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Kyle Higashioka or Jackson Merrill

Who Should I Start? - Week 13 • Start New
Kyle Higashioka

Kyle Higashioka

CTexas Rangers TEX
Jackson Merrill

Jackson Merrill

CFSan Diego Padres SD
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Higashioka over Merrill

 
 
 
 
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Owners starting Merrill over Higashioka

 
 
 
 
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Performance Kyle Higashioka
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.167000.3750.16702
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.211062.3180.26305
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Jackson Merrill
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.333000.5000.33301
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.320033.4000.44007
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Kyle Higashioka
OWN
 
1%
+0.01 compared to last week
START
 
0%
0 compared to last week
OWN/START Jackson Merrill
OWN
99%
-0.29 compared to last week
START
15%
-71.55 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Kyle Higashioka
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Jackson Merrill
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Kyle Higashioka

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: C DH . However, he plays C most often.
  • Experts don't even rank him among C's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 44th.
  • The current leader among C's is Cal Raleigh
  • In the past two weeks he has had an awful lot of time off. Either he isn't an every day player or he is coming back from an injury of some sort. I suggest checking out his news page to get a closer look.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 372nd in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.238
  • Ranked 384th in batting average with 0.192
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 371st with 0.259
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 430th with 0.231
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 417th with 0.490
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 345th in RBI with 11
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 411th in runs scored with 8
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.9 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.052, OBP: +0.069, HRs: -4, RBI: +6, Runs: +2, Wlks: +3, Stls: EVEN,
Breakdown Jackson Merrill

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among CF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 79th.
  • The current leader among CF'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 Head (Since Jun 14, 2025). Look at his player news.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Top 50 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.364 and is currently ranked 40th
  • Top 100 in batting average with 0.284 and is currently ranked 87th
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 155th with 0.331
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 172nd with 0.418
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 160th with 0.749
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 283rd in RBI with 16
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 283rd in runs scored with 17
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.023, OBP: +0.034, HRs: -4, RBI: -6, Runs: -9, Wlks: -1, Stls: -8,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Kyle Higashioka

No Injury Reported

Injury Jackson Merrill

HEAD - Since Jun 14, 2025

Merrill is dealing with a concussion and has been placed on the 7-day injured list.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Kyle Higashioka
DateOpponentResult
Jun 17VS KCSeth LugoL 1-6
Jun 18VS KCKris BubicL 3-6
Jun 19VS KCMichael WachaL 1-4
Jun 20@PITJacob deGromW 2-6
Jun 21@PITMitch Keller
Jun 22@PITBailey Falter
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.500000.7500.50001
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Jackson Merrill
DateOpponentResult
Jun 16@LADBen CaspariusL 6-3
Jun 17@LADMatt SauerL 8-6
Jun 18@LADJustin WrobleskiL 4-3
Jun 19@LADAdrian MorejonW 3-5
Jun 20VS KCLucas ErcegL 5-6
Jun 21VS KCNoah Cameron
Jun 22VS KCSeth Lugo
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.364032.4290.63603
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Kyle Higashioka
6.01
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Jackson Merrill
14.45
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Kyle Higashioka
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2017 NYY 9 0 0 2 0 0 2 .000 .100 .000 1
2018 NYY 29 12 3 6 6 0 6 .167 .241 .319 33
2019 NYY 18 12 3 8 11 0 0 .214 .211 .464 32
2020 NYY 22 19 5 10 12 0 1 .275 .286 .507 51
2021 NYY 68 35 10 20 29 0 17 .183 .249 .393 151
2022 NYY 82 46 8 25 27 0 12 .212 .250 .355 170
2023 NYY 112 57 10 24 34 0 14 .236 .273 .413 210
2024 SD 95 59 20 32 50 2 16 .223 .263 .498 252
2025 TEX 36 25 1 10 16 0 7 .219 .276 .298 83
ON PACE 76 53 2 21 34 0 14 .219 .276 .298 176
3-YEAR AVG 96 54 13 27 37 1 14 .224 .262 .427 211
Career 471 265 60 137 185 2 75 .213 .257 .404
Career Jackson Merrill
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2024 SD 165 168 25 81 94 16 32 .290 .324 .499 586
2025 SD 44 52 5 24 26 1 12 .304 .349 .474 148
ON PACE 95 112 10 51 56 2 25 .304 .349 .474 319
3-YEAR AVG 165 168 25 81 94 16 32 .290 .324 .499 586
Career 209 220 30 105 120 17 44 .293 .330 .493
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Logan Allen
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Landen Roupp
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Sonny Gray
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Ryan Pepiot
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Jose Soriano
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Dylan Cease
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Jake Irvin
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Simeon Woods Richardson
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Mick Abel
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