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Alex Verdugo or Brendan Donovan

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Alex Verdugo

Alex Verdugo

LFNew York Yankees NYY
Brendan Donovan

Brendan Donovan

2BSt. Louis Cardinals STL
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Verdugo over Donovan

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Alex Verdugo
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Donovan over Verdugo

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Brendan Donovan
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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
Performance Brendan Donovan
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.167021.2220.16706
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.184043.2500.224012
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Alex Verdugo
OWN
39%
+4.33 compared to last week
START
34%
+11.81 compared to last week
OWN/START Brendan Donovan
OWN
43%
-12.25 compared to last week
START
22%
-16.38 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Alex Verdugo
69th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Brendan Donovan
42nd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
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,
Breakdown Brendan Donovan

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 42nd among 2B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 12th.
  • The current leader among 2B's is Ketel Marte
  • He is doing much better than most people thought he would. Can he keep this up?
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 335th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.276
  • Ranked 246th in batting average with 0.245
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 212th with 0.321
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 317th with 0.368
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 275th with 0.689
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 604th with 1
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 393rd in RBI with 17
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 387th in runs scored with 21
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.063, OBP: -0.04, HRs: -8, RBI: -19, Runs: -36, Wlks: -23, Stls: -5,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Alex Verdugo

No Injury Reported

Injury Brendan Donovan

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
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
Matchups Brendan Donovan
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22VS ARIRyan HelsleyW 5-3
Apr 23VS ARITommy HenryL 1-14
Apr 24VS ARIKyle GibsonW 5-1
Apr 26@NYMJose Butto
Apr 27@NYMAdrian Houser
Apr 28@NYMJose Quintana
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.304013.3460.39106
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Alex Verdugo
12.94
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Brendan Donovan
12.79
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
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
Career Brendan Donovan
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2022 STL 118 101 5 53 43 2 54 .278 .387 .377 343
2023 STL 101 91 10 47 31 5 33 .280 .361 .409 302
2024 STL 24 20 2 11 12 0 10 .217 .321 .348 72
ON PACE 155 129 12 71 77 0 64 .217 .321 .348 466
3-YEAR AVG 110 96 8 50 37 4 44 .279 .375 .392 323
Career 243 212 17 111 86 7 97 .272 .369 .387
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