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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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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Travis d'Arnaud

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SD · SS,CF

ATL · C

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	3.96	0.15
ADP	217.69	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	187.0	90.0
AB	292	163
R	39	21
H	85	38
2B	11	13
3B	1	0
HR	12	7
RBI	42	25
SB	9	0
K	51	40
BB	14	12
AVG	.291	.233
OBP	.325	.297
SLG	.459	.442
OPS	.784	.738

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	Braves News: Atlanta Splits Double Header with San Diego, Travis d'Arnaud returns to lineup, more Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN 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

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