MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 17, 2026
Portrait of Jackson Merrill
Jackson Merrill
SD · CF
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Portrait of Owen Caissie
Owen Caissie
MIA · RF
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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 — runs, steals, and average.

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

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

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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
Owen Caissie
91.8
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Jackson Merrill
44.9%
Owen Caissie
48.1%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Jackson Merrill
9.1%
Owen Caissie
16.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Jackson Merrill
35.3%
Owen Caissie
30.1%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Jackson Merrill
14.8%
Owen Caissie
17.1%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Jackson Merrill
.306
Owen Caissie
.309
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
.200.250
lg AVG .295
now .209
.232
Owen Caissie
.200.250
lg AVG .295
now .234
.207

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Jackson Merrill
58.20
now 5
5
Owen Caissie
58.20
now 5
7
Runshigher is better
Jackson Merrill
2029.60
now 26
22
Owen Caissie
2029.60
now 17
18
RBIhigher is better
Jackson Merrill
2036.20
now 21
18
Owen Caissie
2036.20
now 30
31
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Jackson Merrill
.20012.80
now 10
9
Owen Caissie
.20012.80
now 3
3
If you already own them — trade angle
Buy LowJackson Merrill — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.66
Hold · steadyOwen Caissie — hold.conf 0.60
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