Should I draft Anthony Volpe or MJ Melendez?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Anthony Volpe or MJ Melendez.

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	2.19	1.77
ADP	129.73	Undrafted
PROJ	278.00	271.00
AB	505	521
R	72	68
H	113	124
2B	26	26
3B	3	4
HR	19	21
RBI	62	62
SB	27	4
K	140	150
BB	55	66
AVG	.224	.238
OBP	.303	.324
SLG	.400	.424
OPS	.703	.748

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	179.0	81.0
AB	357	232
R	58	21
H	93	42
2B	14	12
3B	7	2
HR	6	8
RBI	28	24
SB	15	2
K	87	68
BB	26	20
AVG	.261	.181
OBP	.315	.249
SLG	.389	.353
OPS	.705	.603

Recent News
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