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MJ Melendez or Adley Rutschman

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
MJ Melendez

MJ Melendez

LFKansas City Royals KC
Adley Rutschman

Adley Rutschman

CBaltimore Orioles BAL
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Melendez over Rutschman

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News MJ Melendez
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Rutschman over Melendez

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Adley Rutschman
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Performance MJ Melendez
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.167142.2110.33305
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.158144.2560.263111
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Adley Rutschman
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.333174.3570.48106
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.309297.3330.436012
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START MJ Melendez
OWN
65%
-0.68 compared to last week
START
49%
-0.19 compared to last week
OWN/START Adley Rutschman
OWN
100%
-0.44 compared to last week
START
97%
-0.46 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus MJ Melendez
51st
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Adley Rutschman
4th
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 40th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • He is doing a better than most people thought he would.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 150th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.318
  • Ranked 192nd in batting average with 0.255
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 168th with 0.333
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 108th with 0.467
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 117th with 0.801
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 314th with 3
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 211th in RBI with 37
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 214th in runs scored with 41
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.003, OBP: -0.004, HRs: -12, RBI: -44, Runs: -56, Wlks: -54, Stls: -5,
Breakdown Adley Rutschman

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: C DH . However, he plays C most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 4th among C's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 4th.
  • The current leader among C's is William Contreras
  • Wow, would you look at that. The experts got it right on the money.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 176th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.314
  • Top 75 in batting average with 0.283 and is currently ranked 72nd
  • Top 75 on base percentage and is currently ranked 67th with 0.362
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 173rd with 0.434
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 130th with 0.796
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 491st with 1
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 118th in RBI with 57
  • Top 100 in runs scored and is currently ranked 88th with 60
  • 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: +0.025, OBP: -0.022, HRs: -18, RBI: -68, Runs: -70, Wlks: -87, Stls: -1,
Next Up Health Check
Injury MJ Melendez

No Injury Reported

Injury Adley Rutschman

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups MJ Melendez
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22VS TORYusei KikuchiL 3-5
Apr 23VS TORKevin Gausman
Apr 24VS TORYariel Rodriguez
Apr 25VS TORJose Berrios
Apr 26@DETReese Olson
Apr 27@DETCasey Mize
Apr 28@DETTarik Skubal
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
..0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Adley Rutschman
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22@LAAAlbert SuarezW 2-4
Apr 23@LAAGriffin Canning
Apr 24@LAATyler Anderson
Apr 26VS OAKRoss Stripling
Apr 27VS OAKJP Sears
Apr 28VS OAKPaul Blackburn
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.333045.4120.40004
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating MJ Melendez
13.35
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Adley Rutschman
19.03
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 20 16 4 9 12 1 8 .232 .312 .478 66
ON PACE 140 112 28 63 84 7 56 .232 .312 .478 464
3-YEAR AVG 135 107 16 56 55 3 63 .224 .314 .390 355
Career 290 229 36 121 121 7 134 .225 .314 .396
Career Adley Rutschman
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2022 BAL 106 90 11 66 38 2 62 .248 .361 .433 357
2023 BAL 160 164 20 84 80 1 93 .273 .370 .430 574
2024 BAL 21 27 2 14 14 0 6 .307 .354 .409 77
ON PACE 154 198 14 103 103 0 44 .307 .354 .409 567
3-YEAR AVG 133 127 16 75 59 2 78 .264 .367 .431 466
Career 287 281 33 164 132 3 161 .267 .366 .429
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