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Seth Lugo or Matt Strahm

Who Should I Start? - Week 18 • Start New
Seth Lugo

Seth Lugo

RP • New York Mets NYM
Matt Strahm

Matt Strahm

RP • Boston Red Sox BOS
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Owners starting Lugo over Strahm

 
 
 
 
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Seth Lugo
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
6.000-010211.332
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
3.001-010510.834
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Matt Strahm
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
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Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
nan-nan0
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Seth Lugo
OWN
 
5%
-0.44 compared to last week
START
 
4%
-0.71 compared to last week
OWN/START Matt Strahm
OWN
 
3%
+0.42 compared to last week
START
 
1%
+0.73 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Seth Lugo
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Matt Strahm
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Seth Lugo

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among RP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 262nd.
  • The current leader among RP's is Luis Garcia

    • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Currently ranked 266th in WHIP with 1.29
  • Currently ranked 250th in ERA with 3.91
  • Not too impressive with strikeouts and is currently ranked 197th with 70
  • Currently ranked 168th in wins with 6
  • Top 100 in saves and is currently ranked 85th
  • Top 25 in holds and is currently ranked 24th with 19
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -1, L: -1, WHIP: +0.104, ERA: +0.572, K's: -20, Walks: -3
Breakdown Matt Strahm

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: SP RP . However, he plays SP most often.
  • Experts don't even rank him among RP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 288th.
  • The current leader among RP's is Luis Garcia

    • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 100 in saves and is currently ranked 96th
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: +3, L: +2, WHIP: -1.214, ERA: -4.642, K's: +28, Walks: +6
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Seth Lugo

No Injury Reported

Injury Matt Strahm

WRIST - Late August?

Wrist
Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Seth Lugo
DateOpponentResult
Aug 08VS CINDunn 0-1W 5-1
Aug 09VS CINMinor
Aug 10VS CINZeuch
Aug 12VS PHISuarez
Aug 13VS PHINola
Aug 14VS PHIWheeler
Week Today Home Away
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
3.861-231431.298
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Matt Strahm
DateOpponentResult
Aug 09VS ATLMorton
Aug 10VS ATLWright
Aug 11VS BALVoth
Aug 12VS NYYGerman
Aug 13VS NYYMontas
Aug 14VS NYYTaillon
Week Today Home Away
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
3.860-1111021.298
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Seth Lugo
2.96
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Matt Strahm
3.05
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Seth Lugo
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2016 NYM 34 3 0 2 1 0 1 .188 .222 .250 158
2017 NYM 37 4 1 4 2 0 0 .138 .138 .310 227
2018 NYM 104 1 0 1 0 0 1 .091 .167 .091 256
2019 NYM 118 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 264
2020 NYM 14 . . . 77
2021 NYM 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 108
2022 NYM 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . . 87
ON PACE 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . . 127
3-YEAR AVG 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 150
Career 390 9 1 7 4 0 2 .155 .180 .259
Career Matt Strahm
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2017 KC 21 31.0 597 37 16 0 2-3 4.06 1.35 10.7 77
2018 SD 41 56.2 998 69 21 0 3-4 2.22 1.06 11 160
2019 SD 46 110.0 1789 118 22 0 6-11 4.91 1.29 9.7 231
2020 SD 24 19.0 381 18 6 0 0-1 4.26 1.47 8.5 39
2021 SD 6 8.0 136 4 1 0 0-1 6.75 2 4.5 -2
2022 BOS 32 28.0 443 32 7 3 3-3 3.54 1.21 10.3 72
ON PACE 47 42 652 47 10 4 4-4 3.54 1.21 10.3 106
3-YEAR AVG 25 45 769 47 10 0 2-4 5 1.38 9.4 90
Career 170 248.0 4344 278 73 0 0-0 4.14 1.3 10.1
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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 PIT 9:40 PM EST Bumgarner
Keller
ATL @BOS 7:10 PM EST Wright
Pivetta
BAL vs TOR 7:05 PM EST Kremer
Berrios
CHC vs WAS 2:20 PM EST Steele
Gray
CHW @KC 8:10 PM EST Cueto
Bubic
CIN @NYM 1:10 PM EST Zeuch
Walker
CLE @DET 7:10 PM EST Civale
Hutchison
COL vs STL 8:40 PM EST Freeland
Quintana
HOU vs TEX 8:10 PM EST Verlander
Otto
LAA @OAK 3:37 PM EST
Blackburn
LAD vs MIN 10:10 PM EST
Gray
MIA @PHI 7:05 PM EST Alcantara
Syndergaard
MIL vs TB 2:10 PM EST Woodruff
Springs
NYY @SEA 4:10 PM EST Cortes
Ray
SD vs SF 4:10 PM EST Manaea
Junis
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