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Santiago Espinal or Alex Verdugo

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Santiago Espinal

Santiago Espinal

2BCincinnati Reds CIN
Alex Verdugo

Alex Verdugo

LFNew York Yankees NYY
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Espinal over Verdugo

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Santiago Espinal
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Verdugo over Espinal

 
 
 
 
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Performance Santiago Espinal
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.316152.3640.52616
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.258183.3240.387210
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Alex Verdugo
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.250032.4090.25016
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.297038.4260.432112
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Santiago Espinal
OWN
 
1%
-0.2 compared to last week
START
 
0%
0 compared to last week
OWN/START Alex Verdugo
OWN
39%
+3.75 compared to last week
START
33%
+11.21 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Santiago Espinal
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Alex Verdugo
69th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Santiago Espinal

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: 2B 3B . However, he plays 2B most often.
  • Experts don't even rank him among 2B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 22nd.
  • The current leader among 2B's is Ketel Marte
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 245th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.296
  • Ranked 145th in batting average with 0.262
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 295th with 0.305
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 350th with 0.351
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 337th with 0.656
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 477th with 5
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 341st in RBI with 24
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 416th in runs scored with 17
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.05, OBP: -0.042, HRs: -1, RBI: -15, Runs: -26, Wlks: -12, Stls: +3,
Breakdown Alex Verdugo

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 69th among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 22nd.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • You have to be impressed by how much better he is performing. Can he keep this up or is it a fluke?
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 461st in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.243
  • Ranked 337th in batting average with 0.226
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 356th with 0.291
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 311th with 0.371
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 325th with 0.662
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 542nd with 3
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 306th in RBI with 28
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 184th in runs scored with 41
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.019, OBP: +0.032, HRs: -11, RBI: -46, Runs: -68, Wlks: -30, Stls: -4,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Santiago Espinal

No Injury Reported

Injury Alex Verdugo

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Santiago Espinal
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22VS PHIRanger SuarezL 0-7
Apr 23VS PHIFernando CruzW 8-1
Apr 24VS PHIJustin WilsonW 7-4
Apr 25VS PHIZack Wheeler
Apr 26@TEXNathan Eovaldi
Apr 27@TEXMichael Lorenzen
Apr 28@TEXDane Dunning
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.357152.3750.57115
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Alex Verdugo
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22VS OAKLucas ErcegL 0-2
Apr 23VS OAKMarcus StromanW 4-3
Apr 24VS OAKClarke SchmidtW 7-3
Apr 25VS OAKAlex Wood
Apr 26@MILColin Rea
Apr 27@MILJoe Ross
Apr 28@MIL
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.000010.4000.00003
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Santiago Espinal
9.78
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Alex Verdugo
12.94
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Santiago Espinal
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2020 TOR 26 15 0 9 5 1 3 .259 .290 .328 30
2021 TOR 92 69 2 32 16 6 22 .318 .382 .415 235
2022 TOR 132 117 7 50 50 5 35 .265 .318 .372 373
2023 TOR 112 59 2 30 25 2 18 .254 .313 .341 232
2024 CIN 18 10 1 4 10 5 6 .204 .271 .286 52
ON PACE 121 67 6 27 67 33 40 .204 .271 .286 351
3-YEAR AVG 112 82 4 37 30 4 25 .275 .332 .374 280
Career 380 270 12 125 106 19 84 .271 .327 .367
Career Alex Verdugo
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2017 LAD 15 4 1 1 1 0 2 .174 .240 .304 9
2018 LAD 37 20 1 11 4 0 8 .260 .329 .377 45
2019 LAD 106 101 12 43 44 4 26 .294 .342 .475 260
2020 BOS 53 64 6 36 15 4 18 .320 .380 .490 153
2021 BOS 162 167 14 91 68 7 55 .288 .352 .428 540
2022 BOS 142 160 10 70 71 1 39 .289 .336 .416 482
2023 BOS 144 143 13 81 54 5 44 .263 .322 .421 470
2024 NYY 25 20 2 13 8 1 14 .244 .354 .390 85
ON PACE 162 129 12 84 51 6 90 .244 .354 .390 550
3-YEAR AVG 149 157 12 81 64 4 46 .280 .337 .422 497
Career 684 679 59 346 265 22 206 .283 .341 .431
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