Should I draft MJ Melendez or Thairo Estrada?

See our analysis of the choice to draft MJ Melendez or Thairo Estrada.

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	1.81
ADP	Undrafted	174.73
PROJ	271.00	259.00
AB	521	500
R	68	66
H	124	130
2B	26	24
3B	4	2
HR	21	14
RBI	62	58
SB	4	18
K	150	111
BB	66	28
AVG	.238	.260
OBP	.324	.302
SLG	.424	.400
OPS	.748	.702

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	85.0	141.0
AB	235	295
R	21	40
H	45	68
2B	13	14
3B	2	1
HR	8	9
RBI	24	39
SB	2	1
K	68	60
BB	20	10
AVG	.192	.231
OBP	.258	.264
SLG	.366	.376
OPS	.624	.640

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	Giants Place Thairo Estrada On 10-Day Injured List Published June 29th, 2024 Giants Injury Update: Thairo Estrada, Wilmer Flores Out; Tyler Fitzgerald Called Up, Lamonte Wade Jr. Returns Published June 28th, 2024 via BVM Sports Thairo Estrada, Wilmer Flores placed on the IL as LaMonte Wade Jr. returns Published June 28th, 2024 via McCovey Chronicles Giants' Thairo Estrada: Officially placed on IL Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports Giants' Thairo Estrada: Headed toward IL stint Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports Giants' Thairo Estrada: Sitting Friday Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports Thairo Estrada Props: June 28, Giants vs. Dodgers Published June 28th, 2024 via For The Win Thairo Estrada Getting The Day Off On Thursday Published June 23rd, 2024 via MSN

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