Should I draft Yasmani Grandal or Jackson Merrill?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Yasmani Grandal 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	0.15	0.66
ADP	257.67	224.67
PROJ	116.00	183.00
AB	252	364
R	27	42
H	58	89
2B	9	18
3B	0	3
HR	6	6
RBI	28	39
SB	0	9
K	60	65
BB	36	27
AVG	.230	.245
OBP	.328	.297
SLG	.337	.360
OPS	.665	.657

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	36.0	175.0
AB	107	280
R	7	37
H	19	79
2B	4	9
3B	0	1
HR	2	11
RBI	16	40
SB	1	9
K	22	48
BB	5	14
AVG	.178	.282
OBP	.211	.318
SLG	.271	.439
OPS	.482	.757

Recent News
	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	Jackson Merrill Launches 11th Home Run Published June 29th, 2024 Jackson Merrill's home runs arrive just in time for rookie to power the injury-plagued Padres Published June 27th, 2024 via The San Diego Union-Tribune Jackson Merrill, Wyatt Langford On Path To MLB Success Published June 25th, 2024 via Baseball America Padres Notes: Jackson Merrill's Rise; Updates on Fernando Tatis Jr., Jurickson Profar Published June 24th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Jackson Merrill's emergence fuels Padres' hopes Published June 24th, 2024 via Yardbarker Padres takeaways: Jackson Merrill's power surge, outfield picture, injury situation Published June 24th, 2024 via The New York Times Padres Notes: Jackson Merrill's Rise. Strength In Numbers, Injury Updates Published June 23rd, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Jackson Merrill nabs Tyler Black at second \| 06/23/2024 \| San Diego Padres Published June 23rd, 2024 via MLB.com

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