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MJ Melendez or Dane Dunning

Who Should I Start? - Week 26 • Start New
MJ Melendez

MJ Melendez

RFKansas City Royals KC
Dane Dunning

Dane Dunning

SPTexas Rangers TEX
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Melendez over Dunning

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News MJ Melendez
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Dunning over Melendez

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Dane Dunning
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Performance MJ Melendez
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.083021.0770.08303
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.250176.3890.42909
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Dane Dunning
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
2.982-000930.832
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
2.112-0001461.113
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START MJ Melendez
OWN
72%
+2.36 compared to last week
START
54%
+4 compared to last week
OWN/START Dane Dunning
OWN
42%
-18.4 compared to last week
START
33%
+5.9 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus MJ Melendez
36th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Dane Dunning
78th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown MJ Melendez

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: RF LF DH C . However, he plays RF most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 36th among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 44th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Ronald Acuna Jr.
  • He is putting up close to the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Top 100 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.345 and is currently ranked 78th
  • Ranked 141st in batting average with 0.266
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 120th with 0.349
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 126th with 0.467
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 123rd with 0.816
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 382nd with 1
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 233rd in RBI with 21
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 205th in runs scored with 24
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.8 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.024, OBP: +0.002, HRs: EVEN, RBI: +4, Runs: +17, Wlks: -2, Stls: +6,
Breakdown Dane Dunning

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: P RP SP . However, he plays P most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 79th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 34th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Blake Snell
  • You have to be impressed by how much better he is performing. Can he keep this up or is it a fluke?
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Currently ranked 102nd in WHIP with 1.40
  • Top 100 in ERA and is currently ranked 91st
  • Top 20 in walks and is currently ranked 18th with 24
  • Top 100 in strikeouts and is currently ranked 77th with 68
  • Top 75 in wins and is currently ranked 66th with 4
  • Top 75 in innings pitched and is currently ranked 58th with 62.1
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 2.4 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: +8, L: -2, WHIP: -0.148, ERA: -0.629, K's: -1, Walks: -8
Next Up Health Check
Injury MJ Melendez

No Injury Reported

Injury Dane Dunning

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups MJ Melendez
DateOpponentResult
Sep 26@DETJason FoleyL 6-3
Sep 27@DETL 4-0
Sep 28@DETSawyer Gipson-Long
Sep 29VS NYYCarlos Rodon
Sep 30VS NYYClarke Schmidt
Oct 01VS NYYMichael King
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.170024.2350.234013
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Dane Dunning
DateOpponentResult
Sep 25@LAAJon GrayW 1-5
Sep 26@LAAReid DetmersL 9-3
Sep 27@LAADane DunningW 0-5
Sep 28@SEALogan Gilbert
Sep 29@SEABryan Woo
Sep 30@SEALuis Castillo
Oct 01@SEAGeorge Kirby
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
3.203-00020101.105
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating MJ Melendez
6.49
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Dane Dunning
13.15
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 148 121 15 63 55 6 59 .231 .310 .389 372
ON PACE 151 124 15 64 56 6 60 .231 .310 .389 381
3-YEAR AVG 119 88 16 47 53 0 64 .211 .312 .380 321
Career 267 209 31 110 108 6 123 .222 .311 .385
Career Dane Dunning
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2020 CHW 8 . . . 0
2021 TEX 27 . . . 0
2022 TEX 29 . . . 0
2023 TEX 34 . . . 0
ON PACE 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . . 0
3-YEAR AVG 21 . . . 0
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