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Willi Castro or Alex Verdugo

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Willi Castro

Willi Castro

LFMinnesota Twins MIN
Alex Verdugo

Alex Verdugo

LFNew York Yankees NYY
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Castro over Verdugo

 
 
 
 
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Verdugo over Castro

 
 
 
 
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Performance Willi Castro
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.333161.3930.58317
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.239284.3080.457114
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Alex Verdugo
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.300032.4230.30017
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.317038.4310.439113
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Willi Castro
OWN
 
6%
+1.59 compared to last week
START
 
5%
+2.05 compared to last week
OWN/START Alex Verdugo
OWN
41%
+7.1 compared to last week
START
34%
+11.35 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Willi Castro
50th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Alex Verdugo
69th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Willi Castro

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: SS 3B . However, he plays SS most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 50th among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 92nd.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • He is in a heck of a slump. If he is star player then he should rebound.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 144th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.320
  • Ranked 275th in batting average with 0.240
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 140th with 0.340
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 242nd with 0.399
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 202nd with 0.739
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 224th with 19
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 321st in RBI with 26
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 253rd in runs scored with 36
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.7 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.069, OBP: -0.05, HRs: -7, RBI: -28, Runs: -54, Wlks: -28, Stls: -32,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Breakdown Alex Verdugo

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 69th among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 20th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • 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 452nd in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.247
  • Ranked 321st in batting average with 0.230
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 349th with 0.293
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 312th with 0.373
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 319th with 0.666
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 536th with 3
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 305th in RBI with 28
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 195th in runs scored with 41
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.007, OBP: +0.037, HRs: -11, RBI: -46, Runs: -68, Wlks: -30, Stls: -4,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Willi Castro

No Injury Reported

Injury Alex Verdugo

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Willi Castro
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22VS CHWChris PaddackW 7-0
Apr 23VS CHWJay JacksonW 6-5
Apr 24VS CHWJoe RyanW 6-3
Apr 25VS CHWCole SandsW 6-3
Apr 26@LAAPatrick Sandoval
Apr 27@LAAJose Soriano
Apr 28@LAAReid Detmers
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.313151.3130.62504
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Alex Verdugo
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22VS OAKLucas ErcegL 0-2
Apr 23VS OAKMarcus StromanW 4-3
Apr 24VS OAKClarke SchmidtW 7-3
Apr 25VS OAKAlex WoodL 1-3
Apr 26@MILColin Rea
Apr 27@MILJoe Ross
Apr 28@MILTobias Myers
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.222010.4290.22204
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Willi Castro
11.21
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Alex Verdugo
12.90
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 24 14 2 7 8 1 8 .192 .286 .329 45
ON PACE 162 94 13 47 54 6 54 .192 .286 .329 301
3-YEAR AVG 125 90 8 54 33 17 24 .241 .300 .376 310
Career 466 352 34 200 139 51 94 .247 .305 .386
Career Alex Verdugo
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2017 LAD 15 4 1 1 1 0 2 .174 .240 .304 9
2018 LAD 37 20 1 11 4 0 8 .260 .329 .377 45
2019 LAD 106 101 12 43 44 4 26 .294 .342 .475 260
2020 BOS 53 64 6 36 15 4 18 .320 .380 .490 153
2021 BOS 162 167 14 91 68 7 55 .288 .352 .428 540
2022 BOS 142 160 10 70 71 1 39 .289 .336 .416 482
2023 BOS 144 143 13 81 54 5 44 .263 .322 .421 470
2024 NYY 26 22 2 13 8 1 14 .256 .359 .395 88
ON PACE 162 137 12 81 49 6 87 .256 .359 .395 548
3-YEAR AVG 149 157 12 81 64 4 46 .280 .337 .422 497
Career 685 681 59 346 265 22 206 .283 .341 .432
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