Should I draft Jackson Merrill or Tommy Pham?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Jackson Merrill or Tommy Pham.

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	1.25
ADP	217.69	Undrafted
PROJ	183.00	222.00
AB	364	406
R	42	58
H	89	99
2B	18	21
3B	3	1
HR	6	14
RBI	39	52
SB	9	12
K	65	109
BB	27	45
AVG	.245	.244
OBP	.297	.322
SLG	.360	.404
OPS	.657	.726

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	187.0	97.0
AB	292	190
R	39	25
H	85	50
2B	11	9
3B	1	0
HR	12	4
RBI	42	16
SB	9	4
K	51	41
BB	14	22
AVG	.291	.263
OBP	.325	.343
SLG	.459	.374
OPS	.784	.716

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	Tommy Pham Sitting Out On Tuesday Published July 2nd, 2024 White Sox's Tommy Pham: Sitting out Tuesday Published July 2nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Tommy Pham was fuming at the Brewers after he was thrown out at home on an atrocious path to the plate Published July 1st, 2024 via MSN Tommy Pham Trade Rumors: Phillies could eye White Sox veteran as possible candidate to bolster offense, per insider Published July 1st, 2024 via Sportskeeda Jacob Stallings nabs Tommy Pham trying to steal \| 06/28/2024 Published June 28th, 2024 via MLB.com Tommy Pham's two-run single \| 06/28/2024 \| Chicago White Sox Published June 28th, 2024 via MLB.com Trade Deadline: Braves Pursue Tommy Pham to Bolster Outfield without Ronald Acuña Jr. Published June 28th, 2024 via BVM Sports Tommy Pham's clutch catch on the run \| 06/27/2024 \| Chicago White Sox Published June 27th, 2024 via MLB.com

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