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Guy A is the clear choice. He has 202 total points of ratings over the three core abilities compared to just 158 for Guy B. That's a major gap between the two. When you add the massive difference in speed, it's not even close. It would be ridiculous to go with Guy B. He's going to cost you RBIs and runs scored and will be far less productive.
Guy A will likely not hit for as good of an average, but his superior gap ability coupled with decent power will make him more likely to hit for a good slugging percentage overall. He should be more adept at driving in runs because he can hit into the gaps, hopefully avoid ground balls, and get extra base hits that make it easier to score runners from first or second. With his speed, he's also going to be more likely to score runs.
Guy B is going to be more of an all-or-nothing proposition. He might hit for a better average, but he's either going to hit singles or home runs and not much else. If he hits enough home runs, maybe he could make up for his strong tendency to hit singles, but my guess is that his lack of gap ability means that his home runs are going to have to be down the lines. And when he doesn't hit home runs, he won't have anywhere near as good of an ability to drive in runs as Guy A. When you add his lack of speed, he then becomes a liability on the base paths and in hitting into double plays. I almost never use players with speed ratings that low unless they're solid contact hitters with excellent gap and power. In this case, he's woefully lacking in gap ability, so I would never choose him.
Personally, I would go with Guy A based on the simple mathematics of it, along with the tendencies described above. To met it's not even a debate or discussion to have. But you could always run a test by making two versions of your game and seeing which of the two proves to be more productive offensively. I have absolutely no doubt that it will be Guy A.
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