Should I draft Whit Merrifield or Brent Rooker?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Whit Merrifield or Brent Rooker.

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	0.97	1.03
ADP	Undrafted	256.75
PROJ	192.00	216.00
AB	368	489
R	46	61
H	90	111
2B	18	21
3B	1	0
HR	7	26
RBI	42	69
SB	16	3
K	66	183
BB	23	56
AVG	.245	.227
OBP	.297	.312
SLG	.356	.429
OPS	.653	.741

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	71.0	137.0
AB	134	254
R	18	29
H	25	67
2B	4	16
3B	0	1
HR	3	15
RBI	9	47
SB	7	2
K	15	99
BB	14	28
AVG	.187	.264
OBP	.269	.340
SLG	.284	.512
OPS	.552	.852

Recent News
	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 Whit Merrifield's RBI single \| 06/09/2024 \| Philadelphia Phillies Published June 9th, 2024 via MLB.com Whit Merrifield Hits Third Home Run Of The Season Published June 9th, 2024	Brent Rooker Props: June 28, Athletics vs. Diamondbacks Published June 28th, 2024 via For The Win Brent Rooker is not the A's outfielder the Reds should target at the trade deadline Published June 27th, 2024 via Blog Red Machine Brent Rooker's Baseball Evolution Captured Through... Published June 26th, 2024 via Inkl Here's Why the Cincinnati Reds Should Trade for Brent Rooker Published June 26th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Brent Rooker: Home Run Statcast Analysis \| 06/25/2024 \| Oakland Athletics Published June 25th, 2024 via MLB.com Brent Rooker homers twice in 3rd inning, Athletics roll Marlins 20-4 Published June 21st, 2024 via Yahoo News Malaysia Fantasy Baseball Risers and Fallers - Jarred Kelenic, Jon Gray, Brent Rooker, & More Published June 20th, 2024 via MSN Athletics' Brent Rooker: Plates pair in Wednesday's win Published June 20th, 2024 via CBS Sports

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