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MJ Melendez or Jacob Young

Who Should I Start? - Week 9 • Start New
MJ Melendez

MJ Melendez

LFKansas City Royals KC
Jacob Young

Jacob Young

CFWashington Nationals WAS
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Melendez over Young

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News MJ Melendez
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Young over Melendez

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Jacob Young
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Performance MJ Melendez
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.200002.2500.33304
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.171002.1940.286010
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Jacob Young
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.400033.4000.46714
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.229033.2500.257310
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START MJ Melendez
OWN
24%
-4.45 compared to last week
START
14%
+0.34 compared to last week
OWN/START Jacob Young
OWN
26%
-6.49 compared to last week
START
20%
-1.15 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus MJ Melendez
70th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Jacob Young
86th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown MJ Melendez

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 71st among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 86th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Kyle Tucker
  • He has been under achieving. Look for him to bounce back.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 252nd in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.293
  • Ranked 316th in batting average with 0.232
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 329th with 0.301
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 189th with 0.421
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 221st with 0.722
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 426th with 4
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 286th in RBI with 37
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 242nd in runs scored with 44
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.3 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.056, OBP: -0.084, HRs: -12, RBI: -44, Runs: -53, Wlks: -52, Stls: -4,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Breakdown Jacob Young

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 86th among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 44th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Kyle Tucker
  • You have to be impressed by how much better he is performing. Can he keep this up or is it a fluke?
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 121st in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.326
  • Ranked 124th in batting average with 0.267
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 198th with 0.324
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 406th with 0.338
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 347th with 0.662
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 360th with 28
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 387th in RBI with 23
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 296th in runs scored with 32
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.028, OBP: +0.019, HRs: EVEN, RBI: -1, Runs: +14, Wlks: -3, Stls: +2,
Next Up Health Check
Injury MJ Melendez

No Injury Reported

Injury Jacob Young

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups MJ Melendez
DateOpponentResult
May 20VS DETMichael WachaW 8-3
May 21VS DETAlec MarshW 10-3
May 22VS DETCole RagansW 8-3
May 24@TB
May 25@TBAaron Civale
May 26@TBTaj Bradley
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.091001.1670.09104
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Jacob Young
DateOpponentResult
May 20VS MINMitchell ParkerW 12-3
May 21VS MINJoe RyanL 0-10
May 22VS MINSteven OkertL 2-3
May 24VS SEAGeorge Kirby
May 25VS SEALogan Gilbert
May 26VS SEABryan Woo
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.571022.5710.57112
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating MJ Melendez
11.37
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Jacob Young
11.23
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 44 26 4 12 12 2 10 .179 .232 .345 90
ON PACE 139 82 12 38 38 6 31 .179 .232 .345 285
3-YEAR AVG 135 107 16 56 55 3 63 .224 .314 .390 355
Career 314 239 36 124 121 8 136 .218 .304 .384
Career Jacob Young
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2023 WAS 33 27 0 9 12 13 10 .252 .314 .336 104
2024 WAS 40 33 0 23 11 15 7 .280 .333 .339 126
ON PACE 135 111 0 77 37 50 23 .280 .333 .339 425
3-YEAR AVG 33 27 0 9 12 13 10 .252 .314 .336 104
Career 73 60 0 32 23 28 17 .267 .324 .338
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