Should I draft MJ Melendez or Anthony Santander?

See our analysis of the choice to draft MJ Melendez or Anthony Santander.

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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MJ Melendez

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Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	1.77	3.11
ADP	Undrafted	126.91
PROJ	271.00	348.00
AB	521	571
R	68	81
H	124	145
2B	26	34
3B	4	1
HR	21	28
RBI	62	91
SB	4	2
K	150	143
BB	66	52
AVG	.238	.254
OBP	.324	.317
SLG	.424	.464
OPS	.748	.782

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	81.0	216.0
AB	232	300
R	21	46
H	42	69
2B	12	14
3B	2	1
HR	8	22
RBI	24	55
SB	2	0
K	68	61
BB	20	25
AVG	.181	.230
OBP	.249	.299
SLG	.353	.503
OPS	.603	.803

Recent News
	Royals' MJ Melendez: Taking seat against lefty Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Royals' MJ Melendez Belts First Career Grand Slam After Thrilling 12-Pitch At-Bat Published June 29th, 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	Orioles Manager Brandon Hyde: 'Anthony Santander Belongs in All-Star Game, Home Run Derby' Published July 2nd, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Can Gunnar Henderson edge out Anthony Santander for his second Player of the Month? Published July 1st, 2024 via Birds Watcher Anthony Santander Blasts 22nd Home Run Saturday Published June 30th, 2024 Anthony Santander Props: June 30, Orioles vs. Rangers Published June 30th, 2024 via For The Win Orioles' Anthony Santander: Continues power surge Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Anthony Santander's RBI ground-rule double \| 06/29/2024 \| Baltimore Orioles Published June 29th, 2024 via MLB.com Anthony Santander hits Orioles' franchise record 59th June homer Published June 29th, 2024 via MLB.com Anthony Santander's solo homer (22) \| 06/29/2024 Published June 29th, 2024 via MLB.com

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