Should I draft Whit Merrifield or Anthony Rendon?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Whit Merrifield or Anthony Rendon.

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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Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	0.49	0.60
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	192.00	205.00
AB	368	345
R	46	46
H	90	85
2B	18	18
3B	1	0
HR	7	9
RBI	42	47
SB	16	2
K	66	67
BB	23	47
AVG	.245	.246
OBP	.297	.340
SLG	.356	.377
OPS	.653	.717

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	70.0	29.0
AB	138	75
R	19	9
H	25	20
2B	4	3
3B	0	0
HR	3	0
RBI	9	3
SB	7	3
K	18	15
BB	15	6
AVG	.181	.267
OBP	.271	.325
SLG	.275	.307
OPS	.546	.632

Recent News
	What Should the Phillies Do with Whit Merrifield? Published June 30th, 2024 via Philadelphia Sports Nation Phillies' Whit Merrifield: Playing time trending up Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Whit Merrifield reveals reason he decided to sign with Phillies Published June 26th, 2024 via MSN Former Blue Jays utility player Whit Merrifield signs one-year deal with the Phillies Published June 24th, 2024 via MSN Whit Merrifield throws out Gabriel Moreno \| 06/21/2024 \| Philadelphia Phillies Published June 21st, 2024 via MLB.com Whit Merrifield's RBI single \| 06/12/2024 \| Philadelphia Phillies Published June 12th, 2024 via MLB.com Phillies' Whit Merrifield: Replaces resting Sosa in lineup Published June 12th, 2024 via CBS Sports Whit Merrifield's hilarious quote puts his struggles with Phillies into perspective Published June 11th, 2024 via That Balls Outta Here	Angels Notes: Injury Updates, Winning Ways, Anthony Rendon's Eventual Return Published June 30th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Anthony Rendon Seen Taking Grounders On Friday, Set To Face Live Pitching Published June 29th, 2024 Angels Have a Target Date for Anthony Rendon's Return Published June 29th, 2024 via Yardbarker Angels' Anthony Rendon: Set to face live pitching Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Exclusive: Angels Fans React to Anthony Rendon's Return as Playoffs Slip Away Published June 29th, 2024 via BVM Sports Anthony Rendon's absurd assertion will have Angels fans dying of laughter Published June 29th, 2024 via Halo Hangout Angels' Anthony Rendon drops pivotal injury update Published June 28th, 2024 via MSN Angels News: Anthony Rendon's Return Postponed Indefinitely Published June 28th, 2024 via MSN

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