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MJ Melendez or Nelson Cruz

Who Should I Start? - Week 7 • Start New
MJ Melendez

MJ Melendez

LFKansas City Royals KC
Nelson Cruz

Nelson Cruz

DH
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Melendez over Cruz

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News MJ Melendez
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Cruz over Melendez

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Nelson Cruz
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Performance MJ Melendez
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.067000.0670.06705
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.067000.0970.067010
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Nelson Cruz
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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
..0
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START MJ Melendez
OWN
39%
-12.47 compared to last week
START
24%
-4.33 compared to last week
OWN/START Nelson Cruz
OWN
 
0%
No change since last week.
START
 
0%
No change since last week.
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus MJ Melendez
58th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Nelson Cruz
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown MJ Melendez

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 58th among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 69th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • He should be doing a bit better than this. Look for him to bounce back.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 251st in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.295
  • Ranked 264th in batting average with 0.239
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 238th with 0.314
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 162nd with 0.434
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 180th with 0.748
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 391st with 3
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 253rd in RBI with 37
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 238th in runs scored with 41
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.2 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.058, OBP: -0.068, HRs: -12, RBI: -44, Runs: -56, Wlks: -53, Stls: -5,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Breakdown Nelson Cruz

    Overview

  • I couldn't find any stats of this player even playing a game in the past 60 days. This is most likely due to an injury or time in the minors.
Next Up Health Check
Injury MJ Melendez

No Injury Reported

Injury Nelson Cruz

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups MJ Melendez
DateOpponentResult
Apr 29@TORGenesis CabreraL 6-5
Apr 30@TORCole RagansW 1-4
May 01@TORSeth LugoW 1-6
May 03VS TEXJohn SchreiberW 7-1
May 04VS TEXDane Dunning
May 05VS TEXJon Gray
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.042000.0420.04207
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Nelson Cruz
DateOpponentResult
No games scheduled this week
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
..0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating MJ Melendez
12.66
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Nelson Cruz
10.53
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 29 17 4 9 12 1 9 .177 .248 .354 70
ON PACE 142 83 19 44 58 4 44 .177 .248 .354 343
3-YEAR AVG 135 107 16 56 55 3 63 .224 .314 .390 355
Career 299 230 36 121 121 7 135 .220 .308 .387
Career Nelson Cruz
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2008 31 38 7 19 26 3 17 N/A N/A N/A 138
2009 TEX 129 120 33 76 76 20 51 N/A N/A N/A 392
2010 TEX 108 127 22 60 78 16 38 N/A N/A N/A 354
2011 TEX 126 125 29 64 86 9 32 N/A N/A N/A 324
2012 TEX 159 152 23 86 90 8 48 .260 .319 .455 436
2013 TEX 108 110 27 49 77 5 35 .269 .327 .511 326
2014 BAL 153 160 38 85 101 4 54 .273 .337 .524 488
2015 SEA 152 178 44 90 93 3 60 .302 .369 .566 501
2016 SEA 155 169 43 96 105 2 62 .287 .360 .555 515
2017 SEA 155 160 39 91 119 1 70 .288 .375 .549 517
2018 SEA 144 133 37 70 97 1 55 .256 .342 .509 427
2019 MIN 123 143 42 83 109 0 60 .308 .393 .636 480
2020 MIN 55 57 16 33 35 0 27 .300 .398 .595 179
2021 MIN 148 136 32 78 84 3 51 .262 .331 .491 495
2022 WAS 128 102 10 48 63 4 47 .233 .311 .338 323
2023 SD 59 35 5 9 23 1 6 .245 .283 .399 110
ON PACE 273 162 23 41 106 4 27 .245 .283 .399 509
3-YEAR AVG 112 91 16 45 57 3 35 .248 .317 .418 309
Career 1933 1945 447 1037 1262 80 713 .348 .426 .515
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