Should I draft Jackson Merrill or Eloy Jimenez?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Jackson Merrill or Eloy Jimenez.

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	217.69	201.16
PROJ	183.00	294.00
AB	364	488
R	42	60
H	89	134
2B	18	24
3B	3	0
HR	6	23
RBI	39	78
SB	9	0
K	65	109
BB	27	38
AVG	.245	.275
OBP	.297	.331
SLG	.360	.465
OPS	.657	.796

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	187.0	73.0
AB	292	163
R	39	14
H	85	39
2B	11	7
3B	1	0
HR	12	5
RBI	42	13
SB	9	3
K	51	31
BB	14	13
AVG	.291	.239
OBP	.325	.294
SLG	.459	.374
OPS	.784	.668

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	Why White Sox keep playing Eloy Jimenez as he continues to recover Published June 29th, 2024 via Chicago Sun-Times Eloy Jimenez Takes A Seat On Saturday Published June 29th, 2024 White Sox's Eloy Jimenez: Sitting Saturday Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports White Sox place Eloy Jimenez, Steven Wilson on IL Published June 28th, 2024 via MSN White Sox's Eloy Jimenez: Heading to bench Wednesday Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports White Sox's Eloy Jimenez: Three-game hitting streak Published June 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports Eloy Jimenez Remains In The Lineup Published June 24th, 2024 Chicago White Sox: Concerns Rise as Eloy Jimenez Rushes Return from Injury Published June 24th, 2024 via BVM Sports

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