Should I draft Jackson Merrill or Travis d'Arnaud?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Jackson Merrill or Travis d'Arnaud.

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	0.29
ADP	220.49	236.00
PROJ	183.00	127.00
AB	364	260
R	42	31
H	89	63
2B	18	13
3B	3	0
HR	6	10
RBI	39	35
SB	9	0
K	65	63
BB	27	18
AVG	.245	.242
OBP	.297	.297
SLG	.360	.408
OPS	.657	.705

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	189.0	90.0
AB	289	163
R	39	21
H	85	38
2B	11	13
3B	1	0
HR	12	7
RBI	42	25
SB	9	0
K	49	40
BB	14	12
AVG	.294	.233
OBP	.328	.297
SLG	.464	.442
OPS	.792	.738

Recent News
	Padres News: Rookie Jackson Merrill Ties Home Run Record Published June 30th, 2024 via Athlon Sports Padres' Jackson Merrill: Continues power surge Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Jackson Merrill's RBI double \| 06/29/2024 \| San Diego Padres Published June 29th, 2024 via MLB.com Fantasy baseball: Trade for Padres' Jackson Merrill to help with second half, keeper leagues Published June 29th, 2024 via New York Post Jackson Merrill's solo home run (12) \| 06/29/2024 \| San Diego Padres Published June 29th, 2024 via MLB.com Jackson Merrill Launches 11th Home Run Published June 29th, 2024 Padres' Jackson Merrill: Slugs 11th homer Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports Jackson Merrill's 3-run homer leads Padres to 9-2 win over Red Sox Published June 28th, 2024 via Boston.com	Travis d'Arnaud leaves game with dizziness Published June 28th, 2024 via MSN Braves get Pierce Johnson back, Travis d'Arnaud injury update Published June 28th, 2024 via MSN Travis d'Arnaud's sac fly \| 06/24/2024 \| Atlanta Braves Published June 24th, 2024 via MLB.com Nicky Lopez, Travis d'Arnaud in Braves lineup Wednesday Published June 23rd, 2024 via MSN Marcell Ozuna, Travis d'Arnaud homer in Braves' loss to Yankees Published June 22nd, 2024 via MLB.com Marcell Ozuna, Travis d'Arnaud homer in Braves' loss to Yankees Published June 22nd, 2024 via MLB.com Braves' Travis d'Arnaud: Launches seventh homer Published June 22nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Travis d'Arnaud's two-run home run (7) \| 06/22/2024 \| Atlanta Braves Published June 22nd, 2024 via MLB.com

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