Should I draft Brent Rooker or Whit Merrifield?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Brent Rooker 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	1.03	0.98
ADP	255.66	Undrafted
PROJ	216.00	192.00
AB	489	368
R	61	46
H	111	90
2B	21	18
3B	0	1
HR	26	7
RBI	69	42
SB	3	16
K	183	66
BB	56	23
AVG	.227	.245
OBP	.312	.297
SLG	.429	.356
OPS	.741	.653

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	136.0	70.0
AB	261	138
R	29	19
H	68	25
2B	16	4
3B	1	0
HR	15	3
RBI	47	9
SB	2	7
K	101	18
BB	28	15
AVG	.261	.181
OBP	.336	.271
SLG	.502	.275
OPS	.838	.546

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	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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