Should I draft Jackson Merrill or Joey Ortiz?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Jackson Merrill or Joey Ortiz.

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	0.70
ADP	225.74	255.77
PROJ	183.00	171.00
AB	364	331
R	42	41
H	89	85
2B	18	20
3B	3	3
HR	6	7
RBI	39	38
SB	9	5
K	65	72
BB	27	27
AVG	.245	.257
OBP	.297	.314
SLG	.360	.399
OPS	.657	.713

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	166.0	155.0
AB	271	209
R	35	32
H	77	58
2B	9	13
3B	1	2
HR	10	7
RBI	37	28
SB	9	5
K	47	41
BB	14	35
AVG	.284	.278
OBP	.321	.383
SLG	.435	.459
OPS	.756	.842

Recent News
	Jackson Merrill, Wyatt Langford On Path To MLB Success Published June 25th, 2024 via Baseball America Padres Notes: Jackson Merrill's Rise; Updates on Fernando Tatis Jr., Jurickson Profar Published June 24th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Jackson Merrill's emergence fuels Padres' hopes Published June 24th, 2024 via Yardbarker Padres takeaways: Jackson Merrill's power surge, outfield picture, injury situation Published June 24th, 2024 via The New York Times Padres Notes: Jackson Merrill's Rise. Strength In Numbers, Injury Updates Published June 23rd, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Jackson Merrill nabs Tyler Black at second \| 06/23/2024 \| San Diego Padres Published June 23rd, 2024 via MLB.com Jackson Merrill Emerges as the Premier Padres Batter Published June 23rd, 2024 via SportsGrid Jackson Merrill: A Rising Star in San Diego's MLB Scene Published June 23rd, 2024 via The Bryan Times	Brewers' Joey Ortiz: Taking seat Monday Published June 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports Brewers' Joey Ortiz: Notches fifth steal Published June 23rd, 2024 via CBS Sports No, the Orioles didn't 'mess up' with Joey Ortiz. They did right by him. Published June 18th, 2024 via The Baltimore Banner Corbin Burnes Trade: Brewers' DL Hall and Joey Ortiz in Exchange for a Record Breaker Published June 17th, 2024 via BVM Sports The Rise of Joey Ortiz Published June 17th, 2024 via Shepherd Express Milwaukee Brewers' Joey Ortiz: Breakout Season Boosting All-Star Selection Hopes Published June 17th, 2024 via BVM Sports Joey Ortiz making a strong case for All-Star selection in breakout season Published June 17th, 2024 via Yardbarker Joey Ortiz making a strong case for All-Star selection in breakout season Published June 17th, 2024 via MSN

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