Who Should I Trade?

Jackson Merrill for TJ Friedl (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Jackson Merrill CF - SD	TJ Friedl LF,CF - CIN
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 45	# 271
VBR	# 21	# 649

Projections

Runs	12	6
Home Runs	4	1
RBI	13	5
Stolen Bases	2	1
Batting Average	.268	.221

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 79	# 253

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 40	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 25	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 69	# 252

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 27	# 274

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 123	# 415

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Jackson Merrill CF - SD	TJ Friedl LF,CF - CIN
2026 Stats


At Bats	531	231

Runs	72	20

Hits	128	38

Singles	81	27

Doubles	22	6

Triples	3	1

Home Runs	22	4

RBI	70	12

Stolen Bases	24	5

Caught Stealing	3	1

Walks	37	21

Strikeouts	141	60

Batting Average	.241	.165

On Base Pct	.293	.248

Slugging Pct	.418	.251

On-base Plus Slugging	.711	.499

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Jackson Merrill CF - SD	TJ Friedl LF,CF - CIN
2026 Projections


At Bats	87	47

Runs	12	6

Hits	23	10

Singles	14	7

Doubles	4	2

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	4	1

RBI	13	5

Stolen Bases	2	1

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	6	5

Strikeouts	21	11

Batting Average	.268	.221

On Base Pct	.321	.310

Slugging Pct	.469	.333

On-base Plus Slugging	.790	.643

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Jackson Merrill CF - SD	TJ Friedl LF,CF - CIN
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	TJ Friedl went 1-for-1 in Friday's 10-8 win over the Cubs with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 29th
	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	TJ Friedl has been placed on waivers by the Reds. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 27th
	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	The Reds recalled OF TJ Friedl from Triple-A Louisville. Ari Koslow Sun, Jun 28th
	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 Reds optioned TJ Friedl to Triple-A Louisville. Ari Koslow Wed, Jun 3rd
	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	Reds outfielder TJ Friedl went 1-for-4 with a home run in a 6-4 win over the Rockies on Thursday. Brenton Kemp Thu, Apr 30th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Jackson Merrill CF - SD			TJ Friedl LF,CF - CIN
Thu, Mar 26th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#138
Fri, Mar 27th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#35
Sat, Mar 28th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#90	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#29
Mon, Mar 30th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#100	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#26
Tue, Mar 31st	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#22	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#127
Wed, Apr 1st	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#375	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#29	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#46
Sat, Apr 4th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#123	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#117
Sun, Apr 5th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#28	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#249
Mon, Apr 6th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#127	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#106
Tue, Apr 7th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#67
Wed, Apr 8th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Thu, Apr 9th	vs COL	Jimmy Herget (0-5)	#404	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Fri, Apr 10th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#432	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sat, Apr 11th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#431	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#384
Sun, Apr 12th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#395	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#32
Tue, Apr 14th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#108
Wed, Apr 15th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#128	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#77
Thu, Apr 16th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#101	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#100
Fri, Apr 17th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#32	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#61
Sat, Apr 18th	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#83	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#50
Sun, Apr 19th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#207	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#94
Tue, Apr 21st	@ COL	Jimmy Herget (0-5)	#404	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#191
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#432	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#431
Sat, Apr 25th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#160	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#90
Sun, Apr 26th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#255	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#143
Mon, Apr 27th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#38
Tue, Apr 28th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#107	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#395
Wed, Apr 29th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#140	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#432
Fri, May 1st	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#329	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, May 2nd	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#66	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#104
Sun, May 3rd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#159	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#26
Mon, May 4th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#107
Tue, May 5th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#22	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#140
Wed, May 6th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#375	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#152
Thu, May 7th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#80	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#25
Fri, May 8th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#114	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#297
Sat, May 9th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#44	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#175
Sun, May 10th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#99	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#238
Tue, May 12th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#223	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Wed, May 13th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#166
Thu, May 14th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#56	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#55
Fri, May 15th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#128	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#62
Sat, May 16th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#10	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#79
Sun, May 17th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#20	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17
Mon, May 18th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#13	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#168
Tue, May 19th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#84	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9
Wed, May 20th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65
Fri, May 22nd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#266
Sat, May 23rd	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#147	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#99
Sun, May 24th	vs ATH	Luis Medina (5-3)	#164
Mon, May 25th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#30
Tue, May 26th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#103
Wed, May 27th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#274
Fri, May 29th	@ WSH	Paxton Schultz		vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#184
Sat, May 30th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#55	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#187
Sun, May 31st	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#359	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#256
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#85
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Thu, Jun 4th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#11
Fri, Jun 5th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#52	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#99
Sat, Jun 6th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#30	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#80
Sun, Jun 7th	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#274	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#114
Mon, Jun 8th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#144	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#181
Tue, Jun 9th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#45	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#358
Wed, Jun 10th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#186	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#60
Fri, Jun 12th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#47	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125
Sat, Jun 13th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#335	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93
Sun, Jun 14th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#40	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#160
Mon, Jun 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#44	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#215
Tue, Jun 16th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#296	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#72
Wed, Jun 17th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#99	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#30
Fri, Jun 19th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Sat, Jun 20th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#46	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#53
Sun, Jun 21st	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#78	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#196
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#184	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#366	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#223
Wed, Jun 24th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#187	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#110
Fri, Jun 26th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#124	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3
Sat, Jun 27th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#13	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#59
Sun, Jun 28th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#84	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, Jun 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#25	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#92
Tue, Jun 30th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#38	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#223
Wed, Jul 1st	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#152	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#110
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#124	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#40
Sat, Jul 4th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#13	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#137
Sun, Jul 5th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#84	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#41
Mon, Jul 6th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#119
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#160	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#11
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ARI			vs PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#391
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#171	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9
Fri, Jul 10th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#200	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#25
Sat, Jul 11th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#206	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#283
Sun, Jul 12th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#24	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#38
Fri, Jul 17th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#156	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#372
Sat, Jul 18th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#429	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#432
Sun, Jul 19th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#85	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#431
Mon, Jul 20th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#162	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#20
Tue, Jul 21st	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#118	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#101
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#187	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#128
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#7
Fri, Jul 24th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#142	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#44
Sat, Jul 25th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#296
Sun, Jul 26th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#106	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#99
Tue, Jul 28th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#169	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17
Wed, Jul 29th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#372	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#79
Thu, Jul 30th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#108	vs PIT	Yohan Ramirez
Fri, Jul 31st	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3
Sat, Aug 1st	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#77	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#26
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#100	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#119
Tue, Aug 4th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#147
Wed, Aug 5th	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#301	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#150
Thu, Aug 6th	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#364	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#426
Fri, Aug 7th	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#145	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54
Sat, Aug 8th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#146	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#136
Sun, Aug 9th	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#153	@ WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#199
Mon, Aug 10th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#27
Tue, Aug 11th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#56	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#66
Wed, Aug 12th	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#44	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#101
Fri, Aug 14th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#67
Sat, Aug 15th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#79	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#142
Sun, Aug 16th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#62	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Mon, Aug 17th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#30	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#296
Tue, Aug 18th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#115	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#99
Wed, Aug 19th	@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#173	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#80
Fri, Aug 21st	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#71	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#98	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#94	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#301
Mon, Aug 24th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#26	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Tue, Aug 25th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#375
Wed, Aug 26th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#127	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#22
Fri, Aug 28th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#42	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#103
Sat, Aug 29th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#24
Sun, Aug 30th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#23	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#25
Mon, Aug 31st	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#186	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#60
Tue, Sep 1st	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#209
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-3)	#390	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#58
Fri, Sep 4th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#19	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#110
Sat, Sep 5th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#39	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#44
Sun, Sep 6th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#56
Mon, Sep 7th	vs WSH	Will Dion (1-1)	#122	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#13
Tue, Sep 8th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#166	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Sep 9th	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#177	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#14
Fri, Sep 11th	@ SF			@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#110
Sat, Sep 12th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#22	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#44
Sun, Sep 13th	@ SF			@ MIL
Mon, Sep 14th	@ COL			vs LAD
Tue, Sep 15th	@ COL			vs LAD
Wed, Sep 16th	@ COL			vs LAD
Thu, Sep 17th	@ COL			vs LAD
Fri, Sep 18th	vs MIA			vs CHC
Sat, Sep 19th	vs MIA			vs CHC
Sun, Sep 20th	vs MIA			vs CHC
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ LAD			@ ATL
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ LAD			@ ATL
Thu, Sep 24th	@ LAD			@ ATL
Fri, Sep 25th	vs ARI			@ TOR
Sat, Sep 26th	vs ARI			@ TOR
Sun, Sep 27th	vs ARI			@ TOR
Sun, Mar 29th				vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#123
Mon, Apr 20th				@ TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#275
Fri, Apr 24th				vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#35
Thu, Apr 30th				vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#169
Mon, Jun 1st				vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Thu, Aug 13th				@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#112
Thu, Aug 20th				vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#114

Who Should I Trade?

Jackson Merrill for TJ Friedl (2026)

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