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Josh Bell or Jackson Merrill

Who Should I Start? - Week 8 • Start New
Josh Bell

Josh Bell

1BMiami Marlins MIA
Jackson Merrill

Jackson Merrill

CFSan Diego Padres SD
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Bell over Merrill

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Josh Bell
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Merrill over Bell

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Jackson Merrill
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Performance Josh Bell
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.333163.4400.57106
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.311294.4150.489013
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Jackson Merrill
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.353113.4210.52936
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.316257.3410.500312
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Josh Bell
OWN
26%
-1 compared to last week
START
14%
+0.29 compared to last week
OWN/START Jackson Merrill
OWN
60%
-4.97 compared to last week
START
48%
-3.12 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Josh Bell
32nd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Jackson Merrill
34th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Josh Bell

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: 1B DH . However, he plays 1B most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 32nd among 1B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 13th.
  • The current leader among 1B's is Josh Naylor
  • He is doing much better than most people thought he would.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 301st in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.283
  • Ranked 215th in batting average with 0.250
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 204th with 0.325
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 188th with 0.421
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 185th with 0.746
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 152nd in RBI with 56
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 171st in runs scored with 55
  • 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: -0.033, OBP: -0.016, HRs: -17, RBI: -56, Runs: -34, Wlks: -45, Stls: EVEN,
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 20th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • He is doing better than most people thought he would.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 108th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.330
  • Top 50 in batting average with 0.290 and is currently ranked 49th
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 135th with 0.338
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 243rd with 0.399
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 206th with 0.736
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 334th with 7
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 442nd in RBI with 17
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 425th in runs scored with 19
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.29, OBP: +0.338, HRs: +3, RBI: +17, Runs: +19, Wlks: +11, Stls: +7,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Josh Bell

No Injury Reported

Injury Jackson Merrill

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Josh Bell
DateOpponentResult
May 13@DETAlex FaedoL 6-5
May 14@DETTanner ScottW 0-1
May 15@DETCasey Mize
May 17VS NYMChristian Scott
May 18VS NYMLuis Severino
May 19VS NYMSean Manaea
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.500011.5000.62502
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 Gomber
May 17@ATLMax Fried
May 18@ATLBryce Elder
May 19@ATLReynaldo Lopez
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.412152.4500.58816
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Josh Bell
12.53
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Jackson Merrill
6.57
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Josh Bell
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2010 BAL 53 34 3 15 12 0 2 N/A N/A N/A 23
2011 BAL 26 10 0 6 6 0 4 N/A N/A N/A 1
2012 ARI 21 9 1 3 4 0 4 .173 .232 .269 18
2016 PIT 44 35 3 18 18 0 21 .276 .373 .409 100
2017 PIT 159 140 26 75 90 2 66 .255 .334 .466 433
2018 PIT 148 131 12 74 62 2 77 .261 .357 .411 371
2019 PIT 143 145 37 94 116 0 74 .275 .365 .567 524
2020 PIT 57 44 8 22 22 0 23 .229 .312 .370 110
2021 WAS 143 126 27 72 86 0 62 .262 .347 .480 493
2022 WAS 157 153 19 80 74 0 74 .274 .360 .440 524
2023 CLE 153 139 22 53 75 0 63 .250 .327 .423 444
2024 MIA 44 35 5 19 19 0 18 .217 .311 .342 120
ON PACE 162 128 18 69 69 0 66 .217 .311 .342 441
3-YEAR AVG 151 139 23 68 78 0 66 .262 .345 .446 487
Career 1148 1001 163 531 584 4 488 .270 .356 .450
Career Jackson Merrill
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2024 SD 44 40 3 19 17 7 11 .290 .338 .399 135
ON PACE 158 144 10 68 61 25 39 .290 .338 .399 486
3-YEAR AVG . . . 0
Career 44 40 3 19 17 7 11 .290 .338 .399
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