MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 29, 2026
Portrait of Brandon Marsh
Brandon Marsh
PHI · LF
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Portrait of Jackson Merrill
Jackson Merrill
SD · CF
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Brandon Marsh.

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

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

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

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Brandon Marsh
89.6
Jackson Merrill
89.8
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Brandon Marsh
45.7%
Jackson Merrill
46.5%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Brandon Marsh
9.3%
Jackson Merrill
10.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Brandon Marsh
37.8%
Jackson Merrill
36.2%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Brandon Marsh
14.0%
Jackson Merrill
14.6%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Brandon Marsh
.314
Jackson Merrill
.320
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
Brandon Marsh
.200.360
lg AVG .295
now .317
.266
Jackson Merrill
.200.360
lg AVG .295
now .209
.237

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Brandon Marsh
56.20
now 5
3
Jackson Merrill
56.20
now 5
4
Runshigher is better
Brandon Marsh
2033.40
now 29
22
Jackson Merrill
2033.40
now 26
18
RBIhigher is better
Brandon Marsh
2027.60
now 24
18
Jackson Merrill
2027.60
now 21
15
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Brandon Marsh
.20012.80
now 4
3
Jackson Merrill
.20012.80
now 10
7
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · steadyBrandon Marsh — hold.conf 0.60
Hold · steadyJackson Merrill — hold.conf 0.60
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