Dominate Fantasy - Sync your team
MLB
MIL
PIT
7
5
FINALFINAL
PHI
CIN
5
0
FINALFINAL
BOS
CLE
4
6
FINALFINAL
CHW
MIN
3
6
FINALFINAL
TOR
KC
o7.5
-106
DELAYED
HOU
CHC
1
3
FINALFINAL
SEA
TEX
4
3
FINALFINAL
SD
COL
9
4
TOP 8 T8 • VIEW MATCHUP LIVE
LAD
WSH
1
0
TOP 6 T6 • VIEW MATCHUP LIVE
OAK
NYY
o7.5
-1.5
7:05PM • PREVIEW SCHEDULED

Michael A. Taylor or Nicky Lopez

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Michael A. Taylor

Michael A. Taylor

CFPittsburgh Pirates PIT
Nicky Lopez

Nicky Lopez

2BChicago White Sox CHW
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting A. Taylor over Lopez

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Michael A. Taylor
Loading...
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Lopez over A. Taylor

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Nicky Lopez
Loading...
Performance Michael A. Taylor
Fantasy Chart Loading...

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.154000.1430.15405
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.143001.1670.143010
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Nicky Lopez
Fantasy Chart Loading...

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.294001.4290.29405
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.241002.3610.241010
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Michael A. Taylor
OWN
 
5%
-4.49 compared to last week
START
 
4%
+2.65 compared to last week
OWN/START Nicky Lopez
OWN
 
1%
+0.29 compared to last week
START
 
0%
-0.08 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Michael A. Taylor
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Nicky Lopez
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Michael A. Taylor

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among CF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 108th.
  • The current leader among CF's is Juan Soto
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 180th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.313
  • Ranked 299th in batting average with 0.236
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 346th with 0.293
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 182nd with 0.426
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 235th with 0.719
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 447th with 3
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 270th in RBI with 33
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 288th in runs scored with 32
  • 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: +0.051, OBP: +0.015, HRs: -21, RBI: -46, Runs: -41, Wlks: -23, Stls: -12,
Breakdown Nicky Lopez

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among 2B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 37th.
  • The current leader among 2B's is Ketel Marte
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 447th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.250
  • Ranked 328th in batting average with 0.228
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 344th with 0.293
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 493rd with 0.269
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 467th with 0.562
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 670th with 3
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 449th in RBI with 14
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 375th in runs scored with 21
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.2 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.028, OBP: -0.021, HRs: -1, RBI: -25, Runs: -29, Wlks: -18, Stls: -6,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Michael A. Taylor

No Injury Reported

Injury Nicky Lopez

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Michael A. Taylor
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22VS MILJared JonesW 4-2
Apr 23VS MILBailey FalterW 2-1
Apr 24VS MILBryan HudsonL 2-3
Apr 25VS MILFreddy Peralta
Apr 26@SFKyle Harrison
Apr 27@SFJordan Hicks
Apr 28@SFKeaton Winn
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.000000.0000.00003
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Nicky Lopez
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22@MINChris PaddackL 7-0
Apr 23@MINJay JacksonL 6-5
Apr 24@MINJoe RyanL 6-3
Apr 25@MINSimeon Woods Richardson
Apr 26VS TBZach Eflin
Apr 27VS TBAaron Civale
Apr 28VS TBZack Littell
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.375000.4440.37502
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Michael A. Taylor
8.27
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Nicky Lopez
6.99
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Michael A. Taylor
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2021 KC 141 114 12 57 53 14 33 .242 .295 .355 338
2022 KC 121 96 8 46 38 4 35 .251 .313 .347 278
2023 MIN 138 79 21 49 52 13 26 .215 .271 .429 314
2024 PIT 20 16 0 8 6 1 3 .267 .288 .317 34
ON PACE 129 103 0 51 38 6 19 .267 .288 .317 220
3-YEAR AVG 133 96 14 51 48 10 31 .236 .293 .375 310
Career 420 305 41 160 149 32 97 .238 .293 .372
Career Nicky Lopez
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2019 KC 101 89 2 44 29 1 18 .241 .278 .324 188
2020 KC 56 34 1 15 13 0 18 .201 .286 .266 71
2021 KC 150 147 2 78 43 22 49 .302 .362 .383 478
2022 KC 138 95 0 48 18 13 28 .229 .278 .273 310
2023 KC 105 52 1 32 25 6 26 .231 .321 .307 211
2024 CHW 20 12 0 3 0 0 8 .203 .300 .203 35
ON PACE 135 81 0 20 0 0 54 .203 .300 .203 236
3-YEAR AVG 131 98 1 53 29 14 34 .261 .323 .327 333
Career 570 429 6 220 128 42 147 .249 .310 .316
The EDGE you need to WIN!
  • Optimal Lineups
  • Predictive Analytics Waiver Advice
  • Trade Suggestions & More

RECENT DECISIONS

Player News

Matchups

Week 22
KC vs SF
SF vs KC
Matchup Time Pitchers
BOS @CLE 01:10 EDT EST Chase Anderson
Triston McKenzie
CHC vs HOU 02:20 EDT EST Javier Assad
Justin Verlander
CHW @MIN 01:10 EDT EST Michael Soroka
Simeon Woods Richardson
CIN vs PHI 01:10 EDT EST Nick Martinez
Zack Wheeler
COL vs SD 03:10 EDT EST Dakota Hudson
Randy Vasquez
KC vs TOR 02:10 EDT EST Cole Ragans
Jose Berrios
LAD @WAS 04:05 EDT EST Yoshinobu Yamamoto
MacKenzie Gore
MIL @PIT 12:35 EDT EST Freddy Peralta
Mitch Keller
NYY vs OAK 07:05 EDT EST Nestor Cortes
Alex Wood
SEA @TEX 02:35 EDT EST Luis Castillo
Andrew Heaney
Matchup Time
CLE @ORL 7:00 PM EST
DEN @LAL 10:00 PM EST
NY @PHI 7:30 PM EST
Matchup Time
CAR @NYI 7:30 PM EST
FLA @TB 7:00 PM EST