Who Should I Draft?
Marcell Ozuna or Whit Merrifield (2022)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Whit Merrifield 2B,RF - KC  | Marcell Ozuna DH,LF - ATL  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 43 of 43 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 43 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 27 | # 109 |
| Best Rank | # 17 | # 49 |
| Worst Rank | # 66 | # 155 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 32 | # 159 |
| Best Rank | # 30 | # 121 |
| Worst Rank | # 62 | # 182 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 89 | 72 |
| Home Runs | 12 | 27 |
| RBI | 65 | 85 |
| Stolen Bases | 29 | 3 |
| Batting Average | .281 | .268 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 29 | # 80 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 23 | # 85 |
| Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros | # 26 | # 155 |
| Scott Engel The Game Day | # 31 | # 124 |
| Jody Smith FullTime Fantasy | # 25 | # 94 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 17 | # 96 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 57 | # 73 |
| Greg Smith Superflex.Guide | # 37 | # 62 |
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | # 37 | # 125 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 24 | # 134 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 29 | ‐ |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 22 | # 126 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 20 | # 145 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 27 | # 107 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 45 | # 64 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 27 | # 84 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 25 | # 88 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 45 | # 68 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 24 | # 110 |
| Christopher Welsh FantasyPros | # 21 | # 115 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 29 | # 92 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 27 | # 112 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 26 | # 134 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 27 | # 111 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 32 | # 49 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 22 | # 79 |
| Bart Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football | # 27 | # 90 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 26 | # 105 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 28 | # 81 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 66 | # 68 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 35 | ‐ |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 40 | ‐ |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 23 | # 77 |
| Nate Miller Fantasy Six Pack | # 28 | # 76 |
| Brad Camara RotoBaller | # 36 | # 83 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 46 | # 70 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 25 | # 110 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 23 | ‐ |
| Scott Youngson Pitcher List | # 36 | # 102 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 21 | # 76 |
| Scott Bogman FantasyPros | # 20 | # 98 |
| Travis Argo Fantasy Six Pack | # 25 | # 89 |
| Fred Zinkie Yahoo! Sports | # 17 | # 67 |
| Whit Merrifield 2B,RF - KC | Marcell Ozuna DH,LF - ATL | |
| 2021 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 664 | 188 |
| Runs | 97 | 21 |
| Hits | 183 | 40 |
| Singles | 128 | 27 |
| Doubles | 42 | 6 |
| Triples | 3 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 10 | 7 |
| RBI | 74 | 26 |
| Stolen Bases | 40 | 0 |
| Caught Stealing | 4 | 0 |
| Walks | 40 | 19 |
| Strikeouts | 103 | 46 |
| Batting Average | .276 | .213 |
| On Base Pct | .315 | .289 |
| Slugging Pct | .393 | .356 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .708 | .645 |
| Whit Merrifield 2B,RF - KC | Marcell Ozuna DH,LF - ATL | |
| 2022 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 609 | 494 |
| Runs | 89 | 72 |
| Hits | 171 | 132 |
| Singles | 120 | 84 |
| Doubles | 36 | 22 |
| Triples | 4 | 1 |
| Home Runs | 12 | 27 |
| RBI | 65 | 85 |
| Stolen Bases | 29 | 3 |
| Caught Stealing | 6 | 1 |
| Walks | 39 | 57 |
| Strikeouts | 97 | 124 |
| Batting Average | .281 | .268 |
| On Base Pct | .324 | .344 |
| Slugging Pct | .411 | .474 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .734 | .818 |
| Whit Merrifield 2B,RF - KC | Marcell Ozuna DH,LF - ATL | |
| News | ||
| Whit Merrifield went 2-for-3 with a walk, a run scored and two RBIs in Kansas City's 5-3 extra inning loss on Monday. Luke Monaldo Tue, May 17th | Marcell Ozuna went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run on Saturday against the Padres. Chris Clegg Sat, May 14th | |
| Whit Merrifield went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs in an 8-7 Kansas City victory over Colorado on Sunday. Luke Monaldo Mon, May 16th | Marcell Ozuna went 0-for-4 on Wednesday against the Red Sox and is now batting just .204. Dan Harris Thu, May 12th | |
| Rockies second baseman Whit Merrifield went 1-for-4 with an RBI single against the Rockies on Saturday. He also stole a base, scored, and struck out. Kansas City ultimately fell to Colorado by a score of 10-4. Andersen Pickard Sun, May 15th | Atlanta Braves OF Marcell Ozuna went 1-for-4 at the plate on Sunday, hitting a double, and striking out twice in the Braves' 5-4 loss to the Marlins. Josh Thiessen Mon, Apr 25th | |
| Whit Merrifield went 2-for-6 with two RBIs and two runs scored in a 14-10 Royals win on Friday night. Luke Monaldo Sat, May 14th | Marcell Ozuna went 1-4 in Sunday's game against the Padres, but hit his second home run in as many days. Chris Clegg Mon, Apr 18th | |
| Kansas City Royals RF Whit Merrifield went 1-for-5 at the plate on Thursday, hitting a single , and striking out once in the Royals' 3-1 loss to the Rangers. Josh Thiessen Fri, May 13th | Marcell Ozuna went 1-4 with a home run in Saturday's game against the Padres. Chris Clegg Sat, Apr 16th | |
| Notes | ||
| This late bloomer has been fantasy gold for the last five years. Merrifield stole 40 bases last season at age 32. Durability is a big plus: Merrifield hasn't missed a game in the last three years. But there are some worrisome signs of slippage. His line drive rate has been steadily dropping over the last few seasons, and he hit only two home runs last season from July 1 on. Merrifield has been a terrific value for years, but it's possible he'll be slightly overpriced in 2022 drafts. Pat Fitzmaurice - FantasyPros | Ozuna missed the majority of the season after he was arrested on charges of aggravated assault by strangulation and battery last year. He's 31 years old now and his hard hit rate and average exit velocity declined sharply last year, along with his home run percentage and batting average. It's not clear if his numbers last year were just a blip or the start of a steep decline, but you shouldn't be relying on him as a starter for now. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
