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Merrill Kelly or Yusei Kikuchi

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Merrill Kelly

Merrill Kelly

SPArizona Diamondbacks ARI
Yusei Kikuchi

Yusei Kikuchi

SPToronto Blue Jays TOR
OR
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Next Up ADP Trends
ADP Trends Merrill Kelly
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ADP 96.9
+100.5 since last week.
ADP Trends Yusei Kikuchi
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ADP 190.6
+199.5 since last week.
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Merrill Kelly
OWN
99.59%
-0.41 compared to last week
START
77.48%
+5.39 compared to last week
OWN/START Yusei Kikuchi
OWN
66.12%
+3.45 compared to last week
START
40.29%
-0.26 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Merrill Kelly
31st
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Yusei Kikuchi
55th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Merrill Kelly

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 32nd among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 15th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Mason Miller
  • He is doing much better than most people thought he would.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 50 in WHIP and is currently ranked 39th with 1.14
  • Top 25 in ERA and is currently ranked 22nd with 3.00
  • Top 10 in walks and is currently ranked 7th with 46
  • Top 75 in strikeouts and is currently ranked 51st with 138
  • Top 20 in wins and is currently ranked 17th with 8
  • Top 15 in innings pitched and is currently ranked 14th with 129.0
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -11, L: -8, WHIP: -0.248, ERA: -1.098, K's: -171, Walks: -65
Breakdown Yusei Kikuchi

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 55th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 29th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Mason Miller
  • He is doing much better than most people thought he would. Can he keep this up?
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 100 in WHIP and is currently ranked 90th
  • Top 50 in ERA and is currently ranked 43rd with 3.42
  • Top 75 in walks and is currently ranked 58th with 30
  • Top 35 in strikeouts and is currently ranked 28th with 118
  • Top 100 in wins and is currently ranked 81st
  • Top 100 in innings pitched and is currently ranked 84th with 100.1
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 2.1 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -10, L: -5, WHIP: -0.136, ERA: -1.864, K's: -152, Walks: -41
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Injury Merrill Kelly

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Injury Yusei Kikuchi

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Next Up Similar Draft Picks
Similar Picks Merrill Kelly

Similar SP to consider drafting instead of Merrill Kelly

NameO/SAVG Pick
Justin Steele CHC  76.81
Joe Musgrove SD  88.97
Chris Bassitt TOR  92.80
Merrill Kelly ARI  96.85
Bobby Miller LAD  98.34
Cole Ragans KC  98.57
Mitch Keller PIT  100.68
Chris Sale ATL  106.21
Hunter Greene CIN  111.54

Similar based on overall ADP to draft instead of Merrill Kelly

NameO/SAVG Pick
Gleyber Torres NYY 2B  91.27
Chris Bassitt TOR SP  92.80
Royce Lewis MIN 3B  94.76
J.T. Realmuto PHI C  95.43
Raisel Iglesias ATL RP  95.46
Jordan Romano TOR RP  96.04
Merrill Kelly ARI SP  96.85
Ha-Seong Kim SD SS  97.84
Devin Williams MIL RP  98.00
Bobby Miller LAD SP  98.34
Cole Ragans KC SP  98.57
Similar Picks Yusei Kikuchi

Similar SP to consider drafting instead of Yusei Kikuchi

NameO/SAVG Pick
Marcus Stroman NYY  180.31
Ryan Pepiot TB  185.65
Lance Lynn STL  189.48
Kyle Harrison SF  189.93
Yusei Kikuchi TOR  190.58
Kenta Maeda DET  190.89
Triston McKenzie CLE  196.69
Nestor Cortes NYY  199.52
A.J. Puk MIA  200.20
Brayan Bello BOS  200.50

Similar based on overall ADP to draft instead of Yusei Kikuchi

NameO/SAVG Pick
Tommy Edman STL SS  186.77
Josh Bell MIA 1B  188.41
Anthony Rizzo NYY 1B  188.98
Lance Lynn STL SP  189.48
Kyle Harrison SF SP  189.93
Jose Leclerc TEX RP  189.97
Yusei Kikuchi TOR SP  190.58
Yennier Cano BAL RP  190.67
Kenta Maeda DET SP  190.89
Matt Chapman SF 3B  191.79
Andrew Benintendi CHW LF  194.06
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Merrill Kelly
18.52
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Yusei Kikuchi
15.23
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Merrill Kelly
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2019 ARI 32 181.0 2962 158 57 0 13-14 4.48 1.33 7.9 377
2020 ARI 5 31.1 473 29 5 0 3-2 2.59 0.99 8.3 85
2021 ARI 27 158.0 2425 130 41 0 7-11 4.44 1.29 7.4 276
2022 ARI 32 195.0 2988 170 59 0 13-8 3.42 1.14 7.9 450
2023 ARI 34 199.1 3161 215 77 0 15-9 3.3 1.16 9.7 519
2024 ARI 4 24.2 361 21 6 0 2-0 2.19 0.93 7.7 72
ON PACE 34 207 3078 179 51 0 17-0 2.19 0.93 7.7 612
3-YEAR AVG 31 184 2858 172 59 0 12-9 3.65 1.18 8.4 415
Career 134 787.0 12370 723 245 0 0-0 3.77 1.21 8.3
Career Yusei Kikuchi
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2019 SEA 32 159.1 2721 116 50 0 6-11 5.54 1.54 6.6 254
2020 SEA 9 47.0 795 47 20 0 2-4 5.17 1.3 9 88
2021 SEA 27 150.1 2432 160 56 0 6-8 4.25 1.28 9.6 320
2022 TOR 29 97.1 1780 116 57 1 5-7 5.27 1.5 10.7 183
2023 TOR 33 167.0 2839 181 49 0 11-6 3.93 1.3 9.8 390
2024 TOR 4 21.2 369 29 8 0 1-1 2.08 1.15 12.1 61
ON PACE 34 181 3146 247 68 0 8-8 2.08 1.15 12.1 518
3-YEAR AVG 30 137 2350 152 54 0 7-7 4.34 1.33 9.8 298
Career 134 638.0 10936 649 240 0 0-0 4.67 1.39 9.2

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Week 22
KC vs SF
SF vs KC
Matchup Time Pitchers
ARI @SF 10:15 EDT EST Jordan Montgomery
Blake Snell
ATL vs TEX 07:20 EDT EST Chris Sale
Nathan Eovaldi
BAL @KC 07:40 EDT EST Dean Kremer
Alec Marsh
BOS @PIT 06:40 EDT EST Brayan Bello
CHC vs MIA 02:20 EDT EST Shota Imanaga
Jesus Luzardo
CHW @PHI 06:40 EDT EST Garrett Crochet
Spencer Turnbull
CIN vs LAA 06:40 EDT EST Nick Lodolo
Tyler Anderson
CLE vs OAK 07:10 EDT EST Triston McKenzie
Joe Boyle
COL vs SEA 08:40 EDT EST Dakota Hudson
Emerson Hancock
DET @MIN 08:10 EDT EST Jack Flaherty
Joe Ryan
HOU @WAS 06:45 EDT EST Justin Verlander
MacKenzie Gore
LAD vs NYM 10:10 EDT EST Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Sean Manaea
MIL @STL 08:15 EDT EST Freddy Peralta
Kyle Gibson
NYY vs TB 07:05 EDT EST Clarke Schmidt
Tyler Alexander
SD vs TOR 09:40 EDT EST Matt Waldron
Yariel Rodriguez
Matchup Time
NO vs SAC 9:30 PM EST
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