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 156 143 19 42 3 7 .294 .342 .399 .741
1 Season 156 143 19 42 3 7 .294 .342 .399 .741
AVG HR SB OPS
2024 .294 3 7 .741
1 Season .294 3 7 .741
MLB Percentile Rankings
Hits Spray Chart

Statcast Batting Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
LA Sweet-
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB%
2024 21 571 119 10 8.4 6.4 90.0 109.4 10.1 32.8 .296 .461 .327 .345 .392 47.1 16.7 7.1
Player 571 119 10 8.4 6.4 90.0 109.4 10.1 32.8 .296 .461 .327 .345 .392 47.1 16.7 7.1
MLB 6.9 4.7 88.5 122.4 12.2 33.1 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.4 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 46.2 26.9 24.4 2.5 31.9 46.2 21.8 3.4 31.9 24.4 27.7 4.2 8.4 6.4
Player 46.2 26.9 24.4 2.5 31.9 46.2 21.8 3.4 31.9 24.4 27.7 4.2 8.4 6.4
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 3.0 5 152 26.6 39 .353 .618 .473 20.0 12.8 10.2 .361 .557 .430 48.3
2024 Sinker -2.3 -2 103 18.0 25 .304 .304 .308 22.0 20.0 19.2 .243 .406 .310 50.0
2024 Slider 2.8 2 79 13.8 23 .364 .455 .452 20.5 13.0 11.1 .351 .461 .366 63.2
2024 Cutter -0.8 -1 73 12.8 19 .333 .500 .342 11.1 15.8 27.3 .325 .588 .366 56.3
2024 Curveball -2.1 -1 48 8.4 14 .286 .286 .257 14.8 21.4 15.0 .308 .439 .320 54.5
2024 Split-Finger -4.6 -2 47 8.2 15 .000 .000 .093 33.3 40.0 27.3 .112 .293 .239 14.3
2024 Changeup -2.2 -1 44 7.7 13 .385 .462 .373 8.0 0.0 0.0 .315 .451 .331 30.8
2024 Sweeper -1.4 0 21 3.7 5 .000 .000 .000 20.0 20.0 9.1 .227 .244 .205 25.0
2024 Slurve -14.3 -1 4 0.7 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 155 571 -2 -1 0 2 -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 571 49.9 70.5 87.1 35.0 70.0 44.5 38.1 52.7 18.6 6.3 83.3
Player 571 49.9 70.5 87.1 35.0 70.0 44.5 38.1 52.7 18.6 6.3 83.3
MLB 48.6 67.0 82.0 28.4 57.9 42.6 29.7 47.2 24.8 7.3 76.2
! 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
Bat
Speed
Swing
Length
2024 72 91 74 58 72 67 61 65 62 81 81 38 84 11 75 86 82 57 37
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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 22.9 3 2.8 0 2 3 1 33.3
Player 22.9 3 2.8 0 2 3 1 33.3

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2024 3 3 2 3 4 4 4 2 4 2 3 5 2 1 3 2 2 2 2 4 1 2 4 3 2 3 3 3 5 3 2
Player 3 3 2 3 4 4 4 2 4 2 3 5 2 1 3 2 2 2 2 4 1 2 4 3 2 3 3 3 5 3 2
! 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 147 39 26.5 .345 .288
! 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 147 15.4 43.5% 0.0% 62 17.3 9.7% 0.0%
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