Should I draft MJ Melendez or Tyler O'Neill?

See our analysis of the choice to draft MJ Melendez or Tyler O'Neill.

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

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MJ Melendez

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KC · RF,LF

BOS · LF,DH,RF

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	2.54	1.22
ADP	Undrafted	218.39
PROJ	271.00	254.00
AB	521	428
R	68	67
H	124	111
2B	26	23
3B	4	0
HR	21	22
RBI	62	64
SB	4	13
K	150	137
BB	66	47
AVG	.238	.259
OBP	.324	.338
SLG	.424	.467
OPS	.748	.806

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	85.0	136.0
AB	235	214
R	21	44
H	45	55
2B	13	10
3B	2	0
HR	8	16
RBI	24	28
SB	2	1
K	68	80
BB	20	30
AVG	.192	.257
OBP	.258	.352
SLG	.366	.528
OPS	.624	.880

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	As Red Sox open series in Miami, Tyler O'Neill moved up in lineup Published July 2nd, 2024 via MassLive.com Red Sox Vs. Marlins Lineups: Tyler O'Neill, Connor Wong Start Opener Published July 2nd, 2024 via NESN Red Sox Vs. Padres Lineups: David Hamilton Starts, Tyler O'Neill Sits Published June 30th, 2024 via NESN Red Sox's Tyler O'Neill: Taking seat Sunday Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Tyler O'Neill Props: June 30, Red Sox vs. Padres Published June 30th, 2024 via For The Win Tyler O'Neill Props: June 29, Red Sox vs. Padres Published June 29th, 2024 via For The Win Randy Vásquez K's Tyler O'Neill \| 06/28/2024 \| San Diego Padres Published June 28th, 2024 via MLB.com Tyler O'Neill Props: June 28, Red Sox vs. Padres Published June 28th, 2024 via For The Win

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