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Paul DeJong or MJ Melendez

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Paul DeJong

Paul DeJong

SSChicago White Sox CHW
MJ Melendez

MJ Melendez

LFKansas City Royals KC
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting DeJong over Melendez

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Paul DeJong
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Melendez over DeJong

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News MJ Melendez
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Performance Paul DeJong
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.000000.1760.00005
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.207122.3030.379010
Season stats based on the past 14 days
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
.081142.1050.162010
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Paul DeJong
OWN
 
1%
-0.25 compared to last week
START
 
0%
-0.02 compared to last week
OWN/START MJ Melendez
OWN
58%
-1.29 compared to last week
START
51%
+5.9 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Paul DeJong
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus MJ Melendez
51st
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Paul DeJong

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among SS's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 38th.
  • The current leader among SS's is Mookie Betts
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 451st in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.247
  • Ranked 492nd in batting average with 0.180
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 528th with 0.213
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 479th with 0.285
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 505th with 0.498
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 850th with 1
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 423rd in RBI with 16
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 456th in runs scored with 14
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.00099999999999997, OBP: +0.005, HRs: -11, RBI: -34, Runs: -36, Wlks: -19, Stls: -4,
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 195th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.308
  • Ranked 224th 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 127th 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 352nd with 3
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 215th in RBI with 37
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 218th 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,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Paul DeJong

No Injury Reported

Injury MJ Melendez

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Paul DeJong
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22@MINChris PaddackL 7-0
Apr 23@MINJay JacksonL 6-5
Apr 24@MINJoe RyanL 6-3
Apr 25@MINSimeon Woods Richardson
Apr 26VS TBZach Eflin
Apr 27VS TBAaron Civale
Apr 28VS TBZack Littell
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.000000.0830.00003
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
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
.000000.0000.00002
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Paul DeJong
5.31
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating MJ Melendez
13.07
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Paul DeJong
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2017 STL 108 119 25 55 65 1 21 .285 .325 .532 303
2018 STL 115 105 19 68 68 1 36 .241 .313 .433 302
2019 STL 168 142 30 100 80 9 65 .232 .316 .434 448
2020 STL 48 39 2 16 26 1 20 .239 .323 .319 91
2021 STL 116 69 19 44 45 4 35 .194 .282 .389 283
2022 STL 71 30 6 17 25 3 16 .157 .235 .304 121
2023 STL 116 75 14 40 38 4 21 .203 .254 .350 232
2024 CHW 21 11 3 4 4 0 2 .204 .259 .444 31
ON PACE 141 74 20 27 27 0 13 .204 .259 .444 209
3-YEAR AVG 101 58 13 34 36 4 24 .190 .261 .355 212
Career 763 590 118 344 351 23 216 .227 .297 .415
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
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