Should I draft MJ Melendez or Nolan Jones?

See our analysis of the choice to draft MJ Melendez or Nolan Jones.

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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Please note dynasty rankings are based upon our 2024 Preseason Projections and do not consider in-season performance.

Last Updated: Mar 23, 2024

Strong Recommendation

MJ Melendez

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Nolan Jones

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KC · RF,LF

COL · RF,LF

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	2.54	4.15
ADP	Undrafted	101.91
PROJ	271.00	325.00
AB	521	518
R	68	76
H	124	139
2B	26	30
3B	4	4
HR	21	25
RBI	62	77
SB	4	15
K	150	170
BB	66	75
AVG	.238	.268
OBP	.324	.359
SLG	.424	.487
OPS	.748	.846

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	85.0	42.0
AB	235	143
R	21	17
H	45	27
2B	13	7
3B	2	1
HR	8	3
RBI	24	13
SB	2	3
K	68	57
BB	20	21
AVG	.192	.189
OBP	.258	.295
SLG	.366	.315
OPS	.624	.610

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	Nolan Jones' 100.8 mph throw to home plate \| 07/02/2024 Published July 2nd, 2024 via MLB.com Nolan Jones records another incredible outfield assist Published July 2nd, 2024 via MLB.com Nolan Jones' incredible throw \| 07/01/2024 Published July 1st, 2024 via MLB.com Nolan Jones' sliding catch \| 06/30/2024 \| Colorado Rockies Published June 30th, 2024 via MLB.com Rockies' Nolan Jones: Breaks out of short slump Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Breaking down Nolan Jones' home run \| 06/29/2024 \| Colorado Rockies Published June 29th, 2024 via MLB.com Nolan Jones' two-run home run (3) \| 06/29/2024 Published June 29th, 2024 via MLB.com Nolan Jones (1B/OF, COL) - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 22 Published June 25th, 2024 via MSN

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