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MJ Melendez or Andrew Vaughn

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

MJ Melendez

LFKansas City Royals KC
Andrew Vaughn

Andrew Vaughn

1BChicago White Sox CHW
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Melendez over Vaughn

 
 
 
 
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Latest News MJ Melendez
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Vaughn over Melendez

 
 
 
 
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Performance MJ Melendez
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.136142.1740.27306
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.125144.1860.225011
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Andrew Vaughn
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.143002.2800.19006
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.125003.2390.175011
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START MJ Melendez
OWN
81%
+8.74 compared to last week
START
60%
+1.18 compared to last week
OWN/START Andrew Vaughn
OWN
23%
+0.81 compared to last week
START
 
9%
-1.29 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus MJ Melendez
52nd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Andrew Vaughn
27th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown MJ Melendez

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 52nd among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 42nd.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • He is doing a better than most people thought he would.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 172nd in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.313
  • Ranked 209th in batting average with 0.252
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 175th with 0.330
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 118th with 0.462
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 131st with 0.791
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 333rd with 3
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 204th in RBI with 37
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 218th in runs scored with 41
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.016, OBP: -0.02, HRs: -12, RBI: -44, Runs: -56, Wlks: -54, Stls: -5,
Breakdown Andrew Vaughn

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 28th among 1B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 35th.
  • The current leader among 1B's is Josh Naylor
  • He is putting up close to the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 181st in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.312
  • Ranked 231st in batting average with 0.247
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 373rd with 0.286
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 327th with 0.363
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 347th with 0.649
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 270th in RBI with 32
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 293rd in runs scored with 31
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 1.1 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.102, OBP: -0.068, HRs: -21, RBI: -77, Runs: -63, Wlks: -29, Stls: EVEN,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Next Up Health Check
Injury MJ Melendez

No Injury Reported

Injury Andrew Vaughn

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups MJ Melendez
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22VS TORYusei KikuchiL 3-5
Apr 23VS TORChris StrattonW 3-2
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 Andrew Vaughn
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22@MINChris PaddackL 7-0
Apr 23@MINJay JacksonL 6-5
Apr 24@MINJoe Ryan
Apr 25@MINBailey Ober
Apr 26VS TBZach Eflin
Apr 27VS TBAaron Civale
Apr 28VS TBZack Littell
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.286000.3750.28602
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating MJ Melendez
14.44
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Andrew Vaughn
12.43
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 21 16 4 9 12 1 8 .219 .296 .452 66
ON PACE 141 108 27 60 81 6 54 .219 .296 .452 445
3-YEAR AVG 135 107 16 56 55 3 63 .224 .314 .390 355
Career 291 229 36 121 121 7 134 .224 .313 .395
Career Andrew Vaughn
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2021 CHW 129 99 14 56 47 0 41 .237 .311 .391 334
2022 CHW 127 131 16 56 74 0 29 .275 .325 .432 404
2023 CHW 153 147 21 67 80 0 36 .260 .315 .431 451
2024 CHW 22 13 0 4 3 0 8 .165 .258 .203 27
ON PACE 154 91 0 28 21 0 56 .165 .258 .203 190
3-YEAR AVG 136 126 17 60 67 0 35 .258 .317 .420 396
Career 431 390 51 183 204 0 114 .253 .314 .409
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