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Josh Naylor or Jackson Merrill

Who Should I Start? - Week 4 • Start New
Josh Naylor

Josh Naylor

1BArizona Diamondbacks ARI
Jackson Merrill

Jackson Merrill

CFSan Diego Padres SD
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Naylor over Merrill

 
 
 
 
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Merrill over Naylor

 
 
 
 
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Performance Josh Naylor
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.333345.4170.81015
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.333497.3960.690211
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Jackson Merrill
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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
.222122.3000.55612
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Josh Naylor
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
99%
+5.1 compared to last week
OWN/START Jackson Merrill
OWN
100%
+0.02 compared to last week
START
12%
-8.13 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Josh Naylor
6th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Jackson Merrill
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Josh Naylor

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 7th among 1B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 3rd.
  • The current leader among 1B's is Tyler Soderstrom
  • He is putting up slightly better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 128th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.311
  • Top 50 in batting average with 0.324 and is currently ranked 38th
  • Top 50 on base percentage and is currently ranked 41st with 0.402
  • Top 35 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 35th with 0.577
  • Top 35 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 35th with 0.980
  • Top 100 in steals and is currently ranked 80th with 4
  • Top 75 in walks and is currently ranked 73rd with 10
  • Top 50 in RBI and is currently ranked 46th with 13
  • Top 75 in runs scored and is currently ranked 56th with 12
  • Top 100 in HRs and is currently ranked 77th with 4
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.5 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.001, OBP: -0.001, HRs: EVEN, RBI: EVEN, Runs: +1, Wlks: +2, Stls: +4,
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 50th.
  • The current leader among CF's is Kyle Tucker
  • 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 Hamstring (Since Apr 7, 2025). Look at his player news.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Top 50 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.393 and is currently ranked 36th
  • Top 15 in batting average with 0.378 and is currently ranked 12th
  • Top 35 on base percentage and is currently ranked 27th with 0.415
  • Top 15 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 13th with 0.676
  • Top 15 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 12th with 1.090
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 167th with 1
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 136th in RBI with 10
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 248th in runs scored with 7
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.045, OBP: +0.01, HRs: +2, RBI: +2, Runs: -5, Wlks: -5, Stls: -3,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Josh Naylor

No Injury Reported

Injury Jackson Merrill

HAMSTRING - Since Apr 7, 2025

Merrill is dealing with a hamstring injury and has been placed on the 10-day injured list.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Josh Naylor
DateOpponentResult
Apr 15@MIAMerrill KellyW 4-10
Apr 16@MIABrandon PfaadtW 2-6
Apr 17@MIAEduardo RodriguezW 4-6
Apr 18@CHCColin Rea
Apr 19@CHCBen Brown
Apr 20@CHCJameson Taillon
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.370367.4690.77817
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Jackson Merrill
DateOpponentResult
Apr 14VS CHCAdrian MorejonW 10-4
Apr 15VS CHCRyan PresslyL 1-2
Apr 16VS CHCNick PivettaW 4-2
Apr 18@HOURyan Gusto
Apr 19@HOUHayden Wesneski
Apr 20@HOUFramber Valdez
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.308122.3570.61513
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Josh Naylor
21.15
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Jackson Merrill
20.09
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Josh Naylor
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2019 SD 94 63 8 29 32 1 25 .249 .315 .403 158
2020 SD 42 29 2 16 9 1 5 .279 .318 .413 69
2021 CLE 70 59 7 28 21 1 14 .258 .306 .406 184
2022 CLE 128 114 21 47 77 5 33 .260 .316 .463 422
2023 CLE 128 140 17 52 97 10 33 .310 .356 .491 484
2024 CLE 163 146 31 86 113 6 60 .242 .316 .444 587
2025 ARI 19 23 4 12 13 4 10 .324 .402 .577 96
ON PACE 162 196 34 102 110 34 85 .324 .402 .577 818
3-YEAR AVG 140 133 23 62 96 7 42 .268 .328 .464 498
Career 644 574 90 270 362 28 180 .267 .326 .452
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 10 14 3 7 10 1 3 .378 .415 .676 50
ON PACE 85 119 25 59 85 8 25 .378 .415 .676 426
3-YEAR AVG 165 168 25 81 94 16 32 .290 .324 .499 586
Career 175 182 28 88 104 17 35 .295 .330 .510
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