Should I draft Jackson Merrill or Anthony Rendon?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Jackson Merrill or Anthony Rendon.

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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Anthony Rendon · Hamstring (Day To Day)

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	0.66	1.20
ADP	220.49	Undrafted
PROJ	183.00	205.00
AB	364	345
R	42	46
H	89	85
2B	18	18
3B	3	0
HR	6	9
RBI	39	47
SB	9	2
K	65	67
BB	27	47
AVG	.245	.246
OBP	.297	.340
SLG	.360	.377
OPS	.657	.717

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	189.0	29.0
AB	289	75
R	39	9
H	85	20
2B	11	3
3B	1	0
HR	12	0
RBI	42	3
SB	9	3
K	49	15
BB	14	6
AVG	.294	.267
OBP	.328	.325
SLG	.464	.307
OPS	.792	.632

Recent News
	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	Angels Notes: Injury Updates, Winning Ways, Anthony Rendon's Eventual Return Published June 30th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Anthony Rendon Seen Taking Grounders On Friday, Set To Face Live Pitching Published June 29th, 2024 Angels Have a Target Date for Anthony Rendon's Return Published June 29th, 2024 via Yardbarker Angels' Anthony Rendon: Set to face live pitching Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Exclusive: Angels Fans React to Anthony Rendon's Return as Playoffs Slip Away Published June 29th, 2024 via BVM Sports Anthony Rendon's absurd assertion will have Angels fans dying of laughter Published June 29th, 2024 via Halo Hangout Angels' Anthony Rendon drops pivotal injury update Published June 28th, 2024 via MSN Angels News: Anthony Rendon's Return Postponed Indefinitely Published June 28th, 2024 via MSN

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