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Brendan Donovan or Adley Rutschman

Who Should I Start? - Week 18 • Start New
Brendan Donovan

Brendan Donovan

3B • St. Louis Cardinals STL
Adley Rutschman

Adley Rutschman

C • Baltimore Orioles BAL
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Brendan Donovan
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.429000.5000.42904
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.333001.5000.33308
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Adley Rutschman
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.333013.5650.46715
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.364019.5630.455111
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Brendan Donovan
OWN
22%
-3.62 compared to last week
START
15%
+1.12 compared to last week
OWN/START Adley Rutschman
OWN
79%
-1.16 compared to last week
START
72%
+0.29 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Brendan Donovan
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Adley Rutschman
6th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Brendan Donovan

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: 2B LF 3B RF 1B SS . However, he plays 2B most often.
  • Experts don't even rank him among 3B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 27th.
  • The current leader among 3B's is Jose Ramirez

    • Trending Batting Stats

  • Top 75 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.343 and is currently ranked 66th
  • Top 100 in batting average with 0.274 and is currently ranked 93rd
  • Top 20 on base percentage and is currently ranked 16th with 0.385
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 366th with 0.363
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 189th with 0.748
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 522nd with 1
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 426th in RBI with 26
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 440th in runs scored with 26
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.274, OBP: +0.385, HRs: +2, RBI: +26, Runs: +26, Wlks: +31, Stls: +1,
Breakdown Adley Rutschman

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: C DH . However, he plays C most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 7th among C's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 13th.
  • The current leader among C's is Will Smith
  • He is putting up close to the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.

    • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 226th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.303
  • Ranked 158th in batting average with 0.262
  • Top 35 on base percentage and is currently ranked 26th with 0.373
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 117th with 0.454
  • Top 75 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 68th with 0.827
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 350th with 2
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 489th in RBI with 18
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 396th in runs scored with 32
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.262, OBP: +0.373, HRs: +5, RBI: +18, Runs: +32, Wlks: +30, Stls: +2,
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Brendan Donovan

No Injury Reported

Injury Adley Rutschman

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Brendan Donovan
DateOpponentResult
Aug 02VS CHCThompson 8-5W 6-0
Aug 04VS CHCUelmen 0-1W 4-3
Aug 04VS CHCCastro 0-1W 7-2
Aug 05VS NYYHolmes 5-3W 4-3
Aug 06VS NYYGerman 1-2W 1-0
Aug 07VS NYYMontas
Week Today Home Away
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.424193.5130.667111
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Adley Rutschman
DateOpponentResult
Aug 01@TEXGray 7-6W 7-2
Aug 02@TEXHoward 2-3W 8-2
Aug 03@TEXLeclerc 0-1W 6-3
Aug 05VS PITKeller 3-8W 1-0
Aug 06VS PITBrubaker 2-10W 6-3
Aug 07VS PITWilson
Week Today Home Away
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.381026.5940.52417
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Brendan Donovan
9.58
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Adley Rutschman
8.61
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Brendan Donovan
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2022 STL 73 59 2 26 26 1 31 .274 .385 .363 187
ON PACE 110 89 3 39 39 1 46 .274 .385 .363 283
3-YEAR AVG . . . 0
Career 73 59 2 26 26 1 31 .274 .385 .363
Career Adley Rutschman
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2022 BAL 55 48 5 32 18 2 30 .262 .373 .454 185
ON PACE 83 72 7 48 27 3 45 .262 .373 .454 280
3-YEAR AVG . . . 0
Career 55 48 5 32 18 2 30 .262 .373 .454
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Matchups

Week 1
ARI vs KC
ATL vs NO
BAL @NYJ
BUF @LAR
CAR vs CLE
CHI vs SF
CIN vs PIT
DAL vs TB
DEN @SEA
DET vs PHI
GB @MIN
HOU vs IND
JAC @WAS
LAC vs LV
MIA vs NE
NYG @TEN
Matchup Time Pitchers
ARI vs COL 4:10 PM EST Davies
Urena
ATL @NYM 4:10 PM EST Strider
deGrom
BAL vs PIT 1:35 PM EST Watkins
Wilson
BOS @KC 2:10 PM EST Crawford
Keller
CHC vs MIA 2:20 PM EST Sampson
Luzardo
CHW @TEX 2:35 PM EST Giolito
Howard
CIN @MIL 2:10 PM EST Ashcraft
Burnes
CLE vs HOU 12:05 PM EST McKenzie
Javier
DET vs TB 1:40 PM EST Manning
Rasmussen
LAA @SEA 4:10 PM EST Davidson
Gonzales
LAD vs SD 7:00 PM EST Anderson
Darvish
MIN vs TOR 2:10 PM EST Archer
Gausman
NYY @STL 2:15 PM EST Montas
Wainwright
OAK vs SF 4:07 PM EST Martinez
Webb
PHI vs WAS 1:35 PM EST Nola
Abbott
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