Should I draft Jackson Merrill or Ceddanne Rafaela?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Jackson Merrill or Ceddanne Rafaela.

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	1.08
ADP	220.49	255.61
PROJ	183.00	211.00
AB	364	405
R	42	55
H	89	105
2B	18	24
3B	3	3
HR	6	11
RBI	39	50
SB	9	18
K	65	101
BB	27	21
AVG	.245	.259
OBP	.297	.298
SLG	.360	.415
OPS	.657	.713

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	189.0	130.0
AB	289	283
R	39	39
H	85	68
2B	11	13
3B	1	2
HR	12	8
RBI	42	41
SB	9	10
K	49	79
BB	14	10
AVG	.294	.240
OBP	.328	.269
SLG	.464	.385
OPS	.792	.654

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	Ceddanne Rafaela's diving catch \| 06/30/2024 \| Boston Red Sox Published June 30th, 2024 via MLB.com Xander Bogaerts Sees This Potential In Red Sox's Ceddanne Rafaela Published June 29th, 2024 via NESN Red Sox's Ceddanne Rafaela: Three hits Friday Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Boston Red Sox Rookie Ceddanne Rafaela Joins Nomar Garciaparra in Franchise History Published June 29th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Xander Bogaerts sees himself in Red Sox rookie Ceddanne Rafaela Published June 28th, 2024 via Boston Herald Red Sox sitting Tyler O'Neill, Ceddanne Rafaela in first half finale vs. Jays Published June 26th, 2024 via MassLive.com Red Sox's Ceddanne Rafaela: Hitting bench Wednesday Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Red Sox's Ceddanne Rafaela: Out of Boston lineup Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports

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