Should I draft Jackson Merrill or Gio Urshela?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Jackson Merrill or Gio Urshela.

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	0.65	0.30
ADP	244.46	Undrafted
PROJ	183.00	163.00
AB	364	328
R	42	35
H	89	90
2B	18	16
3B	3	2
HR	6	7
RBI	39	39
SB	9	1
K	65	62
BB	27	19
AVG	.245	.274
OBP	.297	.317
SLG	.360	.399
OPS	.657	.717

Most Recent and Popular Comparisons
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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	141.0	69.0
AB	238	143
R	30	12
H	67	40
2B	8	6
3B	1	0
HR	7	2
RBI	29	18
SB	9	0
K	38	22
BB	13	9
AVG	.282	.280
OBP	.318	.325
SLG	.412	.364
OPS	.729	.688

Recent News
	Jackson Merrill's RBI walk \| 06/16/2024 \| San Diego Padres Published June 16th, 2024 via MLB.com Padres' Jackson Merrill: Goes deep again Saturday Published June 15th, 2024 via CBS Sports Jackson Merrill homers in third straight game Published June 15th, 2024 via MLB.com Jackson Merrill's solo homer (7) \| 06/15/2024 \| San Diego Padres Published June 15th, 2024 via MLB.com Padres' Jackson Merrill: Stays hot Friday Published June 15th, 2024 via CBS Sports Jackson Merrill's solo home run (6) Published June 14th, 2024 via Yahoo Sports Friar Notes: Jackson Merrill makes history; Notes on Solano, Tatis, Suarez, Arraez and Profar Published June 14th, 2024 via FriarWire Mike Shildt on Profar's health & Jackson Merrill's power Published June 14th, 2024 via Audacy	Tigers' Gio Urshela: Sitting Saturday Published June 15th, 2024 via CBS Sports Tigers' Gio Urshela: Drives in two Published June 9th, 2024 via CBS Sports Tigers' Gio Urshela: Out of lineup Tuesday Published June 4th, 2024 via CBS Sports Tigers' Gio Urshela: Pops second homer Published June 2nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Tigers lineup: Gio Urshela starting at first base Published May 31st, 2024 via MLive.com Tigers' Gio Urshela: Out of lineup for second game Published May 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Gio Urshela's smooth play \| 05/29/2024 Published May 29th, 2024 via MLB.com Gio Urshela's RBI single \| 05/29/2024 Published May 29th, 2024 via MLB.com

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