Should I draft JJ Bleday or Jackson Merrill?

See our analysis of the choice to draft JJ Bleday or Jackson Merrill.

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	0.51	0.66
ADP	256.00	224.67
PROJ	174.00	183.00
AB	371	364
R	46	42
H	71	89
2B	17	18
3B	1	3
HR	13	6
RBI	42	39
SB	4	9
K	103	65
BB	56	27
AVG	.191	.245
OBP	.297	.297
SLG	.348	.360
OPS	.644	.657

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	169.0	189.0
AB	306	289
R	35	39
H	74	85
2B	22	11
3B	3	1
HR	11	12
RBI	29	42
SB	0	9
K	66	49
BB	36	14
AVG	.242	.294
OBP	.324	.328
SLG	.441	.464
OPS	.765	.792

Recent News
	Athletics' JJ Bleday: Resting Wednesday Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports JJ Bleday's RBI single \| 06/25/2024 \| Oakland Athletics Published June 25th, 2024 via MLB.com Athletics' JJ Bleday: Works out of leadoff role Monday Published June 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports Athletics' JJ Bleday: Swats 11th long ball Published June 22nd, 2024 via CBS Sports JJ Bleday's solo homer (11) \| 06/22/2024 \| Oakland Athletics Published June 22nd, 2024 via MLB.com Pirates Eye Postseason with Big Trade for Athletics' JJ Bleday and Lucas Erceg Published June 20th, 2024 via BVM Sports Bleday (three doubles) helps A's end skid vs. Royals Published June 19th, 2024 via MLB.com Athletics' JJ Bleday: Three doubles in win Published June 18th, 2024 via CBS Sports	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

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