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Whit Merrifield or Chris Taylor

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Whit Merrifield

Whit Merrifield

2BPhiladelphia Phillies PHI
Chris Taylor

Chris Taylor

LFLos Angeles Dodgers LAD
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Next Up ADP Trends
ADP Trends Whit Merrifield
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ADP 241.8
+263.5 since last week.
ADP Trends Chris Taylor
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ADP 310.3
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Whit Merrifield
OWN
9.66%
-0.38 compared to last week
START
5.15%
-0.09 compared to last week
OWN/START Chris Taylor
OWN
4.56%
+0.14 compared to last week
START
1.14%
+0.7 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Whit Merrifield
59th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Chris Taylor
43rd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Whit Merrifield

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 57th among 2B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 38th.
  • The current leader among 2B's is Ketel Marte
  • He is doing much better than most people thought he would.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 385th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.264
  • Ranked 234th in batting average with 0.248
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 387th with 0.284
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 288th with 0.382
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 317th with 0.666
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 395th with 9
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 231st in RBI with 38
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 244th in runs scored with 37
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.2 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.129, OBP: -0.134, HRs: -10, RBI: -66, Runs: -63, Wlks: -35, Stls: -25,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Breakdown Chris Taylor

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 43rd among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 142nd.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • He is doing dreadful lately. If he is star player then he should rebound.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Top 100 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.333 and is currently ranked 94th
  • Ranked 372nd in batting average with 0.219
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 172nd with 0.332
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 429th with 0.316
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 351st with 0.648
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 419th with 10
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 262nd in RBI with 34
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 350th in runs scored with 25
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 1 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.18, OBP: -0.112, HRs: -15, RBI: -53, Runs: -49, Wlks: -34, Stls: -15,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Next Up Player Breakdowns
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Next Up Similar Draft Picks
Similar Picks Whit Merrifield

Similar 2B to consider drafting instead of Whit Merrifield

NameO/SAVG Pick
Whit Merrifield PHI  241.84
Jorge Polanco SEA  242.14
Colt Keith DET  245.79

Similar based on overall ADP to draft instead of Whit Merrifield

NameO/SAVG Pick
Cristopher Sanchez PHI SP  239.95
Sal Frelick MIL RF  240.25
Bo Naylor CLE C  240.97
Seth Lugo KC SP  241.19
Nick Lodolo CIN SP  241.21
Kyle Gibson STL SP  241.67
Whit Merrifield PHI 2B  241.84
Jorge Polanco SEA 2B  242.14
Austin Hays BAL LF  242.29
Alek Manoah TOR SP  242.40
Zack Littell TB SP  243.00
Similar Picks Chris Taylor

Similar SS to consider drafting instead of Chris Taylor

NameO/SAVG Pick
Chris Taylor LAD  310.33
Tim Anderson MIA  316.20

Similar based on overall ADP to draft instead of Chris Taylor

NameO/SAVG Pick
Chase Silseth LAA SP  289.08
Joey Ortiz MIL 2B  289.29
Seth Brown OAK LF  289.57
Logan Allen ARI SP  289.80
Brendan Rodgers COL 2B  301.33
Jose Siri TB CF  307.43
Chris Taylor LAD SS  310.33
Tim Anderson MIA SS  316.20
Alek Thomas ARI CF  326.80
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Whit Merrifield
10.42
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Chris Taylor
10.17
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Whit Merrifield
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2016 KC 81 88 2 44 29 8 19 .283 .323 .392 194
2017 KC 145 169 19 80 78 34 29 .288 .324 .460 481
2018 KC 158 192 12 88 60 45 61 .304 .367 .438 519
2019 KC 160 204 16 105 73 20 45 .304 .350 .466 513
2020 KC 60 71 9 38 31 12 12 .286 .328 .444 199
2021 KC 161 179 10 95 73 39 40 .275 .316 .394 604
2022 KC 135 121 11 70 58 16 37 .250 .300 .378 435
2023 TOR 154 149 11 66 67 26 37 .272 .318 .381 484
2024 PHI 16 7 1 4 2 2 2 .179 .214 .282 36
ON PACE 103 45 6 25 12 12 12 .179 .214 .282 233
3-YEAR AVG 150 150 11 77 66 27 38 .267 .312 .385 508
Career 1070 1180 91 590 471 202 282 .283 .329 .420
Career Chris Taylor
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2014 SEA 39 31 0 13 9 2 8 .267 .323 .328 54
2015 SEA 37 16 0 9 1 3 6 .170 .220 .223 28
2016 SEA 36 13 1 8 7 0 4 .213 .262 .361 34
2017 LAD 140 148 21 85 72 17 50 .288 .354 .496 425
2018 LAD 155 136 17 85 63 9 55 .254 .331 .444 370
2019 LAD 129 97 12 53 52 8 40 .259 .333 .455 272
2020 LAD 72 62 9 38 35 3 31 .255 .344 .440 178
2021 LAD 159 139 23 99 81 16 68 .260 .350 .457 510
2022 LAD 113 87 10 45 42 9 39 .223 .298 .377 246
2023 LAD 132 79 15 51 57 16 41 .232 .320 .413 327
2024 LAD 18 2 0 2 3 1 7 .051 .208 .051 15
ON PACE 112 12 0 12 18 6 43 .051 .208 .051 93
3-YEAR AVG 135 102 16 65 60 14 49 .241 .326 .421 361
Career 1030 810 108 488 422 84 349 .250 .328 .427

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CHW @MIN 01:10 EDT EST Michael Soroka
Simeon Woods Richardson
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Zack Wheeler
COL vs SD 03:10 EDT EST Dakota Hudson
Randy Vasquez
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Jose Berrios
LAD @WAS 04:05 EDT EST Yoshinobu Yamamoto
MacKenzie Gore
MIL @PIT 12:35 EDT EST Freddy Peralta
Mitch Keller
NYY vs OAK 07:05 EDT EST Nestor Cortes
Alex Wood
SEA @TEX 02:35 EDT EST Luis Castillo
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