Should I draft Jordan Walker or MJ Melendez?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Jordan Walker or MJ Melendez.

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	1.61	1.77
ADP	153.62	Undrafted
PROJ	275.00	271.00
AB	489	521
R	64	68
H	132	124
2B	24	26
3B	2	4
HR	19	21
RBI	61	62
SB	12	4
K	128	150
BB	49	66
AVG	.270	.238
OBP	.341	.324
SLG	.444	.424
OPS	.784	.748

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	11.0	83.0
AB	58	229
R	4	21
H	9	42
2B	4	12
3B	1	2
HR	0	8
RBI	4	24
SB	0	2
K	18	66
BB	6	20
AVG	.155	.183
OBP	.239	.252
SLG	.259	.358
OPS	.497	.610

Recent News
	Jordan Walker records 2-hit, 2-RBI performance for Class AAA Memphis: Minor League Report Published June 28th, 2024 via St. Louis Post-Dispatch How Cardinals' Jordan Walker is using chess to help return to MLB Published June 24th, 2024 via Commercial Appeal St. Louis Cardinals' Jordan Walker on the Rise for Potential Return Amid Team Struggles Published June 12th, 2024 via BVM Sports Cardinals prospect Quinn Mathews deals, Jordan Walker homers, singles twice: Minor League Report Published June 12th, 2024 via St. Louis Post-Dispatch Jordan Walker hits his second homer of the season Published June 12th, 2024 via MiLB.com Jordan Walker's bases-loaded triple sparks the Cardinals to a 7-5 win over the A's Published June 7th, 2024 via Yahoo Canada Shine On How are Jordan Walker and Victor Scott faring at Triple-A Memphis? Published June 7th, 2024 via MSN Breakout Hitters Watch for Fantasy Baseball - Jordan Walker, Patrick Bailey, Mike Tauchman Published June 7th, 2024 via MSN	Kansas City Royals Beat Dodgers as MJ Melendez Hits Historic Grand Slam Published June 23rd, 2024 via MSN MJ Melendez's leaping catch \| 06/22/2024 \| Kansas City Royals Published June 22nd, 2024 via MLB.com MJ Melendez's leaping catch Published June 22nd, 2024 via MLB.com MJ Melendez's sliding catch \| 06/19/2024 \| Kansas City Royals Published June 19th, 2024 via MLB.com Kansas City Royals Beat Dodgers as MJ Melendez Hits Historic Grand Slam Published June 18th, 2024 via MSN Royals fan won Sonic Slam contest thanks to MJ Melendez (and her daughter) Published June 18th, 2024 via MSN Royals' MJ Melendez: Sitting against lefty Published June 18th, 2024 via CBS Sports MJ Melendez's grand slam won $25K for Royals fan Mendy King Published June 17th, 2024 via Kansas City Star

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