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Josh Smith or Jackson Merrill

Who Should I Start? - Week 9 • Start New
Josh Smith

Josh Smith

3BTexas Rangers TEX
Jackson Merrill

Jackson Merrill

CFSan Diego Padres SD
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Smith over Merrill

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Josh Smith
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Merrill over Smith

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Jackson Merrill
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Performance Josh Smith
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.238011.2380.28606
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.220035.2730.268112
Season stats based on the past 14 days
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
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Josh Smith
OWN
44%
-10.89 compared to last week
START
33%
-3.25 compared to last week
OWN/START Jackson Merrill
OWN
67%
+8.96 compared to last week
START
56%
+12.02 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Josh Smith
35th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Jackson Merrill
33rd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Josh Smith

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: 3B SS . However, he plays 3B most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 36th among 3B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 14th.
  • The current leader among 3B's is Jose Ramirez
  • He is doing much better than most people thought he would.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Top 75 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.354 and is currently ranked 52nd
  • Top 100 in batting average with 0.280 and is currently ranked 86th
  • Top 35 on base percentage and is currently ranked 33rd with 0.375
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 167th with 0.432
  • Top 100 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 88th with 0.807
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 448th with 1
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 436th in RBI with 18
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 377th in runs scored with 22
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.277, OBP: +0.369, HRs: +2, RBI: +18, Runs: +22, Wlks: +14, Stls: +1,
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 22nd.
  • The current leader among OF's is Kyle Tucker
  • 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 88th
  • Top 50 in batting average with 0.294 and is currently ranked 43rd
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 125th with 0.340
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 241st with 0.399
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 202nd with 0.738
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 337th with 7
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 451st in RBI with 17
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 431st 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,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Josh Smith

No Injury Reported

Injury Jackson Merrill

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Josh Smith
DateOpponentResult
May 13VS CLEHunter GaddisL 0-7
May 14VS CLEBen LivelyL 4-7
May 15VS CLEJon GrayW 4-0
May 17VS LAATyler AndersonL 3-9
May 18VS LAAYerry RodriguezW 3-2
May 19VS LAAJose Soriano
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.250011.2500.30005
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
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
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Josh Smith
9.92
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Jackson Merrill
6.05
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Josh Smith
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2015 CIN 9 32.2 662 30 21 0 0-4 6.89 1.93 8.3 39
2016 CIN 32 57.1 1042 48 26 0 3-3 4.87 1.45 7.5 107
2017 OAK 26 35.0 586 25 15 0 2-1 4.89 1.43 6.4 59
ON PACE 87 119 1977 84 50 0 6-3 4.89 1.43 6.4 198
3-YEAR AVG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 NAN NAN NAN 0
Career 67 122.2 2290 103 62 0 0-0 5.5 1.6 7.6
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
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ARI vs DET 04:10 EDT EST Jordan Montgomery
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ATL vs SD 07:10 EDT EST Bryce Elder
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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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DEN vs MIN 8:00 PM EST
IND @NY 3:30 PM EST
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