Should I draft Whit Merrifield or Kris Bryant?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Whit Merrifield or Kris Bryant.

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

COL · DH,RF,1B

Injury Alert

Kris Bryant · Oblique (Day To Day)

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	0.98	1.78
ADP	Undrafted	257.06
PROJ	192.00	288.00
AB	368	484
R	46	69
H	90	132
2B	18	27
3B	1	1
HR	7	19
RBI	42	61
SB	16	4
K	66	114
BB	23	50
AVG	.245	.273
OBP	.297	.343
SLG	.356	.450
OPS	.653	.793

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	70.0	19.0
AB	138	86
R	19	5
H	25	16
2B	4	2
3B	0	0
HR	3	2
RBI	9	10
SB	7	0
K	18	31
BB	15	11
AVG	.181	.186
OBP	.271	.307
SLG	.275	.279
OPS	.546	.586

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	Rockies' Kris Bryant: Resumes taking swings Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Rockies place Kris Bryant on IL with plantar fasciitis Published June 20th, 2024 via Yahoo Canada Shine On Rockies activate INF/OF Kris Bryant from IL Published June 20th, 2024 via MSN Renck vs. Keeler: Rockies Debate Kris Bryant Dilemma &Improving Pitching Staff Published June 17th, 2024 via BVM Sports Renck vs. Keeler: Kris Bryant is MIA again. What should Rockies do with MLB's worst contract? Published June 17th, 2024 via The Denver Post Affected by Altitude: Wake Kris Bryant Up When September Ends Published June 17th, 2024 via Purple Row Monday Rockpile: For either Kris Bryant or the Rockies, enough has to be enough. Published June 17th, 2024 via Purple Row Kris Bryant: Injury Struggles Continue Since Rockies Deal Published June 16th, 2024 via BVM Sports

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