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Lourdes Gurriel Jr. or Jackson Merrill

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Lourdes Gurriel Jr.

Lourdes Gurriel Jr.

LFArizona Diamondbacks ARI
Jackson Merrill

Jackson Merrill

CFSan Diego Padres SD
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Gurriel Jr. over Merrill

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Lourdes Gurriel Jr.
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Merrill over Gurriel Jr.

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Jackson Merrill
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Performance Lourdes Gurriel Jr.
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.348014.3480.43506
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.271277.3140.438012
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 Lourdes Gurriel Jr.
OWN
99%
-1.42 compared to last week
START
85%
-4.61 compared to last week
OWN/START Jackson Merrill
OWN
72%
-5.04 compared to last week
START
36%
-31.08 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Lourdes Gurriel Jr.
43rd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Jackson Merrill
32nd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Lourdes Gurriel Jr.

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 44th among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 7th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • You have to be impressed by how much better he is performing. Can he keep this up or is it a fluke?
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 281st in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.287
  • Ranked 122nd in batting average with 0.267
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 283rd with 0.307
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 129th with 0.451
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 171st with 0.758
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 256th with 8
  • Top 35 in RBI and is currently ranked 33rd with 66
  • Top 100 in runs scored and is currently ranked 85th with 53
  • Top 100 in HRs and is currently ranked 80th with 19
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.026, OBP: +0.03, HRs: -20, RBI: -64, Runs: -48, Wlks: -25, Stls: -3,
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 28th
  • 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 212th 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 313th with 4
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 467th in RBI with 12
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 479th 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 Lourdes Gurriel Jr.

No Injury Reported

Injury Jackson Merrill

GROIN - Since Apr 25, 2024

Merrill is dealing with right groin tightness but is expected to take the field for the Padres.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Lourdes Gurriel Jr.
DateOpponentResult
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 Kirby
Apr 28@SEALogan Gilbert
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.269155.2690.42307
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 Lourdes Gurriel Jr.
17.73
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Jackson Merrill
9.13
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Lourdes Gurriel Jr.
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2018 TOR 65 70 11 30 35 1 9 .281 .307 .446 158
2019 TOR 84 87 20 52 50 6 20 .277 .320 .541 261
2020 TOR 59 65 11 28 32 3 14 .301 .341 .523 168
2021 TOR 142 133 20 60 82 1 31 .273 .314 .459 441
2022 TOR 118 129 5 51 50 3 31 .293 .345 .398 352
2023 ARI 168 163 27 70 93 7 35 .264 .308 .464 550
2024 ARI 25 30 5 18 22 2 8 .288 .339 .481 110
ON PACE 150 180 30 108 132 12 48 .288 .339 .481 660
3-YEAR AVG 143 142 17 60 75 4 32 .275 .321 .443 448
Career 661 677 99 309 364 23 148 .279 .322 .465
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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ARI @SEA 09:40 EDT EST Slade Cecconi
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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
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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
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CAR @NYI 2:00 PM EST
DAL @VGK 10:30 PM EST
FLA @TB 5:00 PM EST