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MJ Melendez or Juan Yepez

Who Should I Start? - Week 19 • Start New
MJ Melendez

MJ Melendez

C • Kansas City Royals KC
Juan Yepez

Juan Yepez

3B • St. Louis Cardinals STL
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance MJ Melendez
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.174133.3210.30407
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.211376.3330.474011
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Juan Yepez
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
..0
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
..0
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START MJ Melendez
OWN
71%
+8.13 compared to last week
START
63%
+6.59 compared to last week
OWN/START Juan Yepez
OWN
20%
+2.09 compared to last week
START
 
2%
+0.65 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus MJ Melendez
20th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Juan Yepez
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown MJ Melendez

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: C DH RF . However, he plays C most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 20th among C's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 10th.
  • The current leader among C's is Will Smith
  • He is doing a better than most people thought he would.

    • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 296th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.290
  • Ranked 310th in batting average with 0.238
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 130th with 0.339
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 149th with 0.441
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 124th with 0.780
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 389th in RBI with 34
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 408th in runs scored with 32
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.238, OBP: +0.339, HRs: +12, RBI: +34, Runs: +32, Wlks: +40, Stls: EVEN,
Breakdown Juan Yepez

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: DH LF RF 1B . However, he plays DH most often.
  • Experts don't even rank him among 3B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 33rd.
  • The current leader among 3B's is Jose Ramirez
  • He hasn't missed that many games lately, but he is listed on the injury report. He may have some nagging injuries with his Forearm (Mid-August?). Look at his player news.

    • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 362nd in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.281
  • Ranked 158th in batting average with 0.261
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 351st with 0.299
  • Top 75 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 63rd with 0.489
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 111th with 0.788
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 435th in RBI with 26
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 504th in runs scored with 19
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.261, OBP: +0.299, HRs: +11, RBI: +26, Runs: +19, Wlks: +11, Stls: EVEN,
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury MJ Melendez

No Injury Reported

Injury Juan Yepez

FOREARM - Mid-August?

Forearm
Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups MJ Melendez
DateOpponentResult
Aug 15@MINRyan 9-5L 4-2
Aug 16@MINGray 7-3L 9-0
Aug 17@MINMahle
Aug 18@TBMcClanahan
Aug 19@TBRasmussen
Aug 20@TB
Aug 21@TBSprings
Week Today Home Away
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.258134.3240.45208
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Juan Yepez
DateOpponentResult
Aug 16VS COLLamet 1-2W 5-4
Aug 17VS COLMarquez
Aug 18VS COLSenzatela
Aug 19@ARIHenry
Aug 20@ARIBumgarner
Aug 21@ARIKelly
Week Today Home Away
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
..0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating MJ Melendez
8.42
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Juan Yepez
6.50
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 75 61 12 32 34 0 40 .235 .334 .435 215
ON PACE 102 83 16 43 46 0 54 .235 .334 .435 295
3-YEAR AVG . . . 0
Career 75 61 12 32 34 0 40 .235 .334 .435
Career Juan Yepez
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2022 STL 55 49 11 19 26 0 11 .261 .299 .489 157
ON PACE 77 69 15 26 36 0 15 .261 .299 .489 221
3-YEAR AVG . . . 0
Career 55 49 11 19 26 0 11 .261 .299 .489
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DET vs PHI
GB @MIN
HOU vs IND
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