Jackson Merrill or Nick Castellanos

Baseball Stats Comparison

Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Jackson Merrill or Nick Castellanos Player Statistics
	Jackson Merrill CF - SD	Nick Castellanos RF,DH - FA
2026 Stats


At Bats	527	115

Runs	72	9

Hits	128	22

Singles	81	13

Doubles	22	5

Triples	3	0

Home Runs	22	4

RBI	70	20

Stolen Bases	24	2

Caught Stealing	3	0

Walks	37	5

Strikeouts	141	34

Batting Average	.243	.191

On Base Pct	.295	.221

Slugging Pct	.421	.339

On-base Plus Slugging	.717	.560

Jackson Merrill or Nick Castellanos Player Projections
	Jackson Merrill CF - SD	Nick Castellanos RF,DH - FA
2026 Projections


At Bats	546	345

Runs	76	43

Hits	148	86

Singles	90	55

Doubles	31	17

Triples	5	1

Home Runs	22	12

RBI	81	47

Stolen Bases	8	3

Caught Stealing	3	1

Walks	39	22

Strikeouts	116	86

Batting Average	.272	.249

On Base Pct	.320	.295

Slugging Pct	.468	.409

On-base Plus Slugging	.788	.704

Jackson Merrill or Nick Castellanos Player Notes
	Jackson Merrill CF - SD	Nick Castellanos RF,DH - FA
News
	Jackson Merrill went 2-for-3 with a home run in the Padres 9-4 loss on Friday against the Rays. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 29th	Nick Castellanos was designated for assignment by the San Diego Padres on Wednesday. Diego Sandoval Wed, Jun 3rd
	Jackson Merrill went 2-for-3 with a home run in the Padres 7-5 win over the Twins on Saturday. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 23rd	Nick Castellanos went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI in the Padres 7-4 win over the Mariners on Saturday. Ari Koslow Sun, May 17th
	Jackson Merrill went 1-for-3 with a home run in the Padres 3-2 win over the Brewers on Monday. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 11th	Nick Castellanos hit a game-tying, two-run home run in the ninth inning on Sunday against the Cardinals. Ari Koslow Mon, May 11th
	Jackson Merrill went 1-for-4 with a home run in the Padres 3-2 win over the Astros. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 9th	Nick Castellanos went 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI in the Padres 5-4 loss against the Cubs on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Thu, Apr 30th
	Jackson Merrill went 2-for-3 with a home run in the Padres 5-4 win over the Giants on Sunday. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 3rd	Padres manager Craig Stammen said he expects to give Nick Castellanos time as the designated hitter as well as in the outfield and at first base. Ari Koslow Sun, Feb 15th
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 or Nick Castellanos Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp
	Jackson Merrill CF - SD			Nick Castellanos RF,DH - FA
Thu, Mar 26th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Fri, Mar 27th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#48
Sat, Mar 28th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#87
Mon, Mar 30th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98
Tue, Mar 31st	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Wed, Apr 1st	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#331
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#34
Sat, Apr 4th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#206
Sun, Apr 5th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#32
Mon, Apr 6th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#123
Tue, Apr 7th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Wed, Apr 8th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Thu, Apr 9th	vs COL	Jimmy Herget (0-5)	#378
Fri, Apr 10th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#430
Sat, Apr 11th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#427
Sun, Apr 12th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#409
Tue, Apr 14th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13
Wed, Apr 15th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#130
Thu, Apr 16th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#105
Fri, Apr 17th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#42
Sat, Apr 18th	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#80
Sun, Apr 19th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#188
Tue, Apr 21st	@ COL	Jimmy Herget (0-5)	#378
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#430
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#427
Sat, Apr 25th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#146
Sun, Apr 26th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#205
Mon, Apr 27th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#53
Tue, Apr 28th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#116
Wed, Apr 29th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#153
Fri, May 1st	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#347
Sat, May 2nd	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#62
Sun, May 3rd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#152
Mon, May 4th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, May 5th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Wed, May 6th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#331
Thu, May 7th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92
Fri, May 8th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#111
Sat, May 9th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#60
Sun, May 10th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#104
Tue, May 12th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#286
Wed, May 13th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7
Thu, May 14th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#50
Fri, May 15th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#130
Sat, May 16th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#11
Sun, May 17th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Mon, May 18th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#9
Tue, May 19th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#180
Wed, May 20th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, May 22nd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#193
Sat, May 23rd	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#154
Sun, May 24th	vs ATH	Luis Medina (5-3)	#151
Mon, May 25th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#4
Tue, May 26th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55
Wed, May 27th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, May 29th	@ WSH	Paxton Schultz
Sat, May 30th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#40
Sun, May 31st	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#305
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Thu, Jun 4th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#12
Fri, Jun 5th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#41
Sat, Jun 6th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#36
Sun, Jun 7th	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#312
Mon, Jun 8th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138
Tue, Jun 9th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24
Wed, Jun 10th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#176
Fri, Jun 12th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#71
Sat, Jun 13th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#377
Sun, Jun 14th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#58
Mon, Jun 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#60
Tue, Jun 16th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#227
Wed, Jun 17th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#104
Fri, Jun 19th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Sat, Jun 20th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#39
Sun, Jun 21st	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#74
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#161
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#282
Wed, Jun 24th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#177
Fri, Jun 26th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#225
Sat, Jun 27th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#9
Sun, Jun 28th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#180
Mon, Jun 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#28
Tue, Jun 30th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#53
Wed, Jul 1st	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#247
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#225
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Sat, Jul 4th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#9
Sun, Jul 5th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#180
Mon, Jul 6th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#102
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#146
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ARI
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#162
Fri, Jul 10th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#214
Sat, Jul 11th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#211
Sun, Jul 12th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22
Fri, Jul 17th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#143
Sat, Jul 18th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#417
Sun, Jul 19th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#95
Mon, Jul 20th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#158
Tue, Jul 21st	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#103
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#177
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#5
Fri, Jul 24th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#149
Sat, Jul 25th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#35
Sun, Jul 26th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#110
Tue, Jul 28th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164
Wed, Jul 29th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#241
Thu, Jul 30th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119
Fri, Jul 31st	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Sat, Aug 1st	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#79
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#102
Tue, Aug 4th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#129
Wed, Aug 5th	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#254
Thu, Aug 6th	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#386
Fri, Aug 7th	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#221
Sat, Aug 8th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144
Sun, Aug 9th	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#148
Mon, Aug 10th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#29
Tue, Aug 11th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#50
Wed, Aug 12th	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#60
Fri, Aug 14th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20
Sat, Aug 15th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#75
Sun, Aug 16th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#61
Mon, Aug 17th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#36
Tue, Aug 18th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#127
Wed, Aug 19th	@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#167
Fri, Aug 21st	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#66
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#90
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#100
Mon, Aug 24th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#30
Tue, Aug 25th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Wed, Aug 26th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#123
Fri, Aug 28th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#38
Sat, Aug 29th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89
Sun, Aug 30th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16
Mon, Aug 31st	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#176
Tue, Sep 1st	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#217
Fri, Sep 4th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#49
Sat, Sep 5th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17
Sun, Sep 6th	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#73
Mon, Sep 7th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#155
Tue, Sep 8th	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#160
Wed, Sep 9th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#43
Fri, Sep 11th	@ SF
Sat, Sep 12th	@ SF
Sun, Sep 13th	@ SF
Mon, Sep 14th	@ COL
Tue, Sep 15th	@ COL
Wed, Sep 16th	@ COL
Thu, Sep 17th	@ COL
Fri, Sep 18th	vs MIA
Sat, Sep 19th	vs MIA
Sun, Sep 20th	vs MIA
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ LAD
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ LAD
Thu, Sep 24th	@ LAD
Fri, Sep 25th	vs ARI
Sat, Sep 26th	vs ARI
Sun, Sep 27th	vs ARI