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Who Should I Start? - Week 18 • Start New
Michael Lorenzen

Michael Lorenzen

RP • Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim LAA
Chris Archer

Chris Archer

SP • Minnesota Twins MIN
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Performance Michael Lorenzen
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Performance Chris Archer
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Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Michael Lorenzen
OWN
13%
+0.21 compared to last week
START
 
4%
0 compared to last week
OWN/START Chris Archer
OWN
11%
+1.23 compared to last week
START
 
3%
-0.63 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Michael Lorenzen
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Chris Archer
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Michael Lorenzen

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among RP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 213th.
  • The current leader among RP's is Luis Garcia

    • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 20 in walks and is currently ranked 19th with 40
  • Not too impressive with strikeouts and is currently ranked 204th with 68
  • Currently ranked 155th in wins with 6
  • Not too impressive in saves and is currently ranked 104th with 3
  • Top 100 in holds and is currently ranked 89th with 11
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.8 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: +4, L: +6, WHIP: +0.092, ERA: +0.176, K's: +28, Walks: +12
Breakdown Chris Archer

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 204th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Luis Garcia

    • Trending Pitching Stats

  • 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: W: +1, L: +2, WHIP: -0.047, ERA: -0.533, K's: +29, Walks: +27
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Michael Lorenzen

SHOULDER - Mid August?

Shoulder
Injury Chris Archer

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Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Michael Lorenzen
DateOpponentResult
Aug 08@OAKIrvin 6-9W 1-0
Aug 09@OAKKaprielian 3-6W 5-1
Aug 10@OAKPruitt 0-1W 5-4
Aug 12VS MINMahle
Aug 13VS MINBundy
Aug 14VS MINArcher
Week Today Home Away
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
1.291-000310.861
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Chris Archer
DateOpponentResult
Aug 09@LADUrias 12-6L 10-3
Aug 10@LADPrice 1-0L 8-5
Aug 12@LAASandoval
Aug 13@LAADetmers
Aug 14@LAADavidson
Week Today Home Away
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
0.000-000300.501
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Michael Lorenzen
3.16
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Chris Archer
3.45
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Michael Lorenzen
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2015 CIN 26 105.1 1899 79 53 0 4-9 5.72 1.69 6.8 175
2016 CIN 35 50.0 755 48 13 0 2-1 2.88 1.08 8.6 113
2017 CIN 70 78.1 1366 80 34 2 8-4 4.71 1.43 9.2 195
2018 CIN 45 76.1 1292 54 34 1 4-2 3.3 1.47 6.4 155
2019 CIN 73 71.2 1335 85 28 7 1-4 3.64 1.35 10.7 215
2020 CIN 20 34.0 645 41 17 0 3-1 4.24 1.44 10.9 82
2021 CIN 25 27.1 444 20 14 3 1-0 5.27 1.32 6.6 60
2022 LAA 11 59.0 997 48 26 0 5-6 5.49 1.42 7.3 97
ON PACE 15 86 1442 69 37 0 7-8 5.49 1.42 7.3 139
3-YEAR AVG 39 44 808 49 20 3 2-2 4 1.36 9.8 119
Career 305 495.0 8733 455 219 0 0-0 4.53 1.46 8.3
Career Chris Archer
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2012 TB 6 29.1 489 36 13 0 1-3 4.3 1.19 11.1 73
2013 TB 23 128.2 2103 101 38 0 9-7 3.22 1.13 7.1 340
2014 TB 31 185.1 3052 161 70 0 9-9 3.45 1.31 7.8 440
2015 TB 34 209.2 3448 252 66 0 12-13 3.31 1.15 10.8 588
2016 TB 33 199.0 3408 233 67 0 9-19 4.07 1.26 10.5 514
2017 TB 34 198.2 3406 249 60 0 10-12 4.17 1.28 11.3 532
2018 TB 27 146.0 2505 162 49 0 6-8 4.44 1.4 10 345
2019 PIT 23 119.2 2098 143 55 0 3-9 5.19 1.41 10.8 241
2021 TB 6 20.0 327 21 8 0 1-1 4.5 1.3 9.5 37
2022 MIN 15 61.0 1066 50 35 0 2-3 4.13 1.3 7.4 100
ON PACE 22 90 1569 73 51 0 2-4 4.13 1.3 7.4 146
3-YEAR AVG 15 69 1213 82 32 0 2-5 5.14 1.4 10.5 139
Career 232 1290.1 21902 1408 461 0 0-0 3.97 1.28 9.8
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BAL @BOS 7:10 PM EST Voth
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CIN vs CHC 7:15 PM EST Lodolo
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COL vs STL 3:10 PM EST Marquez
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HOU vs TEX 2:10 PM EST Valdez
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MIA @PHI 1:05 PM EST Cabrera
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