Should I draft Jackson Merrill or Taylor Ward?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Jackson Merrill or Taylor Ward.

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	2.17
ADP	224.67	158.31
PROJ	183.00	287.00
AB	364	463
R	42	72
H	89	118
2B	18	25
3B	3	0
HR	6	19
RBI	39	64
SB	9	5
K	65	107
BB	27	53
AVG	.245	.255
OBP	.297	.330
SLG	.360	.432
OPS	.657	.762

Most Recent and Popular Comparisons
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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	175.0	170.0
AB	280	289
R	37	40
H	79	71
2B	9	15
3B	1	0
HR	11	14
RBI	40	41
SB	9	3
K	48	78
BB	14	36
AVG	.282	.246
OBP	.318	.328
SLG	.439	.443
OPS	.757	.771

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	Braves Trade Proposal Adds Resurgent Angels Outfielder for Top-5 Prospect Published June 27th, 2024 via Heavy.com Time to Trade Taylor Ward: Angels' GM Urged to Act Quickly for Maximum Return on Outfielder Published June 26th, 2024 via BVM Sports Angels' Taylor Ward: Goes yard again Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Mitch Spence strikes out Taylor Ward \| 06/25/2024 \| Oakland Athletics Published June 25th, 2024 via MLB.com Taylor Ward Snaps Home Run Drought On Monday Published June 25th, 2024 Taylor Ward and Griffin Canning lift Angels to victory over Athletics Published June 24th, 2024 via Los Angeles Times Angels' Taylor Ward: Homers in Monday's win Published June 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports Tyler Soderstrom's Home Run Stolen by Taylor Ward in Oakland A's Game Against Angels Published June 24th, 2024 via BVM Sports

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