Should I draft Will Benson or Jackson Merrill?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Will Benson or Jackson Merrill.

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	0.66
ADP	Undrafted	217.69
PROJ	207.00	183.00
AB	370	364
R	62	42
H	87	89
2B	18	18
3B	5	3
HR	14	6
RBI	43	39
SB	17	9
K	138	65
BB	66	27
AVG	.235	.245
OBP	.348	.297
SLG	.424	.360
OPS	.772	.657

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	70.0	189.0
AB	236	289
R	26	39
H	45	85
2B	13	11
3B	2	1
HR	9	12
RBI	28	42
SB	11	9
K	106	49
BB	28	14
AVG	.191	.294
OBP	.280	.328
SLG	.377	.464
OPS	.657	.792

Recent News
	Reds' Will Benson: Breaks homer drought Published July 2nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Will Benson's two-run home run (9) \| 07/02/2024 \| Cincinnati Reds Published July 2nd, 2024 via MLB.com Reds' Will Benson: Contributes to win Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Reds' Will Benson: Logs steal in loss Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Jeimer Candelario, Will Benson Not In Wednesday’s Lineup Published June 26th, 2024 Reds' Will Benson: Sitting out Wednesday Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Reds' Will Benson: Returns, extends hitless streak Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Will Benson Returns To Reds Lineup Published June 25th, 2024	Padres Notes: Jackson Merrill's Rise, Injury Updates on Fernando Tatis Jr., Jurickson Profar, Luis Campusano Published July 2nd, 2024 via MSN Jackson Merrill vs Paul Skenes - Rookie of the Year Race Published July 2nd, 2024 via BVM Sports Padres News: Rookie standout Jackson Merrill lights up Fenway Park with stellar performance Published July 1st, 2024 via Athlon Sports Padres' Jackson Merrill Reflects On Strong Performance at Fenway Park Published July 1st, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Family Bonds Shine as Jackson Merrill Hits Home Run to Mom in Big Weekend Published July 1st, 2024 via BVM Sports Jackson Merrill's home run caught by his mother Published July 1st, 2024 via MLB.com MLB Rookie Power Rankings: Paul Skenes, Jackson Merrill shake up NL ROY race Published July 1st, 2024 via FOX Sports Padres' Jackson Merrill: Wraps up huge June with three hits Published July 1st, 2024 via CBS Sports

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