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Jackson Merrill or Alek Thomas

Who Should I Start? - Week 7 • Start New
Jackson Merrill

Jackson Merrill

CFSan Diego Padres SD
Alek Thomas

Alek Thomas

CFArizona Diamondbacks ARI
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Merrill over Thomas

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Jackson Merrill
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Thomas over Merrill

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Alek Thomas
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Performance Jackson Merrill
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.300143.3180.50006
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.167144.1840.278012
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Alek Thomas
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
..0
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
..0
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Jackson Merrill
OWN
61%
-4.78 compared to last week
START
41%
+7.88 compared to last week
OWN/START Alek Thomas
OWN
 
4%
+0.39 compared to last week
START
 
0%
0 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Jackson Merrill
34th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Alek Thomas
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Jackson Merrill

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 35th among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 26th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • He is doing a better than most people thought he would.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 167th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.314
  • Ranked 104th in batting average with 0.274
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 199th with 0.324
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 318th with 0.371
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 275th with 0.694
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 473rd with 4
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 446th in RBI with 16
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 456th in runs scored with 16
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.274, OBP: +0.324, HRs: +2, RBI: +16, Runs: +16, Wlks: +10, Stls: +4,
Breakdown Alek Thomas

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among CF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 150th.
  • The current leader among CF's is Julio Rodriguez
  • He hasn't missed that many games lately, but he is listed on the injury report. He may have some nagging injuries with his Hamstring (Since Mar 31, 2024). Look at his player news.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 437th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.256
  • Ranked 317th in batting average with 0.231
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 440th with 0.269
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 233rd with 0.402
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 324th with 0.672
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 449th with 7
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 271st in RBI with 36
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 254th in runs scored with 41
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.1 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.01, OBP: -0.053, HRs: -10, RBI: -37, Runs: -52, Wlks: -21, Stls: -9,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Jackson Merrill

No Injury Reported

Injury Alek Thomas

HAMSTRING - Since Mar 31, 2024

Thomas is dealing with a strained left hamstring and has been placed on the 10-day injured list.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Jackson Merrill
DateOpponentResult
May 06@CHCYu DarvishW 3-6
May 07@CHCHector NerisL 3-2
May 08@CHCDylan CeaseW 0-3
May 10VS LADTyler Glasnow
May 11VS LADJames Paxton
May 12VS LADWalker Buehler
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.278036.3660.306111
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Alek Thomas
DateOpponentResult
May 07@CINZac GallenW 2-6
May 08@CINJordan MontgomeryW 3-4
May 09@CINHunter Greene
May 10@BALCole Irvin
May 11@BALJohn Means
May 12@BALDean Kremer
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
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Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Jackson Merrill
5.15
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Alek Thomas
7.63
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 39 34 2 16 16 4 10 .274 .324 .371 113
ON PACE 157 137 8 64 64 16 40 .274 .324 .371 457
3-YEAR AVG . . . 0
Career 39 34 2 16 16 4 10 .274 .324 .371
Career Alek Thomas
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2022 ARI 107 85 8 43 39 4 21 .234 .278 .353 273
2023 ARI 150 97 13 60 45 11 23 .227 .269 .381 364
2024 ARI 6 3 1 2 4 0 0 .214 .214 .500 16
ON PACE 26 13 4 8 17 0 0 .214 .214 .500 70
3-YEAR AVG 129 91 11 52 42 8 22 .230 .273 .368 319
Career 263 185 22 105 88 15 44 .230 .272 .370
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Matchup Time Pitchers
ARI @CIN 01:10 EDT EST Slade Cecconi
Hunter Greene
CHW vs CLE 07:40 EDT EST Erick Fedde
Ben Lively
COL vs SF 03:10 EDT EST Cal Quantrill
Keaton Winn
HOU @NYY 05:05 EDT EST Ronel Blanco
Marcus Stroman
KC @LAA 09:38 EDT EST Michael Wacha
Reid Detmers
MIL vs STL 07:40 EDT EST Tobias Myers
Sonny Gray
MIN vs SEA 01:10 EDT EST Pablo Lopez
Logan Gilbert
Matchup Time
BOS vs CLE 7:00 PM EST
DAL @OKC 9:30 PM EST
Matchup Time
CAR vs NYR 7:00 PM EST
COL @DAL 9:30 PM EST