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MJ Melendez or Keibert Ruiz

Who Should I Start? - Week 4 • Start New
MJ Melendez

MJ Melendez

LFKansas City Royals KC
Keibert Ruiz

Keibert Ruiz

CWashington Nationals WAS
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Melendez over Ruiz

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News MJ Melendez
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Ruiz over Melendez

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Keibert Ruiz
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Performance MJ Melendez
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.111142.1580.27805
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.184386.2790.447111
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Keibert Ruiz
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
..0
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.000001.2220.00002
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START MJ Melendez
OWN
64%
-7.54 compared to last week
START
48%
+10.32 compared to last week
OWN/START Keibert Ruiz
OWN
46%
-19.05 compared to last week
START
15%
-19.14 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus MJ Melendez
51st
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Keibert Ruiz
15th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown MJ Melendez

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 51st among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 48th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • He is putting up slightly better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 143rd in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.320
  • Ranked 196th in batting average with 0.255
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 159th with 0.335
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 113th with 0.465
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 120th with 0.800
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 319th with 3
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 260th in RBI with 33
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 218th in runs scored with 39
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.011, OBP: +0.002, HRs: -13, RBI: -48, Runs: -58, Wlks: -54, Stls: -5,
Breakdown Keibert Ruiz

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 15th among C's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 43rd.
  • The current leader among C's is William Contreras
  • He should be doing much better than this. You might be able to get him now for a discount.
  • He hasn't missed that many games lately, but he is listed on the injury report. He may have some nagging injuries with his Illness (Since Apr 10, 2024). Look at his player news.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 252nd in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.295
  • Top 100 in batting average with 0.280 and is currently ranked 85th
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 196th with 0.324
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 171st with 0.433
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 181st with 0.756
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 527th with 1
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 213th in RBI with 40
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 260th in runs scored with 34
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.5 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.066, OBP: -0.043, HRs: -17, RBI: -65, Runs: -53, Wlks: -29, Stls: -1,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Next Up Health Check
Injury MJ Melendez

No Injury Reported

Injury Keibert Ruiz

ILLNESS - Since Apr 10, 2024

Ruiz is battling influenza and has been placed on the 10-day injured list.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups MJ Melendez
DateOpponentResult
Apr 15@CHWSeth LugoW 0-2
Apr 16@CHW
Apr 17@CHWErick FeddeL 2-1
Apr 17@CHWNick AndersonW 2-4
Apr 19VS BALAlec MarshW 9-4
Apr 20VS BALCorbin Burnes
Apr 21VS BALCole Irvin
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.2224116.2820.611010
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Keibert Ruiz
DateOpponentResult
Apr 15@LADMitchell ParkerW 4-6
Apr 16@LADRyan YarbroughL 6-2
Apr 17@LADJake IrvinW 0-2
Apr 19VS HOUJustin VerlanderL 3-5
Apr 20VS HOURonel Blanco
Apr 21VS HOUCristian Javier
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
..0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating MJ Melendez
13.35
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Keibert Ruiz
12.37
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career MJ Melendez
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2022 KC 119 88 16 47 53 0 64 .211 .312 .380 321
2023 KC 151 125 16 65 56 6 62 .235 .316 .398 388
2024 KC 17 13 3 7 8 1 8 .224 .318 .466 53
ON PACE 137 105 24 56 64 8 64 .224 .318 .466 429
3-YEAR AVG 135 107 16 56 55 3 63 .224 .314 .390 355
Career 287 226 35 119 117 7 134 .224 .314 .394
Career Keibert Ruiz
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2020 LAD 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 .250 .250 .625 6
2021 LAD 28 21 3 9 14 0 6 .253 .319 .386 80
2022 WAS 111 97 7 32 36 6 30 .252 .314 .361 310
2023 WAS 138 134 18 55 68 1 31 .260 .308 .409 448
2024 WAS 8 6 1 2 3 0 2 .194 .265 .290 19
ON PACE 68 51 8 17 25 0 17 .194 .265 .290 162
3-YEAR AVG 92 84 9 32 39 2 22 .256 .311 .388 279
Career 287 260 30 99 122 7 69 .254 .309 .387
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