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MJ Melendez or Nelson Velazquez

Who Should I Start? - Week 7 • Start New
MJ Melendez

MJ Melendez

LFKansas City Royals KC
Nelson Velazquez

Nelson Velazquez

DHKansas City Royals KC
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Melendez over Velazquez

 
 
 
 
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Velazquez over Melendez

 
 
 
 
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Performance MJ Melendez
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.222001.2220.38916
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.114001.1390.200112
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Nelson Velazquez
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.143002.2000.21405
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.107014.1940.179010
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START MJ Melendez
OWN
37%
-9.98 compared to last week
START
24%
-4.82 compared to last week
OWN/START Nelson Velazquez
OWN
 
7%
-3.72 compared to last week
START
 
3%
-2.81 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus MJ Melendez
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Nelson Velazquez
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown MJ Melendez

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among LF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 67th.
  • The current leader among LF's is Juan Soto
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 228th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.299
  • Ranked 272nd in batting average with 0.239
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 249th with 0.313
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 157th with 0.436
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 179th with 0.749
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 361st with 4
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 259th in RBI with 37
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 240th in runs scored with 42
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.2 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.05, OBP: -0.068, HRs: -12, RBI: -44, Runs: -55, Wlks: -53, Stls: -4,
Breakdown Nelson Velazquez

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: DH LF . However, he plays DH most often.
  • Experts don't even rank him among DH's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 13th.
  • The current leader among DH's is Shohei Ohtani
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 464th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.245
  • Ranked 384th in batting average with 0.218
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 367th with 0.289
  • Top 100 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 88th with 0.472
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 165th with 0.760
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 510th with 1
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 269th in RBI with 36
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 239th in runs scored with 42
  • 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: -0.011, OBP: -0.007, HRs: -15, RBI: -26, Runs: -20, Wlks: -6, Stls: +1,
Next Up Health Check
Injury MJ Melendez

No Injury Reported

Injury Nelson Velazquez

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups MJ Melendez
DateOpponentResult
May 06VS MILNick AndersonW 3-2
May 07VS MILJared KoenigL 5-6
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
.167001.1670.50002
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Nelson Velazquez
DateOpponentResult
May 06VS MILNick AndersonW 3-2
May 07VS MILJared KoenigL 5-6
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
.200001.3330.20002
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating MJ Melendez
11.85
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Nelson Velazquez
9.51
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career MJ Melendez
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2022 KC 119 88 16 47 53 0 64 .211 .312 .380 321
2023 KC 151 125 16 65 56 6 62 .235 .316 .398 388
2024 KC 33 20 4 10 12 2 9 .185 .248 .370 78
ON PACE 144 87 17 43 52 8 39 .185 .248 .370 341
3-YEAR AVG 135 107 16 56 55 3 63 .224 .314 .390 355
Career 303 233 36 122 121 8 135 .220 .308 .388
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 31 21 2 15 8 1 8 .214 .287 .337 65
ON PACE 135 91 8 65 35 4 35 .214 .287 .337 284
3-YEAR AVG 68 35 12 26 30 2 15 .211 .283 .471 166
Career 167 90 25 67 67 5 38 .212 .284 .440
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