Should I draft Harrison Bader or Jackson Merrill?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Harrison Bader 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	0.63	0.66
ADP	257.93	220.49
PROJ	183.00	183.00
AB	354	364
R	47	42
H	86	89
2B	14	18
3B	2	3
HR	9	6
RBI	44	39
SB	17	9
K	78	65
BB	22	27
AVG	.243	.245
OBP	.288	.297
SLG	.370	.360
OPS	.658	.657

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	128.0	189.0
AB	227	289
R	31	39
H	60	85
2B	14	11
3B	0	1
HR	6	12
RBI	31	42
SB	11	9
K	50	49
BB	13	14
AVG	.264	.294
OBP	.309	.328
SLG	.405	.464
OPS	.714	.792

Recent News
	Francisco Alvarez, Harrison Bader Resting Against Astros Published June 30th, 2024 Mets' Harrison Bader: Not in Sunday's lineup Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports MLB Trade Rumors: Phillies Eye Harrison Bader from Mets for Outfield Boost Published June 28th, 2024 via BVM Sports Harrison Bader Trade Rumors: MLB analyst views the Phillies as being a perfect landing spot for Mets' slugger Published June 27th, 2024 via Sportskeeda Harrison Bader Goes Yard Against Yankees Published June 26th, 2024 via metsmerizedonline.com Mets' Harrison Bader: Strong showing from bottom of order Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Ex-Yankees Carlos Mendoza, Harrison Bader looking forward to Subway Series from Mets' side Published June 26th, 2024 via MSN Harrison Bader Hits Fifth Homer Of Season Tuesday Published June 26th, 2024	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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