MLB Daily DeltaWeek 15 · July 8, 2026
Griffin Conine
MIA · LF
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Portrait of Jackson Merrill
Jackson Merrill
SD · CF
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Griffin Conine.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — runs, RBI, steals, and average. Jackson Merrill’s box score looks better right now, but the luck-stripped projection flips it.

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

Griffin Conine wins 4 categories (R, RBI, SB, AVG); Jackson Merrill wins 1 (HR).

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Griffin Conine
89.1
Jackson Merrill
89.8
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Griffin Conine
52.5%
Jackson Merrill
45.7%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Griffin Conine
12.5%
Jackson Merrill
9.8%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Griffin Conine
34.1%
Jackson Merrill
35.4%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Griffin Conine
19.5%
Jackson Merrill
15.2%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Griffin Conine
.391
Jackson Merrill
.302
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
Griffin Conine
.200.300
lg AVG .295
now .273
.236
Jackson Merrill
.200.300
lg AVG .295
now .209
.230

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Griffin Conine
59
now 2
4
Jackson Merrill
59
now 5
7
Runshigher is better
Griffin Conine
2043.80
now 6
33
Jackson Merrill
2043.80
now 26
26
RBIhigher is better
Griffin Conine
2029.20
now 4
22
Jackson Merrill
2029.20
now 21
21
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Griffin Conine
.00014.60
now 2
11
Jackson Merrill
.00014.60
now 10
10
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeGriffin Conine — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · leans sellJackson Merrill — hold.conf 0.60
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