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Jose Caballero or Jackson Merrill

Who Should I Start? - Week 8 • Start New
Jose Caballero

Jose Caballero

SSTampa Bay Rays TB
Jackson Merrill

Jackson Merrill

CFSan Diego Padres SD
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Caballero over Merrill

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Jose Caballero
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Merrill over Caballero

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Jackson Merrill
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Performance Jose Caballero
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.125004.3330.12566
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.212016.3500.242611
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Jackson Merrill
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.200121.2500.40006
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
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Jose Caballero
OWN
57%
+5 compared to last week
START
48%
+5.6 compared to last week
OWN/START Jackson Merrill
OWN
57%
-0.75 compared to last week
START
41%
-1.64 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Jose Caballero
25th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Jackson Merrill
34th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Jose Caballero

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 25th among SS's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 12th.
  • The current leader among SS's is Mookie Betts
  • He is doing better than most people thought he would.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 205th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.305
  • Ranked 336th in batting average with 0.226
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 319th with 0.300
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 430th with 0.321
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 405th with 0.621
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 413th with 30
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 411th in RBI with 20
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 279th in runs scored with 36
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.029, OBP: -0.039, HRs: -2, RBI: -13, Runs: -19, Wlks: -20, Stls: -11,
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 32nd.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • He is putting up slightly better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 194th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.308
  • Ranked 124th in batting average with 0.268
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 232nd with 0.317
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 336th with 0.362
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 298th with 0.679
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 510th with 4
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 448th in RBI with 16
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 465th in runs scored with 16
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.268, OBP: +0.317, HRs: +2, RBI: +16, Runs: +16, Wlks: +10, Stls: +4,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Next Up Health Check
Injury Jose Caballero

No Injury Reported

Injury Jackson Merrill

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Jose Caballero
DateOpponentResult
May 06VS CHWErasmo RamirezW 8-2
May 07VS CHWZach EflinW 5-1
May 08VS CHWChris FlexenL 1-4
May 10VS NYYClarke SchmidtL 0-2
May 11VS NYYZack LittellW 7-2
May 12VS NYYLuis Gil
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.229024.2630.286410
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Jackson Merrill
DateOpponentResult
May 06@CHCYu DarvishW 3-6
May 07@CHCHector NerisL 3-2
May 08@CHCDylan CeaseW 0-3
May 10VS LADRobert SuarezW 2-1
May 11VS LADJames PaxtonL 0-5
May 12VS LADWalker Buehler
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.256036.3410.282113
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Jose Caballero
12.64
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Jackson Merrill
7.66
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Jose Caballero
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2023 SEA 111 51 4 37 26 26 28 .221 .343 .320 262
2024 TB 37 31 2 18 13 15 8 .250 .304 .363 117
ON PACE 149 125 8 72 52 60 32 .250 .304 .363 473
3-YEAR AVG 111 51 4 37 26 26 28 .221 .343 .320 262
Career 148 82 6 55 39 41 36 .231 .330 .335
Career Jackson Merrill
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2024 SD 41 34 2 16 16 4 10 .268 .317 .362 114
ON PACE 158 131 7 61 61 15 38 .268 .317 .362 439
3-YEAR AVG . . . 0
Career 41 34 2 16 16 4 10 .268 .317 .362
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ARI @BAL 01:35 EDT EST Zac Gallen
Dean Kremer
ATL @NYM 07:10 EDT EST Bryce Elder
Luis Severino
BOS vs WAS 01:35 EDT EST Brayan Bello
MacKenzie Gore
CHC @PIT 01:35 EDT EST Kyle Hendricks
Bailey Falter
CHW vs CLE 02:10 EDT EST Michael Soroka
Logan Allen
CIN @SF 04:05 EDT EST Frankie Montas
Kyle Harrison
COL vs TEX 03:10 EDT EST Ty Blach
Jose Urena
DET vs HOU 01:40 EDT EST Jack Flaherty
Justin Verlander
KC @LAA 04:07 EDT EST Seth Lugo
Patrick Sandoval
LAD @SD 04:10 EDT EST Walker Buehler
Yu Darvish
MIA vs PHI 01:40 EDT EST Braxton Garrett
Zack Wheeler
MIL vs STL 02:10 EDT EST Bryse Wilson
Miles Mikolas
MIN @TOR 01:37 EDT EST Bailey Ober
Alek Manoah
NYY @TB 01:40 EDT EST Luis Gil
Tyler Alexander
OAK @SEA 04:10 EDT EST Alex Wood
Luis Castillo
Matchup Time
DEN @MIN 8:00 PM EST
IND vs NY 3:30 PM EST
Matchup Time
BOS vs FLA 6:30 PM EST
EDM vs VAN 9:30 PM EST