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Brendan Donovan or Nelson Velazquez

Who Should I Start? - Week 11 • Start New
Brendan Donovan

Brendan Donovan

LFSt. Louis Cardinals STL
Nelson Velazquez

Nelson Velazquez

DHKansas City Royals KC
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Donovan over Velazquez

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Brendan Donovan
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Velazquez over Donovan

 
 
 
 
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Performance Brendan Donovan
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.455002.5710.63604
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.345055.4060.44808
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Nelson Velazquez
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.136353.1670.54506
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.189597.2620.622010
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Brendan Donovan
OWN
35%
+0.98 compared to last week
START
18%
-8.43 compared to last week
OWN/START Nelson Velazquez
OWN
 
8%
+3.14 compared to last week
START
 
5%
+2.18 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Brendan Donovan
45th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Nelson Velazquez
87th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Brendan Donovan

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: LF 2B . However, he plays LF most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 46th among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 25th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • He is doing much better than most people thought he would.
  • He hasn't missed that many games lately, but he is listed on the injury report. He may have some nagging injuries with his Neck (Since May 31, 2024). Look at his player news.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 283rd in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.286
  • Ranked 175th in batting average with 0.257
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 176th with 0.326
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 267th with 0.390
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 228th with 0.715
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 612th with 1
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 332nd in RBI with 30
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 300th in runs scored with 36
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.031, OBP: -0.033, HRs: -6, RBI: -6, Runs: -21, Wlks: -15, Stls: -5,
Breakdown Nelson Velazquez

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: DH LF RF . However, he plays DH most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 87th among DH's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 11th.
  • 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 504th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.239
  • Ranked 398th in batting average with 0.220
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 392nd with 0.286
  • Top 75 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 60th with 0.485
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 132nd with 0.771
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 530th with 1
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 230th in RBI with 49
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 222nd in runs scored with 52
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.3 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.005, OBP: -0.011, HRs: -9, RBI: -13, Runs: -10, Wlks: -1, Stls: +1,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Brendan Donovan

NECK - Since May 31, 2024

Donovan is battling a neck injury and is uncertain to take the field for the Cardinals.
Injury Nelson Velazquez

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Brendan Donovan
DateOpponentResult
May 27@CINNick LodoloL 3-1
May 28@CINKyle GibsonW 1-7
May 29@CINAndre PallanteW 3-5
May 31@PHIAaron NolaL 4-2
Jun 01@PHIRanger Suarez
Jun 02@PHITaijuan Walker
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.316122.4090.57906
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Nelson Velazquez
DateOpponentResult
May 27@MINJoe RyanL 6-5
May 28@MINSimeon Woods RichardsonL 4-2
May 29@MINSeth LugoW 1-6
May 30@MINCaleb ThielbarL 7-6
May 31VS SDYuki MatsuiL 8-11
Jun 01VS SDJoe Musgrove
Jun 02VS SDMichael King
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.200465.2220.68007
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Brendan Donovan
11.24
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Nelson Velazquez
10.88
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Brendan Donovan
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2022 STL 118 101 5 53 43 2 54 .278 .387 .377 343
2023 STL 101 91 10 47 31 5 33 .280 .361 .409 302
2024 STL 52 50 4 26 25 0 18 .249 .328 .388 167
ON PACE 153 147 11 76 73 0 53 .249 .328 .388 491
3-YEAR AVG 110 96 8 50 37 4 44 .279 .375 .392 323
Career 271 242 19 126 99 7 105 .272 .365 .391
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 50 36 8 25 21 1 13 .220 .283 .415 127
ON PACE 137 98 21 68 57 2 35 .220 .283 .415 348
3-YEAR AVG 68 35 12 26 30 2 15 .211 .283 .471 166
Career 186 105 31 77 80 5 43 .214 .283 .452
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Matchups

Week 1
ARI @BUF
ATL vs PIT
BAL @KC
CAR @NO
CHI vs TEN
CIN vs NE
CLE vs DAL
DEN @SEA
DET vs LAR
GB @PHI
HOU @IND
JAC @MIA
LAC vs LV
MIN @NYG
NYJ @SF
TB vs WAS
Matchup Time Pitchers
ARI @NYM 01:40 EDT EST Brandon Pfaadt
Jose Quintana
ATL vs OAK 01:35 EDT EST Charlie Morton
BAL vs TB 01:35 EDT EST Cole Irvin
Zack Littell
BOS vs DET 01:35 EDT EST Brayan Bello
Casey Mize
CHC vs CIN 02:20 EDT EST Ben Brown
Nick Lodolo
CHW @MIL 02:10 EDT EST Nick Nastrini
Freddy Peralta
CLE vs WAS 01:40 EDT EST
Jake Irvin
COL @LAD 04:10 EDT EST Austin Gomber
Gavin Stone
HOU vs MIN 01:05 EDT EST Hunter Brown
Simeon Woods Richardson
KC vs SD 02:10 EDT EST
Michael King
LAA @SEA 04:10 EDT EST Griffin Canning
Luis Castillo
MIA vs TEX 01:40 EDT EST Trevor Rogers
Andrew Heaney
NYY @SF 04:05 EDT EST Nestor Cortes
Blake Snell
PHI vs STL 07:10 EDT EST Taijuan Walker
Lance Lynn
PIT @TOR 01:37 EDT EST
Chris Bassitt
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Matchup Time
DAL @EDM 8:00 PM EST