MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 2, 2026
Portrait of Jackson Merrill
Jackson Merrill
SD · CF
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Nelson Velázquez
STL · LF
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Jackson Merrill.

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

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

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

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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
Nelson Velázquez
94.4
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Jackson Merrill
46.8%
Nelson Velázquez
64.6%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Jackson Merrill
10.6%
Nelson Velázquez
10.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Jackson Merrill
36.5%
Nelson Velázquez
31.8%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Jackson Merrill
14.6%
Nelson Velázquez
18.9%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Jackson Merrill
.321
Nelson Velázquez
.366
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
.200.440
lg AVG .295
now .209
.239
Nelson Velázquez
.200.440
lg AVG .295
now .375
.230

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Jackson Merrill
56.60
now 5
4
Nelson Velázquez
56.60
now 1
3
Runshigher is better
Jackson Merrill
2035.60
now 26
17
Nelson Velázquez
2035.60
now 2
22
RBIhigher is better
Jackson Merrill
2046.40
now 21
14
Nelson Velázquez
2046.40
now 3
34
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Jackson Merrill
.00014
now 10
6
Nelson Velázquez
.00014
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · steadyJackson Merrill — hold.conf 0.60
Hold · wait & seeNelson Velázquez — hold.conf 0.50
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