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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. or MJ Melendez

Who Should I Start? - Week 6 • Start New
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

1BToronto Blue Jays TOR
MJ Melendez

MJ Melendez

LFKansas City Royals KC
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Guerrero Jr. over Melendez

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Melendez over Guerrero Jr.

 
 
 
 
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Latest News MJ Melendez
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Performance Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.192011.2500.23107
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.250042.3450.292013
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance MJ Melendez
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.000000.0710.00005
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.086142.1350.171011
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
OWN
97%
-1.8 compared to last week
START
95%
-2.44 compared to last week
OWN/START MJ Melendez
OWN
47%
-18.43 compared to last week
START
33%
-23.27 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
5th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus MJ Melendez
51st
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 5th among 1B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 13th.
  • 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

  • Ranked 432nd in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.251
  • Ranked 275th in batting average with 0.239
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 161st with 0.333
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 209th with 0.410
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 192nd with 0.743
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 545th with 1
  • Top 50 in walks and is currently ranked 37th with 54
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 167th in RBI with 52
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 171st in runs scored with 51
  • 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: -0.055, OBP: -0.026, HRs: -23, RBI: -84, Runs: -68, Wlks: -52, Stls: -5,
Breakdown MJ Melendez

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 52nd among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 57th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 218th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.304
  • Ranked 243rd in batting average with 0.246
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 200th with 0.324
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 135th with 0.449
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 150th with 0.773
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 375th with 3
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 247th in RBI with 37
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 231st in runs scored with 41
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.04, OBP: -0.041, HRs: -12, RBI: -44, Runs: -56, Wlks: -53, Stls: -5,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Next Up Health Check
Injury Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

No Injury Reported

Injury MJ Melendez

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
DateOpponentResult
Apr 29VS KCJonathan Bowlan
Apr 30VS KCCole Ragans
May 01VS KCSeth Lugo
May 03@WASPatrick Corbin
May 04@WASJake Irvin
May 05@WASMacKenzie Gore
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.143001.2500.14304
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups MJ Melendez
DateOpponentResult
Apr 29@TORYariel Rodriguez
Apr 30@TORJose Berrios
May 01@TORChris Bassitt
May 03VS TEXMichael Lorenzen
May 04VS TEXDane Dunning
May 05VS TEXJon Gray
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.000000.0000.00003
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
21.37
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating MJ Melendez
12.99
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2019 TOR 123 126 15 52 69 0 46 .272 .336 .433 323
2020 TOR 62 59 9 34 32 2 20 .255 .315 .446 171
2021 TOR 161 182 44 119 106 3 85 .308 .399 .584 713
2022 TOR 153 165 32 85 95 7 57 .275 .341 .489 591
2023 TOR 159 160 26 78 94 5 68 .263 .343 .442 578
2024 TOR 29 24 3 10 10 0 16 .218 .323 .336 75
ON PACE 162 134 16 55 55 0 89 .218 .323 .336 418
3-YEAR AVG 158 169 34 94 98 5 70 .282 .361 .504 627
Career 687 716 129 378 406 17 292 .275 .351 .479
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 25 16 4 9 12 1 9 .195 .275 .402 69
ON PACE 139 89 22 50 67 5 50 .195 .275 .402 385
3-YEAR AVG 135 107 16 56 55 3 63 .224 .314 .390 355
Career 295 229 36 121 121 7 135 .222 .311 .391
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