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Who Should I Draft?

Tommy Edman or Oneil Cruz (2023)


Who Should I Draft? Player Summaries
 
Experts' Pick
 
  Oneil Cruz
SS - PIT
Oneil Cruz
Tommy Edman
2B,SS - STL
Tommy Edman
Expert
Recommendation
70%
Recommended by
30 of 43 experts
30%
Recommended by
13 of 43 experts
Rankings 
   
ECR# 46# 52
Best Rank# 23# 19
Worst Rank# 112# 133
   
ADP 
   
Composite# 79# 77
Best Rank# 62# 66
Worst Rank# 90# 84
   
Projections 
   
Runs7586
Home Runs2312
RBI7158
Stolen Bases1930
Batting Average.246.266
   
Misc 
   
Injury Alert--
   
Expert Ranks 
   
Andy Behrens
Yahoo! Sports
# 51# 56
   
Scott Pianowski
Yahoo! Sports
# 52# 62
   
Pat Fitzmaurice
FantasyPros
# 52# 65
   
Greg Smith
Superflex.Guide
# 39# 49
   
Jeff Boggis
Fantasy Football Empire
# 40# 46
   
Jeff Zimmerman
FanGraphs
# 46# 48
   
Muntradamus
Beast Dome
# 45# 133
   
Dalton Del Don
Yahoo! Sports
# 35# 36
   
Joe Bond
Fantasy Six Pack
# 46# 48
   
Christopher Welsh
FantasyPros
# 34# 45
   
Nick Mariano
RotoBaller
# 41# 44
   
Justin Mason
FanGraphs
# 23# 55
   
Mike Maher
FantasyPros
# 46# 52
   
Pierre Camus
Fantasy Endgame
# 48# 62
   
Andrew Seifter
FantasyPros
# 53# 62
   
Brandon 'B_Don' Myers
Razzball
# 33# 58
   
Keith Lott
Fantasy Six Pack
# 55# 61
   
Bart Wheeler
Hail to Fantasy Football
# 51# 76
   
Ariel Cohen
FanGraphs
# 46# 50
   
Ryan Amore
Pitcher List
# 47# 52
   
Todd D Clark
The Fantasy Fix
# 39# 43
   
Lucas Spence
Pitcher List
# 62# 82
   
Nate Miller
FantasyPros
# 45# 48
   
Brad Camara
RotoBaller
# 44# 62
   
Scott Bogman
FantasyPros
# 39# 45
   
Jason Kamlowsky
FantasyPros
# 43# 58
   
Julian Tarevski
FantasyPros
# 49# 51
   
Taylor Tarter
Fastball Fantasy Baseball
# 27# 38
   
Blake Meyer
Sports Gambling Podcast Network
# 47# 89
   
Joe Orrico
SportsEthos
# 42# 53
   
Jesse Garcia
FantasyPros
# 51# 19
   
Kelly Kirby
FantasyPros
# 54# 36
   
Fred Zinkie
Yahoo! Sports
# 44# 37
   
Chris Meaney
FTN
# 56# 41
   
Andrew Gould
FantasyPros
# 54# 43
   
Jacob W. Dunne
Triple Play Fantasy
# 55# 44
   
Paul Sporer
FanGraphs
# 70# 44
   
Joe Pisapia
FantasyPros
# 53# 45
   
Josh Shepardson
FantasyPros
# 48# 45
   
Travis Argo
Fantasy Six Pack
# 70# 47
   
Steve Gardner
USA Today
# 58# 51
   
Scott Youngson
Pitcher List
# 79# 64
   
Ethan Biddle
FantasyPros
# 112# 75
   
Who Should I Draft? Player Statistics
  Oneil Cruz
SS - PIT
Oneil Cruz
Tommy Edman
2B,SS - STL
Tommy Edman
2022 Stats 
   
   
At Bats331577
   
Runs4595
   
Hits77153
   
Singles43105
   
Doubles1331
   
Triples44
   
Home Runs1713
   
RBI5457
   
Stolen Bases1032
   
Caught Stealing43
   
Walks2846
   
Strikeouts126111
   
Batting Average.233.265
   
On Base Pct.294.324
   
Slugging Pct.450.400
   
On-base Plus Slugging.744.725
   
Who Should I Draft? Player Projections
  Oneil Cruz
SS - PIT
Oneil Cruz
Tommy Edman
2B,SS - STL
Tommy Edman
2023 Projections 
   
   
At Bats496570
   
Runs7586
   
Hits122151
   
Singles71104
   
Doubles2331
   
Triples54
   
Home Runs2312
   
RBI7158
   
Stolen Bases1930
   
Caught Stealing65
   
Walks4541
   
Strikeouts162102
   
Batting Average.246.266
   
On Base Pct.309.315
   
Slugging Pct.449.395
   
On-base Plus Slugging.758.710
   
Who Should I Draft? Player Notes
  Oneil Cruz
SS - PIT
Oneil Cruz
Tommy Edman
2B,SS - STL
Tommy Edman
News 
 Oneil Cruz will lead off for the Pirates against the Blue Jays Saturday.
Jesse Garcia
Sat, Feb 25th
Tommy Edman is leading off for the Cardinals’ Grapefruit League opener against Washington.
Jesse Garcia
Sat, Feb 25th
 Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Oneil Cruz says he 'looking for 30/30 or 40/40' in the 2023 season.
Brenton Kemp
Thu, Feb 16th
 
Notes 
 Oneil Cruz headed to Triple-A following Spring Training because while the Pirates predictably floundered around the first one-third of the season. When Cruz did make it to Steel City, he struggled with strikeouts, sitting in the first percentile in K% at 34.9%. He countered that by being in the 100th percentile in maxEV when he made contact. Over the last month of the season, he showed some patience and ability to get on base, which allowed him to get 15 SB to go along with his 17 HR. A full season from Cruz has sky-high potential, but he still plays in Pittsburgh with little in the way of talent around him, especially if Bryan Reynolds leaves by trade.
Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros
Tommy Edman's fantasy value ebbs and flows with where he bats in the Cardinals' order. The switch hitter did everything better when St. Louis put him in the leadoff slot, which led to an overall .265/.324/.400 slash line. His primary category contributions are runs (95) and stolen bases (32). He doesn't take a ton of walks but doesn't strike out much, either. If he indeed gets to bat in front of the likes of Paul Goldschmidt and Nolan Arenado, he will be worth a higher pick and should benefit from the new SB rules.
Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros