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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
BUF
24
27
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SEA
PIT
25
32
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MIA
TB
26
24
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DAL
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7
17
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LAC
29
22
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NO
HOU
13
17
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NYG
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23
21
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MIN
LV
20
26
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36
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Josh Bell or Framber Valdez

Who Should I Start? - Week 19 • Start New
Josh Bell

Josh Bell

1B • San Diego Padres SD
Framber Valdez

Framber Valdez

SP • Houston Astros HOU
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Josh Bell
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.063002.2500.06304
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.156017.3250.18809
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Framber Valdez
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
0.001-000810.711
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
1.932-0001141.072
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Josh Bell
OWN
99%
-1.22 compared to last week
START
93%
-5.02 compared to last week
OWN/START Framber Valdez
OWN
97%
-3.27 compared to last week
START
61%
-7.03 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Josh Bell
8th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Framber Valdez
23rd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Josh Bell

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 8th among 1B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 5th.
  • The current leader among 1B's is Freddie Freeman
  • He is putting up slightly better numbers than the experts expected him to.

    • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 184th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.314
  • Top 35 in batting average with 0.296 and is currently ranked 28th
  • Top 15 on base percentage and is currently ranked 12th with 0.386
  • Top 50 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 49th with 0.502
  • Top 25 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 24th with 0.888
  • Top 20 in walks and is currently ranked 19th with 94
  • Top 50 in RBI and is currently ranked 48th with 105
  • Top 100 in runs scored and is currently ranked 78th with 92
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.1 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.045, OBP: +0.045, HRs: -13, RBI: -30, Runs: -16, Wlks: -10, Stls: EVEN,
Breakdown Framber Valdez

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 24th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 4th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Luis Garcia
  • He is doing much better than most people thought he would.

    • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 100 in WHIP and is currently ranked 84th
  • Top 50 in ERA and is currently ranked 43rd with 3.44
  • He walks a lot of batters and is currently ranked 1st with 101
  • Top 25 in strikeouts and is currently ranked 23rd with 228
  • He is among the best in wins and is currently ranked 6th with 18
  • He pitches a lot of innings and is currently ranked 6th with 251.1
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.1 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: EVEN, L: -2, WHIP: -0.146, ERA: -0.572, K's: -3, Walks: -10
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Josh Bell

No Injury Reported

Injury Framber Valdez

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Josh Bell
DateOpponentResult
Aug 15@MIAAlcantara
Aug 16@MIACabrera
Aug 17@MIALopez
Aug 18VS WASSanchez
Aug 19VS WASEspino
Aug 20VS WASGray
Aug 21VS WASCorbin
Week Today Home Away
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.200134.3330.36006
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Framber Valdez
DateOpponentResult
Aug 15@CHWCueto
Aug 16@CHWCease
Aug 17@CHWKopech
Aug 18@CHWGiolito
Aug 19@ATL
Aug 20@ATLStrider
Aug 21@ATLMorton
Week Today Home Away
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
4.501-000701.331
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Josh Bell
19.06
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Framber Valdez
19.17
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Josh Bell
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2010 BAL 53 34 3 15 12 0 2 N/A N/A N/A 23
2011 BAL 26 10 0 6 6 0 4 N/A N/A N/A 1
2012 ARI 21 9 1 3 4 0 4 .173 .232 .269 18
2016 PIT 44 35 3 18 18 0 21 .276 .373 .409 100
2017 PIT 159 140 26 75 90 2 66 .255 .334 .466 433
2018 PIT 148 131 12 74 62 2 77 .261 .357 .411 371
2019 PIT 143 145 37 94 116 0 74 .275 .365 .567 524
2020 PIT 57 44 8 22 22 0 23 .229 .312 .370 110
2021 WAS 143 126 27 72 86 0 62 .262 .347 .480 493
2022 WAS 104 115 14 56 56 0 52 .307 .392 .499 391
ON PACE 146 162 19 78 78 0 73 .307 .392 .499 550
3-YEAR AVG 114 105 24 63 75 0 53 .263 .349 .501 376
Career 898 789 131 435 472 4 385 .281 .367 .469
Career Framber Valdez
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2018 HOU 8 37.0 633 34 24 0 4-1 2.19 1.24 8.3 95
2019 HOU 26 68.1 1175 68 44 0 4-7 6.06 1.73 9 111
2020 HOU 15 94.2 1414 102 26 0 8-4 3.04 1.09 9.7 258
2021 HOU 27 155.1 2415 141 66 0 12-7 3.71 1.31 8.2 351
2022 HOU 22 142.0 2123 128 49 0 11-4 2.73 1.12 8.1 395
ON PACE 30 201 2990 180 69 0 15-5 2.73 1.12 8.1 555
3-YEAR AVG 23 105 1668 104 45 0 8-6 3.99 1.33 8.8 240
Career 98 495.0 7760 473 209 0 0-0 3.53 1.27 8.6
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Matchups

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ARI vs KC
ATL vs NO
BAL @NYJ
BUF @LAR
CAR vs CLE
CHI vs SF
CIN vs PIT
DAL vs TB
DEN @SEA
DET vs PHI
GB @MIN
HOU vs IND
JAC @WAS
LAC vs LV
MIA vs NE
NYG @TEN
Matchup Time Pitchers
ARI @SF 9:45 PM EST Bumgarner
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ATL vs NYM 7:20 PM EST Strider
Carrasco
BAL @TOR 7:07 PM EST Bradish
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CHC @WAS 7:05 PM EST Stroman
Gray
CHW vs HOU 8:10 PM EST Cueto
Urquidy
CIN vs PHI 6:40 PM EST Minor
Syndergaard
CLE vs DET 6:40 PM EST
Garcia
KC @MIN 7:40 PM EST Bubic
Ryan
LAA vs SEA 9:38 PM EST Ohtani
Castillo
LAD @MIL 8:10 PM EST Urias
Peralta
MIA vs SD 6:40 PM EST Alcantara
Musgrove
NYY vs TB 7:05 PM EST Cole
OAK @TEX 8:05 PM EST Kaprielian
Otto
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