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MJ Melendez or Elias Diaz

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

MJ Melendez

LFKansas City Royals KC
Elias Diaz

Elias Diaz

CColorado Rockies COL
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Melendez over Diaz

 
 
 
 
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Latest News MJ Melendez
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Diaz over Melendez

 
 
 
 
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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 Elias Diaz
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.250032.3180.35006
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.282045.3490.359011
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START MJ Melendez
OWN
81%
+8.74 compared to last week
START
60%
+1.18 compared to last week
OWN/START Elias Diaz
OWN
30%
+3.04 compared to last week
START
23%
+2.75 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus MJ Melendez
52nd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Elias Diaz
23rd
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 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,
Breakdown Elias Diaz

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 24th among C's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 15th.
  • The current leader among C's is Salvador Perez
  • He is doing a better than most people thought he would.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 103rd in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.332
  • Ranked 154th in batting average with 0.262
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 291st with 0.305
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 319th with 0.366
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 311th with 0.671
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 628th with 1
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 243rd in RBI with 37
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 305th in runs scored with 30
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.1 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.034, OBP: +0.034, HRs: -13, RBI: -62, Runs: -39, Wlks: -30, Stls: -2,
Next Up Health Check
Injury MJ Melendez

No Injury Reported

Injury Elias Diaz

No Injury Reported

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 Elias Diaz
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22VS SDDylan CeaseL 1-3
Apr 23VS SDJalen BeeksW 7-4
Apr 24VS SDMatt Waldron
Apr 25VS SDRandy Vasquez
Apr 27VS HOURonel Blanco
Apr 28VS HOUHunter Brown
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.143001.2500.28602
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating MJ Melendez
14.44
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Elias Diaz
12.27
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 Elias Diaz
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2015 PIT 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 -1
2016 PIT 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1
2017 PIT 64 42 1 18 19 1 11 .223 .265 .314 90
2018 PIT 82 72 10 33 34 0 21 .286 .339 .452 182
2019 PIT 101 73 2 31 28 0 23 .241 .294 .307 147
2020 COL 26 16 2 4 9 0 5 .235 .288 .353 35
2021 COL 105 81 16 50 42 0 27 .246 .306 .453 314
2022 COL 103 75 9 28 48 0 25 .230 .287 .380 253
2023 COL 142 130 14 48 72 2 34 .267 .316 .409 381
2024 COL 21 22 1 9 10 0 4 .301 .350 .384 55
ON PACE 141 148 6 60 67 0 27 .301 .350 .384 371
3-YEAR AVG 117 95 13 42 54 1 29 .251 .305 .414 316
Career 647 511 55 221 263 3 150 .252 .304 .389
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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