
Whit Merrifield
2B | Kansas City Royals
Bats / Throws: R / R
Age: 25 (1989-01-24)
Ht / Wt: 6'0" / 195 lbs.
2018 Stats Snapshot
AVG | R | HR | RBI | SB | wOBA |
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0.271 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0.342 |
Draft Prep / Rankings Snapshot
Staff Rank | Trend | Avg ADP | Auction | Round (12-team) | Diff |
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97 | ↗ | 82 | $14 | 9.08 | -15.0 |
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4/18:Kansas City Royals second baseman Whit Merrifield went 1-for-3 on Wednesday with a home run, two RBI and two walks. The home run marked the first of the year for Merrifield. Many expected the Royals second baseman to break out in 2018, making his early-season slump somewhat disappointing. Coming into the game, he was hitting just .246 with two RBI and a stolen base. However, Merrifield showed how talented he was last season, hitting .288 with 19 home runs, 78 RBI and 34 stolen bases. Perhaps this game helps Merrifield turn it around, so your chance to buy low on him could be waning.
Source: ESPN
Source: ESPN
More Information and Articles
4/18:Whit Merrifield Hits First Home Run of 2018
4/13:DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/13/18): MLB DFS Lineups
4/13:FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (4/13/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice
4/4:Whit Merrifield Fitting In With Shifts
3/22:Outfield H2H Points Rankings - March Update
3/22:Nick Mariano's 10 Bold Predictions for 2018
3/16:Champ or Chump - Brett Gardner and Whit Merrifield
3/12:Whit Merrifield Continues Raking
2/27:Top 500: Mixed Leagues Tiered Staff Rankings (February)
2/23:2018 Second Basemen - Dynasty Tiered Rankings
2/20:ADP Sleepers and Busts - Third Basemen
2/10:Top 600: Dynasty League Fantasy Baseball Rankings
2/9:Should Fantasy Managers Swipe Left and Chase Steals?
1/29:January Expert Mock Draft Analysis - Rounds 5-9
1/26:2018 Outfield - Early Points League Rankings and Tiers
1/22:2018 Second Base - Early Points League Rankings and Tiers
1/19:2018 Stolen Base Risers and Fallers - What We Learned
1/6:2018 Second Base - Early Fantasy Baseball Tiered Rankings
8/6:Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (8/6/17): MLB Advice for FanDuel and DraftKings
8/5:Buy or Sell - Underowned and Overowned Players for Week 19
7/28:Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for July 31
4/13:DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/13/18): MLB DFS Lineups
4/13:FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (4/13/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice
4/4:Whit Merrifield Fitting In With Shifts
3/22:Outfield H2H Points Rankings - March Update
3/22:Nick Mariano's 10 Bold Predictions for 2018
3/16:Champ or Chump - Brett Gardner and Whit Merrifield
3/12:Whit Merrifield Continues Raking
2/27:Top 500: Mixed Leagues Tiered Staff Rankings (February)
2/23:2018 Second Basemen - Dynasty Tiered Rankings
2/20:ADP Sleepers and Busts - Third Basemen
2/10:Top 600: Dynasty League Fantasy Baseball Rankings
2/9:Should Fantasy Managers Swipe Left and Chase Steals?
1/29:January Expert Mock Draft Analysis - Rounds 5-9
1/26:2018 Outfield - Early Points League Rankings and Tiers
1/22:2018 Second Base - Early Points League Rankings and Tiers
1/19:2018 Stolen Base Risers and Fallers - What We Learned
1/6:2018 Second Base - Early Fantasy Baseball Tiered Rankings
8/6:Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (8/6/17): MLB Advice for FanDuel and DraftKings
8/5:Buy or Sell - Underowned and Overowned Players for Week 19
7/28:Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for July 31
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Historical Split Stats
Split | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | RBI | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ISO | wOBA |
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vL | 26 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.385 | 0.448 | 0.654 | 1.102 | 0.269 | 0.483 |
vR | 44 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.205 | 0.3 | 0.25 | 0.55 | 0.045 | 0.26 |
HOME | 32 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0.25 | 0.333 | 0.281 | 0.614 | 0.031 | 0.278 |
AWAY | 38 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.289 | 0.372 | 0.5 | 0.872 | 0.211 | 0.372 |
vL | 122 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0.27 | 0.318 | 0.475 | 0.793 | 0.205 | 0.364 |
vR | 466 | 136 | 26 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 71 | 0 | 0.292 | 0.325 | 0.455 | 0.78 | 0.163 | 0.343 |
HOME | 290 | 87 | 21 | 3 | 13 | 41 | 45 | 14 | 0.3 | 0.344 | 0.528 | 0.872 | 0.228 | 0.385 |
AWAY | 297 | 82 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 33 | 20 | 0.276 | 0.304 | 0.394 | 0.698 | 0.118 | 0.311 |
vL | 77 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0.351 | 0.398 | 0.494 | 0.892 | 0.143 | 0.398 |
vR | 234 | 61 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0.261 | 0.298 | 0.359 | 0.657 | 0.098 | 0.306 |
HOME | 172 | 50 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 21 | 5 | 0.291 | 0.346 | 0.413 | 0.759 | 0.122 | 0.33 |
AWAY | 139 | 38 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 0.273 | 0.294 | 0.367 | 0.661 | 0.094 | 0.322 |
Overheard in the RotoBaller Community
Whit Merrifield Chatroom
ADP Arbitrage Comparables
Beat Writer Chatter
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@goldbergkc: #Royals vs RHP Fiers:
Jay LF
Merrifield 2B
Moustakas 3B
Duda 1B
Soler RF
Cuthbert DH
Almonte CF
Escobar SS
Butera C
Duffy P - @rustindodd: Two Bad Neighbors: Jay 7, Merrifield 4, Moustakas 5, Duda 3, Soler 9, Cuthbert DH, Almonte 8, Escobar 6, Butera 2 (LHP Duffy)
- @FlannyMLB: Whit Merrifield has tied it with his second home run of the season. 1-1.
- @rustindodd: When Flanders Failed: Jay 7, Merrifield 4, Moustakas 5, Duda 3, Soler 9, Cuthbert DH, Orlando 8, Escobar 6, Butera… https://t.co/rgUvZmPPlc
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@FlannyMLB: Royals lineup Game 2 here in Motown:
Jay 7
Merrifield 4
Moustakas 5
Duda 3
Soler 9
Cuthbert DH
Orlando 8
Escobar 6
Butera 2
Junis SP -
@goldbergkc: #Royals game 2 lineup vs LHP Norris:
Jay LF
Merrifield 2B
Moustakas 3B
Duda 1B
Soler RF
Cuthbert DH
Orlando CF
Escobar SS
Butera C
Junis P -
@goldbergkc: #Royals game 1 vs RHP Fulmer:
Jay LF
Merrifield RF
Moustakas DH
Duda 1B
Cuthbert 3B
Almonte CF
Goins 2B
Escobar SS
Gallagher C
Hammel P - @rustindodd: Two things from the Statcast Sprint Speed leaderboard (via @mike_petriello): Whit Merrifield is the third fastest s… https://t.co/8XSL0k7FQS
- @rustindodd: Mike Moustakas shot a two-run double to left, extending his hitting streak to 10 games. Whit Merrifield hustled around from first. 2-1, KC
- @rustindodd: Flaming Moe’s: Jay DH, Merrifield 4, Moustakas 5, Duda 3, Soler 9, Almonte 8, Orlando 7, Escobar 6, Butera 2 (RHP Kennedy)
- @rustindodd: I don't think the runner would have scored from first on the double off the right-field wall, but that was a terrif… https://t.co/9ijIb17O4J
- @rustindodd: Mr. Plow: Jay 7, Merrifield 9, Moustakas 5, Duda DH, Cuthbert 3, Goins 4, Almonte 8, Escobar 6, Butera 2 (LHP Duffy vs. RHP Biagini)
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@goldbergkc: Slight change from yesterday. #Royals vs LHP Garcia:
Jay LF
Merrifield 2B
Moustakas DH
Duda 1B
Soler RF
Cuthbert 3B… https://t.co/9dX4pHyzNu - @rustindodd: Homer's Barbershop Quartet (one day later): Jay 7, Merrifield 4, Moustakas DH, Duda 3, Soler 9, Cuthbert 5, Orlando… https://t.co/qNOV6eSwVK
- @rustindodd: Homer's Barbershop Quartet: Jay 7, Merrifield 4, Moustakas DH, Duda 3, Soler 9, Cuthbert 5, Orlando 8, Escobar 6, B… https://t.co/4z2oqGhCk7
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@goldbergkc: If we play. #Royals vs LHP Garcia:
Jay LF
Merrifield 2B
Moustakas DH
Duda 1B
Soler RF
Cuthbert 3B
Orlando CF
Esco… https://t.co/jGYHf93vh8 - @rustindodd: Sideshow Bob Roberts: Jay 7, Merrifield 8, Moustakas 5, Duda 3, Soler 9, Orlando DH, Goins 4, Escobar 6, Butera 2 (… https://t.co/bCF6IfMdQO
- @rustindodd: Whit Merrifield gave a baseball a ride with two outs and the bases loaded, but it appeared to get caught up in the snow. To the eighth.
- @FlannyMLB: Paulo Orlando has a sore knee so Whit Merrifield will make his first big-league start in center.
- @rustindodd: Ned Yost said Paulo Orlando’s knee has been “barking.” They’ll give Whit Merrifield a day in center to get Goins in the lineup, he said.
- @rustindodd: Fear of Flying: Jay 7, Merrifield 8, Moustakas 5, Duda 3, Soler 9, Orlando DH, Goins 4, Escobar 6, Butera 2 (RHP Junis vs. RHP Richards)
- @FlannyMLB: Whit Merrifield: “If that situation comes up again, maybe I let Moose get ahead in the count. If he falls behind, t… https://t.co/oDOawt9tzr
- @FlannyMLB: Angels catcher Rene Rivera had a 1.89 pop time on that throw that got Whit Merrifield -- MLB average is 2.01, so th… https://t.co/Oke6mkJ3Am
- @rustindodd: Ned Yost said Whit Merrifield had the green light to run in the ninth. Middleton's time to the plate was in their f… https://t.co/cm2p6qebM4
- @rustindodd: The Royals were 14 for 76 with runners in scoring position this season before that two-out single from Merrifield.
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Kansas City Royals Prospects Depth Chart
- Nick Pratto (1B)
- Khalil Lee (OF)
- Seuly Matias (OF)
- Josh Staumont (SP)
Basic and Advanced Historical Stats
Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | OPS | ISO | BABIP | wOBA |
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2018 | 18 | 70 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 0.271 | 0.354 | 0.754 | 0.129 | 0.315 | 0.342 |
2017 | 145 | 587 | 169 | 32 | 6 | 19 | 80 | 78 | 34 | 29 | 88 | 0.288 | 0.324 | 0.784 | 0.172 | 0.308 | 0.348 |
2016 | 81 | 311 | 88 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 29 | 8 | 19 | 72 | 0.283 | 0.323 | 0.715 | 0.109 | 0.361 | 0.326 |
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