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 593 554 77 162 24 16 .292 .326 .500 .826
1 Season 593 554 77 162 24 16 .292 .326 .500 .826
AVG HR SB OPS
2024 .292 24 16 .826
1 Season .292 24 16 .826
MLB Percentile Rankings
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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 2214 462 52 11.3 8.8 90.4 111.6 14.6 39.6 .303 .534 .352 .372 .434 43.9 17.0 4.9
Player 2214 462 52 11.3 8.8 90.4 111.6 14.6 39.6 .303 .534 .352 .372 .434 43.9 17.0 4.9
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.5 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 36.8 33.1 26.0 4.1 32.3 41.8 26.0 3.0 26.2 26.4 25.3 7.8 11.3 8.8
Player 36.8 33.1 26.0 4.1 32.3 41.8 26.0 3.0 26.2 26.4 25.3 7.8 11.3 8.8
MLB 44.4 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.0 4.8
! 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 0.3 2 698 31.5 175 .280 .530 .374 20.6 17.1 15.4 .297 .605 .399 45.2
2024 Sinker -0.6 -2 365 16.5 100 .322 .467 .370 14.6 10.0 10.6 .342 .593 .413 50.6
2024 Slider -0.2 -1 314 14.2 86 .268 .488 .359 25.1 20.9 17.3 .318 .507 .370 48.4
2024 Changeup 1.9 4 220 9.9 56 .333 .556 .377 26.4 19.6 14.3 .320 .503 .370 40.9
2024 Curveball 1.2 2 194 8.8 58 .321 .411 .322 17.0 17.2 13.3 .270 .368 .277 38.3
2024 Cutter 0.2 0 185 8.4 46 .349 .581 .397 15.3 10.9 15.2 .346 .561 .389 37.5
2024 Sweeper 2.7 3 113 5.1 29 .185 .556 .314 27.9 27.6 17.4 .220 .445 .296 40.0
2024 Split-Finger 1.3 1 100 4.5 34 .219 .375 .278 25.5 26.5 20.5 .227 .445 .309 39.1
2024 Slurve -4.8 -1 15 0.7 5 .000 .000 .140 0.0 0.0 0.0 .045 .057 .176 0.0
2024 Screwball 35.0 1 4 0.2 1 1.000 2.000 1.250 0.0 0.0 0.0 .771 2.432 1.327 100.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2024 618 2,319 1 4 3 7 15
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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 2,214 49.3 80.0 85.8 34.4 64.2 41.9 45.8 56.9 20.5 7.9 90.3
Player 2,214 49.3 80.0 85.8 34.4 64.2 41.9 45.8 56.9 20.5 7.9 90.3
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 29.9 47.2 25.0 7.3 76.3
! 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 		Squared-up
Rate 		Swing
Length
2024 94 97 96 91 78 90 78 70 79 68 78 8 73 14 81 97 90 56 49 29
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted
Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2024 22.8 25 25.9 -1 17 25 7 28.0
Player 22.8 25 25.9 -1 17 25 7 28.0
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted
Year HR
2024 25 26 23 26 21 26 30 26 19 20 22 31 31 20 27 20 24 23 27 36 28 24 35 32 21 24 23 32 32 25 22
Player 25 26 23 26 21 26 30 26 19 20 22 31 31 20 27 20 24 23 27 36 28 24 35 32 21 24 23 32 32 25 22
Note: xHR tells how many of this player's home runs would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

wOBA
SeasonAlignment TypeBat SidePAShifts/Shades%No Shift/ShadeShift/Shade
2024 Shades L 584 175 30.0 .376 .300
! 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 524 15.3 43.9% 0.0% 296 18.0 8.4% 0.3%
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