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Blaze Alexander or Jackson Merrill

Who Should I Start? - Week 7 • Start New
Blaze Alexander

Blaze Alexander

SSArizona Diamondbacks ARI
Jackson Merrill

Jackson Merrill

CFSan Diego Padres SD
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Alexander over Merrill

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Blaze Alexander
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Merrill over Alexander

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Jackson Merrill
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Performance Blaze Alexander
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.000000.1000.00004
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.105003.3200.15809
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Jackson Merrill
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.263133.2860.42106
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.154144.1710.256012
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Blaze Alexander
OWN
12%
-8.79 compared to last week
START
 
7%
-4.58 compared to last week
OWN/START Jackson Merrill
OWN
60%
+0.32 compared to last week
START
44%
+4.8 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Blaze Alexander
36th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Jackson Merrill
34th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Blaze Alexander

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: SS DH . However, he plays SS most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 36th among SS's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 24th.
  • The current leader among SS's is Mookie Betts
  • 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 0.340 and is currently ranked 79th
  • Top 100 in batting average with 0.278 and is currently ranked 92nd
  • Top 50 on base percentage and is currently ranked 40th with 0.373
  • Top 100 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 85th with 0.472
  • Top 75 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 66th with 0.846
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 446th with 1
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 491st in RBI with 13
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 513th in runs scored with 12
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.278, OBP: +0.373, HRs: +3, RBI: +13, Runs: +12, Wlks: +11, Stls: +1,
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 27th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • He is putting up better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 192nd in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.308
  • Ranked 122nd 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 305th with 0.679
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 488th with 4
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 450th in RBI with 16
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 463rd 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 Blaze Alexander

No Injury Reported

Injury Jackson Merrill

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Blaze Alexander
DateOpponentResult
May 07@CINZac GallenW 2-6
May 08@CINJordan MontgomeryW 3-4
May 09@CINKevin GinkelW 4-5
May 10@BALCole IrvinL 4-2
May 11@BALJohn Means
May 12@BALDean Kremer
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.000000.1430.00002
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 Paxton
May 12VS LADWalker Buehler
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.256036.3410.282112
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Blaze Alexander
8.69
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Jackson Merrill
7.66
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Blaze Alexander
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2023 ARI 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . . 20
2024 ARI 29 20 3 12 13 1 11 .263 .356 .447 80
ON PACE 120 83 12 49 54 4 45 .263 .356 .447 332
3-YEAR AVG 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . . 20
Career 49 20 3 12 13 1 11 .263 .356 .447
Career Jackson Merrill
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2024 SD 40 34 2 16 16 4 10 .268 .317 .362 113
ON PACE 158 134 7 63 63 15 39 .268 .317 .362 446
3-YEAR AVG . . . 0
Career 40 34 2 16 16 4 10 .268 .317 .362
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DET vs HOU 06:10 EDT EST Tarik Skubal
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LAD @SD 08:40 EDT EST James Paxton
Matt Waldron
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MIL vs STL 07:15 EDT EST Freddy Peralta
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Kevin Gausman
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