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 173 160 20 46 3 7 .288 .331 .381 .712
1 Season 173 160 20 46 3 7 .288 .331 .381 .712
AVG HR SB OPS
2024 .288 3 7 .712
1 Season .288 3 7 .712
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 21 627 133 10 7.5 5.8 89.8 109.4 10.7 33.8 .295 .457 .311 .341 .387 45.1 16.3 6.4
Player 627 133 10 7.5 5.8 89.8 109.4 10.7 33.8 .295 .457 .311 .341 .387 45.1 16.3 6.4
MLB 6.9 4.7 88.5 122.4 12.2 33.1 .245 .406 .316 .316 .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 45.1 27.1 24.8 3.0 32.3 45.9 21.8 3.0 32.3 24.8 27.8 4.5 7.5 5.8
Player 45.1 27.1 24.8 3.0 32.3 45.9 21.8 3.0 32.3 24.8 27.8 4.5 7.5 5.8
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 1.8 3 178 28.4 48 .302 .512 .403 19.6 10.4 8.9 .337 .506 .395 42.1
2024 Sinker -2.7 -3 109 17.4 26 .292 .292 .296 20.4 19.2 17.9 .233 .391 .299 47.4
2024 Slider 1.9 2 84 13.4 25 .333 .417 .416 20.4 12.0 10.0 .342 .491 .371 61.9
2024 Cutter 1.0 1 76 12.1 21 .400 .550 .395 12.8 14.3 25.0 .384 .637 .414 55.6
2024 Curveball -1.9 -1 58 9.3 15 .267 .267 .240 21.9 26.7 16.0 .288 .409 .298 54.5
2024 Changeup -2.0 -1 47 7.5 13 .385 .462 .373 7.4 0.0 0.0 .315 .451 .331 30.8
2024 Split-Finger -4.6 -2 47 7.5 15 .000 .000 .093 33.3 40.0 27.3 .112 .293 .239 14.3
2024 Sweeper -1.5 0 24 3.8 6 .000 .000 .000 25.0 33.3 16.7 .182 .196 .164 25.0
2024 Slurve -14.4 -1 4 0.6 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 171 627 -3 -1 -1 2 -2
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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 627 49.8 72.1 86.2 36.2 70.2 45.1 38.6 54.1 19.2 6.4 82.5
Player 627 49.8 72.1 86.2 36.2 70.2 45.1 38.6 54.1 19.2 6.4 82.5
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 69 92 74 54 66 61 51 61 60 71 82 26 79 10 74 88 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 4 2 1 33.3
Player 22.9 3 2.8 0 4 2 1 33.3

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2024 3 2 2 4 3 4 3 2 4 2 3 5 2 1 3 2 2 2 2 5 1 2 4 3 2 3 3 3 4 3 2
Player 3 2 2 4 3 4 3 2 4 2 3 5 2 1 3 2 2 2 2 5 1 2 4 3 2 3 3 3 4 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 163 42 25.8 .322 .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 156 15.4 42.9% 0.0% 76 17.3 9.2% 0.0%
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