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Jackson Merrill or Taylor Ward

Who Should I Start? - Week 9 • Start New
Jackson Merrill

Jackson Merrill

CFSan Diego Padres SD
Taylor Ward

Taylor Ward

LFLos Angeles Angels of Anaheim LAA
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Merrill over Ward

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Jackson Merrill
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Ward over Merrill

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Taylor Ward
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Performance Jackson Merrill
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.500113.5290.68835
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.355234.3940.548311
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Taylor Ward
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.280345.3450.72006
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.261348.3400.522012
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Jackson Merrill
OWN
66%
+8.66 compared to last week
START
55%
+10.65 compared to last week
OWN/START Taylor Ward
OWN
92%
+3.79 compared to last week
START
80%
+7.43 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Jackson Merrill
33rd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Taylor Ward
39th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Jackson Merrill

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 33rd among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 24th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • He is doing a better than most people thought he would.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Top 100 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.336 and is currently ranked 87th
  • Top 50 in batting average with 0.294 and is currently ranked 44th
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 125th with 0.340
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 245th with 0.399
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 198th with 0.738
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 332nd with 7
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 454th in RBI with 17
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 435th in runs scored with 19
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.294, OBP: +0.34, HRs: +3, RBI: +17, Runs: +19, Wlks: +11, Stls: +7,
Breakdown Taylor Ward

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 40th among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 8th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • He is doing a lot better than most people thought he would. Can he keep this up or is it a fluke?
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 205th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.305
  • Top 75 in batting average with 0.285 and is currently ranked 66th
  • Top 100 on base percentage and is currently ranked 89th with 0.349
  • Top 35 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 35th with 0.533
  • Top 50 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 39th with 0.882
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 273rd with 3
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 153rd in RBI with 45
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 191st in runs scored with 41
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.022, OBP: -0.015, HRs: -4, RBI: -19, Runs: -33, Wlks: -26, Stls: -2,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Jackson Merrill

No Injury Reported

Injury Taylor Ward

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Jackson Merrill
DateOpponentResult
May 13VS COLDakota HudsonL 4-5
May 14VS COLCal QuantrillL 3-6
May 15VS COLAustin GomberL 0-8
May 17@ATLMatt WaldronW 1-3
May 18@ATL
May 19@ATLBryce Elder
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.409152.4400.54518
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Taylor Ward
DateOpponentResult
May 13VS STLKyle LeahyL 5-10
May 14VS STLSonny GrayL 6-7
May 15VS STLGriffin CanningW 7-2
May 17@TEXTyler AndersonW 3-9
May 18@TEXYerry RodriguezL 3-2
May 19@TEXMichael Lorenzen
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.333345.4000.85705
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Jackson Merrill
6.05
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Taylor Ward
16.30
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Jackson Merrill
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2024 SD 46 42 3 19 17 7 11 .294 .340 .399 138
ON PACE 158 144 10 65 58 24 37 .294 .340 .399 475
3-YEAR AVG . . . 0
Career 46 42 3 19 17 7 11 .294 .340 .399
Career Taylor Ward
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2018 LAA 40 24 6 14 15 2 9 .178 .245 .333 65
2019 ANA 20 8 1 4 2 0 6 .190 .292 .333 15
2020 LAA 33 26 0 16 5 2 7 .283 .333 .391 55
2021 LAA 66 52 8 33 33 1 20 .250 .329 .438 190
2022 LAA 127 131 21 68 62 5 57 .284 .364 .474 431
2023 LAA 109 90 14 60 47 4 39 .253 .335 .421 333
2024 LAA 45 49 10 27 28 2 13 .275 .320 .494 164
ON PACE 158 172 35 95 98 7 45 .275 .320 .494 577
3-YEAR AVG 101 91 14 54 47 3 39 .266 .347 .448 318
Career 440 380 60 222 192 16 151 .258 .332 .437
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ARI vs DET 04:10 EDT EST Jordan Montgomery
Matt Manning
ATL vs SD 07:10 EDT EST Bryce Elder
Yu Darvish
BAL vs SEA 01:35 EDT EST Corbin Burnes
George Kirby
BOS @STL 01:05 EDT EST Nick Pivetta
Matthew Liberatore
CHC vs PIT 02:20 EDT EST Jameson Taillon
Mitch Keller
CHW @NYY 01:35 EDT EST Chris Flexen
Carlos Rodon
CIN @LAD 04:10 EDT EST Hunter Greene
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
CLE vs MIN 01:40 EDT EST Tanner Bibee
Chris Paddack
COL @SF 04:05 EDT EST Dakota Hudson
Jordan Hicks
HOU vs MIL 02:10 EDT EST Spencer Arrighetti
Colin Rea
KC vs OAK 02:10 EDT EST Brady Singer
JP Sears
LAA @TEX 02:35 EDT EST Jose Soriano
Michael Lorenzen
MIA vs NYM 01:40 EDT EST Sixto Sanchez
Sean Manaea
PHI vs WAS 01:35 EDT EST Aaron Nola
Trevor Williams
TB @TOR 01:37 EDT EST Aaron Civale
Alek Manoah
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IND @NY 3:30 PM EST
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