MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 20, 2026
Portrait of Jackson Merrill
Jackson Merrill
SD · CF
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Portrait of Jesús Sánchez
Jesús Sánchez
TOR · RF
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 22, 1 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

Jackson Merrill wins 2 (R, SB); Jesús Sánchez wins 2 (RBI, AVG); 1 even.

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Jackson Merrill
89.4
Jesús Sánchez
91.1
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Jackson Merrill
45.2%
Jesús Sánchez
46.7%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Jackson Merrill
9.2%
Jesús Sánchez
10.8%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Jackson Merrill
35.5%
Jesús Sánchez
39.7%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Jackson Merrill
14.7%
Jesús Sánchez
14.4%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Jackson Merrill
.306
Jesús Sánchez
.335
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
Jackson Merrill
.200.320
lg AVG .295
now .209
.229
Jesús Sánchez
.200.320
lg AVG .295
now .287
.269

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Jackson Merrill
57.20
now 5
5
Jesús Sánchez
57.20
now 6
5
Runshigher is better
Jackson Merrill
2029.60
now 26
21
Jesús Sánchez
2029.60
now 19
17
RBIhigher is better
Jackson Merrill
2032.40
now 21
17
Jesús Sánchez
2032.40
now 28
25
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Jackson Merrill
.00013.60
now 10
8
Jesús Sánchez
.00013.60
now 1
1
If you already own them — trade angle
Buy LowJackson Merrill — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.67
BuyJesús Sánchez — buy.conf 0.64
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