Should I draft Whit Merrifield or Jackson Merrill?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Whit Merrifield or Jackson Merrill.

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	0.66
ADP	Undrafted	224.67
PROJ	192.00	183.00
AB	368	364
R	46	42
H	90	89
2B	18	18
3B	1	3
HR	7	6
RBI	42	39
SB	16	9
K	66	65
BB	23	27
AVG	.245	.245
OBP	.297	.297
SLG	.356	.360
OPS	.653	.657

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	70.0	189.0
AB	138	289
R	19	39
H	25	85
2B	4	11
3B	0	1
HR	3	12
RBI	9	42
SB	7	9
K	18	49
BB	15	14
AVG	.181	.294
OBP	.271	.328
SLG	.275	.464
OPS	.546	.792

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	Padres News: Rookie Jackson Merrill Ties Home Run Record Published June 30th, 2024 via Athlon Sports Padres' Jackson Merrill: Continues power surge Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Jackson Merrill's RBI double \| 06/29/2024 \| San Diego Padres Published June 29th, 2024 via MLB.com Fantasy baseball: Trade for Padres' Jackson Merrill to help with second half, keeper leagues Published June 29th, 2024 via New York Post Jackson Merrill's solo home run (12) \| 06/29/2024 \| San Diego Padres Published June 29th, 2024 via MLB.com Jackson Merrill Launches 11th Home Run Published June 29th, 2024 Padres' Jackson Merrill: Slugs 11th homer Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports Jackson Merrill's 3-run homer leads Padres to 9-2 win over Red Sox Published June 28th, 2024 via Boston.com

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