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Jackson Merrill or Anthony Rizzo

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Jackson Merrill

Jackson Merrill

CFSan Diego Padres SD
Anthony Rizzo

Anthony Rizzo

1BNew York Yankees NYY
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Merrill over Rizzo

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Jackson Merrill
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Rizzo over Merrill

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Anthony Rizzo
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Performance Jackson Merrill
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.278040.3000.27806
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.333080.3410.405212
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Anthony Rizzo
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.231243.2590.46207
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.218273.2590.345014
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Jackson Merrill
OWN
72%
-5.04 compared to last week
START
36%
-31.08 compared to last week
OWN/START Anthony Rizzo
OWN
38%
-2.68 compared to last week
START
29%
+0.67 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Jackson Merrill
32nd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Anthony Rizzo
26th
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 22nd.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • He is doing a better than most people thought he would.
  • He hasn't missed that many games lately, but he is listed on the injury report. He may have some nagging injuries with his Groin (Since Apr 25, 2024). Look at his player news.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Top 35 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.375 and is currently ranked 28th
  • Top 10 in batting average with 0.318 and is currently ranked 9th
  • Top 35 on base percentage and is currently ranked 26th with 0.378
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 212th with 0.409
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 125th with 0.787
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 313th with 4
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 467th in RBI with 12
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 479th in runs scored with 12
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.318, OBP: +0.378, HRs: +1, RBI: +12, Runs: +12, Wlks: +9, Stls: +4,
Breakdown Anthony Rizzo

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 26th among 1B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 19th.
  • The current leader among 1B's is Josh Naylor
  • He is putting up better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 418th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.255
  • Ranked 447th in batting average with 0.203
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 460th with 0.261
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 479th with 0.286
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 484th with 0.547
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 443rd in RBI with 15
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 450th in runs scored with 15
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.013, OBP: -0.03, HRs: -9, RBI: -30, Runs: -36, Wlks: -28, Stls: EVEN,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Next Up Health Check
Injury Jackson Merrill

GROIN - Since Apr 25, 2024

Merrill is dealing with right groin tightness but is expected to take the field for the Padres.
Injury Anthony Rizzo

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Jackson Merrill
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22@COLDylan CeaseW 1-3
Apr 23@COLJalen BeeksL 7-4
Apr 24@COLMatt WaldronW 2-5
Apr 25@COLTyler KinleyL 10-9
Apr 26VS PHIAaron NolaL 3-9
Apr 27VS PHIRanger Suarez
Apr 28VS PHITaijuan Walker
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.400040.4170.40004
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Anthony Rizzo
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22VS OAKLucas ErcegL 0-2
Apr 23VS OAKMarcus StromanW 4-3
Apr 24VS OAKClarke SchmidtW 7-3
Apr 25VS OAKAlex WoodL 1-3
Apr 26@MILJared KoenigL 7-6
Apr 27@MILJoe Ross
Apr 28@MILTobias Myers
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.211232.2110.52605
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Jackson Merrill
9.13
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Anthony Rizzo
12.88
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 28 28 1 12 12 4 9 .318 .378 .409 89
ON PACE 156 156 5 67 67 22 50 .318 .378 .409 497
3-YEAR AVG . . . 0
Career 28 28 1 12 12 4 9 .318 .378 .409
Career Anthony Rizzo
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2011 SD 49 18 1 9 9 2 21 N/A N/A N/A 28
2012 CHC 87 96 15 44 48 3 27 .285 .342 .463 250
2013 CHC 160 141 23 71 80 6 76 .233 .321 .419 430
2014 CHC 133 138 29 83 72 4 71 .282 .387 .516 431
2015 CHC 160 163 31 94 101 17 78 .278 .383 .512 555
2016 CHC 155 169 32 94 109 3 74 .290 .383 .542 545
2017 CHC 157 156 32 99 109 10 91 .273 .392 .507 564
2018 CHC 154 159 25 74 101 6 70 .281 .374 .468 483
2019 CHC 146 150 27 89 94 4 71 .293 .405 .518 484
2020 CHC 61 44 11 25 24 3 28 .206 .323 .383 144
2021 CHC 141 121 23 74 62 6 52 .247 .344 .448 473
2022 NYY 139 107 34 78 83 7 62 .225 .343 .491 502
2023 NYY 107 91 12 45 41 0 35 .244 .328 .378 272
2024 NYY 27 24 3 9 11 0 7 .231 .298 .337 63
ON PACE 162 144 18 54 66 0 42 .231 .298 .337 378
3-YEAR AVG 129 106 23 66 62 4 50 .239 .339 .444 416
Career 1676 1577 298 888 944 71 763 .267 .368 .476
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Tanner Bibee
BAL vs OAK 04:05 EDT EST Cole Irvin
JP Sears
BOS vs CHC 04:10 EDT EST Josh Winckowski
Ben Brown
CHW vs TB 07:10 EDT EST Jonathan Cannon
Aaron Civale
CIN @TEX 04:05 EDT EST Hunter Greene
Michael Lorenzen
COL vs HOU 06:05 EDT EST Cal Quantrill
Ronel Blanco
DET vs KC 06:10 EDT EST Casey Mize
Brady Singer
LAA vs MIN 09:38 EDT EST Jose Soriano
Chris Paddack
LAD @TOR 03:07 EDT EST Tyler Glasnow
Yusei Kikuchi
MIA vs WAS 04:10 EDT EST Edward Cabrera
Mitchell Parker
MIL vs NYY 07:10 EDT EST Joe Ross
Carlos Rodon
NYM vs STL 04:05 EDT EST Adrian Houser
Sonny Gray
PHI @SD 08:40 EDT EST Ranger Suarez
Dylan Cease
PIT @SF 09:05 EDT EST Martin Perez
Jordan Hicks
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BOS @MIA 6:00 PM EST
CLE @ORL 1:00 PM EST
DEN @LAL 8:30 PM EST
NO vs OKC 3:30 PM EST
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BOS @TOR 8:00 PM EST
CAR @NYI 2:00 PM EST
DAL @VGK 10:30 PM EST
FLA @TB 5:00 PM EST