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Brandon Lowe or Jackson Merrill

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Brandon Lowe

Brandon Lowe

2BTampa Bay Rays TB
Jackson Merrill

Jackson Merrill

CFSan Diego Padres SD
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Lowe over Merrill

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Brandon Lowe
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Merrill over Lowe

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Jackson Merrill
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Performance Brandon Lowe
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
..0
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.000.01
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Jackson Merrill
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.278040.3000.27806
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.333080.3410.405212
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Brandon Lowe
OWN
16%
-5.1 compared to last week
START
 
1%
-0.19 compared to last week
OWN/START Jackson Merrill
OWN
73%
-3.41 compared to last week
START
42%
-25.42 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Brandon Lowe
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Jackson Merrill
32nd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Brandon Lowe

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among 2B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 41st.
  • The current leader among 2B's is Ketel Marte
  • He hasn't missed that many games lately, but he is listed on the injury report. He may have some nagging injuries with his Oblique (Since Apr 10, 2024). Look at his player news.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 323rd in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.279
  • Ranked 237th in batting average with 0.246
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 128th with 0.343
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 102nd with 0.465
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 101st with 0.808
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 292nd with 4
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 205th in RBI with 43
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 264th in runs scored with 35
  • 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: -0.043, OBP: -0.059, HRs: -20, RBI: -64, Runs: -55, Wlks: -48, Stls: -7,
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 Juan Soto
  • He is doing a better than most people thought he would.
  • He hasn't missed that many games lately, but he is listed on the injury report. He may have some nagging injuries with his Groin (Since Apr 25, 2024). Look at his player news.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Top 35 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.375 and is currently ranked 29th
  • Top 10 in batting average with 0.318 and is currently ranked 9th
  • Top 35 on base percentage and is currently ranked 26th with 0.378
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 211th with 0.409
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 125th with 0.787
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 289th with 4
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 477th in RBI with 12
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 493rd in runs scored with 12
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.318, OBP: +0.378, HRs: +1, RBI: +12, Runs: +12, Wlks: +9, Stls: +4,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Brandon Lowe

OBLIQUE - Since Apr 10, 2024

Lowe is dealing with a Grade 1 right oblique strain and has been placed on the 10-day injured list.
Injury Jackson Merrill

GROIN - Since Apr 25, 2024

Merrill is dealing with right groin tightness and is uncertain to take the field for the Padres.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Brandon Lowe
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22VS DETTarik SkubalL 1-7
Apr 23VS DETAlex FaedoL 2-4
Apr 24VS DETChris DevenskiW 7-5
Apr 26@CHWChris FlexenL 9-4
Apr 27@CHWJonathan Cannon
Apr 28@CHWErick Fedde
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
..0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Jackson Merrill
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22@COLDylan CeaseW 1-3
Apr 23@COLJalen BeeksL 7-4
Apr 24@COLMatt WaldronW 2-5
Apr 25@COLTyler KinleyL 10-9
Apr 26VS PHIAaron NolaL 3-9
Apr 27VS PHIRanger Suarez
Apr 28VS PHITaijuan Walker
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.400040.4170.40004
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Brandon Lowe
11.05
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Jackson Merrill
8.63
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Brandon Lowe
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2018 TB 43 30 6 16 25 2 16 .233 .324 .450 100
2019 TB 87 84 18 43 52 5 26 .267 .331 .508 230
2020 TB 76 61 18 42 46 3 32 .228 .317 .479 212
2021 TB 150 129 39 95 98 7 65 .237 .327 .507 525
2022 TB 65 52 8 31 25 1 27 .224 .312 .388 180
2023 TB 121 86 21 58 68 7 50 .228 .326 .440 358
2024 TB 11 5 1 3 4 0 2 .185 .267 .333 22
ON PACE 66 30 6 18 24 0 12 .185 .267 .333 132
3-YEAR AVG 112 89 23 61 64 5 47 .232 .323 .461 354
Career 553 447 111 288 318 25 218 .236 .323 .469
Career Jackson Merrill
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2024 SD 28 28 1 12 12 4 9 .318 .378 .409 89
ON PACE 156 156 5 67 67 22 50 .318 .378 .409 497
3-YEAR AVG . . . 0
Career 28 28 1 12 12 4 9 .318 .378 .409
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Matchup Time Pitchers
ARI @SEA 09:40 EDT EST Slade Cecconi
George Kirby
ATL vs CLE 07:20 EDT EST Charlie Morton
Tanner Bibee
BAL vs OAK 04:05 EDT EST Cole Irvin
JP Sears
BOS vs CHC 04:10 EDT EST Josh Winckowski
Ben Brown
CHW vs TB 07:10 EDT EST Jonathan Cannon
Aaron Civale
CIN @TEX 04:05 EDT EST Hunter Greene
Michael Lorenzen
COL vs HOU 06:05 EDT EST Cal Quantrill
Ronel Blanco
DET vs KC 06:10 EDT EST Casey Mize
Brady Singer
LAA vs MIN 09:38 EDT EST Jose Soriano
Chris Paddack
LAD @TOR 03:07 EDT EST Tyler Glasnow
Yusei Kikuchi
MIA vs WAS 04:10 EDT EST Edward Cabrera
Mitchell Parker
MIL vs NYY 07:10 EDT EST Joe Ross
Carlos Rodon
NYM vs STL 04:05 EDT EST Adrian Houser
Sonny Gray
PHI @SD 08:40 EDT EST Ranger Suarez
Dylan Cease
PIT @SF 09:05 EDT EST Martin Perez
Jordan Hicks
Matchup Time
BOS @MIA 6:00 PM EST
CLE @ORL 1:00 PM EST
DEN @LAL 8:30 PM EST
NO vs OKC 3:30 PM EST
Matchup Time
BOS @TOR 8:00 PM EST
CAR @NYI 2:00 PM EST
DAL @VGK 10:30 PM EST
FLA @TB 5:00 PM EST