MLB Daily DeltaWeek 14 · June 29, 2026
Braden Montgomery
CWS · RF
Change to
Portrait of Jackson Merrill
Jackson Merrill
SD · CF
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Jackson Merrill.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — home runs, steals, and average.

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

Jackson Merrill wins 3 categories (HR, SB, AVG); Braden Montgomery wins 2 (R, RBI).

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Braden Montgomery
90.9
Jackson Merrill
90.0
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Braden Montgomery
42.9%
Jackson Merrill
46.2%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Braden Montgomery
7.1%
Jackson Merrill
9.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Braden Montgomery
28.8%
Jackson Merrill
35.2%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Braden Montgomery
14.9%
Jackson Merrill
15.5%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Braden Montgomery
.315
Jackson Merrill
.307
stabilized — trust it · small sample yet · dashed = league avg · right = better
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The tape

Rest-of-season projection · bold = leads
rest-of-season projection current season projection range
Rate · batting average
AVGhigher is better
Braden Montgomery
.200.480
lg AVG .295
now .444
.199
Jackson Merrill
.200.480
lg AVG .295
now .209
.233

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Braden Montgomery
512.20
now 1
4
Jackson Merrill
512.20
now 5
9
Runshigher is better
Braden Montgomery
2059.40
now 2
43
Jackson Merrill
2059.40
now 26
29
RBIhigher is better
Braden Montgomery
2089.80
now 3
65
Jackson Merrill
2089.80
now 21
24
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Braden Montgomery
.00015.40
now 0
0
Jackson Merrill
.00015.40
now 10
11
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeBraden Montgomery — hold.conf 0.50
Buy LowJackson Merrill — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.67
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