Should I draft Whit Merrifield or Zack Gelof?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Whit Merrifield or Zack Gelof.

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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Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	0.98	1.70
ADP	Undrafted	161.76
PROJ	192.00	245.00
AB	368	501
R	46	70
H	90	122
2B	18	30
3B	1	1
HR	7	18
RBI	42	59
SB	16	20
K	66	169
BB	23	57
AVG	.245	.244
OBP	.297	.322
SLG	.356	.415
OPS	.653	.737

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	70.0	69.0
AB	138	236
R	19	26
H	25	48
2B	4	8
3B	0	2
HR	3	9
RBI	9	23
SB	7	9
K	18	92
BB	15	16
AVG	.181	.203
OBP	.271	.256
SLG	.275	.369
OPS	.546	.625

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	Zack Gelof Makes History: A's Hit 9000th Home Run Milestone in Athletics History Published July 1st, 2024 via BVM Sports Oakland A's news: Zack Gelof hits A's 9,000th home run Published July 1st, 2024 via Athletics Nation Athletics' Zack Gelof: Homers for team's only run Published July 1st, 2024 via CBS Sports Zack Gelof hits Oakland Athletics' 9000th home run since 1968 Published June 30th, 2024 via MLB.com A deep dive into Zack Gelof's home run \| 06/30/2024 Published June 30th, 2024 via MLB.com Zack Gelof's solo home run (9) \| 06/30/2024 Published June 30th, 2024 via MLB.com Zack Gelof shaken up on diving attempt \| 06/29/2024 Published June 29th, 2024 via MLB.com Zack Gelof Taking Light Swings Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN

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