Should I draft Whit Merrifield or Brayan Rocchio?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Whit Merrifield or Brayan Rocchio.

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	0.98	0.65
ADP	257.75	Undrafted
PROJ	192.00	174.00
AB	368	363
R	46	43
H	90	85
2B	18	20
3B	1	2
HR	7	5
RBI	42	36
SB	16	10
K	66	70
BB	23	31
AVG	.245	.234
OBP	.297	.300
SLG	.356	.342
OPS	.653	.641

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	70.0	95.0
AB	138	210
R	19	33
H	25	44
2B	4	12
3B	0	0
HR	3	2
RBI	9	14
SB	7	7
K	18	47
BB	15	26
AVG	.181	.210
OBP	.271	.309
SLG	.275	.295
OPS	.546	.604

Recent News
	Phillies' Whit Merrifield: Taking seat Tuesday Published July 2nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Former Blue Jays utility player Whit Merrifield signs one-year deal with the Phillies Published July 1st, 2024 via MSN Could the Phillies DFA Whit Merrifield when IL players return or team makes trade? Published July 1st, 2024 via BVM Sports 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	Guardians' Brayan Rocchio: Out of lineup Saturday Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Carlos Hernández fans Brayan Rocchio, seals win \| 06/28/2024 \| Kansas City Royals Published June 28th, 2024 via MLB.com Paul Hoynes: Gabriel Arias is on a hot streak, but he's not consistent enough to be in the lineup over Brayan Rocchio Published June 28th, 2024 via 92.3 The Fan Guardians' Brayan Rocchio: Not in Thursday's lineup Published June 27th, 2024 via CBS Sports Cleveland Guardians shortstop Brayan Rocchio throws to first for the out on Baltimore Orioles\' Cedric Mullins during ... Published June 27th, 2024 via The Gazette Brayan Rocchio grabbing seat Monday for Guardians Published June 24th, 2024 via FanDuel Research Guardians' Brayan Rocchio: Getting Monday off Published June 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports Cleveland Guardians\' Brayan Rocchio, right, forces Toronto Blue Jays\' Justin Turner (2) at second base and throws ... Published June 24th, 2024 via The Gazette

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