MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 4, 2026
Portrait of Jackson Merrill
Jackson Merrill
SD · CF
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Portrait of Michael Harris II
Michael Harris II
ATL · CF
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Michael Harris II.

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

Michael Harris II 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
Jackson Merrill
90.0
Michael Harris II
90.9
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Jackson Merrill
47.1%
Michael Harris II
49.2%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Jackson Merrill
10.8%
Michael Harris II
11.7%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Jackson Merrill
36.6%
Michael Harris II
44.9%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Jackson Merrill
14.8%
Michael Harris II
13.9%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Jackson Merrill
.324
Michael Harris II
.352
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
.200.350
lg AVG .295
now .209
.240
Michael Harris II
.200.350
lg AVG .295
now .307
.267

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Jackson Merrill
517
now 5
4
Michael Harris II
517
now 13
3
Runshigher is better
Jackson Merrill
2032.80
now 26
16
Michael Harris II
2032.80
now 28
18
RBIhigher is better
Jackson Merrill
2045.20
now 21
13
Michael Harris II
2045.20
now 36
23
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Jackson Merrill
.00013.20
now 10
6
Michael Harris II
.00013.20
now 3
2
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · leans buyJackson Merrill — hold.conf 0.60
BuyMichael Harris II — buy.conf 0.67
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