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Willi Castro or Michael Busch

Who Should I Start? - Week 9 • Start New
Willi Castro

Willi Castro

SSMinnesota Twins MIN
Michael Busch

Michael Busch

1BChicago Cubs CHC
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Castro over Busch

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Willi Castro
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Busch over Castro

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Michael Busch
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Performance Willi Castro
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.182001.2170.18216
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.233123.2830.372212
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Michael Busch
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.167003.4440.25005
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.207127.3950.379111
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Willi Castro
OWN
66%
-6.77 compared to last week
START
59%
-5.57 compared to last week
OWN/START Michael Busch
OWN
60%
-9.07 compared to last week
START
32%
-12.18 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Willi Castro
42nd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Michael Busch
20th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Willi Castro

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: SS 3B CF . However, he plays SS most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 43rd among SS's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 15th.
  • The current leader among SS's is Mookie Betts
  • He is doing much better than most people thought he would. Can he keep this up?
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Top 100 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.333 and is currently ranked 95th
  • Ranked 163rd in batting average with 0.260
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 124th with 0.341
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 182nd with 0.422
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 154th with 0.763
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 173rd with 24
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 309th in RBI with 33
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 217th in runs scored with 49
  • 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: -0.02, HRs: -6, RBI: -21, Runs: -41, Wlks: -25, Stls: -27,
Breakdown Michael Busch

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 20th among 1B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 16th.
  • The current leader among 1B's is Josh Naylor
  • He is putting up slightly better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 206th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.306
  • Ranked 364th in batting average with 0.224
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 304th with 0.305
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 156th with 0.437
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 192nd with 0.742
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 542nd with 1
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 372nd in RBI with 23
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 330th in runs scored with 27
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.078, OBP: +0.082, HRs: +5, RBI: +13, Runs: +15, Wlks: +11, Stls: EVEN,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Willi Castro

No Injury Reported

Injury Michael Busch

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Willi Castro
DateOpponentResult
May 20@WASMitchell ParkerL 12-3
May 21@WASPatrick Corbin
May 22@WASJake Irvin
May 24VS TEXMichael Lorenzen
May 25VS TEX
May 26VS TEXJon Gray
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
..0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Michael Busch
DateOpponentResult
May 21VS ATLCharlie Morton
May 22VS ATLMax Fried
May 23VS ATL
May 24@STLMiles Mikolas
May 25@STLMatthew Liberatore
May 26@STLSonny Gray
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.333002.4290.33302
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Willi Castro
12.79
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Michael Busch
13.35
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Willi Castro
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2019 DET 30 23 1 10 8 0 6 .230 .284 .340 41
2020 DET 36 44 6 21 24 0 7 .344 .377 .547 104
2021 DET 125 89 8 55 35 9 23 .221 .273 .345 289
2022 DET 109 87 8 46 29 8 14 .249 .291 .384 266
2023 MIN 142 95 9 61 35 33 36 .255 .336 .402 376
2024 MIN 46 41 3 20 14 6 11 .261 .318 .420 127
ON PACE 158 141 10 68 48 20 37 .261 .318 .420 436
3-YEAR AVG 125 90 8 54 33 17 24 .241 .300 .376 310
Career 488 379 35 213 145 56 97 .251 .307 .393
Career Michael Busch
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2023 LAD 46 12 2 9 7 1 8 .167 .247 .292 66
2024 CHC 46 36 7 24 20 1 19 .245 .329 .456 118
ON PACE 155 121 23 81 67 3 64 .245 .329 .456 398
3-YEAR AVG 46 12 2 9 7 1 8 .167 .247 .292 66
Career 92 48 9 33 27 2 27 .219 .303 .402
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