Should I draft Jackson Merrill or Brayan Rocchio?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Jackson Merrill or Brayan Rocchio.

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	0.66	0.65
ADP	217.69	Undrafted
PROJ	183.00	174.00
AB	364	363
R	42	43
H	89	85
2B	18	20
3B	3	2
HR	6	5
RBI	39	36
SB	9	10
K	65	70
BB	27	31
AVG	.245	.234
OBP	.297	.300
SLG	.360	.342
OPS	.657	.641

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	187.0	97.0
AB	292	213
R	39	33
H	85	45
2B	11	12
3B	1	0
HR	12	2
RBI	42	15
SB	9	7
K	51	47
BB	14	26
AVG	.291	.211
OBP	.325	.309
SLG	.459	.296
OPS	.784	.605

Recent News
	Padres Notes: Jackson Merrill's Rise, Injury Updates on Fernando Tatis Jr., Jurickson Profar, Luis Campusano Published July 2nd, 2024 via MSN Jackson Merrill vs Paul Skenes - Rookie of the Year Race Published July 2nd, 2024 via BVM Sports Padres News: Rookie standout Jackson Merrill lights up Fenway Park with stellar performance Published July 1st, 2024 via Athlon Sports Padres' Jackson Merrill Reflects On Strong Performance at Fenway Park Published July 1st, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Family Bonds Shine as Jackson Merrill Hits Home Run to Mom in Big Weekend Published July 1st, 2024 via BVM Sports Jackson Merrill's home run caught by his mother Published July 1st, 2024 via MLB.com MLB Rookie Power Rankings: Paul Skenes, Jackson Merrill shake up NL ROY race Published July 1st, 2024 via FOX Sports Padres' Jackson Merrill: Wraps up huge June with three hits Published July 1st, 2024 via CBS Sports	Guardians' Brayan Rocchio: Out of lineup Saturday Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Carlos Hernández fans Brayan Rocchio, seals win \| 06/28/2024 \| Kansas City Royals Published June 28th, 2024 via MLB.com Paul Hoynes: Gabriel Arias is on a hot streak, but he's not consistent enough to be in the lineup over Brayan Rocchio Published June 28th, 2024 via 92.3 The Fan Guardians' Brayan Rocchio: Not in Thursday's lineup Published June 27th, 2024 via CBS Sports Cleveland Guardians shortstop Brayan Rocchio throws to first for the out on Baltimore Orioles\' Cedric Mullins during ... Published June 27th, 2024 via The Gazette Brayan Rocchio grabbing seat Monday for Guardians Published June 24th, 2024 via FanDuel Research Guardians' Brayan Rocchio: Getting Monday off Published June 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports Cleveland Guardians\' Brayan Rocchio, right, forces Toronto Blue Jays\' Justin Turner (2) at second base and throws ... Published June 24th, 2024 via The Gazette

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