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MJ Melendez or Tyler Stephenson

Who Should I Start? - Week 6 • Start New
MJ Melendez

MJ Melendez

LFKansas City Royals KC
Tyler Stephenson

Tyler Stephenson

CCincinnati Reds CIN
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Melendez over Stephenson

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News MJ Melendez
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Stephenson over Melendez

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Tyler Stephenson
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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 Tyler Stephenson
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.133253.3160.53306
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.194396.3060.548011
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START MJ Melendez
OWN
63%
-2.94 compared to last week
START
52%
+3.1 compared to last week
OWN/START Tyler Stephenson
OWN
12%
+3.5 compared to last week
START
 
9%
+2.97 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus MJ Melendez
51st
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Tyler Stephenson
20th
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 38th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • He is doing better than most people thought he would.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 151st 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 165th with 0.333
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 107th with 0.467
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 124th with 0.801
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 356th with 3
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 208th in RBI with 37
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 215th 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 Tyler Stephenson

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 20th among C's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 13th.
  • The current leader among C's is William Contreras
  • He is putting up better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 384th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.264
  • Ranked 367th in batting average with 0.220
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 333rd with 0.296
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 260th with 0.392
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 280th with 0.688
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 273rd in RBI with 31
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 295th in runs scored with 30
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.03, OBP: -0.01, HRs: -10, RBI: -46, Runs: -50, Wlks: -40, Stls: EVEN,
Next Up Health Check
Injury MJ Melendez

No Injury Reported

Injury Tyler Stephenson

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
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Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Tyler Stephenson
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22VS PHIRanger SuarezL 0-7
Apr 23VS PHICristopher Sanchez
Apr 24VS PHISpencer Turnbull
Apr 25VS PHIZack Wheeler
Apr 26@TEXNathan Eovaldi
Apr 27@TEXMichael Lorenzen
Apr 28@TEXDane Dunning
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.091002.0910.18204
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating MJ Melendez
13.47
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Tyler Stephenson
11.40
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 Tyler Stephenson
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2020 CIN 8 5 2 4 6 0 2 .294 .400 .647 19
2021 CIN 131 99 10 55 45 0 40 .286 .365 .434 348
2022 CIN 53 53 6 24 35 1 12 .319 .372 .482 159
2023 CIN 146 114 13 59 56 0 47 .246 .320 .381 350
2024 CIN 19 11 3 9 10 0 7 .216 .310 .451 54
ON PACE 139 81 22 66 73 0 51 .216 .310 .451 397
3-YEAR AVG 110 89 10 46 45 0 33 .273 .345 .417 286
Career 357 282 34 151 152 1 108 .270 .344 .422
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