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Tommy Edman or Whit Merrifield

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Tommy Edman

Tommy Edman

SSSt. Louis Cardinals STL
Whit Merrifield

Whit Merrifield

2BPhiladelphia Phillies PHI
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Edman over Merrifield

 
 
 
 
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Merrifield over Edman

 
 
 
 
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Performance Tommy Edman
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.000.01
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.000.02
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Whit Merrifield
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.333111.3331.33302
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.071112.0670.28608
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Tommy Edman
OWN
45%
-5.8 compared to last week
START
 
0%
-0.4 compared to last week
OWN/START Whit Merrifield
OWN
10%
-4.67 compared to last week
START
 
5%
-1.11 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Tommy Edman
31st
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Whit Merrifield
56th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Tommy Edman

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 32nd among SS's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 122nd.
  • The current leader among SS's is Mookie Betts
  • He is doing dreadful lately. If he is star player then he should rebound.
  • He hasn't missed that many games lately, but he is listed on the injury report. He may have some nagging injuries with his Wrist (Since Mar 14, 2024). Look at his player news.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 302nd in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.285
  • Ranked 181st in batting average with 0.257
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 302nd with 0.303
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 235th with 0.402
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 250th with 0.705
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 293rd with 13
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 383rd in RBI with 19
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 342nd in runs scored with 25
  • On second thought, he hasn't played in quite enough games for me to calculate a reliable analysis for you. Expect his rating to evolve over the next few days.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 2.1 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.248, OBP: -0.305, HRs: -13, RBI: -47, Runs: -69, Wlks: -35, Stls: -27,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
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 387th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.264
  • Ranked 227th in batting average with 0.248
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 390th with 0.284
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 285th with 0.384
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 320th with 0.668
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 393rd with 9
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 230th in RBI with 38
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 245th 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: -0.143, OBP: -0.142, HRs: -10, RBI: -66, Runs: -63, Wlks: -35, Stls: -25,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Next Up Health Check
Injury Tommy Edman

WRIST - Since Mar 14, 2024

Edman is recovering from a right wrist sprain and has been placed on the 10-day injured list. He is expected to return in late May.
Injury Whit Merrifield

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Tommy Edman
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22VS ARIRyan HelsleyW 5-3
Apr 23VS ARITommy Henry
Apr 24VS ARIJordan Montgomery
Apr 26@NYMJose Butto
Apr 27@NYMAdrian Houser
Apr 28@NYMJose Quintana
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.000.01
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Whit Merrifield
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22@CINRanger SuarezW 0-7
Apr 23@CINAndrew Abbott
Apr 24@CINNick Lodolo
Apr 25@CINGraham Ashcraft
Apr 26@SDJoe Musgrove
Apr 27@SDDylan Cease
Apr 28@SDMichael King
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.143000.2500.14302
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Tommy Edman
11.59
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Whit Merrifield
10.44
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Tommy Edman
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2019 STL 101 105 11 62 39 15 19 .292 .340 .485 290
2020 STL 58 54 4 30 27 2 15 .243 .299 .338 126
2021 STL 162 168 11 89 56 31 37 .265 .308 .387 560
2022 STL 148 138 11 89 51 30 45 .255 .316 .381 493
2023 STL 140 119 13 69 47 27 35 .248 .305 .399 452
2024 STL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . . 2
ON PACE 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . . 14
3-YEAR AVG 150 142 12 82 51 29 39 .257 .310 .389 502
Career 611 584 50 339 220 105 151 .261 .314 .399
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 14 4 1 3 1 1 2 .129 .176 .226 26
ON PACE 98 28 7 21 7 7 14 .129 .176 .226 183
3-YEAR AVG 150 150 11 77 66 27 38 .267 .312 .385 508
Career 1068 1177 91 589 470 201 282 .283 .329 .420
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