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Santiago Espinal or Nico Hoerner

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

Santiago Espinal

2BCincinnati Reds CIN
Nico Hoerner

Nico Hoerner

2BChicago Cubs CHC
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Espinal over Hoerner

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Santiago Espinal
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Hoerner over Espinal

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Nico Hoerner
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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
Performance Nico Hoerner
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.286044.2860.42916
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.356078.3750.511111
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Santiago Espinal
OWN
 
0%
-0.43 compared to last week
START
 
0%
0 compared to last week
OWN/START Nico Hoerner
OWN
98%
+7.71 compared to last week
START
91%
+9.62 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Santiago Espinal
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Nico Hoerner
8th
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 Nico Hoerner

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 9th among 2B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 8th.
  • The current leader among 2B's is Ketel Marte
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 174th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.313
  • Top 100 in batting average with 0.278 and is currently ranked 86th
  • Top 75 on base percentage and is currently ranked 73rd with 0.359
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 315th with 0.368
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 222nd with 0.726
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 233rd with 25
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 268th in RBI with 33
  • Top 50 in runs scored and is currently ranked 45th with 68
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.3 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.025, OBP: +0.011, HRs: -9, RBI: -61, Runs: -82, Wlks: -39, Stls: -41,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Santiago Espinal

No Injury Reported

Injury Nico Hoerner

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 Nico Hoerner
DateOpponentResult
Apr 23VS HOUJordan WicksW 7-2
Apr 24VS HOUSpencer Arrighetti
Apr 25VS HOUJustin Verlander
Apr 26@BOSKutter Crawford
Apr 27@BOSJosh Winckowski
Apr 28@BOSTanner Houck
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.000010.0000.00011
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Santiago Espinal
9.77
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Nico Hoerner
17.68
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 Nico Hoerner
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2019 CHC 20 22 3 13 17 0 3 .282 .305 .436 62
2020 CHC 49 23 0 18 13 3 12 .207 .302 .243 63
2021 CHC 45 44 0 13 16 5 17 .301 .383 .370 130
2022 CHC 130 128 8 53 49 18 26 .282 .328 .403 421
2023 CHC 151 176 9 98 68 42 49 .284 .347 .384 605
2024 CHC 22 21 0 16 7 1 10 .259 .358 .358 75
ON PACE 154 147 0 112 49 7 70 .259 .358 .358 528
3-YEAR AVG 109 116 6 55 44 22 31 .285 .345 .390 385
Career 417 414 20 211 170 69 117 .278 .340 .379
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ARI @STL 01:15 EDT EST Jordan Montgomery
Kyle Gibson
ATL vs MIA 07:20 EDT EST Reynaldo Lopez
Sixto Sanchez
BAL @LAA 04:07 EDT EST Dean Kremer
Tyler Anderson
BOS @CLE 06:10 EDT EST Cooper Criswell
Carlos Carrasco
CHC vs HOU 07:40 EDT EST Jameson Taillon
Spencer Arrighetti
CHW @MIN 07:40 EDT EST Garrett Crochet
Joe Ryan
CIN vs PHI 06:40 EDT EST Nick Lodolo
Spencer Turnbull
COL vs SD 08:40 EDT EST
Matt Waldron
DET @TB 06:50 EDT EST Jack Flaherty
Shawn Armstrong
KC vs TOR 07:40 EDT EST Alec Marsh
Yariel Rodriguez
LAD @WAS 06:45 EDT EST Landon Knack
Jake Irvin
MIL @PIT 06:40 EDT EST Bryse Wilson
Josh Fleming
NYM @SF 03:45 EDT EST Sean Manaea
Blake Snell
NYY vs OAK 07:05 EDT EST Clarke Schmidt
Joe Boyle
SEA @TEX 08:05 EDT EST Bryce Miller
Jon Gray
Matchup Time
BOS vs MIA 7:00 PM EST
NO @OKC 9:30 PM EST
Matchup Time
BOS @TOR 7:00 PM EST
DAL vs VGK 9:30 PM EST
EDM vs LA 10:00 PM EST