undergo knee surgery, Clayton Kershaw progressing faster than expected, and more Published June 14th, 2024 via Blue Jays Nation Bryce Harper does his best J.T. Realmuto impression to help Phillies out of a jam Published June 13th, 2024 via That Balls Outta Here Does Phillies' J.T. Realmuto surgery update make us feel any better? Published June 13th, 2024 via That Balls Outta Here Surviving Life Without J.T. Realmuto Published June 13th, 2024 via Philadelphia Sports Nation De George: J.T. Realmuto's absence just another chance for Phillies to prove their mettle Published June 12th, 2024 via The Delaware County Daily Times Phillies injury update: Turner, Marsh running the bases, checking in on Realmuto, Clemens Published June 12th, 2024 via NBC Sports Philadelphia Should fantasy managers with no IL hold Realmuto? Published June 12th, 2024 via NBC Sports	Mets' Francisco Alvarez: Resting for day game Published June 16th, 2024 via CBS Sports Francisco Alvarez Proving Value to Mets in an Underrated Area Published June 15th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Mets starting Francisco Alvarez at catcher on Friday Published June 14th, 2024 via FanDuel Research Mets' Francisco Alvarez: Sitting out Thursday Published June 13th, 2024 via CBS Sports Francisco Alvarez returns as Mets make decision on backup catcher Published June 11th, 2024 via New York Post Tim Anderson provides a spark for Marlins in 4-2 win over Mets Published June 11th, 2024 via ABC News Mets manage just 2 runs in Francisco Alvarez's return as Marlins grab series-opener Published June 11th, 2024 via Yahoo New Zealand News Mets fall to Marlins despite Francisco Alvarez's return Published June 11th, 2024 via Newsday

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