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 114 104 13 28 1 4 .269 .325 .346 .671
1 Season 114 104 13 28 1 4 .269 .325 .346 .671
AVG HR SB OPS
2024 .269 1 4 .671
1 Season .269 1 4 .671
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 21 419 86 7 8.1 6.1 88.5 109.4 9.5 33.7 .279 .438 .299 .331 .370 44.2 16.7 7.9
Player 419 86 7 8.1 6.1 88.5 109.4 9.5 33.7 .279 .438 .299 .331 .370 44.2 16.7 7.9
MLB 6.9 4.7 88.5 122.4 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 43.0 31.4 24.4 1.2 29.1 46.5 24.4 3.5 32.6 26.7 24.4 4.7 8.1 6.1
Player 43.0 31.4 24.4 1.2 29.1 46.5 24.4 3.5 32.6 26.7 24.4 4.7 8.1 6.1
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 3.2 4 112 26.7 26 .364 .591 .488 21.7 11.5 8.8 .380 .594 .457 52.6
2024 Sinker -3.4 -3 76 18.1 18 .176 .176 .189 23.1 22.2 22.2 .222 .427 .298 46.2
2024 Slider 2.3 1 62 14.8 19 .333 .444 .453 20.6 15.8 15.0 .317 .380 .325 53.3
2024 Cutter -1.7 -1 57 13.6 16 .333 .333 .281 11.5 12.5 22.2 .287 .403 .279 50.0
2024 Curveball -5.2 -2 37 8.8 10 .100 .100 .090 14.3 30.0 17.6 .196 .335 .223 42.9
2024 Split-Finger -3.5 -1 32 7.6 10 .000 .000 .140 30.8 40.0 28.6 .139 .426 .327 25.0
2024 Changeup -1.1 0 31 7.4 11 .455 .545 .441 10.0 0.0 0.0 .299 .448 .323 27.3
2024 Sweeper 0.6 0 8 1.9 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .414 .448 .376 0.0
2024 Slurve -14.5 -1 4 1.0 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 113 419 -1 -2 -1 1 -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 419 49.2 69.4 86.7 35.2 70.7 43.9 32.7 52.0 18.8 5.3 72.7
Player 419 49.2 69.4 86.7 35.2 70.7 43.9 32.7 52.0 18.8 5.3 72.7
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 62 81 67 58 61 68 59 44 64 69 78 40 79 14 76 91 61
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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 1.0 0 2 2 0 0.0
Player 20.0 1 1.0 0 2 2 0 0.0

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2024 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 1 3 1 1
Player 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 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 105 28 26.7 .322 .242
! 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 104 15.2 47.1% 0.0% 46 17.1 13.0% 0.0%
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