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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Please note dynasty rankings are based upon our 2024 Preseason Projections and do not consider in-season performance.

Last Updated: Mar 23, 2024

Strong Recommendation

Jackson Merrill

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SD · SS,CF

MIL · 3B,2B

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	3.96	1.24
ADP	224.67	255.85
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	175.0	155.0
AB	280	211
R	37	32
H	79	58
2B	9	13
3B	1	2
HR	11	7
RBI	40	28
SB	9	5
K	48	41
BB	14	35
AVG	.282	.275
OBP	.318	.380
SLG	.439	.455
OPS	.757	.835

Recent News
	Jackson Merrill Launches 11th Home Run Published June 29th, 2024 Jackson Merrill's home runs arrive just in time for rookie to power the injury-plagued Padres Published June 27th, 2024 via The San Diego Union-Tribune 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	Milwaukee Brewers: 3 Critical Injury Updates Regarding Devin Williams, Joey Ortiz, And Garrett Mitchell Published June 27th, 2024 via Wisconsin Sports Heroics Joey Ortiz Pulled Early Wednesday With Neck Issue Published June 26th, 2024 Brewers' Joey Ortiz: Managing neck issue Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Brewers' Joey Ortiz: Leaves with apparent injury Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Brewers' Joey Ortiz: Lifts seventh homer of season Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Joey Ortiz hits home run; Brewers win vs. Rangers Published June 25th, 2024 via MLB.com Brewers 3, Rangers 1: Joey Ortiz homers, Bryse Wilson delivers Published June 25th, 2024 via Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Joey Ortiz homers and Bryse Wilson pitches 6 scoreless innings as Brewers defeat Rangers 3-1 Published June 25th, 2024 via The Associated Press

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