Should I start Kevin Newman or Jackson Merrill?

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Current Week's Projections

FPTS

10.09

13.37

Game Info

Date	Opponent	Weather
Mon May 20	@LAD (Yamamoto)	59°
Tue May 21	@LAD (Stone)	61°
Wed May 22	@LAD (Glasnow)	61°
Fri May 24	vs.MIA (Garrett)	Indoor
Sat May 25	vs.MIA (Sanchez)	Indoor
Sun May 26	vs.MIA (Weathers)	Indoor

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)	75°
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

Batting

21.08

26.04

2.43

3.1

4.94

6.68

1.3

.79

.07

.31

.51

RBI

1.95

2.89

.26

1.06

2.86

4.61

1.13

1.81

AVG

.234

.257

OBP

.275

.304

SLG

.340

.350

OPS

.616

.654

Most Recent and Popular Comparisons
	Start Kevin Newman or Javier Baez Start Kevin Newman or Jorge Mateo Start Kevin Newman or Jon Berti Start Kevin Newman or Oneil Cruz Start Kevin Newman or Max Schuemann	Start Jackson Merrill or Xander Bogaerts Start Jackson Merrill or Orlando Arcia Start Jackson Merrill or J.P. Crawford Start Jackson Merrill or Willy Adames Start Jackson Merrill or Jon Berti

Batting
Season Statistics
FPTS	53.0	86.0
AB	94	148
R	12	19
H	24	43
2B	7	4
3B	1	1
HR	2	3
RBI	10	18
SB	1	7
K	14	27
BB	5	11
AVG	.255	.291
OBP	.293	.338
SLG	.415	.392
OPS	.708	.729

Recent News
	Kevin Newman's two-run single in the ninth gives the Diamondbacks a 6-5 victory over the Reds Published May 16th, 2024 via MSN Kevin Newman backs MLB Umpire Changes with Grading System Proposal Published May 15th, 2024 via BVM Sports D-backs shortstop Kevin Newman: Guys just want fair balls and strikes Published May 15th, 2024 via BVM Sports D-backs shortstop Kevin Newman: We want fair balls and strikes Published May 15th, 2024 via Arizona Sports Kevin Newman Emerging as an Option at Shortstop for the Diamondbacks Published May 14th, 2024 via Burn City Sports Kevin Newman caps Diamondbacks' rally in 9th over Reds in series opener Published May 14th, 2024 via Yahoo Sports Kevin Newman's Walk-off Hit Another Step in his Winding Journey Published May 14th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Kevin Newman's 2-run single in the 9th gives the Diamondbacks a 6-5 victory over the Reds Published May 14th, 2024 via Fox 28	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

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