Should I draft Chris Taylor or Jackson Merrill?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Chris Taylor 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	0.56	0.66
ADP	Undrafted	220.49
PROJ	168.00	183.00
AB	354	364
R	53	42
H	80	89
2B	17	18
3B	2	3
HR	13	6
RBI	50	39
SB	10	9
K	124	65
BB	39	27
AVG	.226	.245
OBP	.303	.297
SLG	.396	.360
OPS	.699	.657

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	24.0	189.0
AB	110	289
R	12	39
H	18	85
2B	2	11
3B	1	1
HR	2	12
RBI	12	42
SB	3	9
K	43	49
BB	12	14
AVG	.164	.294
OBP	.256	.328
SLG	.255	.464
OPS	.511	.792

Recent News
	Dodgers' Chris Taylor: Homers in loss Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Chris Taylor responding to Dodgers fans' DFA wishes in best way possible Published June 30th, 2024 via Dodgers Way Dodgers' Dave Roberts ready to give Chris Taylor 'runway' to more playing time Published June 30th, 2024 via OCRegister Chris Taylor will get a 'runway' at third base for Dodgers, says Dave Roberts Published June 30th, 2024 via True Blue LA Dodgers News: Dave Roberts reveals why he chose Chris Taylor over Andy Pages during extra-innings win Published June 30th, 2024 via Athlon Sports Andy Pages Not Injured; Dodgers Valued Chris Taylor's Baserunning In Extra Innings Vs. Giants Published June 30th, 2024 via Yardbarker Putting Chris Taylor's struggles into context Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN Dodgers place Chris Taylor on the injured list and expect Max Muncy back vs. the Rockies Published June 24th, 2024 via Yahoo Movies Canada	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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