Should I draft Lourdes Gurriel or Francisco Alvarez?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Lourdes Gurriel 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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NYM · C

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	2.24	1.87
ADP	209.99	180.86
PROJ	294.00	248.00
AB	497	436
R	61	62
H	138	98
2B	32	17
3B	1	0
HR	17	26
RBI	72	69
SB	3	2
K	97	130
BB	32	52
AVG	.278	.225
OBP	.327	.313
SLG	.449	.443
OPS	.775	.755

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	140.0	29.0
AB	267	69
R	32	8
H	66	15
2B	12	4
3B	0	0
HR	9	1
RBI	42	10
SB	3	1
K	54	16
BB	12	4
AVG	.247	.217
OBP	.285	.260
SLG	.393	.319
OPS	.678	.579

Recent News
	Diamondbacks' Lourdes Gurriel: Lifts ninth homer Published June 7th, 2024 via CBS Sports Diamondbacks' Lourdes Gurriel: Getting day off Published June 7th, 2024 via CBS Sports Diamondbacks Star Lourdes Gurriel Jr. Kills Time During Game With Surprising Pursuit Published June 6th, 2024 via Yahoo Movies Canada Gurriel, Newman hit two-run doubles in Diamondbacks win over Giants Published June 4th, 2024 via TSN Lourdes Gurriel Jr. Joins MLB Advisory Board for Taylor Hooton Foundation Published June 4th, 2024 via BVM Sports Gurriel joins Taylor Hooton Foundation Advisory Board Published June 4th, 2024 via MLB.com Gurriel joins Taylor Hooton Foundation Advisory Board Published June 4th, 2024 via MLB.com Diamondbacks' Lourdes Gurriel: Homers in two straight Published June 4th, 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 New York Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez reinstated from injured list Published June 11th, 2024 via The Associated Press

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