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Max Kepler or Jackson Merrill

Who Should I Start? - Week 26 • Start New
Max Kepler

Max Kepler

RFMinnesota Twins MIN
Jackson Merrill

Jackson Merrill

CFSan Diego Padres SD
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Kepler over Merrill

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Max Kepler
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Merrill over Kepler

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Jackson Merrill
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Performance Max Kepler
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
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Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
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Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Jackson Merrill
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.417132.4400.75006
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.289244.3250.579011
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Max Kepler
OWN
12%
-0.49 compared to last week
START
 
3%
-0.53 compared to last week
OWN/START Jackson Merrill
OWN
98%
+0.56 compared to last week
START
89%
+6.67 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Max Kepler
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Jackson Merrill
12th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Max Kepler

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among RF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 101st.
  • The current leader among RF's is Aaron Judge
  • In the past two weeks he has had an awful lot of time off and he's listed on the injury report. He may have some nagging injuries with his Knee (Since Sep 2, 2024). Look at his player news.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 179th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.307
  • Ranked 199th in batting average with 0.248
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 284th with 0.290
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 267th with 0.359
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 276th with 0.649
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 371st in RBI with 10
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 354th in runs scored with 12
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 2.6 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.001, OBP: -0.023, HRs: -14, RBI: -18, Runs: -21, Wlks: -19, Stls: EVEN,
Breakdown Jackson Merrill

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 13th among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 5th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Aaron Judge
  • He is putting up better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 143rd in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.318
  • Top 25 in batting average with 0.317 and is currently ranked 23rd
  • Top 100 on base percentage and is currently ranked 84th with 0.348
  • Top 15 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 11th with 0.630
  • Top 15 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 14th with 0.978
  • Top 100 in steals and is currently ranked 80th with 6
  • Top 50 in RBI and is currently ranked 42nd with 39
  • Top 100 in runs scored and is currently ranked 81st with 33
  • Top 75 in HRs and is currently ranked 65th with 12
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.291, OBP: +0.321, HRs: +24, RBI: +85, Runs: +74, Wlks: +26, Stls: +16,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Max Kepler

KNEE - Since Sep 2, 2024

Kepler is dealing with soreness in his left knee and has been placed on the 10-day injured list. He is expected to return in late September.
Injury Jackson Merrill

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Max Kepler
DateOpponentResult
Sep 16@CLEAndrew WaltersL 4-3
Sep 17@CLECole SandsW 1-4
Sep 18@CLEHunter GaddisL 5-4
Sep 19@CLEEli MorganL 3-2
Sep 20@BOSRichard Fitts
Sep 21@BOSKutter Crawford
Sep 22@BOSNick Pivetta
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.282113.3330.462011
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Jackson Merrill
DateOpponentResult
Sep 16VS HOUYu DarvishW 3-1
Sep 17VS HOUJosh HaderL 3-4
Sep 18VS HOUDylan CeaseW 4-0
Sep 20VS CHWGarrett Crochet
Sep 21VS CHWChris Flexen
Sep 22VS CHWSean Burke
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.455111.5000.81803
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Max Kepler
0.94
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Jackson Merrill
12.62
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Max Kepler
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2015 MIN 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 -1
2016 MIN 113 92 17 52 63 6 42 .232 .307 .422 290
2017 MIN 147 124 19 67 69 6 47 .243 .312 .425 355
2018 MIN 156 119 20 80 58 4 71 .224 .319 .408 386
2019 MIN 137 132 36 98 90 1 63 .248 .334 .510 474
2020 MIN 50 39 9 28 23 3 25 .222 .324 .426 139
2021 MIN 121 88 19 60 54 10 53 .210 .304 .414 387
2022 MIN 111 84 9 52 42 3 49 .223 .318 .343 325
2023 MIN 143 119 24 73 66 1 46 .258 .328 .475 433
2024 MIN 107 93 8 43 42 1 22 .253 .302 .380 276
ON PACE 113 98 8 45 44 1 23 .253 .302 .380 292
3-YEAR AVG 125 97 17 62 54 5 49 .232 .317 .415 382
Career 1088 891 161 553 507 35 418 .236 .317 .426
Career Jackson Merrill
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2024 SD 150 154 24 74 85 16 26 .291 .321 .503 535
ON PACE 158 163 25 78 90 16 27 .291 .321 .503 566
3-YEAR AVG . . . 0
Career 150 154 24 74 85 16 26 .291 .321 .503
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