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Jose Abreu or Josh Bell

Who Should I Start? - Week 12 • Start New
Jose Abreu

Jose Abreu

1B •
Josh Bell

Josh Bell

DH • Minnesota Twins MIN
OR
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Owners starting Abreu over Bell

 
 
 
 
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Bell over Abreu

 
 
 
 
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Outlook Josh Bell

Josh Bell Finding His Rhythm at the Plate but Power Outage Limits Fantasy Ceiling

Bell is enjoying a warm stretch at the dish, batting .346 with nine hits and five runs scored over his last seven games. Slotting in as the everyday designated hitter for the third-place Twins (29-34), his playing time remains highly secure despite a depleted Minnesota offense currently missing catcher Ryan Jeffers.

Under the hood, this recent contact spike is a welcome sight, though his complete lack of home runs over his last 13 games is concerning. Our models project a modest 11 home runs for Bell this season, suggesting that while his current hot average will regress closer to his .246 projection, some power should eventually return to his profile.

With the week already underway, the Twins host the remaining four games of their series against the Royals. Bell will face tough pitchers in Seth Lugo and Michael Wacha before sliding into favorable matchups against Luinder Avila and Noah Cameron, making him a strong volume-based option. Verdict: Start.

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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Jose Abreu
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
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Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
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Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Josh Bell
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.348034.4000.43507
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.234046.2940.298014
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Jose Abreu
OWN
 
0%
No change since last week.
START
 
0%
No change since last week.
OWN/START Josh Bell
OWN
13%
-1.03 compared to last week
START
 
9%
-1.11 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Jose Abreu
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Josh Bell
38th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Jose Abreu

    Overview

  • I couldn't find any stats of this player even playing a game in the past 60 days. This is most likely due to an injury or time in the minors.
Breakdown Josh Bell

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: DH 1B . However, he plays DH most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 38th among DH's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 8th.
  • The current leader among DH's is Shohei Ohtani
  • He is doing much better than most people thought he would. Can he keep this up?

    • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 228th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.288
  • Ranked 253rd in batting average with 0.232
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 328th with 0.280
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 328th with 0.320
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 336th with 0.600
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 592nd with 1
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 122nd in RBI with 26
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 232nd in runs scored with 20
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.046, OBP: +0.012, HRs: -4, RBI: +11, Runs: +10, Wlks: -4, Stls: +1,
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Jose Abreu

No Injury Reported

Injury Josh Bell

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Jose Abreu
DateOpponentResult
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Week Today Home Away
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
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Matchups Josh Bell
DateOpponentResult
Jun 01VS CHWJoe RyanW 9-6
Jun 02VS CHWConnor PrielippW 6-4
Jun 03VS CHWErick FeddeL 0-8
Jun 04VS KCMatt StrahmL 6-8
Jun 05VS KCMichael Wacha
Jun 06VS KCLuinder Avila
Jun 07VS KCNoah Cameron
Week Today Home Away
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.212248.3160.455011
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Jose Abreu
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FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Josh Bell
7.64
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Jose Abreu
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2014 CHW 132 157 34 74 97 2 48 .310 .379 .581 455
2015 CHW 153 176 30 88 101 0 38 .289 .344 .502 463
2016 CHW 159 184 25 67 100 0 47 .295 .354 .470 445
2017 CHW 156 189 33 95 102 3 35 .304 .354 .552 522
2018 CHW 128 132 22 68 78 2 37 .265 .325 .473 369
2019 CHW 158 179 33 85 122 2 36 .284 .331 .505 490
2020 CHW 63 80 20 44 62 0 18 .315 .366 .614 250
2021 CHW 153 150 30 86 117 1 60 .261 .350 .476 548
2022 CHW 148 172 15 79 67 0 60 .305 .380 .450 505
2023 HOU 152 141 22 68 103 1 46 .241 .301 .399 466
2024 HOU 34 14 2 10 7 0 4 .124 .167 .195 49
ON PACE 86 35 5 25 17 0 10 .124 .167 .195 124
3-YEAR AVG 93 78 12 39 55 1 25 .222 .280 .366 258
Career 1436 1574 266 764 956 11 429 .282 .344 .489
Career Josh Bell
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2012 ARI 21 9 1 3 4 0 4 .173 .232 .269 18
2016 PIT 41 35 3 17 18 0 18 .276 .361 .409 96
2017 PIT 157 140 26 75 90 2 64 .255 .332 .466 431
2018 PIT 147 131 12 74 62 2 76 .261 .356 .411 370
2019 PIT 142 145 37 94 116 0 73 .275 .364 .567 523
2020 PIT 55 44 8 22 22 0 21 .229 .306 .370 108
2021 WAS 138 126 27 72 86 0 60 .262 .344 .480 486
2022 WAS 154 153 19 80 74 0 73 .274 .359 .440 520
2023 CLE 152 139 22 53 75 0 63 .250 .327 .423 443
2024 MIA 145 134 19 62 71 0 51 .249 .319 .405 427
2025 WAS 138 112 22 54 63 0 55 .239 .326 .421 419
2026 MIN 61 51 5 29 33 1 18 .232 .296 .350 163
ON PACE 154 129 12 73 83 2 45 .232 .296 .350 412
3-YEAR AVG 145 128 21 56 70 0 56 .247 .324 .416 430
Career 1351 1219 201 635 714 5 576 .256 .337 .441
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