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Chris Taylor or Jackson Merrill

Who Should I Start? - Week 6 • Start New
Chris Taylor

Chris Taylor

LFLos Angeles Dodgers LAD
Jackson Merrill

Jackson Merrill

CFSan Diego Padres SD
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Taylor over Merrill

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Chris Taylor
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Merrill over Taylor

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Jackson Merrill
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Performance Chris Taylor
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.100010.1670.10005
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.125040.2380.12508
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Jackson Merrill
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.294040.3160.29406
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.317080.3260.390212
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Chris Taylor
OWN
 
5%
-0.19 compared to last week
START
 
2%
-0.19 compared to last week
OWN/START Jackson Merrill
OWN
71%
-6.74 compared to last week
START
51%
-12.77 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Chris Taylor
43rd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Jackson Merrill
32nd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
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 144th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • Can't be doing much worse than he is right now. Failing to live up to expectations is one thing, but playing this bad is another.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 115th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.326
  • Ranked 403rd in batting average with 0.214
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 198th with 0.323
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 441st with 0.308
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 375th with 0.631
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 443rd with 10
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 260th in RBI with 35
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 354th 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: -0.168, OBP: -0.13, HRs: -15, RBI: -52, Runs: -49, Wlks: -34, Stls: -15,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
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 26th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • He is putting up better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Top 50 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.365 and is currently ranked 39th
  • Top 25 in batting average with 0.308 and is currently ranked 22nd
  • Top 75 on base percentage and is currently ranked 55th with 0.366
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 250th with 0.396
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 160th with 0.762
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 347th with 4
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 487th in RBI with 12
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 495th in runs scored with 12
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.308, OBP: +0.366, HRs: +1, RBI: +12, Runs: +12, Wlks: +9, Stls: +4,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Chris Taylor

No Injury Reported

Injury Jackson Merrill

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Chris Taylor
DateOpponentResult
Apr 23@WASAlex VesiaW 1-4
Apr 24@WASLandon KnackW 2-11
Apr 25@WASYoshinobu YamamotoW 1-2
Apr 26@TORGavin StoneW 2-12
Apr 27@TORTyler GlasnowW 2-4
Apr 28@TORKevin Gausman
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.083020.1330.08306
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 SuarezL 1-5
Apr 28VS PHITaijuan Walker
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.308040.3330.30805
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Chris Taylor
9.97
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Jackson Merrill
8.42
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
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 21 3 0 2 4 1 7 .063 .190 .063 16
ON PACE 117 16 0 11 22 5 39 .063 .190 .063 89
3-YEAR AVG 135 102 16 65 60 14 49 .241 .326 .421 361
Career 1033 811 108 488 423 84 349 .249 .327 .426
Career Jackson Merrill
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2024 SD 29 28 1 12 12 4 9 .308 .366 .396 89
ON PACE 156 151 5 64 64 21 48 .308 .366 .396 480
3-YEAR AVG . . . 0
Career 29 28 1 12 12 4 9 .308 .366 .396
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