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Josh Rojas or MJ Melendez

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Josh Rojas

Josh Rojas

3BSeattle Mariners SEA
MJ Melendez

MJ Melendez

LFKansas City Royals KC
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Rojas over Melendez

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Josh Rojas
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Melendez over Rojas

 
 
 
 
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Latest News MJ Melendez
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Performance Josh Rojas
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.263004.3330.42115
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.276115.3820.51719
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance MJ Melendez
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.158142.1580.31605
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.081142.1050.162010
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Josh Rojas
OWN
 
4%
+2.33 compared to last week
START
 
3%
+1.48 compared to last week
OWN/START MJ Melendez
OWN
58%
-1.72 compared to last week
START
54%
+9.1 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Josh Rojas
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus MJ Melendez
51st
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Josh Rojas

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among 3B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 23rd.
  • The current leader among 3B's is Alec Bohm
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Top 100 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.336 and is currently ranked 87th
  • Top 100 in batting average with 0.276 and is currently ranked 94th
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 178th with 0.330
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 222nd with 0.405
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 209th with 0.735
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 307th with 7
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 392nd in RBI with 18
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 300th in runs scored with 31
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.3 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.07, OBP: +0.081, HRs: -3, RBI: -36, Runs: -40, Wlks: -21, Stls: -11,
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 46th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • He is putting up slightly better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 195th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.308
  • Ranked 224th in batting average with 0.249
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 189th with 0.326
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 127th with 0.456
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 138th with 0.782
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 352nd with 3
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 215th 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: -0.027, OBP: -0.034, HRs: -12, RBI: -44, Runs: -56, Wlks: -54, Stls: -5,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Josh Rojas

No Injury Reported

Injury MJ Melendez

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Josh Rojas
DateOpponentResult
Apr 23@TEXLogan GilbertW 0-4
Apr 24@TEXJonathan HernandezL 5-1
Apr 25@TEXAndrew Heaney
Apr 26VS ARIZac Gallen
Apr 27VS ARI
Apr 28VS ARIBrandon Pfaadt
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.333002.3330.66702
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups MJ Melendez
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22VS TORYusei KikuchiL 3-5
Apr 23VS TORChris StrattonW 3-2
Apr 24VS TORJohn SchreiberW 3-2
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
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Josh Rojas
10.72
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating MJ Melendez
13.07
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Josh Rojas
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2019 ARI 41 30 2 17 16 4 18 .217 .312 .312 82
2020 ARI 17 11 0 9 2 1 7 .180 .257 .180 23
2021 ARI 136 122 11 68 44 8 58 .258 .336 .408 382
2022 ARI 115 112 8 62 51 20 49 .272 .345 .396 387
2023 ARI 116 77 4 47 40 12 27 .245 .302 .338 272
2024 SEA 18 17 1 7 4 1 6 .315 .383 .463 45
ON PACE 121 114 6 47 27 6 40 .315 .383 .463 300
3-YEAR AVG 122 104 8 59 45 13 45 .259 .331 .385 347
Career 443 369 26 210 157 46 165 .254 .328 .373
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 22 16 4 9 12 1 8 .208 .282 .429 67
ON PACE 142 103 25 58 77 6 51 .208 .282 .429 434
3-YEAR AVG 135 107 16 56 55 3 63 .224 .314 .390 355
Career 292 229 36 121 121 7 134 .223 .312 .393
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