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MJ Melendez or Aledmys Diaz

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
MJ Melendez

MJ Melendez

LFKansas City Royals KC
Aledmys Diaz

Aledmys Diaz

SSOakland Athletics OAK
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Melendez over Diaz

 
 
 
 
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Latest News MJ Melendez
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Diaz over Melendez

 
 
 
 
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Performance MJ Melendez
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.158142.1580.31605
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.098143.1400.195011
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Aledmys Diaz
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.000.01
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.000.01
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START MJ Melendez
OWN
59%
-9.19 compared to last week
START
54%
+3.57 compared to last week
OWN/START Aledmys Diaz
OWN
 
1%
-0.11 compared to last week
START
 
0%
0 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus MJ Melendez
51st
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Aledmys Diaz
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown MJ Melendez

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 51st among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 46th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • He is putting up slightly better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 197th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.308
  • Ranked 223rd in batting average with 0.249
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 189th with 0.326
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 126th with 0.456
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 138th with 0.782
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 365th with 3
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 223rd in RBI with 37
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 223rd in runs scored with 41
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.027, OBP: -0.034, HRs: -12, RBI: -44, Runs: -56, Wlks: -54, Stls: -5,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Breakdown Aledmys Diaz

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among SS's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 123rd.
  • The current leader among SS's is Mookie Betts
  • He hasn't missed that many games lately, but he is listed on the injury report. He may have some nagging injuries with his Calf (Since Mar 25, 2024). Look at his player news.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 188th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.310
  • Ranked 128th in batting average with 0.266
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 272nd with 0.309
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 192nd with 0.419
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 220th with 0.728
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 487th in RBI with 11
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 519th in runs scored with 10
  • On second thought, he hasn't played in quite enough games for me to calculate a reliable analysis for you. Expect his rating to evolve over the next few days.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 1.2 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.229, OBP: -0.279, HRs: -4, RBI: -24, Runs: -25, Wlks: -17, Stls: -1,
Next Up Health Check
Injury MJ Melendez

No Injury Reported

Injury Aledmys Diaz

CALF - Since Mar 25, 2024

Diaz is battling a calf strain and has been placed on the 60-day injured list
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups MJ Melendez
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22VS TORYusei KikuchiL 3-5
Apr 23VS TORChris StrattonW 3-2
Apr 24VS TORJohn SchreiberW 3-2
Apr 25VS TORJose Berrios
Apr 26@DETReese Olson
Apr 27@DETCasey Mize
Apr 28@DETTarik Skubal
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
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Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Aledmys Diaz
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22@NYYLucas ErcegW 0-2
Apr 23@NYYMarcus StromanL 4-3
Apr 24@NYYClarke SchmidtL 7-3
Apr 25@NYYNestor Cortes
Apr 26@BALCorbin Burnes
Apr 27@BALCole Irvin
Apr 28@BALAlbert Suarez
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.000.01
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating MJ Melendez
13.39
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Aledmys Diaz
6.36
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 151 125 16 65 56 6 62 .235 .316 .398 388
2024 KC 22 16 4 9 12 1 8 .208 .282 .429 67
ON PACE 142 103 25 58 77 6 51 .208 .282 .429 434
3-YEAR AVG 135 107 16 56 55 3 63 .224 .314 .390 355
Career 292 229 36 121 121 7 134 .223 .312 .393
Career Aledmys Diaz
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2016 STL 111 120 17 71 65 4 41 .297 .367 .507 360
2017 STL 79 72 7 31 20 4 13 .252 .283 .385 161
2018 TOR 130 111 18 55 55 3 23 .263 .303 .453 299
2019 HOU 77 57 9 36 40 2 27 .260 .346 .447 190
2020 HOU 24 20 4 11 8 0 2 .290 .310 .536 51
2021 HOU 90 76 8 27 44 0 15 .257 .313 .399 230
2022 HOU 93 72 10 33 34 1 17 .238 .285 .384 239
2023 OAK 115 72 4 25 24 1 17 .229 .279 .337 223
2024 OAK 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . . 1
ON PACE 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . . 6
3-YEAR AVG 99 73 7 28 34 1 16 .241 .292 .372 231
Career 720 600 77 289 290 15 155 .259 .312 .424
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