Should I draft MJ Melendez or Jeremy Pena?

See our analysis of the choice to draft MJ Melendez or Jeremy Pena.

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	1.80
ADP	Undrafted	224.86
PROJ	271.00	273.00
AB	521	557
R	68	76
H	124	141
2B	26	26
3B	4	2
HR	21	14
RBI	62	60
SB	4	13
K	150	125
BB	66	36
AVG	.238	.253
OBP	.324	.304
SLG	.424	.382
OPS	.748	.687

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	81.0	167.0
AB	232	314
R	21	40
H	42	87
2B	12	14
3B	2	1
HR	8	6
RBI	24	35
SB	2	10
K	68	55
BB	20	16
AVG	.181	.277
OBP	.249	.320
SLG	.353	.385
OPS	.603	.705

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	Jeremy Pena Hits Sixth Homer Of Season Monday Published July 2nd, 2024 Jeremy Pena's homer lifts surging Astros to 3-1 win over Blue Jays Published July 1st, 2024 via St. Albert Gazette Jeremy Pena's homer lifts surging Astros to 3-1 win over Blue Jays - MLB Published July 1st, 2024 via Castanet.net Astros' Jeremy Pena: Scores twice, drives in two Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Astros' Jeremy Pena sets record straight on Alex Bregman miscommunication Published June 29th, 2024 via ClutchPoints Jeremy Pena Error During Mic'd Up Astros-Mets Interview Led to Loud Silence Published June 29th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Astros' Jeremy Pena misplays fly during in-game interview Published June 28th, 2024 via Chat Sports Jeremy Pena misplays fly ball during in-game interview Published June 28th, 2024 via ESPN

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