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Santiago Espinal or Javier Baez

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Santiago Espinal

Santiago Espinal

2BCincinnati Reds CIN
Javier Baez

Javier Baez

SSDetroit Tigers DET
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Espinal over Baez

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Santiago Espinal
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Baez over Espinal

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Javier Baez
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Performance Santiago Espinal
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.250121.3330.50005
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.214152.3030.35719
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Javier Baez
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.300033.3330.45036
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.225164.2560.375313
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Santiago Espinal
OWN
 
0%
-0.44 compared to last week
START
 
0%
0 compared to last week
OWN/START Javier Baez
OWN
 
4%
+1.74 compared to last week
START
 
3%
+3.22 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Santiago Espinal
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Javier Baez
36th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
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 26th.
  • The current leader among 2B's is Ketel Marte
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 280th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.288
  • Ranked 195th in batting average with 0.255
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 307th with 0.301
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 366th with 0.345
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 357th with 0.646
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 535th with 4
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 357th in RBI with 21
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 427th in runs scored with 16
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.08, OBP: -0.058, HRs: -1, RBI: -18, Runs: -27, Wlks: -12, Stls: +2,
Breakdown Javier Baez

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 36th among SS's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 27th.
  • The current leader among SS's is Mookie Betts
  • He is doing a better than most people thought he would.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 347th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.272
  • Ranked 402nd in batting average with 0.213
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 441st with 0.266
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 439th with 0.307
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 461st with 0.574
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 511th with 12
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 325th in RBI with 25
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 290th in runs scored with 31
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.1 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.03, OBP: -0.05, HRs: -8, RBI: -51, Runs: -53, Wlks: -22, Stls: -5,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Next Up Health Check
Injury Santiago Espinal

No Injury Reported

Injury Javier Baez

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
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
Matchups Javier Baez
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22@TBTarik SkubalW 1-7
Apr 23@TBAlex FaedoW 2-4
Apr 24@TBShawn Armstrong
Apr 26VS KCSeth Lugo
Apr 27VS KCBrady Singer
Apr 28VS KCMichael Wacha
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.250012.2500.25012
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Santiago Espinal
9.77
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Javier Baez
12.09
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
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
Career Javier Baez
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2014 CHC 48 31 8 24 18 5 15 .163 .224 .321 85
2015 CHC 28 22 1 4 4 1 4 .289 .325 .408 33
2016 CHC 141 115 14 50 59 12 15 .274 .315 .424 273
2017 CHC 145 129 23 75 76 9 30 .275 .319 .480 352
2018 CHC 160 177 34 101 111 21 29 .292 .328 .556 537
2019 CHC 138 149 29 89 85 11 28 .281 .317 .533 429
2020 CHC 61 48 8 26 24 3 7 .209 .240 .365 109
2021 CHC 140 129 31 78 85 18 27 .262 .314 .495 429
2022 DET 140 123 17 61 64 9 24 .237 .276 .401 376
2023 DET 140 113 9 58 59 11 24 .222 .268 .327 345
2024 DET 22 14 1 5 8 6 2 .192 .218 .274 48
ON PACE 148 94 6 33 54 40 13 .192 .218 .274 324
3-YEAR AVG 140 122 19 66 69 13 25 .240 .286 .407 383
Career 1163 1050 175 571 593 106 205 .255 .297 .446
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