Should I draft Whit Merrifield or Yasmani Grandal?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Whit Merrifield or Yasmani Grandal.

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	0.97	0.15
ADP	Undrafted	257.67
PROJ	192.00	116.00
AB	368	252
R	46	27
H	90	58
2B	18	9
3B	1	0
HR	7	6
RBI	42	28
SB	16	0
K	66	60
BB	23	36
AVG	.245	.230
OBP	.297	.328
SLG	.356	.337
OPS	.653	.665

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	71.0	36.0
AB	134	107
R	18	7
H	25	19
2B	4	4
3B	0	0
HR	3	2
RBI	9	16
SB	7	1
K	15	22
BB	14	5
AVG	.187	.178
OBP	.269	.211
SLG	.284	.271
OPS	.552	.482

Recent News
	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 Whit Merrifield's RBI single \| 06/09/2024 \| Philadelphia Phillies Published June 9th, 2024 via MLB.com Whit Merrifield Hits Third Home Run Of The Season Published June 9th, 2024	Pirates' Yasmani Grandal: Getting rest day Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Yasmani Grandal's RBI single \| 06/24/2024 \| Pittsburgh Pirates Published June 24th, 2024 via MLB.com Pirates, Yasmani Grandal Agree To Deal Published June 23rd, 2024 via MSN Pirates' Yasmani Grandal: Not starting Saturday Published June 22nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Pirates' Yasmani Grandal: Absent from lineup Published June 18th, 2024 via CBS Sports Pirates' Yasmani Grandal: Getting breather Sunday Published June 16th, 2024 via CBS Sports Yasmani Grandal on mental error leading to steal of home: 'That can't happen' Published June 15th, 2024 via DKPittsburghSports.com Yasmani Grandal on mental error leading to steal of home: 'That can't happen' Published June 15th, 2024 via DKPittsburghSports.com

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