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Nelson Velazquez or Jorge Polanco

Who Should I Start? - Week 8 • Start New
Nelson Velazquez

Nelson Velazquez

DHKansas City Royals KC
Jorge Polanco

Jorge Polanco

2BSeattle Mariners SEA
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Velazquez over Polanco

 
 
 
 
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Owners starting Polanco over Velazquez

 
 
 
 
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Performance Nelson Velazquez
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.263133.2630.42106
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.229135.2700.371012
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Jorge Polanco
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.333001.4000.44404
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.216003.2370.270010
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Nelson Velazquez
OWN
 
5%
-1.44 compared to last week
START
 
2%
-0.9 compared to last week
OWN/START Jorge Polanco
OWN
24%
-8.03 compared to last week
START
 
9%
-13.71 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Nelson Velazquez
91st
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Jorge Polanco
28th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Nelson Velazquez

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: DH LF . However, he plays DH most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 92nd among DH's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 14th.
  • The current leader among DH's is Shohei Ohtani
  • Super human effort in the past 30 days. If he can keep it up, then keep him. . otherwise think trade.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 439th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.257
  • Ranked 389th in batting average with 0.220
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 378th with 0.287
  • Top 100 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 92nd with 0.465
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 175th with 0.751
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 565th with 1
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 261st in RBI with 39
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 233rd in runs scored with 45
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.5 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.005, OBP: -0.01, HRs: -14, RBI: -23, Runs: -17, Wlks: -5, Stls: +1,
Breakdown Jorge Polanco

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 28th among 2B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 20th.
  • The current leader among 2B's is Marcus Semien
  • He is putting up better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • He hasn't missed that many games lately, but he is listed on the injury report. He may have some nagging injuries with his Hamstring (Since May 13, 2024). Look at his player news.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 253rd in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.294
  • Ranked 346th in batting average with 0.226
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 159th with 0.332
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 271st with 0.387
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 226th with 0.719
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 393rd with 5
  • Top 75 in walks and is currently ranked 61st with 54
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 214th in RBI with 48
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 240th in runs scored with 44
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.7 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.062, OBP: -0.039, HRs: -10, RBI: -38, Runs: -25, Wlks: -19, Stls: -4,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Next Up Health Check
Injury Nelson Velazquez

No Injury Reported

Injury Jorge Polanco

HAMSTRING - Since May 13, 2024

Polanco is dealing with right hamstring tightness and is uncertain to take the field for the Mariners.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Nelson Velazquez
DateOpponentResult
May 13@SEAGeorge KirbyL 6-2
May 14@SEAMichael WachaW 2-4
May 15@SEABryan WooL 4-2
May 17VS OAKCole RagansW 6-2
May 18VS OAKRoss Stripling
May 19VS OAKJP Sears
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.167131.1670.41704
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Jorge Polanco
DateOpponentResult
May 13VS KCGeorge KirbyW 6-2
May 14VS KCMichael WachaL 2-4
May 15VS KCBryan WooW 4-2
May 17@BALJohn MeansL 9-2
May 18@BAL
May 19@BALDean Kremer
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.500001.6670.50002
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Nelson Velazquez
9.64
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Jorge Polanco
11.23
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Nelson Velazquez
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2022 CHC 70 33 6 17 25 4 16 .198 .272 .365 140
2023 CHC 66 36 17 35 34 0 14 .225 .294 .581 191
2024 KC 39 27 3 18 11 1 9 .220 .284 .350 79
ON PACE 137 95 10 63 38 3 31 .220 .284 .350 278
3-YEAR AVG 68 35 12 26 30 2 15 .211 .283 .471 166
Career 175 96 26 70 70 5 39 .213 .283 .438
Career Jorge Polanco
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2014 MIN 4 1 0 2 1 0 2 .250 .500 .500 6
2015 MIN 4 3 0 1 1 1 2 .300 .417 .300 9
2016 MIN 69 69 4 24 27 4 17 .282 .332 .424 157
2017 MIN 133 125 13 60 74 13 41 .256 .313 .410 362
2018 MIN 77 87 6 38 42 7 25 .288 .345 .427 217
2019 MIN 156 190 23 108 81 4 62 .296 .359 .488 514
2020 MIN 57 52 5 22 19 3 14 .242 .290 .344 117
2021 MIN 151 149 31 93 94 11 45 .259 .316 .482 565
2022 MIN 104 86 16 54 55 3 63 .232 .343 .404 338
2023 MIN 94 81 15 40 51 5 40 .251 .333 .446 283
2024 SEA 42 28 5 15 13 1 21 .192 .298 .308 85
ON PACE 151 100 18 54 46 3 75 .192 .298 .308 306
3-YEAR AVG 116 105 21 62 67 6 49 .249 .329 .450 395
Career 891 871 118 457 458 52 332 .262 .331 .434
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