Should I draft Brendan Donovan or Whit Merrifield?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Brendan Donovan 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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Please note dynasty rankings are based upon our 2024 Preseason Projections and do not consider in-season performance.

Last Updated: Mar 23, 2024

Strong Recommendation

Brendan Donovan

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PHI · 2B,LF,3B

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	1.06	0.49
ADP	239.44	Undrafted
PROJ	199.00	192.00
AB	339	368
R	48	46
H	91	90
2B	15	18
3B	1	1
HR	7	7
RBI	38	42
SB	4	16
K	58	66
BB	38	23
AVG	.268	.245
OBP	.342	.297
SLG	.381	.356
OPS	.723	.653

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	178.0	70.0
AB	303	138
R	36	19
H	80	25
2B	18	4
3B	1	0
HR	8	3
RBI	41	9
SB	2	7
K	48	18
BB	23	15
AVG	.264	.181
OBP	.333	.271
SLG	.409	.275
OPS	.743	.546

Recent News
	Extended interview: Cardinals' Brendan Donovan on team's 2-0 win over Reds Published June 30th, 2024 via KSDK.com Brendan Donovan sparks St. Louis Cardinals' winning streak with remarkable performance Published June 29th, 2024 via BVM Sports Brendan Donovan is the straw that stirs the drink for the St. Louis Cardinals Published June 29th, 2024 via Red Bird Rants Brendan Donovan relives his game-saving catch to end Friday's Cardinals win vs. Reds Published June 28th, 2024 via St. Louis Post-Dispatch Brendan Donovan relives his game-saving catch to end Friday's game Published June 28th, 2024 via St. Louis Post-Dispatch Brendan Donovan Props: June 28, Cardinals vs. Reds Published June 28th, 2024 via For The Win Cardinals' Brendan Donovan: Nabs second steal Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Fantasy Waiver Wire Pickups Week 14 featuring Jarred Kelenic and Brendan Donovan Published June 26th, 2024 via MSN	What Should the Phillies Do with Whit Merrifield? Published June 30th, 2024 via Philadelphia Sports Nation Phillies' Whit Merrifield: Playing time trending up Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Whit Merrifield reveals reason he decided to sign with Phillies Published June 26th, 2024 via MSN Former Blue Jays utility player Whit Merrifield signs one-year deal with the Phillies Published June 24th, 2024 via MSN 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

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