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Jackson Merrill or Alek Thomas

Who Should I Start? - Week 6 • Start New
Jackson Merrill

Jackson Merrill

CFSan Diego Padres SD
Alek Thomas

Alek Thomas

CFArizona Diamondbacks ARI
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Merrill over Thomas

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Jackson Merrill
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Thomas over Merrill

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Alek Thomas
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Performance Jackson Merrill
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.050011.0500.10006
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.158051.1750.184012
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Alek Thomas
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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
.000.02
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Jackson Merrill
OWN
59%
-13.53 compared to last week
START
37%
-5.86 compared to last week
OWN/START Alek Thomas
OWN
 
4%
+0.29 compared to last week
START
 
0%
0 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Jackson Merrill
33rd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Alek Thomas
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
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 30th.
  • 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 156th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.315
  • Ranked 119th in batting average with 0.269
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 205th with 0.322
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 354th with 0.352
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 308th with 0.674
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 509th with 4
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 481st in RBI with 13
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 488th in runs scored with 13
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.269, OBP: +0.322, HRs: +1, RBI: +13, Runs: +13, Wlks: +9, Stls: +4,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Breakdown Alek Thomas

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among CF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 147th.
  • The current leader among CF's is Juan Soto
  • He hasn't missed that many games lately, but he is listed on the injury report. He may have some nagging injuries with his Hamstring (Since Mar 31, 2024). Look at his player news.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 422nd in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.256
  • Ranked 316th in batting average with 0.231
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 438th with 0.269
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 230th with 0.402
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 312th with 0.672
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 417th with 7
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 263rd in RBI with 36
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 241st in runs scored with 41
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.1 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.01, OBP: -0.053, HRs: -10, RBI: -37, Runs: -52, Wlks: -21, Stls: -9,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Jackson Merrill

No Injury Reported

Injury Alek Thomas

HAMSTRING - Since Mar 31, 2024

Thomas is dealing with a strained left hamstring and has been placed on the 10-day injured list.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Jackson Merrill
DateOpponentResult
Mar 20VS LADDaniel HudsonL 2-5
Mar 21@LADMichael KingW 11-15
Mar 28VS SFYuki MatsuiW 6-4
Mar 29VS SFKyle HarrisonL 3-8
Mar 30VS SFJordan HicksL 6-9
Mar 31VS SFPedro AvilaW 13-4
Apr 01VS STLKyle GibsonL 2-6
Apr 02VS STLMiles MikolasL 2-5
Apr 03VS STLJoe MusgroveW 3-2
Apr 05@SFCamilo DovalL 3-2
Apr 06@SFMichael KingW 0-4
Apr 07@SFRyan WalkerL 3-2
Apr 08VS CHCWandy PeraltaW 9-8
Apr 09VS CHCDrew SmylyL 1-5
Apr 10VS CHCDylan CeaseW 10-2
Apr 12@LADRobert SuarezW 7-8
Apr 13@LADGavin StoneL 5-2
Apr 14@LADYuki MatsuiW 3-6
Apr 15@MILJoe MusgroveW 3-7
Apr 16@MILDylan CeaseW 3-6
Apr 17@MILAbner UribeL 1-0
Apr 19VS TORBowden FrancisL 1-5
Apr 20VS TORJose BerriosL 2-5
Apr 21VS TORJoe MusgroveW 6-3
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 SuarezL 1-5
Apr 28VS PHITaijuan WalkerL 6-8
Apr 29VS CINNick LodoloL 2-5
Apr 30VS CINYu DarvishW 6-4
May 01VS CINEnyel De Los SantosW 6-2
May 03@ARIDylan CeaseW 1-7
May 04@ARIBrandon Pfaadt
May 05@ARIRyne Nelson
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.26911313.3220.352434
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Alek Thomas
DateOpponentResult
Mar 28VS COLZac GallenW 16-1
Mar 29VS COLMerrill KellyW 7-3
Mar 30VS COLPeter LambertL 4-9
Mar 31VS COLBrandon PfaadtW 5-1
Apr 01VS NYYLuke WeaverL 2-5
Apr 02VS NYYZac GallenW 7-0
Apr 03VS NYYClay HolmesL 5-6
Apr 05@ATLPierce JohnsonL 6-5
Apr 06@ATLA.J. MinterL 9-8
Apr 07@ATLChris SaleL 5-2
Apr 08@COLPeter LambertL 7-5
Apr 09@COLMerrill KellyW 2-3
Apr 10@COLJoe MantiplyW 3-5
Apr 12VS STLGiovanny GallegosL 6-9
Apr 13VS STLRyne NelsonW 4-2
Apr 14VS STLZac GallenW 5-0
Apr 15VS CHCKeegan ThompsonL 2-3
Apr 16VS CHCKevin GinkelW 12-11
Apr 17VS CHCHayden WesneskiL 3-5
Apr 18@SFLogan WebbL 5-0
Apr 19@SFJordan MontgomeryW 1-17
Apr 20@SFRyan WalkerL 7-3
Apr 21@SFSlade CecconiW 3-5
Apr 22@STLRyan HelsleyL 5-3
Apr 23@STLTommy HenryW 1-14
Apr 24@STLKyle GibsonL 5-1
Apr 26@SEAEmerson HancockL 6-1
Apr 27@SEAGeorge KirbyL 3-1
Apr 28@SEAJoe MantiplyW 2-3
Apr 29VS LADJames PaxtonL 4-8
Apr 30VS LADScott McGoughW 4-3
May 01VS LADYoshinobu YamamotoL 0-8
May 03VS SDDylan CeaseL 1-7
May 04VS SDMichael King
May 05VS SDMatt Waldron
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.214142.2140.50006
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Jackson Merrill
7.14
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Alek Thomas
7.81
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Jackson Merrill
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2024 SD 34 29 1 13 13 4 9 .269 .322 .352 96
ON PACE 157 134 4 60 60 18 41 .269 .322 .352 444
3-YEAR AVG . . . 0
Career 34 29 1 13 13 4 9 .269 .322 .352
Career Alek Thomas
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2022 ARI 107 85 8 43 39 4 21 .234 .278 .353 273
2023 ARI 150 97 13 60 45 11 23 .227 .269 .381 364
2024 ARI 6 3 1 2 4 0 0 .214 .214 .500 16
ON PACE 29 14 4 9 19 0 0 .214 .214 .500 78
3-YEAR AVG 129 91 11 52 42 8 22 .230 .273 .368 319
Career 263 185 22 105 88 15 44 .230 .272 .370
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