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 74 66 12 22 1 4 .333 .405 .439 .844
1 Season 74 66 12 22 1 4 .333 .405 .439 .844
AVG HR SB OPS
2024 .333 1 4 .844
1 Season .333 1 4 .844
MLB Percentile Rankings
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 21 283 54 4 7.4 5.4 89.3 108.8 9.5 33.3 .309 .478 .375 .371 .411 48.1 16.2 10.8
Player 283 54 4 7.4 5.4 89.3 108.8 9.5 33.3 .309 .478 .375 .371 .411 48.1 16.2 10.8
MLB 6.9 4.7 88.4 122.4 12.2 33.1 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 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 46.3 24.1 27.8 1.9 31.5 46.3 22.2 1.9 33.3 20.4 31.5 5.6 7.4 5.4
Player 46.3 24.1 27.8 1.9 31.5 46.3 22.2 1.9 33.3 20.4 31.5 5.6 7.4 5.4
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 1.5 1 75 26.5 19 .313 .563 .424 20.9 15.8 12.5 .398 .665 .489 61.5
2024 Sinker -3.0 -2 60 21.2 12 .182 .182 .208 26.7 25.0 20.0 .185 .277 .240 37.5
2024 Slider 4.1 2 39 13.8 10 .556 .778 .590 11.1 0.0 0.0 .431 .490 .434 55.6
2024 Cutter 1.9 1 30 10.6 9 .444 .444 .400 7.7 11.1 33.3 .306 .385 .297 50.0
2024 Curveball -3.7 -1 27 9.5 7 .143 .143 .129 20.0 42.9 21.4 .138 .236 .156 50.0
2024 Split-Finger -1.7 0 24 8.5 7 .000 .000 .200 22.2 28.6 20.0 .222 .681 .466 33.3
2024 Changeup 5.1 1 21 7.4 8 .625 .750 .606 0.0 0.0 0.0 .363 .560 .398 37.5
2024 Sweeper -1.2 0 7 2.5 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .414 .448 .376 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 73 283 0 -1 1 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 283 46.6 68.9 87.9 34.4 73.1 42.4 31.5 50.5 17.5 5.7 62.5
Player 283 46.6 68.9 87.9 34.4 73.1 42.4 31.5 50.5 17.5 5.7 62.5
MLB 48.6 66.9 82.0 28.4 58.0 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 81 90 78 65 85 59 51 55 61 80 78 65 84 17 76 81
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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 20.0 1 1.2 0 1 2 0 0.0
Player 20.0 1 1.2 0 1 2 0 0.0

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2024 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 2 0 1 2 1 3 1 1
Player 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 2 0 1 2 1 3 1 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 65 9 13.8 .377 .456
! 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 71 15.2 46.5% 0.0% 21 18.0 4.8% 0.0%
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