Who Should I Trade?

Jackson Merrill for Jonathan India (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Jackson Merrill CF - SD	Jonathan India 2B,3B,LF,DH - KC
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 45	‐
VBR	# 13	‐

Projections

Runs	12	‐
Home Runs	4	‐
RBI	12	‐
Stolen Bases	2	‐
Batting Average	.270	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL60

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 79	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 40	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 25	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 69	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 27	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 123	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Jackson Merrill CF - SD	Jonathan India 2B,3B,LF,DH - KC
2026 Stats


At Bats	534	48

Runs	72	8

Hits	128	8

Singles	81	5

Doubles	22	1

Triples	3	0

Home Runs	22	2

RBI	70	8

Stolen Bases	24	0

Caught Stealing	3	0

Walks	37	8

Strikeouts	141	13

Batting Average	.240	.167

On Base Pct	.292	.310

Slugging Pct	.416	.313

On-base Plus Slugging	.707	.623

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Jackson Merrill CF - SD	Jonathan India 2B,3B,LF,DH - KC
2026 Projections


At Bats	81	‐

Runs	12	‐

Hits	22	‐

Singles	13	‐

Doubles	4	‐

Triples	1	‐

Home Runs	4	‐

RBI	12	‐

Stolen Bases	2	‐

Caught Stealing	1	‐

Walks	6	‐

Strikeouts	19	‐

Batting Average	.270	‐

On Base Pct	.323	‐

Slugging Pct	.475	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.798	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Jackson Merrill CF - SD	Jonathan India 2B,3B,LF,DH - KC
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	The Royals transferred Jonathan India to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 4th
	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	Jonathan India underwent labral repair surgery and will miss the rest of the season. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 28th
	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	Jonathan India received an injection in his injured shoulder. Ari Koslow Mon, Apr 20th
	Jackson Merrill went 1-for-4 with a home run in the Padres 3-2 win over the Astros. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 9th	The Royals placed Jonathan India on the injured list with a left shoulder subluxation. Ari Koslow Mon, Apr 20th
	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	Jonathan India went 2-for-4 in a win over the Guardians with a home run, one run scored and three RBI. Chase Davis Tue, Apr 7th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Jackson Merrill CF - SD			Jonathan India 2B,3B,LF,DH - KC
Thu, Mar 26th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Fri, Mar 27th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#30	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5
Sat, Mar 28th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#99	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#102
Mon, Mar 30th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#96	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Tue, Mar 31st	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Wed, Apr 1st	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#37
Sat, Apr 4th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#129	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#29
Sun, Apr 5th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49
Mon, Apr 6th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64
Tue, Apr 7th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23
Wed, Apr 8th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#75
Thu, Apr 9th	vs COL	Jimmy Herget (0-5)	#370	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#140
Fri, Apr 10th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#423	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#107
Sat, Apr 11th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#422	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#412
Sun, Apr 12th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#405	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#27
Tue, Apr 14th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#30
Wed, Apr 15th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#99
Thu, Apr 16th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#100	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#126
Fri, Apr 17th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#31	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#16
Sat, Apr 18th	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#84	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#43
Sun, Apr 19th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#209	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#207
Tue, Apr 21st	@ COL	Jimmy Herget (0-5)	#370	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#73
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#423	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#149
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#422
Sat, Apr 25th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#145	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#209
Sun, Apr 26th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#172	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#28
Mon, Apr 27th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#57
Tue, Apr 28th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#109	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#203
Wed, Apr 29th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#130	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Fri, May 1st	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#331	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13
Sat, May 2nd	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127
Sun, May 3rd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#140	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#100
Mon, May 4th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64
Tue, May 5th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23
Wed, May 6th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#75
Thu, May 7th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#83	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#179
Fri, May 8th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#98	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#126
Sat, May 9th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#62	vs DET	Burch Smith
Sun, May 10th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#85	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee
Tue, May 12th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#229	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#412
Wed, May 13th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#331
Thu, May 14th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#140
Fri, May 15th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#62
Sat, May 16th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#11	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#85
Sun, May 17th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#22	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#225
Mon, May 18th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#6	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#37
Tue, May 19th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#67	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39
Wed, May 20th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#129
Fri, May 22nd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#224	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#11
Sat, May 23rd	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#161	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#22
Sun, May 24th	vs ATH	Luis Medina (5-3)	#305	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13
Mon, May 25th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#12	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#43
Tue, May 26th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#16
Wed, May 27th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18
Fri, May 29th	@ WSH	Paxton Schultz		@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#44
Sat, May 30th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#50	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#115
Sun, May 31st	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#193
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#143
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#36
Thu, Jun 4th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#10	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-7)	#183
Fri, Jun 5th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#82
Sat, Jun 6th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#26	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58
Sun, Jun 7th	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#238	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#71
Mon, Jun 8th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#143
Tue, Jun 9th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#36	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#137
Wed, Jun 10th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#168	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#44
Fri, Jun 12th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#73	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#125
Sat, Jun 13th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#295	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#233
Sun, Jun 14th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#51	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#176
Mon, Jun 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#62	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#132
Tue, Jun 16th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#225	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#50
Wed, Jun 17th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#85	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285
Fri, Jun 19th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#98
Sat, Jun 20th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#44
Sun, Jun 21st	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#137	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#62
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#167	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#236	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#40
Wed, Jun 24th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#188	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#41
Fri, Jun 26th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#197	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#247
Sat, Jun 27th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#6	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#107
Sun, Jun 28th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#67	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#140
Mon, Jun 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#25
Tue, Jun 30th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#57	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#41
Wed, Jul 1st	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#194	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#40
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#197	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#65
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Sat, Jul 4th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#6	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#12
Sun, Jul 5th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#67	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63
Mon, Jul 6th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#108	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#145	@ NYM	Cionel Perez
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ARI			@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#173	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#69
Fri, Jul 10th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#187	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#138
Sat, Jul 11th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#228	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#59
Sun, Jul 12th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#73
Fri, Jul 17th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#142	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#60
Sat, Jul 18th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#421	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#185
Sun, Jul 19th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#80	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#386
Mon, Jul 20th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#165	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jul 21st	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#102	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#188	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#96
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#72
Fri, Jul 24th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#146	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sat, Jul 25th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#47	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52
Sun, Jul 26th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#112	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#30
Tue, Jul 28th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#154	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#53
Wed, Jul 29th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#339	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58
Thu, Jul 30th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#135	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#89
Fri, Jul 31st	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#423
Sat, Aug 1st	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#422
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#96	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#405
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#108
Tue, Aug 4th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#117	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58
Wed, Aug 5th	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#262	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#88
Thu, Aug 6th	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#384	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#89
Fri, Aug 7th	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#139	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24
Sat, Aug 8th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#38
Sun, Aug 9th	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#155	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#57
Mon, Aug 10th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#29	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Tue, Aug 11th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49	@ LAD	Blake Snell (3-1)	#15
Wed, Aug 12th	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#62	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#336
Fri, Aug 14th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#92
Sat, Aug 15th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#75	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#28
Sun, Aug 16th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#216
Mon, Aug 17th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#26	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#414
Tue, Aug 18th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#121	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#192
Wed, Aug 19th	@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#171	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#224
Fri, Aug 21st	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#71	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#72
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#88	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#70
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#89	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack
Mon, Aug 24th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#33
Tue, Aug 25th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#119
Wed, Aug 26th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#134
Fri, Aug 28th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#40	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64
Sat, Aug 29th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#95	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#50
Sun, Aug 30th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#34
Mon, Aug 31st	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#168
Tue, Sep 1st	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#113	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#200
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-3)	#391	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#47
Fri, Sep 4th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#130
Sat, Sep 5th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#35	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#119
Sun, Sep 6th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#176
Mon, Sep 7th	vs WSH	Will Dion (1-1)	#118	vs ARI
Tue, Sep 8th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#152	vs ARI	Corbin Burnes	#87
Wed, Sep 9th	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-3)	#163	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#173
Fri, Sep 11th	@ SF	Anthony Molina		@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#37
Sat, Sep 12th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#32
Sun, Sep 13th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#96	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#111
Mon, Sep 14th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#423
Tue, Sep 15th	@ COL			@ HOU
Wed, Sep 16th	@ COL			@ HOU
Thu, Sep 17th	@ COL			@ HOU
Fri, Sep 18th	vs MIA			@ PIT
Sat, Sep 19th	vs MIA			@ PIT
Sun, Sep 20th	vs MIA			@ PIT
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ LAD			vs CWS
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ LAD			vs CWS
Thu, Sep 24th	@ LAD			vs CWS
Fri, Sep 25th	vs ARI			vs CLE
Sat, Sep 26th	vs ARI			vs CLE
Sun, Sep 27th	vs ARI			vs CLE
Sun, Mar 29th				@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#167
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#53
Mon, Apr 20th				vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#59
Fri, Apr 24th				vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#84
Thu, Apr 30th				@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#224
Mon, Jun 1st				@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Thu, Jun 11th				vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#115
Thu, Jun 18th				vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#83
Thu, Jun 25th				@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#251
Thu, Aug 20th				vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#106
Thu, Aug 27th				@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#176
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#76

Who Should I Trade?

Jackson Merrill for Jonathan India (2026)

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