MLB Daily DeltaWeek 15 · July 6, 2026
Heliot Ramos
SF · LF
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Portrait of Jackson Merrill
Jackson Merrill
SD · CF
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Heliot Ramos.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — home runs, RBI, and average. Jackson Merrill’s box score looks better right now, but it’s built on luck that won’t hold.

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

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

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Heliot Ramos
92.2
Jackson Merrill
89.8
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Heliot Ramos
50.4%
Jackson Merrill
46.3%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Heliot Ramos
15.1%
Jackson Merrill
10.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Heliot Ramos
37.1%
Jackson Merrill
35.3%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Heliot Ramos
15.3%
Jackson Merrill
15.4%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Heliot Ramos
.344
Jackson Merrill
.305
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
Heliot Ramos
.200.310
lg AVG .295
now .267
.281
Jackson Merrill
.200.310
lg AVG .295
now .209
.230

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Heliot Ramos
59.60
now 4
8
Jackson Merrill
59.60
now 5
7
Runshigher is better
Heliot Ramos
2029.20
now 19
23
Jackson Merrill
2029.20
now 26
26
RBIhigher is better
Heliot Ramos
2028.20
now 20
25
Jackson Merrill
2028.20
now 21
21
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Heliot Ramos
.00014
now 0
0
Jackson Merrill
.00014
now 10
10
If you already own them — trade angle
BuyHeliot Ramos — buy.conf 0.66
Buy LowJackson Merrill — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.66
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