Should I draft Whit Merrifield or Javier Baez?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Whit Merrifield or Javier Baez.

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	0.86
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	192.00	203.00
AB	368	477
R	46	56
H	90	111
2B	18	20
3B	1	3
HR	7	14
RBI	42	59
SB	16	11
K	66	125
BB	23	23
AVG	.245	.233
OBP	.297	.270
SLG	.356	.375
OPS	.653	.645

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	70.0	56.0
AB	138	186
R	19	15
H	25	34
2B	4	9
3B	0	0
HR	3	1
RBI	9	25
SB	7	6
K	18	42
BB	15	6
AVG	.181	.183
OBP	.271	.209
SLG	.275	.247
OPS	.546	.457

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	Javier Baez To Begin Rehab Assignment Monday Published June 30th, 2024 Tigers' Javier Baez: On cusp of rehab assignment Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Javier Baez still being on the Tigers is an indictment against team owner Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN Javier Baez opts in to final four years of Tigers deal Published June 26th, 2024 via MSN Javier Baez Will Need "Extensive" Rehab Assignment Published June 25th, 2024 Tigers' Javier Baez: To miss a few more weeks Published June 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports Tigers' Javier Baez: Not close to IL return Published June 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports Javier Baez Listed Among Worst Contracts in MLB by The Athletic Published June 22nd, 2024 via MSN

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