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Carlos Carrasco or Framber Valdez

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Carlos Carrasco

Carlos Carrasco

SPCleveland Guardians CLE
Framber Valdez

Framber Valdez

SPHouston Astros HOU
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Carrasco over Valdez

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Carlos Carrasco
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Valdez over Carrasco

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Framber Valdez
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Performance Carlos Carrasco
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
9.000-100412.001
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
4.771-2001191.793
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Framber Valdez
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
nan-nan0
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
nan-nan0
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Carlos Carrasco
OWN
 
5%
+0.16 compared to last week
START
 
4%
+0.64 compared to last week
OWN/START Framber Valdez
OWN
99%
-0.45 compared to last week
START
19%
+0.84 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Carlos Carrasco
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Framber Valdez
20th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Carlos Carrasco

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 186th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Logan Allen
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Currently ranked 188th in WHIP with 1.86
  • Currently ranked 179th in ERA with 6.98
  • Top 100 in walks and is currently ranked 90th with 25
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.5 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -2, L: -6, WHIP: -0.105, ERA: -2.132, K's: -46, Walks: -25
Breakdown Framber Valdez

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 21st among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 225th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Luis Castillo
  • Can't be doing much worse than he is right now. Failing to live up to expectations is one thing, but playing this bad is another.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Currently ranked 117th in WHIP with 1.35
  • Currently ranked 138th in ERA with 4.88
  • Top 15 in walks and is currently ranked 11th with 45
  • Currently ranked 114th in wins with 5
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -12, L: -12, WHIP: +0.244, ERA: -1.447, K's: -195, Walks: -54
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Next Up Health Check
Injury Carlos Carrasco

No Injury Reported

Injury Framber Valdez

ELBOW - Since Apr 8, 2024

Valdez is dealing with left elbow inflammation and has been placed on the 15-day injured list. He is expected to return in late April.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Carlos Carrasco
DateOpponentResult
Apr 23VS BOSScott BarlowW 4-1
Apr 24VS BOSCooper CriswellL 0-8
Apr 25VS BOSHunter GaddisW 6-4
Apr 26@ATLChris Sale
Apr 27@ATLCharlie Morton
Apr 28@ATLBryce Elder
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
6.181-100941.672
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Framber Valdez
DateOpponentResult
Apr 23@CHCJordan WicksL 7-2
Apr 24@CHCJameson TaillonL 4-3
Apr 25@CHCHayden WesneskiL 3-1
Apr 27@COLCal Quantrill
Apr 28@COLAustin Gomber
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
nan-nan0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Carlos Carrasco
11.01
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Framber Valdez
15.11
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Carlos Carrasco
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2010 CLE 7 44.2 679 38 14 0 2-2 3.83 1.37 7.7 98
2011 CLE 21 124.2 1964 85 40 0 8-9 4.55 1.36 6.1 266
2013 CLE 15 44.1 787 30 18 0 1-4 7.11 1.85 6.1 57
2014 CLE 39 118.0 1858 128 28 1 7-7 2.9 1.09 9.8 328
2015 CLE 30 181.1 2778 216 43 0 14-12 3.67 1.09 10.7 533
2016 CLE 25 144.0 2246 150 34 0 11-8 3.38 1.17 9.4 396
2017 CLE 32 195.1 3058 226 46 0 18-6 3.36 1.12 10.4 577
2018 CLE 32 187.1 2970 231 43 0 17-10 3.51 1.15 11.1 569
2019 CLE 23 77.2 1274 96 16 1 6-7 5.45 1.39 11.1 180
2020 CLE 13 71.0 1174 88 30 0 3-4 3.3 1.23 11.2 187
2021 NYM 12 55.0 889 50 18 0 1-5 5.73 1.4 8.2 70
2022 NYM 26 138.2 2145 134 36 0 14-7 3.89 1.31 8.7 324
2023 NYM 20 87.2 1589 66 38 0 3-8 6.78 1.75 6.8 87
2024 CLE 5 23.1 423 20 13 0 1-2 4.63 1.63 7.7 31
ON PACE 32 150 2741 129 84 0 6-12 4.63 1.63 7.7 198
3-YEAR AVG 19 93 1541 83 31 0 6-7 5.23 1.48 8 160
Career 300 1479.0 23834 1558 417 0 0-0 4.11 1.28 9.5
Career Framber Valdez
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2018 HOU 8 37.0 633 34 24 0 4-1 2.19 1.24 8.3 95
2019 HOU 26 68.1 1175 68 44 0 4-7 6.06 1.73 9 111
2020 HOU 15 94.2 1414 102 26 0 8-4 3.04 1.09 9.7 258
2021 HOU 27 155.1 2415 141 66 0 12-7 3.71 1.31 8.2 351
2022 HOU 33 216.0 3227 208 72 0 18-6 2.71 1.14 8.7 610
2023 HOU 34 210.0 3190 217 63 0 12-14 3.81 1.18 9.3 488
2024 HOU 2 12.1 171 10 6 0 0-0 2.19 1.38 7.3 26
ON PACE 12 76 1065 62 37 0 0-0 2.19 1.38 7.3 162
3-YEAR AVG 31 193 2944 189 67 0 14-9 3.39 1.2 8.8 483
Career 145 789.0 12225 780 301 0 0-0 3.51 1.24 8.9
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