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Nelson Velazquez or Alex Kirilloff

Who Should I Start? - Week 7 • Start New
Nelson Velazquez

Nelson Velazquez

DHKansas City Royals KC
Alex Kirilloff

Alex Kirilloff

1BMinnesota Twins MIN
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Velazquez over Kirilloff

 
 
 
 
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Owners starting Kirilloff over Velazquez

 
 
 
 
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Performance Nelson Velazquez
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.167012.2310.33304
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.071013.1330.143010
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Alex Kirilloff
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.077113.1430.30806
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.161167.2290.290011
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Nelson Velazquez
OWN
 
7%
-3.01 compared to last week
START
 
3%
-4.24 compared to last week
OWN/START Alex Kirilloff
OWN
11%
-2.89 compared to last week
START
 
9%
-1.14 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Nelson Velazquez
85th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Alex Kirilloff
61st
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 85th 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 459th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.246
  • Ranked 376th in batting average with 0.220
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 365th with 0.289
  • Top 100 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 85th with 0.480
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 147th with 0.768
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 538th with 1
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 265th in RBI with 36
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 240th in runs scored with 41
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.6 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.008, OBP: -0.007, HRs: -15, RBI: -26, Runs: -21, Wlks: -6, Stls: +1,
Breakdown Alex Kirilloff

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: LF DH RF 1B . However, he plays LF most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 62nd among 1B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 19th.
  • The current leader among 1B's is Josh Naylor
  • You have to be impressed by how much better he is performing. Can he keep this up or is it a fluke?
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 261st in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.292
  • Ranked 214th in batting average with 0.249
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 299th with 0.304
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 116th with 0.458
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 159th with 0.762
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 490th with 1
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 260th in RBI with 37
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 291st in runs scored with 34
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.023, OBP: -0.041, HRs: -9, RBI: -31, Runs: -21, Wlks: -22, Stls: -1,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Nelson Velazquez

No Injury Reported

Injury Alex Kirilloff

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Nelson Velazquez
DateOpponentResult
May 06VS MILBryse Wilson
May 07VS MILColin Rea
May 08VS MILJoe Ross
May 09@LAAReid Detmers
May 10@LAAGriffin Canning
May 11@LAATyler Anderson
May 12@LAAPatrick Sandoval
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
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Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Alex Kirilloff
DateOpponentResult
May 06VS SEALuis Castillo
May 07VS SEAEmerson Hancock
May 08VS SEAGeorge Kirby
May 09VS SEALogan Gilbert
May 10@TORYusei Kikuchi
May 11@TORKevin Gausman
May 12@TOR
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
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Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Nelson Velazquez
10.02
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Alex Kirilloff
11.29
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 29 20 2 14 8 1 8 .215 .284 .344 62
ON PACE 134 92 9 64 37 4 37 .215 .284 .344 286
3-YEAR AVG 68 35 12 26 30 2 15 .211 .283 .471 166
Career 165 89 25 66 67 5 38 .212 .283 .443
Career Alex Kirilloff
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2020 MIN 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 1
2021 MIN 59 52 8 22 34 1 14 .246 .295 .422 168
2022 MIN 45 35 3 14 21 0 4 .245 .281 .357 99
2023 MIN 103 76 11 35 41 1 30 .262 .342 .431 252
2024 MIN 30 22 2 14 10 0 8 .239 .301 .435 79
ON PACE 147 108 9 68 49 0 39 .239 .301 .435 387
3-YEAR AVG 69 54 7 24 32 1 16 .253 .314 .411 173
Career 238 186 24 85 106 2 56 .251 .312 .414
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