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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. or Santiago Espinal

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

1BToronto Blue Jays TOR
Santiago Espinal

Santiago Espinal

2BCincinnati Reds CIN
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Guerrero Jr. over Espinal

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Espinal over Guerrero Jr.

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Santiago Espinal
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Performance Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.240012.2960.28006
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.239154.3520.326012
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Santiago Espinal
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.211121.2860.42106
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.194152.2780.323110
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
OWN
100%
+1.74 compared to last week
START
97%
+2.03 compared to last week
OWN/START Santiago Espinal
OWN
 
0%
-0.45 compared to last week
START
 
0%
0 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
5th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Santiago Espinal
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 5th among 1B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 9th.
  • The current leader among 1B's is Josh Naylor
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 420th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.254
  • Ranked 245th in batting average with 0.245
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 132nd with 0.342
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 188th with 0.422
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 166th with 0.764
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 517th with 1
  • Top 35 in walks and is currently ranked 32nd with 53
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 162nd in RBI with 51
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 163rd in runs scored with 51
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.5 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.033, OBP: +0.007, HRs: -23, RBI: -85, Runs: -68, Wlks: -53, Stls: -5,
Breakdown Santiago Espinal

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: 2B 3B . However, he plays 2B most often.
  • Experts don't even rank him among 2B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 33rd.
  • The current leader among 2B's is Ketel Marte
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 323rd in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.279
  • Ranked 264th in batting average with 0.242
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 356th with 0.291
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 422nd with 0.317
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 415th with 0.607
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 600th with 4
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 374th in RBI with 19
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 437th in runs scored with 15
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.135, OBP: -0.097, HRs: -2, RBI: -20, Runs: -28, Wlks: -12, Stls: +2,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

No Injury Reported

Injury Santiago Espinal

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22@KCYusei KikuchiW 3-5
Apr 23@KCChris StrattonL 3-2
Apr 24@KCAlec Marsh
Apr 25@KCCole Ragans
Apr 26VS LADGavin Stone
Apr 27VS LADTyler Glasnow
Apr 28VS LADJames Paxton
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.125001.2220.12502
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Santiago Espinal
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22VS PHIRanger SuarezL 0-7
Apr 23VS PHIFernando CruzW 8-1
Apr 24VS PHISpencer Turnbull
Apr 25VS PHIZack Wheeler
Apr 26@TEXNathan Eovaldi
Apr 27@TEXMichael Lorenzen
Apr 28@TEXDane Dunning
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.273121.3330.54504
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
21.52
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Santiago Espinal
9.71
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2019 TOR 123 126 15 52 69 0 46 .272 .336 .433 323
2020 TOR 62 59 9 34 32 2 20 .255 .315 .446 171
2021 TOR 161 182 44 119 106 3 85 .308 .399 .584 713
2022 TOR 153 165 32 85 95 7 57 .275 .341 .489 591
2023 TOR 159 160 26 78 94 5 68 .263 .343 .442 578
2024 TOR 24 20 3 10 9 0 15 .217 .333 .348 69
ON PACE 162 135 20 67 60 0 101 .217 .333 .348 465
3-YEAR AVG 158 169 34 94 98 5 70 .282 .361 .504 627
Career 682 712 129 378 405 17 291 .275 .352 .481
Career Santiago Espinal
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2020 TOR 26 15 0 9 5 1 3 .259 .290 .328 30
2021 TOR 92 69 2 32 16 6 22 .318 .382 .415 235
2022 TOR 132 117 7 50 50 5 35 .265 .318 .372 373
2023 TOR 112 59 2 30 25 2 18 .254 .313 .341 232
2024 CIN 17 8 1 3 7 4 6 .174 .255 .261 44
ON PACE 119 56 7 21 49 28 42 .174 .255 .261 309
3-YEAR AVG 112 82 4 37 30 4 25 .275 .332 .374 280
Career 379 268 12 124 103 18 84 .270 .326 .366
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