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Marcus Stroman or Nestor Cortes

Who Should I Start? - Week 12 • Start New
Marcus Stroman

Marcus Stroman

SP • Chicago Cubs CHC
Nestor Cortes

Nestor Cortes

SP • New York Yankees NYY
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Marcus Stroman
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
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Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
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Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Nestor Cortes
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
7.200-100301.201
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
4.091-100731.092
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Marcus Stroman
OWN
56%
+0.04 compared to last week
START
15%
-5.42 compared to last week
OWN/START Nestor Cortes
OWN
97%
+0.41 compared to last week
START
88%
+25.79 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Marcus Stroman
85th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Nestor Cortes
29th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Marcus Stroman

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 85th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 173rd.
  • The current leader among SP's is Luis Garcia
  • He is doing dreadful lately. If he is star player then he should rebound.

    • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 75 in WHIP and is currently ranked 63rd with 1.19
  • Currently ranked 103rd in ERA with 4.19
  • Top 100 in walks and is currently ranked 87th with 32
  • Top 100 in wins and is currently ranked 76th
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.9 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -7, L: -8, WHIP: +0.073, ERA: +2.226, K's: -113, Walks: -32
Breakdown Nestor Cortes

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 30th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 35th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Luis Garcia
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.

    • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 20 in WHIP and is currently ranked 20th with 1.04
  • Top 20 in ERA and is currently ranked 20th with 2.85
  • Top 100 in walks and is currently ranked 99th with 28
  • Top 100 in wins and is currently ranked 82nd
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: +3, L: EVEN, WHIP: -0.135, ERA: -1.126, K's: -17, Walks: -6
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Marcus Stroman

SHOULDER - Early July?

Shoulder
Injury Nestor Cortes

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Marcus Stroman
DateOpponentResult
Jun 20@PITBrubaker 1-7L 12-1
Jun 21@PITContreras 2-1L 7-1
Jun 22@PITEickhoff 0-1W 14-5
Jun 23@PITStratton 4-3L 8-7
Jun 24@STLPallante 2-3W 3-0
Jun 25@STLHelsley 3-0L 5-3
Jun 26@STLFlaherty
Week Today Home Away
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
20.250-100712.751
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Nestor Cortes
DateOpponentResult
Jun 20@TBAdam 0-2W 4-2
Jun 21@TBArmstrong 1-1L 5-4
Jun 22@TBGarza Jr. 0-2W 5-4
Jun 23VS HOUPressly 1-2W 7-6
Jun 24VS HOUVerlander 9-3L 3-1
Jun 25VS HOUJavier 5-3L 3-0
Jun 26VS HOUUrquidy
Week Today Home Away
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
2.842-1001240.893
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Marcus Stroman
3.94
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Nestor Cortes
13.55
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Marcus Stroman
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2014 TOR 26 128.1 2082 111 28 1 11-6 3.65 1.18 7.8 347
2015 TOR 4 27.0 372 18 6 0 4-0 1.67 0.96 6 79
2016 TOR 32 199.1 3102 166 54 0 9-10 4.47 1.32 7.5 433
2017 TOR 33 196.1 3140 164 62 0 13-9 3.16 1.33 7.5 488
2018 TOR 19 100.0 1707 77 36 0 4-9 5.76 1.52 6.9 176
2019 TOR 32 182.0 3047 159 58 0 10-13 3.26 1.32 7.9 409
2021 NYM 32 180.0 2732 158 44 0 10-13 3 1.13 7.9 387
2022 CHC 9 48.0 777 45 12 0 3-5 5.25 1.21 8.4 77
ON PACE 20 108 1748 101 27 0 6-11 5.25 1.21 8.4 172
3-YEAR AVG 32 180 2890 159 51 0 10-13 3.15 1.23 8 398
Career 187 1056.1 16959 898 300 0 0-0 3.77 1.28 7.7
Career Nestor Cortes
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2018 BAL 4 4.2 108 3 4 0 0-0 7.72 3 5.8 1
2019 NYY 33 62.0 1301 69 28 0 5-1 6.1 1.66 10 126
2020 SEA 5 7.2 165 8 6 0 0-1 15.26 2.35 9.4 -2
2021 NYY 19 75.1 1239 80 21 0 2-3 3.11 1.1 9.6 163
2022 NYY 11 63.2 974 63 15 0 5-3 1.98 0.96 8.9 166
ON PACE 24 143 2191 141 33 0 11-6 1.98 0.96 8.9 373
3-YEAR AVG 19 48 902 52 18 0 2-2 4.86 1.36 9.4 96
Career 72 211.0 3787 223 74 0 0-0 4.22 1.32 9.5
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Matchup Time Pitchers
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CIN @SF 4:05 PM EST Mahle
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COL @MIN 2:10 PM EST Feltner
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HOU @NYY 1:35 PM EST Urquidy
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KC vs OAK 2:10 PM EST Singer
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LAA vs SEA 4:07 PM EST
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PHI @SD 4:10 PM EST Gibson
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TEX vs WAS 2:35 PM EST Otto
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