Should I draft Jackson Merrill or Carlos Santana?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Jackson Merrill or Carlos Santana.

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	1.11
ADP	220.49	254.57
PROJ	183.00	253.00
AB	364	425
R	42	56
H	89	97
2B	18	20
3B	3	0
HR	6	17
RBI	39	58
SB	9	2
K	65	89
BB	27	58
AVG	.245	.228
OBP	.297	.320
SLG	.360	.395
OPS	.657	.716

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	189.0	173.0
AB	289	272
R	39	32
H	85	69
2B	11	15
3B	1	0
HR	12	12
RBI	42	39
SB	9	2
K	49	47
BB	14	27
AVG	.294	.254
OBP	.328	.330
SLG	.464	.441
OPS	.792	.771

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	Twins' Carlos Santana: Three hits in win Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Carlos Santana Props: June 28, Twins vs. Mariners Published June 27th, 2024 via For The Win Carlos Santana's RBI double \| 06/27/2024 \| Minnesota Twins Published June 27th, 2024 via MLB.com Carlos Santana's tumbling catch \| 06/26/2024 \| Minnesota Twins Published June 26th, 2024 via MLB.com Carlos Santana - Stats - Batting Published June 26th, 2024 via FanGraphs Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire: Carlos Santana smashing, Joey Loperfido and Heston Kjerstad finally emerging Published June 25th, 2024 via Yahoo Sports Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire: Carlos Santana smashing, Joey Loperfido and Heston Kjerstad finally emerging Published June 25th, 2024 via NBC Sports Carlos Santana hits walk-off single in Twins' win vs. Rays Published June 22nd, 2024 via MLB.com

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