Should I draft MJ Melendez or DJ LeMahieu?

See our analysis of the choice to draft MJ Melendez or DJ LeMahieu.

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	1.77	1.40
ADP	Undrafted	257.23
PROJ	271.00	241.00
AB	521	492
R	68	63
H	124	121
2B	26	20
3B	4	1
HR	21	11
RBI	62	48
SB	4	2
K	150	105
BB	66	57
AVG	.238	.246
OBP	.324	.326
SLG	.424	.358
OPS	.748	.684

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	81.0	30.0
AB	232	85
R	21	8
H	42	16
2B	12	2
3B	2	0
HR	8	0
RBI	24	9
SB	2	0
K	68	17
BB	20	12
AVG	.181	.188
OBP	.249	.286
SLG	.353	.212
OPS	.603	.498

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	Yankees' DJ LeMahieu: Halts slump with two hits Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports DJ LeMahieu's RBI double \| 06/30/2024 \| New York Yankees Published June 30th, 2024 via MLB.com 3 possible trade options for Yankees to replace slumping DJ LeMahieu and Oswaldo Cabrera at 3B 3 possible trade ... Published June 29th, 2024 via Sportskeeda DJ LeMahieu's RBI double \| 06/28/2024 \| New York Yankees Published June 28th, 2024 via MLB.com Why Yankees need patience with DJ LeMahieu's struggles - for now Published June 28th, 2024 via New York Post Gleyber Torres And DJ LeMahieu Benched As Yankees Face Blue Jays Tonight Published June 27th, 2024 via Pinstripes Nation Yankees' DJ LeMahieu: Out of Yankees lineup Published June 27th, 2024 via CBS Sports Why Yankees remain 'encouraged' about DJ LeMahieu despite poor production Published June 27th, 2024 via The New York Times

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