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JAX
o41.5
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ARI
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IND
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MIA
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NE
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MIN
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NYG
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LAR
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Eric Hosmer or Luis Garcia

Who Should I Start? - Week 19 • Start New
Eric Hosmer

Eric Hosmer

1B • Boston Red Sox BOS
Luis Garcia

Luis Garcia

SP • Houston Astros HOU
OR
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Owners starting Hosmer over Garcia

 
 
 
 
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Eric Hosmer
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.158012.2000.15805
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.231034.2860.30807
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Luis Garcia
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
5.631-100921.633
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
5.791-2001431.644
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Eric Hosmer
OWN
34%
-1.89 compared to last week
START
21%
-1.62 compared to last week
OWN/START Luis Garcia
OWN
93%
-5.89 compared to last week
START
85%
-7.15 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Eric Hosmer
34th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Luis Garcia
44th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Eric Hosmer

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 35th among 1B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 17th.
  • The current leader among 1B's is Freddie Freeman
  • He is doing much better than most people thought he would.

    • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 146th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.323
  • Top 75 in batting average with 0.279 and is currently ranked 68th
  • Top 100 on base percentage and is currently ranked 83rd with 0.351
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 234th with 0.413
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 153rd with 0.765
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 523rd with 1
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 205th in RBI with 70
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 257th in runs scored with 60
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.007, OBP: +0.01, HRs: -4, RBI: -23, Runs: -15, Wlks: -11, Stls: -5,
Breakdown Luis Garcia

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: SS RP SP . However, he plays SS most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 45th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 1st.
  • The current leader among SP's is Luis Garcia
  • 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

  • He is among the best in wins and is currently ranked 4th with 19
  • Top 75 in saves and is currently ranked 72nd with 4
  • He is among the best in holds and is currently ranked 10th with 25
  • He pitches a lot of innings and is currently ranked 2nd with 282.2
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.5 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -12, L: -9, WHIP: -1.156, ERA: -3.469, K's: -43, Walks: -58
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Eric Hosmer

No Injury Reported

Injury Luis Garcia

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Eric Hosmer
DateOpponentResult
Aug 16@PITKeller 4-9W 5-3
Aug 17@PITContreras 3-3W 8-3
Aug 18@PITBrubaker
Aug 19@BALLyles
Aug 20@BALBradish
Aug 21VS BALKremer
Week Today Home Away
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.242154.3420.36409
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Luis Garcia
DateOpponentResult
Aug 15@CHWCueto 5-5L 4-2
Aug 16@CHWLambert 1-2L 4-3
Aug 17@CHWKopech 4-9W 3-2
Aug 18@CHWGiolito
Aug 19@ATL
Aug 20@ATLStrider
Aug 21@ATLMorton
Week Today Home Away
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
9.000-200201.502
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Eric Hosmer
6.00
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Luis Garcia
18.08
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Eric Hosmer
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2011 KC 126 151 19 65 77 11 33 N/A N/A N/A 357
2012 KC 152 123 14 65 59 16 56 .230 .303 .355 355
2013 KC 159 188 17 86 79 11 51 .302 .353 .448 467
2014 KC 121 130 7 52 53 4 32 .275 .322 .396 288
2015 KC 157 178 18 98 93 7 61 .299 .365 .462 488
2016 KC 158 161 25 80 104 5 57 .266 .328 .433 447
2017 KC 162 192 25 98 94 6 66 .318 .385 .498 518
2018 SD 157 155 18 72 69 7 62 .253 .322 .398 390
2019 SD 160 164 22 72 99 0 40 .265 .310 .425 393
2020 SD 44 43 10 26 41 4 10 .256 .299 .476 149
2021 SD 148 132 12 50 64 5 47 .266 .332 .390 415
2022 SD 92 92 8 35 41 0 36 .273 .342 .392 281
ON PACE 124 124 10 47 55 0 48 .273 .342 .392 379
3-YEAR AVG 117 113 15 49 68 3 32 .264 .317 .418 319
Career 1636 1709 195 799 873 76 551 .302 .363 .425
Career Luis Garcia
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2013 PHI 24 29.0 550 23 23 0 1-1 3.1 1.72 7.1 61
2014 PHI 12 13.0 273 11 13 0 1-0 6.92 2.08 7.6 17
2015 PHI 72 62.0 1152 63 37 2 4-6 3.77 1.76 9.2 146
2016 PHI 17 13.0 291 14 8 0 1-1 7.62 2.23 9.7 23
2017 PHI 66 64.1 997 60 26 2 2-5 2.94 1.35 8.4 160
2018 PHI 59 36.2 764 51 18 1 3-1 7.61 1.83 12.5 97
2019 WAS 64 55.0 1053 57 33 1 2-1 4.91 1.71 9.3 119
2020 WAS 17 20.1 424 21 16 0 0-3 4.87 1.62 9.3 30
2021 HOU 69 205.1 3301 222 70 2 13-12 3.64 1.16 9.7 471
2022 HOU 60 158.1 2417 161 44 2 12-14 3.58 1.11 9.2 344
ON PACE 81 216 3290 219 59 2 16-19 3.58 1.11 9.2 468
3-YEAR AVG 50 93 1593 100 40 1 5-5 3.91 1.29 9.5 207
Career 460 647.2 11222 683 288 0 0-0 4.11 1.41 9.5
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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 STL 9:40 PM EST Henry
Mikolas
ATL vs HOU 7:20 PM EST
McCullers Jr.
BAL vs BOS 7:05 PM EST Lyles
Crawford
CHC vs MIL 2:20 PM EST Thompson
Ashby
CHW @CLE 7:10 PM EST Lynn
McKenzie
CIN @PIT 7:05 PM EST Ashcraft
Wilson
COL vs SF 8:40 PM EST Urena
Wood
DET vs LAA 7:10 PM EST Manning
Sandoval
KC @TB 7:10 PM EST Singer
McClanahan
LAD vs MIA 10:10 PM EST Anderson
Luzardo
MIN vs TEX 8:10 PM EST Bundy
Perez
NYM @PHI 7:05 PM EST Bassitt
Nola
NYY vs TOR 7:05 PM EST Taillon
Gausman
OAK vs SEA 9:40 PM EST Irvin
Gonzales
SD vs WAS 9:40 PM EST Snell
Espino
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