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Riley Adams or Maikel Franco

Who Should I Start? - Week 18 • Start New
Riley Adams

Riley Adams

C • Washington Nationals WAS
Maikel Franco

Maikel Franco

3B • Washington Nationals WAS
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Owners starting Adams over Franco

 
 
 
 
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Riley Adams
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
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Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Maikel Franco
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.222001.2220.22213
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.143001.1430.14316
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Riley Adams
OWN
 
0%
No change since last week.
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No change since last week.
OWN/START Maikel Franco
OWN
 
6%
-0.79 compared to last week
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4%
-0.98 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Riley Adams
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Maikel Franco
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Riley Adams

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: 3B 2B DH . However, he plays 3B most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 24th among 1B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 24th.
  • The current leader among 1B's is Freddie Freeman
  • Wow, would you look at that. The experts got it right on the money.

    • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 585th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.220
  • Ranked 494th in batting average with 0.205
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 213th with 0.320
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 197th with 0.424
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 197th with 0.744
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 423rd with 3
  • Top 20 in walks and is currently ranked 20th with 85
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 148th in RBI with 87
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 145th in runs scored with 87
  • 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: -0.077, OBP: -0.056, HRs: -25, RBI: -57, Runs: -51, Wlks: -27, Stls: EVEN,
Breakdown Maikel Franco

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among 3B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 22nd.
  • The current leader among 3B's is Jose Ramirez

    • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 566th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.228
  • Ranked 485th in batting average with 0.206
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 572nd with 0.239
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 489th with 0.320
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 531st with 0.559
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 961st with 1
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 336th in RBI with 42
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 416th in runs scored with 30
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.003, OBP: -0.01, HRs: -3, RBI: -12, Runs: -5, Wlks: -8, Stls: +1,
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Riley Adams

No Injury Reported

Injury Maikel Franco

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Riley Adams
DateOpponentResult
Aug 08@CHCThompson 9-5L 6-3
Aug 09@CHCStroman
Aug 10@CHCSteele
Aug 12VS SDClevinger
Aug 13VS SDDarvish
Aug 14VS SDSnell
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
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Matchups Maikel Franco
DateOpponentResult
Aug 08@CHCThompson 9-5L 6-3
Aug 09@CHCStroman
Aug 10@CHCSteele
Aug 12VS SDClevinger
Aug 13VS SDDarvish
Aug 14VS SDSnell
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Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Riley Adams
1.77
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Maikel Franco
3.34
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Riley Adams
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2021 TOR 45 21 2 12 9 0 15 .219 .353 .385 78
2022 WAS 22 11 1 4 2 0 7 .167 .257 .227 28
ON PACE 32 16 1 5 2 0 10 .167 .257 .227 40
3-YEAR AVG 45 21 2 12 9 0 15 .219 .353 .385 78
Career 67 32 3 16 11 0 22 .198 .316 .321
Career Maikel Franco
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2014 PHI 16 10 0 5 5 0 1 .179 .190 .214 17
2015 PHI 80 85 14 45 50 1 26 .280 .343 .497 248
2016 PHI 152 148 25 67 88 1 40 .255 .306 .427 392
2017 PHI 154 132 24 66 76 0 41 .230 .281 .409 371
2018 PHI 131 117 22 48 68 1 29 .270 .314 .467 318
2019 PHI 123 91 17 48 56 0 36 .234 .297 .409 269
2020 KC 60 62 8 23 38 1 16 .278 .321 .457 162
2021 BAL 105 79 11 31 48 0 20 .212 .256 .359 272
2022 WAS 89 68 8 26 36 1 12 .215 .246 .329 208
ON PACE 129 99 11 37 52 1 17 .215 .246 .329 303
3-YEAR AVG 96 77 12 34 47 0 24 .236 .287 .401 234
Career 910 792 129 359 465 5 221 .244 .293 .414
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BAL @NYJ
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DET vs PHI
GB @MIN
HOU vs IND
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LAC vs LV
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CLE @DET 7:10 PM EST Civale
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LAD vs MIN 10:10 PM EST
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MIA @PHI 7:05 PM EST Alcantara
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MIL vs TB 2:10 PM EST Woodruff
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SD vs SF 4:10 PM EST Manaea
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