Should I draft Willi Castro or Whit Merrifield?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Willi Castro or Whit Merrifield.

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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MIN · 2B,CF,LF,SS,3B

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Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	0.81	0.98
ADP	244.72	Undrafted
PROJ	177.00	192.00
AB	382	368
R	54	46
H	94	90
2B	17	18
3B	2	1
HR	9	7
RBI	37	42
SB	19	16
K	101	66
BB	26	23
AVG	.246	.245
OBP	.297	.297
SLG	.372	.356
OPS	.669	.653

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	166.0	70.0
AB	293	138
R	51	19
H	81	25
2B	21	4
3B	5	0
HR	7	3
RBI	27	9
SB	10	7
K	81	18
BB	26	15
AVG	.277	.181
OBP	.358	.271
SLG	.454	.275
OPS	.812	.546

Recent News
	Picking the Twins' first-half MVP: Carlos Correa, Willi Castro and two healthy feet Published July 1st, 2024 via The New York Times Twins' Willi Castro: Swipes two bags Sunday Published July 1st, 2024 via CBS Sports Twins' broadcast on Willi Castro making MLB history \| 06/29/2024 Published June 29th, 2024 via MLB.com Pablo Lopez Dominates Game 83 as Twins Face Mariners \| Willi Castro Makes Baseball History Published June 29th, 2024 via BVM Sports Willi Castro's versatility lands him in small club Published June 29th, 2024 via St. Paul Pioneer Press Utilityman Willi Castro doing it all for Twins right now Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN Willi Castro Props: June 28, Twins vs. Mariners Published June 27th, 2024 via For The Win Willi Castro's RBI triple \| 06/27/2024 \| Minnesota Twins Published June 27th, 2024 via MLB.com	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

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