Should I draft Brayan Rocchio or Whit Merrifield?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Brayan Rocchio or Whit Merrifield.

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	0.65	0.97
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	174.00	192.00
AB	363	368
R	43	46
H	85	90
2B	20	18
3B	2	1
HR	5	7
RBI	36	42
SB	10	16
K	70	66
BB	31	23
AVG	.234	.245
OBP	.300	.297
SLG	.342	.356
OPS	.641	.653

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	100.0	69.0
AB	201	128
R	33	17
H	43	24
2B	12	4
3B	0	0
HR	2	3
RBI	14	9
SB	7	7
K	41	14
BB	26	13
AVG	.214	.188
OBP	.316	.268
SLG	.304	.289
OPS	.620	.557

Recent News
	Brayan Rocchio grabbing seat Monday for Guardians Published June 24th, 2024 via FanDuel Research Guardians' Brayan Rocchio: Getting Monday off Published June 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports Cleveland Guardians\' Brayan Rocchio, right, forces Toronto Blue Jays\' Justin Turner (2) at second base and throws ... Published June 24th, 2024 via The Gazette Guardians' Brayan Rocchio: Not in Cleveland lineup Published June 19th, 2024 via CBS Sports Brayan Rocchio Rising Among Baseball's Top Defenders, Guardians Manager Vogt Impressed Published June 17th, 2024 via BVM Sports Brayan Rocchio Quietly Becoming One Of Baseball's Best Defenders, Guardians News Published June 17th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Brayan Rocchio's Slow But Steady Progression - Waiting For Next Year Published June 17th, 2024 via Waiting For Next Year Cleveland Guardians\' Brayan Rocchio hits a two-run home run off Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Yimi Garcia during the ... Published June 17th, 2024 via The Gazette	Whit Merrifield throws out Gabriel Moreno \| 06/21/2024 \| Philadelphia Phillies Published June 21st, 2024 via MLB.com Whit Merrifield's RBI single \| 06/12/2024 \| Philadelphia Phillies Published June 12th, 2024 via MLB.com Phillies' Whit Merrifield: Replaces resting Sosa in lineup Published June 12th, 2024 via CBS Sports Whit Merrifield's hilarious quote puts his struggles with Phillies into perspective Published June 11th, 2024 via That Balls Outta Here Whit Merrifield's RBI single \| 06/09/2024 \| Philadelphia Phillies Published June 9th, 2024 via MLB.com Whit Merrifield Hits Third Home Run Of The Season Published June 9th, 2024 Whit Merrifield's 3-run HR helps Phillies beat Mets in London Published June 8th, 2024 via KNBR Field view: Whit Merrifield's three-run home run \| 06/08/2024 Published June 8th, 2024 via MLB.com

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