Jackson Merrill or Matt Wallner
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| Jackson Merrill CF - SD  | Matt Wallner LF,RF - MIN  | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 191 | 120 |
| Runs | 24 | 14 |
| Hits | 37 | 20 |
| Singles | 23 | 13 |
| Doubles | 10 | 3 |
| Triples | 0 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 4 | 4 |
| RBI | 19 | 10 |
| Stolen Bases | 10 | 0 |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 1 |
| Walks | 18 | 10 |
| Strikeouts | 55 | 53 |
| Batting Average | .194 | .167 |
| On Base Pct | .267 | .259 |
| Slugging Pct | .309 | .292 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .576 | .551 |
| Jackson Merrill CF - SD | Matt Wallner LF,RF - MIN | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 546 | 401 |
| Runs | 76 | 58 |
| Hits | 148 | 92 |
| Singles | 90 | 46 |
| Doubles | 31 | 21 |
| Triples | 5 | 2 |
| Home Runs | 22 | 22 |
| RBI | 81 | 61 |
| Stolen Bases | 8 | 5 |
| Caught Stealing | 3 | 2 |
| Walks | 39 | 47 |
| Strikeouts | 116 | 141 |
| Batting Average | .272 | .230 |
| On Base Pct | .320 | .312 |
| Slugging Pct | .468 | .459 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .788 | .771 |
| Jackson Merrill CF - SD | Matt Wallner LF,RF - MIN | |
| News | ||
| Jackson Merrill is back in the Padres lineup on Saturday against the Athletics. Ari Koslow Sat, May 23rd | Matt Wallner was optioned to Triple-A St. Paul on Thursday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Thu, May 14th | |
| Jackson Merrill is expected to miss a few days with sore ribs. Ari Koslow Fri, May 22nd | Matt Wallner avoided an injury after getting hit by a pitch and being removed from Thursday’s game against the Nationals. Ari Koslow Thu, May 7th | |
| Jackson Merrill was removed from Wednesday's game early against the Dodgers with an apparent injury. Ari Koslow Wed, May 20th | Matt Wallner went 2-for-3 in Wednesday's 15-2 loss to the Nationals with a home run, one run scored, and two RBI. Matthew Adam Thu, May 7th | |
| Jackson Merrill went 1-for-2 with three walks and a stolen base in the Padres 3-2 win over the Cardinals on Sunday. Ari Koslow Mon, May 11th | Matt Wallner is back in the lineup for Tuesday’s game against the Mets. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 21st | |
| Jackson Merrill went 2-for-4 with a home run in the Padres 3-2 loss on Monday against the Giants. Ari Koslow Tue, May 5th | Matt Wallner was scratched from the Twins’ starting lineup on Sunday due to a lingering rib injury. Ari Koslow Sun, Apr 19th | |
| Notes | ||
| Multiple trips to the injured list cut short what could have been a breakout campaign for the 22-year-old, holding Jackson Merrill to 115 games with 16 home runs and just one stolen base. Entering 2026 healthy, he's a strong bet to rebound toward his 2024 production. While he's unlikely to be a major contributor on the bases, a season in the range of 25 homers with around 80 runs and 80 RBI is well within reach. His expected batting average and slugging percentage both outpaced his actual results, pointing to poor fortune layered on top of the injury issues. Merrill still offers the highest ceiling among his peers and could push into OF2 value if everything clicks, though he's best drafted as an OF3 with upside baked in. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros | ||
| Jackson Merrill CF - SD | Matt Wallner LF,RF - MIN | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | vs DET | Tarik Skubal (3-2) | #4 | @ BAL | Trevor Rogers (2-6) | #82 |
| Fri, Mar 27th | vs DET | Framber Valdez (2-3) | #25 | |||
| Sat, Mar 28th | vs DET | Jack Flaherty (0-6) | #68 | @ BAL | Kyle Bradish (2-6) | #43 |
| Mon, Mar 30th | vs SF | Landen Roupp (5-5) | #66 | @ KC | Kris Bubic (3-2) | #83 |
| Tue, Mar 31st | vs SF | Logan Webb (2-4) | #14 | |||
| Wed, Apr 1st | vs SF | Adrian Houser (2-4) | #191 | @ KC | Noah Cameron (2-3) | #99 |
| Fri, Apr 3rd | @ BOS | Sonny Gray (5-1) | #32 | vs TB | Joe Boyle (0-1) | #159 |
| Sat, Apr 4th | @ BOS | Connelly Early (4-2) | #102 | vs TB | Steven Matz (4-1) | #93 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | @ BOS | Ranger Suarez (2-3) | #27 | vs TB | Nick Martinez (4-1) | #79 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | @ PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #127 | vs DET | Casey Mize (2-3) | #55 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | @ PIT | Paul Skenes (6-4) | #2 | vs DET | Tarik Skubal (3-2) | #4 |
| Wed, Apr 8th | @ PIT | Mitch Keller (5-2) | #86 | vs DET | Framber Valdez (2-3) | #25 |
| Thu, Apr 9th | vs COL | Jimmy Herget (0-1) | #267 | vs DET | Jack Flaherty (0-6) | #68 |
| Fri, Apr 10th | vs COL | Tomoyuki Sugano (4-3) | #427 | @ TOR | Patrick Corbin (2-1) | #226 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | vs COL | Ryan Feltner (1-1) | #423 | @ TOR | Eric Lauer (2-5) | #246 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | vs COL | Kyle Freeland (1-6) | #296 | @ TOR | Max Scherzer (1-3) | #145 |
| Tue, Apr 14th | vs SEA | Bryan Woo (4-3) | #8 | vs BOS | Sonny Gray (5-1) | #32 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | vs SEA | Emerson Hancock (4-2) | #98 | vs BOS | Connelly Early (4-2) | #102 |
| Thu, Apr 16th | vs SEA | Luis Castillo (1-5) | #50 | |||
| Fri, Apr 17th | @ LAA | Jose Soriano (6-3) | #39 | vs CIN | Brandon Williamson (2-3) | #392 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | @ LAA | Yusei Kikuchi (0-3) | #152 | vs CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-2) | #100 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | @ LAA | Walbert Urena (2-4) | #394 | vs CIN | Brady Singer (2-4) | #136 |
| Tue, Apr 21st | @ COL | Jimmy Herget (0-1) | #267 | @ NYM | Nolan McLean (2-4) | #28 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | @ COL | Tomoyuki Sugano (4-3) | #427 | @ NYM | Clay Holmes (4-4) | #167 |
| Thu, Apr 23rd | @ COL | Ryan Feltner (1-1) | #423 | @ NYM | Christian Scott (0-0) | #130 |
| Sat, Apr 25th | @ ARI | Zac Gallen (3-4) | #58 | @ TB | Shane McClanahan (5-2) | #19 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | @ ARI | Ryne Nelson (2-3) | #84 | @ TB | Griffin Jax (1-3) | #46 |
| Mon, Apr 27th | vs CHC | Matthew Boyd (2-1) | #53 | vs SEA | Luis Castillo (1-5) | #50 |
| Tue, Apr 28th | vs CHC | Edward Cabrera (3-2) | #78 | vs SEA | Logan Gilbert (2-4) | #13 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | vs CHC | Jameson Taillon (2-4) | #103 | vs SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #15 |
| Fri, May 1st | vs CWS | Noah Schultz (2-4) | #199 | vs TOR | Patrick Corbin (2-1) | #226 |
| Sat, May 2nd | vs CWS | Sean Burke (2-3) | #151 | vs TOR | Dylan Cease (3-3) | #11 |
| Sun, May 3rd | vs CWS | Anthony Kay (4-1) | #181 | vs TOR | Trey Yesavage (2-2) | #44 |
| Mon, May 4th | @ SF | Trevor McDonald (2-1) | #195 | |||
| Tue, May 5th | @ SF | Logan Webb (2-4) | #14 | @ WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #97 |
| Wed, May 6th | @ SF | Adrian Houser (2-4) | #191 | @ WSH | Miles Mikolas (1-3) | #215 |
| Thu, May 7th | vs STL | Matthew Liberatore (2-3) | #119 | @ WSH | Jake Irvin (2-4) | #175 |
| Fri, May 8th | vs STL | Michael McGreevy (3-4) | #87 | @ CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #51 |
| Sat, May 9th | vs STL | Dustin May (3-5) | #101 | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #37 |
| Sun, May 10th | vs STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #164 | @ CLE | Gavin Williams (7-3) | #29 |
| Tue, May 12th | @ MIL | Brandon Sproat (1-3) | #139 | vs MIA | Eury Perez (3-6) | #63 |
| Wed, May 13th | @ MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (5-2) | #21 | vs MIA | Max Meyer (5-0) | #72 |
| Thu, May 14th | @ MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #57 | vs MIA | Braxton Garrett (0-1) | #148 |
| Fri, May 15th | @ SEA | Emerson Hancock (4-2) | #98 | vs MIL | Coleman Crow (0-0) | #227 |
| Sat, May 16th | @ SEA | Logan Gilbert (2-4) | #13 | vs MIL | Logan Henderson (2-1) | #49 |
| Sun, May 17th | @ SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #15 | vs MIL | Robert Gasser (0-1) | #188 |
| Mon, May 18th | vs LAD | Yoshinobu Yamamoto (4-4) | #12 | vs HOU | Tatsuya Imai (2-2) | #155 |
| Tue, May 19th | vs LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #45 | vs HOU | Jason Alexander (1-1) | #315 |
| Wed, May 20th | vs LAD | Shohei Ohtani (4-2) | #1 | vs HOU | Mike Burrows (2-6) | #125 |
| Fri, May 22nd | vs ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-5) | #115 | @ BOS | Payton Tolle (2-2) | #91 |
| Sat, May 23rd | vs ATH | J.T. Ginn (2-3) | #133 | @ BOS | Jovani Moran (0-2) | #185 |
| Sun, May 24th | vs ATH | Luis Medina (1-1) | #256 | @ BOS | Sonny Gray (5-1) | #32 |
| Mon, May 25th | vs PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 | @ CWS | Anthony Kay (4-1) | #181 |
| Tue, May 26th | vs PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #41 | @ CWS | Sean Burke (2-3) | #151 |
| Wed, May 27th | vs PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (5-2) | #3 | @ CWS | David Sandlin | #332 |
| Fri, May 29th | @ WSH | Andrew Alvarez (1-0) | #179 | @ PIT | Mitch Keller (5-2) | #86 |
| Sat, May 30th | @ WSH | Foster Griffin (6-2) | #94 | @ PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #105 |
| Sun, May 31st | @ WSH | Zack Littell (4-4) | #170 | @ PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #47 |
| Tue, Jun 2nd | @ PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #41 | vs CWS | Davis Martin (7-1) | #80 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | @ PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (5-2) | #3 | vs CWS | Noah Schultz (2-4) | #199 |
| Thu, Jun 4th | @ PHI | Zack Wheeler (4-0) | #6 | vs KC | Seth Lugo (2-4) | #107 |
| Fri, Jun 5th | vs NYM | Christian Scott (0-0) | #130 | vs KC | Michael Wacha (4-2) | #81 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | vs NYM | vs KC | ||||
| Sun, Jun 7th | vs NYM | vs KC | ||||
| Mon, Jun 8th | vs CIN | |||||
| Tue, Jun 9th | vs CIN | @ DET | ||||
| Wed, Jun 10th | vs CIN | @ DET | ||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | @ BAL | vs STL | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | @ BAL | vs STL | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | @ BAL | vs STL | ||||
| Mon, Jun 15th | @ STL | @ TEX | ||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | @ STL | @ TEX | ||||
| Wed, Jun 17th | @ STL | |||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | @ TEX | @ ARI | ||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | @ TEX | @ ARI | ||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | @ TEX | @ ARI | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | vs ATL | vs LAD | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | vs ATL | vs LAD | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | vs ATL | vs LAD | ||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | vs LAD | vs COL | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | vs LAD | vs COL | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | vs LAD | vs COL | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | @ CHC | @ HOU | ||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | @ CHC | @ HOU | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | @ CHC | @ HOU | ||||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | @ LAD | |||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | @ LAD | @ NYY | ||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | @ LAD | @ NYY | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | @ LAD | @ NYY | ||||
| Mon, Jul 6th | vs ARI | |||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | vs ARI | vs CLE | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | vs ARI | vs CLE | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | vs ARI | vs CLE | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | vs TOR | vs LAA | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | vs TOR | vs LAA | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | vs TOR | vs LAA | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | @ KC | @ CHC | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | @ KC | @ CHC | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | @ KC | @ CHC | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | @ ATL | @ CLE | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | @ ATL | @ CLE | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | @ ATL | @ CLE | ||||
| Thu, Jul 23rd | @ ATL | @ CLE | ||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | @ MIA | vs ATH | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | @ MIA | vs ATH | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | @ MIA | vs ATH | ||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | vs COL | vs KC | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | vs COL | vs KC | ||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | vs SF | vs KC | ||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | vs SF | @ SEA | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | vs SF | @ SEA | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | vs SF | @ SEA | ||||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | @ ARI | |||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | @ ARI | @ KC | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | @ ARI | @ KC | ||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | @ ARI | @ KC | ||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | vs HOU | @ MIL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | vs HOU | @ MIL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | vs HOU | @ MIL | ||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | vs MIL | vs BAL | ||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | vs MIL | vs BAL | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | vs MIL | vs BAL | ||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | @ CLE | |||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | @ CLE | vs PHI | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | @ CLE | vs PHI | ||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | @ NYM | vs ATL | ||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | @ NYM | vs ATL | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | @ NYM | vs ATL | ||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | vs MIN | @ SD | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | vs MIN | @ SD | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | vs MIN | @ SD | ||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | vs PIT | @ ATH | ||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | vs PIT | @ ATH | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | vs PIT | @ ATH | ||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | @ TB | vs CWS | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | @ TB | vs CWS | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | @ TB | vs CWS | ||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | @ CIN | vs DET | ||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | @ CIN | vs DET | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | @ CIN | vs DET | ||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | vs NYY | @ CWS | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | vs NYY | @ CWS | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | vs NYY | @ CWS | ||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | vs WSH | @ DET | ||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | vs WSH | @ DET | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | vs WSH | @ DET | ||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | @ SF | vs CLE | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | @ SF | vs CLE | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | @ SF | vs CLE | ||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | @ COL | vs NYY | ||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | @ COL | vs NYY | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | @ COL | vs NYY | ||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | @ COL | @ LAA | ||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | vs MIA | @ LAA | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | vs MIA | @ LAA | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | vs MIA | @ LAA | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | @ LAD | @ SF | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | @ LAD | @ SF | ||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | @ LAD | |||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | vs ARI | vs TEX | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | vs ARI | vs TEX | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | vs ARI | vs TEX | ||||
| Sun, Mar 29th | @ BAL | Shane Baz (2-5) | #90 | |||
| Thu, Apr 2nd | @ KC | Cole Ragans (1-4) | #30 | |||
| Mon, Apr 13th | vs BOS | Garrett Crochet (3-3) | #7 | |||
| Fri, Apr 24th | @ TB | Drew Rasmussen (4-1) | #20 | |||
| Thu, Apr 30th | vs TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-3) | #22 | |||
| Thu, May 28th | @ CWS | Davis Martin (7-1) | #80 | |||
| Mon, Jun 1st | vs CWS | David Sandlin | #332 | |||
| Thu, Jun 11th | @ DET | |||||
| Thu, Jun 18th | @ TEX | |||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | vs PHI | |||||
| Mon, Sep 21st | @ SF | |||||
