Jackson Merrill
CF | Bats/Throws: L/R | 6' 3" 195LBS | Age: 21
Draft: 2021 | Rd: 1, #27, San Diego Padres | Severna Park HS
PA AB R H HR SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
2024 136 124 16 34 2 4 .274 .326 .371 .697
1 Season 136 124 16 34 2 4 .274 .326 .371 .697
AVG HR SB OPS
2024 .274 2 4 .697
1 Season .274 2 4 .697
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Hits Spray Chart

Statcast Batting Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
Sweet
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB%
2024 21 496 104 9 8.7 6.6 89.3 109.4 10.4 34.6 .282 .442 .309 .333 .372 45.2 16.2 7.4
Player 496 104 9 8.7 6.6 89.3 109.4 10.4 34.6 .282 .442 .309 .333 .372 45.2 16.2 7.4
MLB 6.9 4.7 88.5 122.4 12.2 33.1 .245 .406 .316 .315 .368 36.3 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.




Fastball: 4 Seam, 2 Seam, Cutter, Sinker. Offspeed: Split, Change, Fork, Screw. Breaking: Slider, Curve, Knuckle, Sweeper, Slurve, Other
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Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2024 43.3 28.8 25.0 2.9 28.8 49.0 22.1 3.8 31.7 26.9 25.0 3.8 8.7 6.6
Player 43.3 28.8 25.0 2.9 28.8 49.0 22.1 3.8 31.7 26.9 25.0 3.8 8.7 6.6
MLB 44.6 23.5 24.8 7.0 37.0 37.5 25.3 3.9 32.8 24.7 24.4 5.8 6.9 4.7
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2024 4-Seam Fastball 4.2 6 140 28.2 34 .379 .690 .516 18.9 11.8 9.8 .366 .588 .448 48.0
2024 Sinker -3.2 -3 86 17.3 20 .211 .211 .215 22.2 20.0 17.4 .224 .411 .291 46.7
2024 Slider 3.0 2 71 14.3 23 .364 .455 .452 19.5 13.0 13.6 .351 .461 .366 63.2
2024 Cutter -2.0 -1 62 12.5 17 .313 .313 .265 13.8 17.6 30.0 .269 .378 .263 50.0
2024 Split-Finger -4.2 -2 42 8.5 13 .000 .000 .108 22.2 30.8 21.1 .132 .347 .276 14.3
2024 Changeup -1.4 -1 38 7.7 12 .417 .500 .404 9.5 0.0 0.0 .324 .469 .343 33.3
2024 Curveball -5.1 -2 38 7.7 10 .100 .100 .090 14.3 30.0 17.6 .196 .335 .223 42.9
2024 Sweeper -2.1 0 15 3.0 4 .000 .000 .000 28.6 25.0 12.5 .230 .247 .208 33.3
2024 Slurve -14.4 -1 4 0.8 2 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .066 .092 .069 0.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2024 135 496 -2 0 0 1 -1
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Swing % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2024 496 50.2 69.9 87.9 34.4 69.4 45.4 36.3 52.2 18.1 5.2 76.9
Player 496 50.2 69.9 87.9 34.4 69.4 45.4 36.3 52.2 18.1 5.2 76.9
MLB 48.6 66.9 82.0 28.4 57.9 42.6 29.7 47.1 24.8 7.3 76.1
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Max EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
Speed OAA Arm
Strength
2024 65 84 69 57 64 73 63 55 64 69 80 38 86 16 74 91 87
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2024 22.5 2 1.8 0 2 3 0 0.0
Player 22.5 2 1.8 0 2 3 0 0.0

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2024 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 1 3 1 2 4 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 3 0 1 3 2 1 2 2 2 4 2 1
Player 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 1 3 1 2 4 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 3 0 1 3 2 1 2 2 2 4 2 1
! Note: This tells how many of this player's home runs would have been out of other stadiums. This accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects. For these purposes, the 2020 Blue Jays home field was still Rogers Centre, not Sahlen Field.
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

wOBA
SeasonAlignment TypeBat SidePAShifts/Shades%No Shift/ShadeShift/Shade
2024 Shades L 127 33 26.0 .329 .259
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2024 126 15.2 46.0% 0.0% 57 17.5 10.5% 0.0%
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