Should I draft Whit Merrifield or Wilyer Abreu?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Whit Merrifield or Wilyer Abreu.

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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Please note dynasty rankings are based upon our 2024 Preseason Projections and do not consider in-season performance.

Last Updated: Mar 23, 2024

Strong Recommendation

Whit Merrifield

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Wilyer Abreu

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PHI · 2B,LF,3B

BOS · RF,CF,LF

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	0.49	2.06
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	192.00	216.00
AB	368	346
R	46	54
H	90	85
2B	18	17
3B	1	1
HR	7	13
RBI	42	50
SB	16	10
K	66	97
BB	23	56
AVG	.245	.246
OBP	.297	.354
SLG	.356	.413
OPS	.653	.767

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	70.0	114.0
AB	138	191
R	19	30
H	25	52
2B	4	16
3B	0	2
HR	3	6
RBI	9	22
SB	7	7
K	18	55
BB	15	20
AVG	.181	.272
OBP	.271	.340
SLG	.275	.471
OPS	.546	.811

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	Wilyer Abreu scores on a wild pitch \| 06/30/2024 \| Boston Red Sox Published June 30th, 2024 via MLB.com Red Sox Vs. Blue Jays Lineups: Wilyer Abreu Returns In Series Opener Published June 24th, 2024 via NESN Covering the Bases with Red Sox outfielder Wilyer Abreu Published June 23rd, 2024 via Spectrum News 1 Red Sox's Wilyer Abreu: Sitting vs. southpaw Published June 23rd, 2024 via CBS Sports Wilyer Abreu Activated From Paternity List Published June 23rd, 2024 via MSN Red Sox's Wilyer Abreu: Doubles, scores in return Published June 23rd, 2024 via CBS Sports Red Sox's Wilyer Abreu: Raps hit in return Published June 23rd, 2024 via CBS Sports Red Sox Vs. Reds Lineups: Wilyer Abreu, Dominic Smith Start Published June 22nd, 2024 via NESN

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