Should I draft Whit Merrifield or Gary Sanchez?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Whit Merrifield or Gary Sanchez.

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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Whit Merrifield

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PHI · 2B,LF,3B

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Injury Alert

Gary Sanchez · Calf (Day To Day)

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	0.98	0.16
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	192.00	114.00
AB	368	246
R	46	31
H	90	53
2B	18	10
3B	1	0
HR	7	11
RBI	42	38
SB	16	0
K	66	79
BB	23	28
AVG	.245	.215
OBP	.297	.296
SLG	.356	.390
OPS	.653	.686

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	70.0	64.0
AB	138	147
R	19	18
H	25	32
2B	4	6
3B	0	0
HR	3	7
RBI	9	21
SB	7	0
K	18	46
BB	15	12
AVG	.181	.218
OBP	.271	.293
SLG	.275	.401
OPS	.546	.694

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	Gary Sanchez Goes On Injured List With Calf Injury Published June 26th, 2024 Major league baseball: Dallas Keuchel replacement for Gary Sanchez due to injury Published June 26th, 2024 via CP24 Gary Sanchez Dealing with Minor Calf Strain Published June 26th, 2024 via Last Word On Sports Brewers' Gary Sanchez: Placed on IL with calf strain Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Brewers' Gary Sanchez: Scratched with calf tightness Published June 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports MLB DFS: Expert Picks Featuring Garrett Crochet, Gary Sanchez, and Shohei Ohtani for June 19th Published June 19th, 2024 via BVM Sports Brewers Catcher Gary Sanchez Got Caught Packing The Biggest Lip You've Ever Seen Published June 6th, 2024 via MSN Brewers Catcher Gary Sanchez Got Caught Packing The Biggest Lip You've Ever Seen Published June 6th, 2024 via Whiskey Riff

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