Should I draft Whit Merrifield or Willi Castro?

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

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	0.82	0.69
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	192.00	177.00
AB	368	382
R	46	54
H	90	94
2B	18	17
3B	1	2
HR	7	9
RBI	42	37
SB	16	19
K	66	101
BB	23	26
AVG	.245	.246
OBP	.297	.297
SLG	.356	.372
OPS	.653	.669

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	51.0	101.0
AB	98	195
R	13	30
H	17	51
2B	4	12
3B	0	4
HR	2	4
RBI	4	16
SB	6	7
K	10	54
BB	11	19
AVG	.174	.262
OBP	.257	.338
SLG	.276	.426
OPS	.532	.764

Recent News
	Phillies mailbag: Johan Rojas demotion, potential trades, and Whit Merrifield's struggles Published May 30th, 2024 via BVM Sports Whit Merrifield out of lineup Saturday Published May 25th, 2024 via FantasyPros Whit Merrifield out of lineup Friday Published May 17th, 2024 via FantasyPros "He's really, really good over there" - Phillies infielder Whit Merrifield raves about Bryce Harper's development at first ... Published May 16th, 2024 via Sportskeeda Whit Merrifield in lineup Thursday Published May 16th, 2024 via FantasyPros Phillies' Whit Merrifield: Back on bench Wednesday Published May 15th, 2024 via CBS Sports Whit Merrifield out of lineup Tuesday Published May 14th, 2024 via FantasyPros Ump Show: Mets screwed on Whit Merrifield's very-a-swing checked swing Published May 13th, 2024 via MSN	Willi Castro May Be Twins Latest, Greatest Come Up Published June 1st, 2024 via Twins Daily Willi Castro ruled safe after challenge \| 05/31/2024 \| Minnesota Twins Published May 31st, 2024 via MLB.com Willi Castro Collects Three Hits In Loss Published May 30th, 2024 Jose Miranda plates Willi Castro with a sacrifice fly \| 05/29/2024 Published May 29th, 2024 via MLB.com Twins' Willi Castro: Three hits in loss Published May 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Willi Castro's two-run homer (4) \| 05/21/2024 \| Minnesota Twins Published May 21st, 2024 via MLB.com Willi Castro scores on a double play \| 05/21/2024 Published May 21st, 2024 via MLB.com Willi Castro, Twins power past woeful White Sox Published May 21st, 2024 via MSN

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