Should I draft Charlie Blackmon or MJ Melendez?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Charlie Blackmon or MJ Melendez.

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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Charlie Blackmon · Hamstring (Day To Day)

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	1.45	1.77
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	260.00	271.00
AB	452	521
R	60	68
H	118	124
2B	23	26
3B	4	4
HR	11	21
RBI	54	62
SB	3	4
K	79	150
BB	40	66
AVG	.261	.238
OBP	.325	.324
SLG	.403	.424
OPS	.727	.748

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	144.0	83.0
AB	222	229
R	34	21
H	59	42
2B	17	12
3B	3	2
HR	3	8
RBI	26	24
SB	5	2
K	32	66
BB	20	20
AVG	.266	.183
OBP	.337	.252
SLG	.410	.358
OPS	.747	.610

Recent News
	Charlie Blackmon Expected To Return When Eligible Published June 27th, 2024 Rockies' Charlie Blackmon: Likely back when first eligible Published June 27th, 2024 via CBS Sports It's time for the Rockies to trade Charlie Blackmon, Kyle Freeland Published June 25th, 2024 via Denver Sports Rockies place OF Charlie Blackmon (hamstring) on IL Published June 21st, 2024 via Deadspin Rockies place OF Charlie Blackmon (hamstring) on IL Published June 21st, 2024 via Citizentribune Charlie Blackmon Heads To Injured List Published June 21st, 2024 Charlie Blackmon Still Sidelined Published June 21st, 2024 Charlie Blackmon and Adael Amador go on the 10-day IL amidst other roster moves Published June 21st, 2024 via Purple Row	Kansas City Royals Beat Dodgers as MJ Melendez Hits Historic Grand Slam Published June 23rd, 2024 via MSN MJ Melendez's leaping catch \| 06/22/2024 \| Kansas City Royals Published June 22nd, 2024 via MLB.com MJ Melendez's leaping catch Published June 22nd, 2024 via MLB.com MJ Melendez's sliding catch \| 06/19/2024 \| Kansas City Royals Published June 19th, 2024 via MLB.com Kansas City Royals Beat Dodgers as MJ Melendez Hits Historic Grand Slam Published June 18th, 2024 via MSN Royals fan won Sonic Slam contest thanks to MJ Melendez (and her daughter) Published June 18th, 2024 via MSN Royals' MJ Melendez: Sitting against lefty Published June 18th, 2024 via CBS Sports MJ Melendez's grand slam won $25K for Royals fan Mendy King Published June 17th, 2024 via Kansas City Star

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