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Jackson Merrill or Shane Baz

Who Should I Start? - Week 24 • Start New
Jackson Merrill

Jackson Merrill

CFSan Diego Padres SD
Shane Baz

Shane Baz

SPTampa Bay Rays TB
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Merrill over Baz

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Jackson Merrill
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Baz over Merrill

 
 
 
 
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Performance Jackson Merrill
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.250253.2500.54206
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.3064116.3460.592313
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Shane Baz
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
2.451-1001060.912
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
2.451-1001060.912
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Jackson Merrill
OWN
98%
+0.77 compared to last week
START
72%
-21.19 compared to last week
OWN/START Shane Baz
OWN
43%
+1.68 compared to last week
START
27%
-0.92 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Jackson Merrill
13th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Shane Baz
63rd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Jackson Merrill

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 13th among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 9th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Lawrence Butler
  • He is putting up slightly better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • He hasn't missed that many games lately, but he is listed on the injury report. He may have some nagging injuries with his Knee (Since Sep 6, 2024). Look at his player news.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 169th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.309
  • Top 75 in batting average with 0.291 and is currently ranked 52nd
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 187th with 0.318
  • Top 50 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 38th with 0.566
  • Top 50 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 49th with 0.884
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 104th with 6
  • Top 50 in RBI and is currently ranked 43rd with 35
  • Top 100 in runs scored and is currently ranked 87th with 30
  • Top 100 in HRs and is currently ranked 88th with 10
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.9 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.289, OBP: +0.319, HRs: +22, RBI: +81, Runs: +70, Wlks: +24, Stls: +16,
Breakdown Shane Baz

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 63rd among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 88th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Tarik Skubal
  • He should be doing much better than this. You might be able to get him now for a discount.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 100 in WHIP and is currently ranked 85th
  • Top 75 in ERA and is currently ranked 51st with 3.46
  • Top 35 in walks and is currently ranked 29th with 19
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 1.9 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: +2, L: +2, WHIP: +1.29, ERA: +3.49, K's: +41, Walks: +20
Next Up Health Check
Injury Jackson Merrill

KNEE - Since Sep 6, 2024

Merrill is dealing with a left patella contusion and is uncertain to take the field for the Padres.
Injury Shane Baz

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Jackson Merrill
DateOpponentResult
Sep 02VS DETJoe MusgroveW 3-0
Sep 04VS DETJeremiah EstradaW 6-5
Sep 05VS DETRicky VanascoL 3-4
Sep 06VS SFMichael KingW 5-1
Sep 07VS SFLogan Webb
Sep 08VS SF
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.353147.4050.500111
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Shane Baz
DateOpponentResult
Sep 02VS MINJorge AlcalaL 4-5
Sep 03VS MINJeffrey SpringsW 2-1
Sep 04VS MINTyler AlexanderW 9-4
Sep 05VS MINPablo LopezL 3-4
Sep 06@BALDean KremerL 2-0
Sep 07@BALZach Eflin
Sep 08@BALCorbin Burnes
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
1.500-100530.831
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Jackson Merrill
10.31
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Shane Baz
4.96
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 140 143 22 70 81 16 24 .289 .319 .494 498
ON PACE 158 162 24 79 91 18 27 .289 .319 .494 564
3-YEAR AVG . . . 0
Career 140 143 22 70 81 16 24 .289 .319 .494
Career Shane Baz
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2021 TB 4 . . . 0
2022 TB 6 . . . 0
2024 TB 10 . . . 0
ON PACE 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . . 0
3-YEAR AVG 3 . . . 0
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ARI @HOU 04:10 EDT EST Eduardo Rodriguez
Yusei Kikuchi
ATL vs TOR 07:20 EDT EST Spencer Schwellenbach
Jose Berrios
BAL vs TB 04:05 EDT EST Zach Eflin
Ryan Pepiot
BOS vs CHW 07:15 EDT EST Cooper Criswell
Garrett Crochet
CHC vs NYY 02:20 EDT EST Javier Assad
Clarke Schmidt
CIN @NYM 04:10 EDT EST Jakob Junis
Jose Quintana
CLE @LAD 09:10 EDT EST Gavin Williams
COL @MIL 07:10 EDT EST Ty Blach
Tobias Myers
DET @OAK 04:07 EDT EST Brant Hurter
Brady Basso
KC vs MIN 07:15 EDT EST Alec Marsh
Bailey Ober
LAA @TEX 07:05 EDT EST Tyler Anderson
Jack Leiter
MIA vs PHI 04:10 EDT EST Darren McCaughan
Aaron Nola
PIT vs WAS 01:35 EDT EST Luis L. Ortiz
DJ Herz
SD vs SF 08:40 EDT EST Dylan Cease
Logan Webb
SEA @STL 07:15 EDT EST Logan Gilbert
Kyle Gibson
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