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10
23
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24
13
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PHI
24
21
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KC
CHI
14
19
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IND
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24
27
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SEA
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25
32
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TB
26
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7
17
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29
22
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HOU
13
17
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NYG
NE
23
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MIN
LV
20
26
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ARI
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36
23
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28
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WAS
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21
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Shane Bieber or Michael Lorenzen

Who Should I Start? - Week 19 • Start New
Shane Bieber

Shane Bieber

SP • Cleveland Indians CLE
Michael Lorenzen

Michael Lorenzen

RP • Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim LAA
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Performance Shane Bieber
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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
3.001-000800.671
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Michael Lorenzen
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
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Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Shane Bieber
OWN
99%
+0.26 compared to last week
START
91%
+28.12 compared to last week
OWN/START Michael Lorenzen
OWN
13%
+1.83 compared to last week
START
 
4%
+1 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Shane Bieber
16th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Michael Lorenzen
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Shane Bieber

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 17th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 34th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Luis Garcia
  • He should be doing much better than this. You might be able to get him now for a discount.

    • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 35 in WHIP and is currently ranked 32nd with 1.10
  • Top 75 in ERA and is currently ranked 58th with 3.58
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -2, L: +1, WHIP: -0.1, ERA: +0.486, K's: -23, Walks: -8
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 215th.
  • The current leader among RP's is Luis Garcia

    • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 20 in walks and is currently ranked 20th with 40
  • Not too impressive with strikeouts and is currently ranked 206th with 68
  • Currently ranked 156th in wins with 6
  • Not too impressive in saves and is currently ranked 105th 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
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Shane Bieber

No Injury Reported

Injury Michael Lorenzen

SHOULDER - Mid August?

Shoulder
Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Shane Bieber
DateOpponentResult
Aug 15VS DETHutchison
Aug 15VS DETGarcia
Aug 16VS DETHill
Aug 17VS DETNorris
Aug 19VS CHWLynn
Aug 20VS CHWCueto
Aug 21VS CHWCease
Week Today Home Away
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
4.162-2002440.934
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Michael Lorenzen
DateOpponentResult
Aug 15VS SEACastillo
Aug 16VS SEARay
Aug 17VS SEAKirby
Aug 19@DETManning
Aug 20@DETAlexander
Aug 21@DETHutchison
Week Today Home Away
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
10.130-200872.252
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Shane Bieber
10.29
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Michael Lorenzen
3.16
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Shane Bieber
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2018 CLE 20 110.0 1805 118 23 0 11-5 4.66 1.38 9.7 285
2019 CLE 34 212.0 3332 259 40 0 15-8 3.31 1.06 11 624
2020 CLE 13 82.0 1343 129 23 0 8-2 2.3 0.95 14.2 289
2021 CLE 16 98.1 1559 134 33 0 7-4 3.11 1.19 12.3 283
2022 CLE 18 111.0 1627 111 25 0 5-5 3.65 1.11 9 265
ON PACE 25 160 2332 159 35 0 7-7 3.65 1.11 9 379
3-YEAR AVG 21 129 2078 174 32 0 10-5 3.06 1.08 12.1 398
Career 101 608.2 9666 751 144 0 0-0 3.47 1.14 11.1
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 84 1416 68 36 0 7-8 5.49 1.42 7.3 137
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
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BAL @NYJ
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Matchup Time Pitchers
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LAA vs SEA 9:38 PM EST Ohtani
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LAD @MIL 8:10 PM EST Urias
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MIA vs SD 6:40 PM EST Alcantara
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NYY vs TB 7:05 PM EST Cole
OAK @TEX 8:05 PM EST Kaprielian
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