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Yusei Kikuchi or Michael Lorenzen

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Yusei Kikuchi

Yusei Kikuchi

SPToronto Blue Jays TOR
Michael Lorenzen

Michael Lorenzen

SPTexas Rangers TEX
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Kikuchi over Lorenzen

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Yusei Kikuchi
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Lorenzen over Kikuchi

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Michael Lorenzen
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Performance Yusei Kikuchi
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
3.001-000400.831
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
2.252-0001310.832
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Michael Lorenzen
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
4.501-000731.001
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
2.452-0001181.272
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Yusei Kikuchi
OWN
89%
+24.04 compared to last week
START
60%
+19.35 compared to last week
OWN/START Michael Lorenzen
OWN
26%
+9.61 compared to last week
START
11%
+3.19 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Yusei Kikuchi
52nd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Michael Lorenzen
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Yusei Kikuchi

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 53rd among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 21st.
  • The current leader among SP's is Logan Allen
  • He is doing a lot better than most people thought he would. Can he keep this up or is it a fluke?
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 100 in WHIP and is currently ranked 85th
  • Top 50 in ERA and is currently ranked 49th with 3.39
  • Top 75 in walks and is currently ranked 64th with 30
  • Top 50 in strikeouts and is currently ranked 39th with 122
  • Top 100 in wins and is currently ranked 77th
  • Top 100 in innings pitched and is currently ranked 76th with 106.1
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 2.2 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -9, L: -5, WHIP: -0.216, ERA: -1.664, K's: -148, Walks: -41
Breakdown Michael Lorenzen

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 143rd.
  • The current leader among SP's is Logan Allen
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 100 in WHIP and is currently ranked 88th
  • Top 75 in ERA and is currently ranked 66th with 3.80
  • Top 50 in walks and is currently ranked 38th with 37
  • Top 15 in wins and is currently ranked 14th with 9
  • Top 100 in saves and is currently ranked 98th
  • His average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 5.6.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -7, L: -9, WHIP: +0.032, ERA: -1.804, K's: -100, Walks: -39
Next Up Health Check
Injury Yusei Kikuchi

No Injury Reported

Injury Michael Lorenzen

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Yusei Kikuchi
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22@KCYusei KikuchiW 3-5
Apr 23@KCChris StrattonL 3-2
Apr 24@KCJohn SchreiberL 3-2
Apr 25@KCCole Ragans
Apr 26VS LADGavin Stone
Apr 27VS LADTyler Glasnow
Apr 28VS LADJames Paxton
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
3.001-000400.831
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Michael Lorenzen
DateOpponentResult
Apr 23VS SEALogan GilbertL 0-4
Apr 24VS SEAJonathan HernandezW 5-1
Apr 25VS SEALuis Castillo
Apr 26VS CINGraham Ashcraft
Apr 27VS CINHunter Greene
Apr 28VS CINAndrew Abbott
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
nan-nan0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Yusei Kikuchi
15.95
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Michael Lorenzen
12.04
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Yusei Kikuchi
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2019 SEA 32 159.1 2721 116 50 0 6-11 5.54 1.54 6.6 254
2020 SEA 9 47.0 795 47 20 0 2-4 5.17 1.3 9 88
2021 SEA 27 150.1 2432 160 56 0 6-8 4.25 1.28 9.6 320
2022 TOR 29 97.1 1780 116 57 1 5-7 5.27 1.5 10.7 183
2023 TOR 33 167.0 2839 181 49 0 11-6 3.93 1.3 9.8 390
2024 TOR 5 27.2 450 33 8 0 2-1 2.28 1.08 10.7 80
ON PACE 32 177 2916 213 51 0 12-6 2.28 1.08 10.7 520
3-YEAR AVG 30 137 2350 152 54 0 7-7 4.34 1.33 9.8 298
Career 135 644.0 11017 653 240 0 0-0 4.65 1.39 9.1
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 17 93.1 1559 78 41 0 8-6 4.44 1.28 7.5 187
2023 DET 31 153.1 2404 112 49 1 9-9 4.17 1.24 6.6 300
2024 TEX 2 11.0 173 11 8 0 2-0 2.45 1.27 9 36
ON PACE 12 72 1121 71 51 0 12-0 2.45 1.27 9 233
3-YEAR AVG 24 90 1469 70 35 1 6-5 4.34 1.26 6.9 182
Career 344 693.2 11872 608 291 0 0-0 4.32 1.39 7.9
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