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Jackson

Merrill

CFAge : 23Bats : L

#3

Jackson Merrill

#3CFSan Diego Padres

Height : 6' 2" · Weight : 88 kg · Bats : L · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2024-03-20

Born in : Baltimore, MD, USA

MLB record

YearTeamPJABHHRPPMOYOPS
2026San Diego Padres1586131562687.254.743
2025San Diego Padres1154401161667.264.774
2024San Diego Padres1565541622490.292.826
Career totals429160743466244.270.780

ContractSan Diego Padres payroll →

Type
Extension
Length
9 yrs · 2026–2034
Total value
135.0 M$
AAV
15.00 M$

Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →

wRC+

105

wOBA

.320

xwOBA

.347

OPS

.743

AVG

.254

OBP

.303

HR

26

RBI

87

SB

27

PA

664

Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.

2027 projectionMLB trends →

Projected WAR

3.8

Home runs

24

2026 WAR

4.2

This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.

Trend

→ Stable (0)

  • 20245.4 WAR · 5.5 per full season
  • 20253.0 WAR · 3.7 per full season
  • 20264.2 WAR · 3.8 per full season

Outlook, age included

+25 · 23 y.o. · usually still improving

It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.

Player ratings, 2026All ratings →

Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.

OV · Overall

90

Star

CON
Contact
77
POW
Power
85
EYE
Eye
60
SPD
Speed
86
FLD
Fielding
81
DUR
Durability
85
EX
Experience
47
Why these ratings?
  • CON — Contact : Strikeouts avoided, xBA, squared-up contact
  • POW — Power : Barrels, exit velocity, home runs, xSLG
  • EYE — Eye : Walks and strikeouts
  • SPD — Speed : Sprint speed (Statcast), baserunning
  • FLD — Fielding : Outs above average, WAR fielding runs
  • DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
  • EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors

WAR and PAL Rating, 2026How we rate →

WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).

PAL: dimensions

Offense60
Power83
Discipline9
Speed95
Defense84

WAR, in runs

Batting+4.3
Baserunning+6.7
Fielding+6.5
Positional+2.2
Replacement+20.2

StatcastStatcast leaderboards →

MLB's tracking of every ball, 2026 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.

Avg exit velocity

91.5 mi/h

87th percentile

Max exit velocity

112.7 mi/h

75th percentile

Barrels

12.4 %

84th percentile

Hard-hit

48.7 %

89th percentile

xBA

.270

83th percentile

Bat speed

73.4 mi/h

68th percentile

Sprint speed

29.0 pi/s

90th percentile

Outs above average

6

80th percentile

Season by season
SeasonTeamWARPALOVAvg exit velocityMax exit velocityBarrelsHard-hitxBA
2026SD4.2839091.5112.712.448.7.270
2025SD3.0778789.7110.913.042.9.263
2024SD5.4949290.4111.611.343.9.300

Game log, 2026

DateOpponentABHHRRBIBBSOAVG
Sep 26vs AZ420112.254
Sep 25vs AZ210000.253
Sep 24@ LAD410002.252
Sep 23@ LAD400000.252
Sep 22@ LAD400001.254
Sep 20vs MIA410001.255
Sep 19vs MIA410013.255
Sep 18vs MIA411102.256
Sep 17@ COL410201.256
Sep 16@ COL530002.256

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