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MJ Melendez or Lane Thomas

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

MJ Melendez

LFKansas City Royals KC
Lane Thomas

Lane Thomas

RFWashington Nationals WAS
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Melendez over Thomas

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News MJ Melendez
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Thomas over Melendez

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Lane Thomas
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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 Lane Thomas
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.111001.2000.11135
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.159132.2130.227511
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START MJ Melendez
OWN
60%
-11.54 compared to last week
START
46%
-12.67 compared to last week
OWN/START Lane Thomas
OWN
76%
-3.71 compared to last week
START
29%
-31.31 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus MJ Melendez
52nd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Lane Thomas
39th
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 210th in batting average with 0.252
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 177th 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 360th with 3
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 217th in RBI with 37
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 217th 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 Lane Thomas

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 40th among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 35th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • He is putting up slightly better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • 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 23, 2024). Look at his player news.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 415th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.256
  • Ranked 356th in batting average with 0.222
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 424th with 0.274
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 264th with 0.390
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 320th with 0.664
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 332nd with 24
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 163rd in RBI with 51
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 171st in runs scored with 50
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.082, OBP: -0.065, HRs: -26, RBI: -75, Runs: -94, Wlks: -28, Stls: -9,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Next Up Health Check
Injury MJ Melendez

No Injury Reported

Injury Lane Thomas

KNEE - Since Apr 23, 2024

Thomas suffered a left MCL sprain and has been placed on the 10-day injured list.
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 Lane Thomas
DateOpponentResult
Apr 23VS LADAlex VesiaL 1-4
Apr 24VS LADLandon Knack
Apr 25VS LADYoshinobu Yamamoto
Apr 26@MIAJesus Luzardo
Apr 27@MIAEdward Cabrera
Apr 28@MIARyan Weathers
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.133000.1330.13324
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating MJ Melendez
14.44
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Lane Thomas
16.37
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 Lane Thomas
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2019 STL 34 12 4 6 12 1 4 .316 .409 .684 46
2020 STL 18 5 1 5 2 0 3 .135 .200 .297 14
2021 STL 74 49 6 33 24 6 36 .230 .340 .404 203
2022 WAS 138 110 14 57 48 8 34 .242 .298 .399 359
2023 WAS 156 165 28 100 85 20 36 .266 .315 .469 533
2024 WAS 22 16 2 6 10 11 8 .184 .250 .253 70
ON PACE 162 117 14 44 73 81 58 .184 .250 .253 515
3-YEAR AVG 123 108 16 63 52 11 35 .252 .313 .434 365
Career 442 357 55 207 181 46 121 .246 .309 .426
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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