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Jake Cave or Alec Burleson

Who Should I Start? - Week 8 • Start New
Jake Cave

Jake Cave

RFColorado Rockies COL
Alec Burleson

Alec Burleson

DHSt. Louis Cardinals STL
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Cave over Burleson

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Jake Cave
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Burleson over Cave

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Alec Burleson
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Performance Jake Cave
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.286002.4440.28604
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.143003.2940.14309
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Alec Burleson
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.300131.3000.55006
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.238282.2380.429012
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Jake Cave
OWN
 
0%
No change since last week.
START
 
0%
No change since last week.
OWN/START Alec Burleson
OWN
 
2%
+1.09 compared to last week
START
 
1%
+0.75 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Jake Cave
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Alec Burleson
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Jake Cave

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: RF LF . However, he plays RF most often.
  • Experts don't even rank him among RF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 128th.
  • The current leader among RF's is Juan Soto
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 326th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.280
  • Ranked 429th in batting average with 0.211
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 442nd with 0.270
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 368th with 0.348
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 411th with 0.617
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 472nd in RBI with 15
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 422nd in runs scored with 20
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.1 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.004, OBP: +0.015, HRs: -5, RBI: -18, Runs: -13, Wlks: -11, Stls: -3,
Breakdown Alec Burleson

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: DH RF 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 231st in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.298
  • Ranked 151st in batting average with 0.263
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 277th with 0.309
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 246th with 0.397
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 247th with 0.706
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 470th with 3
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 305th in RBI with 32
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 431st in runs scored with 19
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.1 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.011, OBP: -0.008, HRs: -5, RBI: -23, Runs: -29, Wlks: -18, Stls: -3,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Jake Cave

No Injury Reported

Injury Alec Burleson

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Jake Cave
DateOpponentResult
May 13@SDDakota HudsonW 4-5
May 14@SDDylan Cease
May 15@SDMichael King
May 17@SF
May 18@SFKyle Harrison
May 19@SFJordan Hicks
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.300001.3000.30004
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Alec Burleson
DateOpponentResult
May 13@LAAKyle LeahyW 5-10
May 14@LAAReid Detmers
May 15@LAAGriffin Canning
May 17VS BOSBrayan Bello
May 18VS BOSKutter Crawford
May 19VS BOSNick Pivetta
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.000000.0000.00001
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Jake Cave
3.30
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Alec Burleson
7.51
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Jake Cave
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2018 MIN 91 76 13 54 45 2 18 .269 .316 .481 206
2019 MIN 74 52 8 28 25 0 21 .257 .349 .450 129
2020 MIN 43 25 4 17 15 0 5 .216 .278 .379 58
2021 MIN 74 31 3 14 13 1 10 .190 .249 .294 100
2022 MIN 41 25 4 12 13 1 6 .203 .238 .382 84
2023 PHI 87 40 5 18 21 3 15 .214 .272 .353 157
2024 COL 29 9 0 6 3 0 5 .220 .298 .293 41
ON PACE 114 35 0 23 11 0 19 .220 .298 .293 162
3-YEAR AVG 67 32 4 15 16 2 10 .203 .255 .340 114
Career 439 258 37 149 135 7 80 .231 .292 .398
Career Alec Burleson
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2022 STL 9 4 0 2 0 1 2 .148 .207 .185 15
2023 STL 117 77 8 34 36 3 23 .244 .299 .390 289
2024 STL 35 25 3 5 13 0 5 .253 .288 .384 77
ON PACE 138 98 11 19 51 0 19 .253 .288 .384 304
3-YEAR AVG 63 41 4 18 18 2 13 .237 .292 .374 152
Career 161 106 11 41 49 4 30 .240 .291 .376
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Matchup Time Pitchers
ARI vs CIN 09:40 EDT EST Slade Cecconi
Hunter Greene
ATL vs CHC 07:20 EDT EST Chris Sale
Jameson Taillon
BAL vs TOR 06:35 EDT EST Kyle Bradish
Chris Bassitt
BOS vs TB 07:10 EDT EST Nick Pivetta
Aaron Civale
CHW vs WAS 08:10 EDT EST Erick Fedde
Mitchell Parker
CLE @TEX 08:05 EDT EST Ben Lively
Jack Leiter
COL @SD 09:40 EDT EST Cal Quantrill
Dylan Cease
DET vs MIA 06:40 EDT EST Reese Olson
Ryan Weathers
HOU vs OAK 08:10 EDT EST Ronel Blanco
JP Sears
KC @SEA 09:40 EDT EST Michael Wacha
Logan Gilbert
LAA vs STL 09:38 EDT EST Reid Detmers
Sonny Gray
LAD @SF 09:45 EDT EST Gavin Stone
Keaton Winn
MIL vs PIT 07:40 EDT EST Joe Ross
Quinn Priester
MIN vs NYY 07:40 EDT EST Chris Paddack
Carlos Rodon
NYM vs PHI 01:10 EDT EST Jose Butto
Aaron Nola
Matchup Time
DEN vs MIN 10:30 PM EST
IND @NY 8:00 PM EST
Matchup Time
BOS @FLA 7:00 PM EST
EDM vs VAN 9:30 PM EST