Should I draft Brent Rooker or Jackson Merrill?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Brent Rooker or Jackson Merrill.

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	1.03	0.66
ADP	255.66	220.49
PROJ	216.00	183.00
AB	489	364
R	61	42
H	111	89
2B	21	18
3B	0	3
HR	26	6
RBI	69	39
SB	3	9
K	183	65
BB	56	27
AVG	.227	.245
OBP	.312	.297
SLG	.429	.360
OPS	.741	.657

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	136.0	189.0
AB	261	289
R	29	39
H	68	85
2B	16	11
3B	1	1
HR	15	12
RBI	47	42
SB	2	9
K	101	49
BB	28	14
AVG	.261	.294
OBP	.336	.328
SLG	.502	.464
OPS	.838	.792

Recent News
	Brent Rooker Props: June 30, Athletics vs. Diamondbacks Published June 30th, 2024 via For The Win Brent Rooker Props: June 29, Athletics vs. Diamondbacks Published June 29th, 2024 via For The Win Brent Rooker's solo homer (15) \| 06/28/2024 \| Oakland Athletics Published June 28th, 2024 via MLB.com Athletics' Brent Rooker: Reaches 15-homer mark Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports Brent Rooker Props: June 28, Athletics vs. Diamondbacks Published June 28th, 2024 via For The Win Brent Rooker is not the A's outfielder the Reds should target at the trade deadline Published June 27th, 2024 via Blog Red Machine Brent Rooker's Baseball Evolution Captured Through... Published June 26th, 2024 via Inkl Here's Why the Cincinnati Reds Should Trade for Brent Rooker Published June 26th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated	Padres News: Rookie Jackson Merrill Ties Home Run Record Published June 30th, 2024 via Athlon Sports Padres' Jackson Merrill: Continues power surge Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Jackson Merrill's RBI double \| 06/29/2024 \| San Diego Padres Published June 29th, 2024 via MLB.com Fantasy baseball: Trade for Padres' Jackson Merrill to help with second half, keeper leagues Published June 29th, 2024 via New York Post Jackson Merrill's solo home run (12) \| 06/29/2024 \| San Diego Padres Published June 29th, 2024 via MLB.com Jackson Merrill Launches 11th Home Run Published June 29th, 2024 Padres' Jackson Merrill: Slugs 11th homer Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports Jackson Merrill's 3-run homer leads Padres to 9-2 win over Red Sox Published June 28th, 2024 via Boston.com

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