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Yandy Diaz or Merrill Kelly

Who Should I Start? - Week 6 • Start New
Yandy Diaz

Yandy Diaz

1BTampa Bay Rays TB
Merrill Kelly

Merrill Kelly

SPArizona Diamondbacks ARI
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Diaz over Kelly

 
 
 
 
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Kelly over Diaz

 
 
 
 
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Performance Yandy Diaz
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.188011.3810.25005
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.255012.3400.298012
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Merrill Kelly
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
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Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
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Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Yandy Diaz
OWN
93%
-2.06 compared to last week
START
70%
-12 compared to last week
OWN/START Merrill Kelly
OWN
99%
+2.44 compared to last week
START
12%
-20.28 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Yandy Diaz
10th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Merrill Kelly
57th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Yandy Diaz

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: 1B DH . However, he plays 1B most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 10th among 1B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 17th.
  • The current leader among 1B's is Josh Naylor
  • He is putting up close to the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Top 100 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.339 and is currently ranked 83rd
  • Top 50 in batting average with 0.300 and is currently ranked 37th
  • Top 50 on base percentage and is currently ranked 41st with 0.373
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 137th with 0.448
  • Top 100 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 80th with 0.821
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 176th in RBI with 50
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 181st in runs scored with 51
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.9 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.106, OBP: -0.116, HRs: -21, RBI: -67, Runs: -84, Wlks: -55, Stls: EVEN,
Breakdown Merrill Kelly

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 57th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 68th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Mason Miller
  • He should be doing a bit better than this. Look for him to bounce back.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 50 in WHIP and is currently ranked 40th with 1.14
  • Top 35 in ERA and is currently ranked 30th with 3.00
  • Top 10 in walks and is currently ranked 10th with 46
  • Top 50 in wins and is currently ranked 38th with 8
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -11, L: -8, WHIP: -0.248, ERA: -1.098, K's: -171, Walks: -65
Next Up Health Check
Injury Yandy Diaz

No Injury Reported

Injury Merrill Kelly

SHOULDER - Since Apr 21, 2024

Kelly is dealing with a right shoulder strain and has been placed on the 15-day injured list. He is expected to miss at least one month.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Yandy Diaz
DateOpponentResult
Mar 28VS TORJose BerriosL 2-8
Mar 29VS TORAaron CivaleW 8-2
Mar 30VS TORZack LittellW 5-1
Mar 31VS TORMitch WhiteL 2-9
Apr 01VS TEXDane DunningL 3-9
Apr 02VS TEXZach EflinW 5-2
Apr 03VS TEXNathan EovaldiL 1-4
Apr 05@COLJalen BeeksL 10-7
Apr 06@COLGarrett CleavingerW 6-8
Apr 07@COLRyan PepiotW 2-3
Apr 08@LAATyler AndersonL 7-1
Apr 09@LAAAaron CivaleW 4-6
Apr 10@LAAKevin KellyW 2-4
Apr 12VS SFGarrett CleavingerW 2-1
Apr 13VS SFLogan WebbL 2-11
Apr 14VS SFTyler AlexanderW 9-4
Apr 15VS LAALuis GarciaL 3-7
Apr 16VS LAAGarrett CleavingerW 7-6
Apr 17VS LAAHunter StricklandL 4-5
Apr 18VS LAARyan PepiotW 2-1
Apr 19@NYYDennis SantanaL 5-3
Apr 20@NYYJason AdamW 0-2
Apr 21@NYYLuis GilL 5-4
Apr 22VS DETTarik SkubalL 1-7
Apr 23VS DETAlex FaedoL 2-4
Apr 24VS DETChris DevenskiW 7-5
Apr 26@CHWChris FlexenL 9-4
Apr 27@CHWDeivi GarciaL 8-7
Apr 28@CHWErick FeddeL 4-2
Apr 29@MILRyan PepiotW 0-1
Apr 30@MILFreddy PeraltaL 8-2
May 01@MILColin Rea
May 03VS NYMJose Quintana
May 04VS NYMLuis Severino
May 05VS NYMSean Manaea
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.22011111.2900.288030
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Merrill Kelly
DateOpponentResult
Mar 28VS COLZac GallenW 16-1
Mar 29VS COLMerrill KellyW 7-3
Mar 30VS COLPeter LambertL 4-9
Mar 31VS COLBrandon PfaadtW 5-1
Apr 01VS NYYLuke WeaverL 2-5
Apr 02VS NYYZac GallenW 7-0
Apr 03VS NYYClay HolmesL 5-6
Apr 05@ATLPierce JohnsonL 6-5
Apr 06@ATLA.J. MinterL 9-8
Apr 07@ATLChris SaleL 5-2
Apr 08@COLPeter LambertL 7-5
Apr 09@COLMerrill KellyW 2-3
Apr 10@COLJoe MantiplyW 3-5
Apr 12VS STLGiovanny GallegosL 6-9
Apr 13VS STLRyne NelsonW 4-2
Apr 14VS STLZac GallenW 5-0
Apr 15VS CHCKeegan ThompsonL 2-3
Apr 16VS CHCKevin GinkelW 12-11
Apr 17VS CHCHayden WesneskiL 3-5
Apr 18@SFLogan WebbL 5-0
Apr 19@SFJordan MontgomeryW 1-17
Apr 20@SFRyan WalkerL 7-3
Apr 21@SFSlade CecconiW 3-5
Apr 22@STLRyan HelsleyL 5-3
Apr 23@STLTommy HenryW 1-14
Apr 24@STLKyle GibsonL 5-1
Apr 26@SEAEmerson HancockL 6-1
Apr 27@SEAGeorge KirbyL 3-1
Apr 28@SEAJoe MantiplyW 2-3
Apr 29VS LADJames PaxtonL 4-8
Apr 30VS LADScott McGoughW 4-3
May 01VS LADYoshinobu Yamamoto
May 03VS SDDylan Cease
May 04VS SDMichael King
May 05VS SDMatt Waldron
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
2.232-0002160.954
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Yandy Diaz
18.08
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Merrill Kelly
16.07
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Yandy Diaz
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2017 CLE 49 41 0 25 13 2 21 .263 .352 .327 97
2018 CLE 39 34 1 15 15 0 11 .312 .375 .422 78
2019 TB 83 85 16 55 40 2 35 .266 .337 .484 257
2020 TB 47 42 2 19 12 0 34 .280 .416 .353 105
2021 TB 137 118 13 63 64 1 70 .249 .347 .378 429
2022 TB 134 131 8 68 51 2 74 .285 .390 .407 457
2023 TB 141 174 22 95 78 0 65 .326 .406 .516 559
2024 TB 30 26 1 11 11 0 10 .220 .290 .288 74
ON PACE 156 135 5 57 57 0 52 .220 .290 .288 386
3-YEAR AVG 137 141 14 75 64 1 70 .288 .382 .437 482
Career 660 651 63 351 284 7 320 .281 .371 .422
Career Merrill Kelly
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2019 ARI 32 181.0 2962 158 57 0 13-14 4.48 1.33 7.9 377
2020 ARI 5 31.1 473 29 5 0 3-2 2.59 0.99 8.3 85
2021 ARI 27 158.0 2425 130 41 0 7-11 4.44 1.29 7.4 276
2022 ARI 32 195.0 2988 170 59 0 13-8 3.42 1.14 7.9 450
2023 ARI 34 199.1 3161 215 77 0 15-9 3.3 1.16 9.7 519
2024 ARI 4 24.2 361 21 6 0 2-0 2.19 0.93 7.7 72
ON PACE 20 127 1886 109 31 0 10-0 2.19 0.93 7.7 375
3-YEAR AVG 31 184 2858 172 59 0 12-9 3.65 1.18 8.4 415
Career 134 787.0 12370 723 245 0 0-0 3.77 1.21 8.3
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