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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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

Brent Rooker

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Jackson Merrill

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OAK · RF,DH,LF

SD · SS,CF

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	0.95	3.96
ADP	254.89	217.69
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

Most Recent and Popular Comparisons
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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	144.0	187.0
AB	264	292
R	30	39
H	69	85
2B	16	11
3B	1	1
HR	16	12
RBI	48	42
SB	3	9
K	101	51
BB	29	14
AVG	.261	.291
OBP	.338	.325
SLG	.511	.459
OPS	.849	.784

Recent News
	Brent Rooker Goes Yard In Victory Published July 3rd, 2024 Athletics' Brent Rooker: Homer, steal in win Published July 2nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Brent Rooker's solo home run (16) \| 07/02/2024 \| Oakland Athletics Published July 2nd, 2024 via MLB.com Butler, Rooker go deep and A's top Angels 7-5 Published July 2nd, 2024 via The Santa Rosa Press Democrat Brent Rooker, Lawrence Butler showcase power as A's defeat Angels Published July 2nd, 2024 via The Mercury News Brent Rooker Props: July 2, Athletics vs. Angels Published July 1st, 2024 via For The Win Brent Rooker Props: June 30, Athletics vs. Diamondbacks Published June 30th, 2024 via For The Win Fantasy baseball: How owners should view Brent Rooker Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN	Padres Notes: Jackson Merrill's Rise, Injury Updates on Fernando Tatis Jr., Jurickson Profar, Luis Campusano Published July 2nd, 2024 via MSN Jackson Merrill vs Paul Skenes - Rookie of the Year Race Published July 2nd, 2024 via BVM Sports Padres News: Rookie standout Jackson Merrill lights up Fenway Park with stellar performance Published July 1st, 2024 via Athlon Sports Padres' Jackson Merrill Reflects On Strong Performance at Fenway Park Published July 1st, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Family Bonds Shine as Jackson Merrill Hits Home Run to Mom in Big Weekend Published July 1st, 2024 via BVM Sports Jackson Merrill's home run caught by his mother Published July 1st, 2024 via MLB.com MLB Rookie Power Rankings: Paul Skenes, Jackson Merrill shake up NL ROY race Published July 1st, 2024 via FOX Sports Padres' Jackson Merrill: Wraps up huge June with three hits Published July 1st, 2024 via CBS Sports

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