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Ryan Mountcastle or MJ Melendez

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Ryan Mountcastle

Ryan Mountcastle

1BBaltimore Orioles BAL
MJ Melendez

MJ Melendez

LFKansas City Royals KC
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Mountcastle over Melendez

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Ryan Mountcastle
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Melendez over Mountcastle

 
 
 
 
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Latest News MJ Melendez
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Performance Ryan Mountcastle
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.438024.5000.56305
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.389139.4630.528010
Season stats based on the past 14 days
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
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Ryan Mountcastle
OWN
69%
-1.88 compared to last week
START
42%
-11 compared to last week
OWN/START MJ Melendez
OWN
60%
-11.54 compared to last week
START
46%
-12.67 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Ryan Mountcastle
22nd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus MJ Melendez
52nd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Ryan Mountcastle

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 23rd among 1B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 7th.
  • The current leader among 1B's is Josh Naylor
  • He is doing better than most people thought he would.
  • He hasn't missed that many games lately, but he is listed on the injury report. He may have some nagging injuries with his Knee (Since Apr 22, 2024). Look at his player news.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Top 25 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.381 and is currently ranked 24th
  • Top 15 in batting average with 0.322 and is currently ranked 11th
  • Top 15 on base percentage and is currently ranked 15th with 0.396
  • Top 100 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 77th with 0.487
  • Top 50 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 39th with 0.883
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 340th with 1
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 205th in RBI with 42
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 147th in runs scored with 45
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.066, OBP: +0.07, HRs: -16, RBI: -59, Runs: -51, Wlks: -29, Stls: -3,
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,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Ryan Mountcastle

KNEE - Since Apr 22, 2024

Mountcastle is dealing with knee soreness but is likely to take the field for the Orioles.
Injury MJ Melendez

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Ryan Mountcastle
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22@LAAAlbert SuarezW 2-4
Apr 23@LAAGriffin CanningL 7-4
Apr 24@LAATyler Anderson
Apr 26VS OAKRoss Stripling
Apr 27VS OAKJP Sears
Apr 28VS OAKPaul Blackburn
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.455041.4670.63604
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 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
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Ryan Mountcastle
15.37
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating MJ Melendez
14.44
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Ryan Mountcastle
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2020 BAL 35 44 5 12 25 0 10 .349 .396 .500 95
2021 BAL 141 133 33 77 89 4 40 .254 .309 .491 456
2022 BAL 139 127 20 60 79 4 41 .242 .297 .412 397
2023 BAL 125 116 18 65 70 3 38 .267 .325 .447 387
2024 BAL 20 25 2 14 11 0 9 .333 .395 .507 78
ON PACE 140 176 14 98 77 0 63 .333 .395 .507 549
3-YEAR AVG 135 125 24 67 79 4 40 .254 .310 .450 413
Career 460 445 78 228 274 11 138 .265 .320 .457
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
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Matchup Time Pitchers
ARI @STL 01:15 EDT EST Jordan Montgomery
Kyle Gibson
ATL vs MIA 07:20 EDT EST Reynaldo Lopez
Sixto Sanchez
BAL @LAA 04:07 EDT EST Dean Kremer
Tyler Anderson
BOS @CLE 06:10 EDT EST Cooper Criswell
Carlos Carrasco
CHC vs HOU 07:40 EDT EST Jameson Taillon
Spencer Arrighetti
CHW @MIN 07:40 EDT EST Garrett Crochet
Joe Ryan
CIN vs PHI 06:40 EDT EST Nick Lodolo
Spencer Turnbull
COL vs SD 08:40 EDT EST
Matt Waldron
DET @TB 06:50 EDT EST Jack Flaherty
Shawn Armstrong
KC vs TOR 07:40 EDT EST Alec Marsh
Yariel Rodriguez
LAD @WAS 06:45 EDT EST Landon Knack
Jake Irvin
MIL @PIT 06:40 EDT EST Bryse Wilson
Josh Fleming
NYM @SF 03:45 EDT EST Sean Manaea
Blake Snell
NYY vs OAK 07:05 EDT EST Clarke Schmidt
Joe Boyle
SEA @TEX 08:05 EDT EST Bryce Miller
Jon Gray
Matchup Time
BOS vs MIA 7:00 PM EST
NO @OKC 9:30 PM EST
Matchup Time
BOS @TOR 7:00 PM EST
DAL vs VGK 9:30 PM EST
EDM vs LA 10:00 PM EST