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Brendan Donovan or Jackson Merrill

Who Should I Start? - Week 8 • Start New
Brendan Donovan

Brendan Donovan

LFSt. Louis Cardinals STL
Jackson Merrill

Jackson Merrill

CFSan Diego Padres SD
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Donovan over Merrill

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Brendan Donovan
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Merrill over Donovan

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Jackson Merrill
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Performance Brendan Donovan
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.320015.4140.44006
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.277147.3460.447012
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Jackson Merrill
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.500113.5290.68836
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.371246.3950.543312
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Brendan Donovan
OWN
32%
-4.66 compared to last week
START
24%
-3.1 compared to last week
OWN/START Jackson Merrill
OWN
65%
+5.6 compared to last week
START
54%
+10.64 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Brendan Donovan
47th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Jackson Merrill
33rd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Brendan Donovan

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: LF 2B . However, he plays LF most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 47th among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 23rd.
  • The current leader among OF's is Kyle Tucker
  • He is doing much better than most people thought he would.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 379th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.270
  • Ranked 234th in batting average with 0.247
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 242nd with 0.315
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 277th with 0.385
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 254th with 0.700
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 610th with 1
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 360th in RBI with 25
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 332nd in runs scored with 30
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.048, OBP: -0.048, HRs: -6, RBI: -11, Runs: -27, Wlks: -17, Stls: -5,
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 Brendan Donovan

No Injury Reported

Injury Jackson Merrill

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Brendan Donovan
DateOpponentResult
May 13@LAAKyle LeahyW 5-10
May 14@LAASonny GrayW 6-7
May 15@LAAGriffin CanningL 7-2
May 17VS BOSKyle GibsonW 10-6
May 18VS BOSKutter Crawford
May 19VS BOSNick Pivetta
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.412013.4740.58804
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@ATLBryce Elder
May 19@ATLReynaldo Lopez
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.409152.4400.54518
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Brendan Donovan
12.06
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Jackson Merrill
6.05
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Brendan Donovan
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2022 STL 118 101 5 53 43 2 54 .278 .387 .377 343
2023 STL 101 91 10 47 31 5 33 .280 .361 .409 302
2024 STL 43 39 4 20 20 0 16 .232 .313 .381 137
ON PACE 158 143 14 73 73 0 58 .232 .313 .381 504
3-YEAR AVG 110 96 8 50 37 4 44 .279 .375 .392 323
Career 262 231 19 120 94 7 103 .270 .363 .390
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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