Should I start Jackson Merrill or Javier Baez?

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Current Week's Projections

FPTS

13.37

10.20

Game Info

Date	Opponent	Weather
Mon May 20	@ATL (Lopez)	81°
Mon May 20	@ATL (Sale)	75°
Tue May 21	@CIN (Abbott)	70°
Wed May 22	@CIN (TBA)	69°
Thu May 23	@CIN (Montas)	74°
Fri May 24	vs.NYY (Rodon)	59°
Sat May 25	vs.NYY (Stroman)	Not Currently Available
Sun May 26	vs.NYY (Schmidt)	Not Currently Available

Date	Opponent	Weather
Mon May 20	@KC (Wacha)	77°
Tue May 21	@KC (Marsh)	63°
Wed May 22	@KC (Ragans)	71°
Thu May 23	vs.TOR (Gausman)	68°
Fri May 24	vs.TOR (Manoah)	69°
Sat May 25	vs.TOR (Berrios)	Not Currently Available
Sun May 26	vs.TOR (Kikuchi)	Not Currently Available

Batting

26.04

25.99

3.1

2.66

6.68

5.81

.79

1.28

.07

.09

.51

.47

RBI

2.89

3.16

1.06

.85

4.61

6.24

1.81

1.1

AVG

.257

.223

OBP

.304

.257

SLG

.350

.334

OPS

.654

.591

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Batting
Season Statistics
FPTS	86.0	52.0
AB	148	139
R	19	11
H	43	29
2B	4	8
3B	1	0
HR	3	1
RBI	18	20
SB	7	6
K	27	30
BB	11	5
AVG	.291	.209
OBP	.338	.237
SLG	.392	.288
OPS	.729	.524

Recent News
	Jackson Merrill's RBI single \| 05/20/2024 Published May 20th, 2024 via MLB.com Jackson Merrill in lineup Friday Published May 17th, 2024 via FantasyPros Jackson Merrill in lineup Friday - Jackson Merrill News Published May 17th, 2024 via FantasyPros Good Morning San Diego: Padres' Jackson Merrill sits vs. Rockies Published May 16th, 2024 via BVM Sports Padres' Jackson Merrill sits vs. Rockies Published May 16th, 2024 via Gaslamp Ball Jackson Merrill's jumping catch in center field \| 05/15/2024 \| San Diego Padres Published May 15th, 2024 via MLB.com 2024 Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire: Jackson Merrill is the Top Add Published May 15th, 2024 via Just Baseball Jackson Merrill out of Wednesday's lineup Published May 15th, 2024 via FantasyPros	Javier Baez just had his best series of the year for the Tigers Published May 20th, 2024 via Motor City Bengals Tigers' Javier Baez: Stays hot in Saturday's win Published May 19th, 2024 via CBS Sports Javier Baez shines with four hits against D-backs Published May 19th, 2024 via FantasyPros Javier Baez Career Stats - MLB Published May 19th, 2024 via ESPN Javier Baez has 5 RBIs, Tigers knock out 17 hits in 13-0 pummeling of Diamondbacks Published May 18th, 2024 via WWMT-TV Javier Baez shines with 5 RBI in Tigers' rout Published May 18th, 2024 via FantasyPros Tigers' Javier Baez: Drives in five Published May 17th, 2024 via CBS Sports Tigers Don't Plan On Benching Javier Baez Published May 17th, 2024

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