Dominate Fantasy - Sync your team
MLB
ARI
BAL
o8
-1.5
1:35PM • PREVIEW SCHEDULED
WSH
BOS
o8
-1.5
1:35PM • PREVIEW SCHEDULED
CHC
PIT
o8.5
+1.5
1:35PM • PREVIEW SCHEDULED
MIN
TOR
o8.5
+1.5
1:37PM • PREVIEW SCHEDULED
HOU
DET
o7.5
+1.5
1:40PM • PREVIEW SCHEDULED
PHI
MIA
o7
+1.5
1:40PM • PREVIEW SCHEDULED
NYY
TB
o8.5
+1.5
1:40PM • PREVIEW SCHEDULED
CLE
CHW
o9
+1.5
2:10PM • PREVIEW SCHEDULED
STL
MIL
o8
-1.5
2:10PM • PREVIEW SCHEDULED
TEX
COL
o11
+1.5
3:10PM • PREVIEW SCHEDULED
CIN
SF
o7.5
-1.5
4:05PM • PREVIEW SCHEDULED
KC
LAA
o8
+1.5
4:07PM • PREVIEW SCHEDULED
LAD
SD
o8
+1.5
4:10PM • PREVIEW SCHEDULED
OAK
SEA
o7.5
-1.5
4:10PM • PREVIEW SCHEDULED
ATL
NYM
o7.5
+1.5
7:10PM • PREVIEW SCHEDULED

Framber Valdez or Michael King

Who Should I Start? - Week 8 • Start New
Framber Valdez

Framber Valdez

SPHouston Astros HOU
Michael King

Michael King

SPSan Diego Padres SD
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Valdez over King

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Framber Valdez
Loading...
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting King over Valdez

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Michael King
Loading...
Performance Framber Valdez
Fantasy Chart Loading...

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
2.571-000421.141
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
4.742-1001331.353
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Michael King
Fantasy Chart Loading...

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
0.000-0001130.711
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
2.981-1002061.103
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Framber Valdez
OWN
98%
-0.63 compared to last week
START
72%
+1.81 compared to last week
OWN/START Michael King
OWN
85%
+3.91 compared to last week
START
58%
-1.74 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Framber Valdez
18th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Michael King
54th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Framber Valdez

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 19th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 137th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Mason Miller
  • Can't be doing much worse than he is right now. Failing to live up to expectations is one thing, but playing this bad is another.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Currently ranked 121st in WHIP with 1.35
  • Currently ranked 132nd in ERA with 4.86
  • Top 15 in walks and is currently ranked 11th with 48
  • Top 75 in wins and is currently ranked 67th with 7
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -10, L: -11, WHIP: +0.214, ERA: +0.023, K's: -182, Walks: -51
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Breakdown Michael King

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 54th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 34th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Mason Miller
  • He is doing much better than most people thought he would.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Currently ranked 114th in wins with 5
  • Not too impressive in saves and is currently ranked 137th with 1
  • Top 100 in innings pitched and is currently ranked 87th with 104.2
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -1, L: -5, WHIP: +0.048, ERA: +0.452, K's: -73, Walks: -8
Next Up Health Check
Injury Framber Valdez

No Injury Reported

Injury Michael King

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Framber Valdez
DateOpponentResult
May 07@NYYLuis GilL 10-3
May 08@NYYCarlos RodonL 9-4
May 09@NYYRonel BlancoW 3-4
May 10@DETFramber ValdezW 2-5
May 11@DETTarik SkubalL 8-2
May 12@DETJack Flaherty
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
4.021-000981.702
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Michael King
DateOpponentResult
May 06@CHCYu DarvishW 3-6
May 07@CHCHector NerisL 3-2
May 08@CHCDylan CeaseW 0-3
May 10VS LADRobert SuarezW 2-1
May 11VS LADJames PaxtonL 0-5
May 12VS LADWalker Buehler
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
4.171-0002081.323
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Framber Valdez
13.97
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Michael King
14.77
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Framber Valdez
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2018 HOU 8 37.0 633 34 24 0 4-1 2.19 1.24 8.3 95
2019 HOU 26 68.1 1175 68 44 0 4-7 6.06 1.73 9 111
2020 HOU 15 94.2 1414 102 26 0 8-4 3.04 1.09 9.7 258
2021 HOU 27 155.1 2415 141 66 0 12-7 3.71 1.31 8.2 351
2022 HOU 33 216.0 3227 208 72 0 18-6 2.71 1.14 8.7 610
2023 HOU 34 210.0 3190 217 63 0 12-14 3.81 1.18 9.3 488
2024 HOU 5 29.2 436 23 9 0 2-1 3.64 1.35 7 61
ON PACE 20 122 1811 95 37 0 8-4 3.64 1.35 7 254
3-YEAR AVG 31 193 2944 189 67 0 14-9 3.39 1.2 8.8 483
Career 148 804.0 12490 793 304 0 0-0 3.55 1.25 8.9
Career Michael King
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2019 NYY 1 . . . 0
2020 NYY 11 . . . 0
2021 NYY 21 . . . 0
2022 NYY 34 . . . 0
2023 NYY 49 . . . 0
2024 SD 9 . . . 0
ON PACE 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . . 0
3-YEAR AVG 35 . . . 0
Career 125 . . .
The Premium Start tool.
  • Optimal Lineups
  • Predictive Analytics Waiver Advice
  • Trade Suggestions & More

Player News

Matchups

Week 22
KC vs SF
SF vs KC
Matchup Time Pitchers
ARI @BAL 01:35 EDT EST Zac Gallen
Dean Kremer
ATL @NYM 07:10 EDT EST Bryce Elder
Luis Severino
BOS vs WAS 01:35 EDT EST Brayan Bello
MacKenzie Gore
CHC @PIT 01:35 EDT EST Kyle Hendricks
Bailey Falter
CHW vs CLE 02:10 EDT EST Michael Soroka
Logan Allen
CIN @SF 04:05 EDT EST Frankie Montas
Kyle Harrison
COL vs TEX 03:10 EDT EST Ty Blach
Jose Urena
DET vs HOU 01:40 EDT EST Jack Flaherty
Justin Verlander
KC @LAA 04:07 EDT EST Seth Lugo
Patrick Sandoval
LAD @SD 04:10 EDT EST Walker Buehler
Yu Darvish
MIA vs PHI 01:40 EDT EST Braxton Garrett
Zack Wheeler
MIL vs STL 02:10 EDT EST Bryse Wilson
Miles Mikolas
MIN @TOR 01:37 EDT EST Bailey Ober
Alek Manoah
NYY @TB 01:40 EDT EST Luis Gil
Tyler Alexander
OAK @SEA 04:10 EDT EST Alex Wood
Luis Castillo
Matchup Time
DEN @MIN 8:00 PM EST
IND vs NY 3:30 PM EST
Matchup Time
BOS vs FLA 6:30 PM EST
EDM vs VAN 9:30 PM EST