Should I draft Alejandro Kirk or Oneil Cruz?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Alejandro Kirk 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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Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	1.37	2.64
ADP	Undrafted	103.37
PROJ	210.00	295.00
AB	339	533
R	38	81
H	89	125
2B	15	23
3B	0	5
HR	9	22
RBI	45	72
SB	0	24
K	43	162
BB	39	56
AVG	.263	.235
OBP	.341	.309
SLG	.386	.420
OPS	.728	.730

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	49.0	97.0
AB	110	234
R	5	28
H	23	58
2B	4	14
3B	0	1
HR	2	9
RBI	16	28
SB	0	5
K	18	83
BB	13	18
AVG	.209	.248
OBP	.289	.300
SLG	.300	.432
OPS	.589	.732

Recent News
	Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Clubs second homer Published June 11th, 2024 via CBS Sports Alejandro Kirk coming around despite Blue Jays' loss Published June 10th, 2024 via MLB.com Instant Reaction: Alejandro Kirk's home run wasn't enough in a 3-1 defeat to the Brewers Published June 10th, 2024 via Blue Jays Nation Alejandro Kirk's solo home run (2) \| 06/10/2024 Published June 10th, 2024 via MLB.com Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk starting at catcher Monday Published June 10th, 2024 via FanDuel Research Alejandro Kirk behind the plate for Blue Jays on Wednesday Published May 29th, 2024 via FanDuel Research Alejandro Kirk out of the lineup Published May 26th, 2024 via FantasyPros Alejandro Kirk back in lineup Saturday Published May 25th, 2024 via FantasyPros	'Exit velocity is king:' Pirates' Oneil Cruz aware of, but not infatuated by, omnipresent metric Published June 15th, 2024 via TribLIVE Pirates' Oneil Cruz: Scratched Friday Published June 14th, 2024 via CBS Sports MLB Home Run Props \| Friday Bets for Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Oneil Cruz, Matt Chapman (June 14) Published June 14th, 2024 via The Action Network Pirates' Oneil Cruz: Drives in two in loss Published June 13th, 2024 via CBS Sports Oneil Cruz's two-run single \| 06/13/2024 \| Pittsburgh Pirates Published June 13th, 2024 via MLB.com Cruz heads to IL with right-foot fracture Published June 13th, 2024 via MiLB.com In Photos: Pirates SS Oneil Cruz's custom cleats pay homage to MLB's 'The Machine,' Albert Pujols Published June 13th, 2024 via Sportskeeda Pirates SS Oneil Cruz fractures left ankle, out indefinitely Published June 12th, 2024 via Yahoo Movies Canada

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