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Lane Thomas or Nick Castellanos

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Lane Thomas

Lane Thomas

RFWashington Nationals WAS
Nick Castellanos

Nick Castellanos

RFPhiladelphia Phillies PHI
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Thomas over Castellanos

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Lane Thomas
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Castellanos over Thomas

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Nick Castellanos
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Performance Lane Thomas
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.143001.2500.14335
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.175132.2330.250511
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Nick Castellanos
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.217023.2500.30406
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.196043.2130.239012
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Lane Thomas
OWN
72%
-12.63 compared to last week
START
26%
-45.73 compared to last week
OWN/START Nick Castellanos
OWN
77%
-2.61 compared to last week
START
64%
+10.39 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Lane Thomas
42nd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Nick Castellanos
32nd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Lane Thomas

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 42nd among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 37th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • He is putting up slightly better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • He hasn't missed that many games lately, but he is listed on the injury report. He may have some nagging injuries with his Knee (Since Apr 23, 2024). Look at his player news.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 415th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.256
  • Ranked 357th in batting average with 0.222
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 424th with 0.274
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 264th with 0.390
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 323rd with 0.664
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 337th with 24
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 164th in RBI with 51
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 174th in runs scored with 50
  • 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: -0.082, OBP: -0.065, HRs: -26, RBI: -75, Runs: -94, Wlks: -28, Stls: -9,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Breakdown Nick Castellanos

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 32nd among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 95th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • He is doing dreadful lately. If he is star player then he should rebound.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 434th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.251
  • Ranked 404th in batting average with 0.213
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 472nd with 0.256
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 239th with 0.400
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 342nd with 0.656
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 467th with 6
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 122nd in RBI with 66
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 222nd in runs scored with 41
  • 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: -0.097, OBP: -0.079, HRs: -29, RBI: -100, Runs: -76, Wlks: -30, Stls: -12,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Next Up Health Check
Injury Lane Thomas

KNEE - Since Apr 23, 2024

Thomas suffered a left MCL sprain and has been placed on the 10-day injured list.
Injury Nick Castellanos

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Lane Thomas
DateOpponentResult
Apr 23VS LADAlex VesiaL 1-4
Apr 24VS LADLandon KnackL 2-11
Apr 25VS LADYoshinobu Yamamoto
Apr 26@MIAJesus Luzardo
Apr 27@MIAEdward Cabrera
Apr 28@MIARyan Weathers
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.133000.1330.13325
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Nick Castellanos
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22@CINRanger SuarezW 0-7
Apr 23@CINFernando CruzL 8-1
Apr 24@CINJustin WilsonL 7-4
Apr 25@CINNick Martinez
Apr 26@SDJoe Musgrove
Apr 27@SDDylan Cease
Apr 28@SDMichael King
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.087001.1600.08706
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Lane Thomas
15.62
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Nick Castellanos
16.20
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Lane Thomas
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2019 STL 34 12 4 6 12 1 4 .316 .409 .684 46
2020 STL 18 5 1 5 2 0 3 .135 .200 .297 14
2021 STL 74 49 6 33 24 6 36 .230 .340 .404 203
2022 WAS 138 110 14 57 48 8 34 .242 .298 .399 359
2023 WAS 156 165 28 100 85 20 36 .266 .315 .469 533
2024 WAS 23 16 2 6 10 11 8 .184 .250 .253 71
ON PACE 162 112 14 42 70 77 56 .184 .250 .253 500
3-YEAR AVG 123 108 16 63 52 11 35 .252 .313 .434 365
Career 443 357 55 207 181 46 121 .246 .309 .426
Career Nick Castellanos
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2013 DET 11 5 0 1 0 0 0 .278 .278 .278 6
2014 DET 140 128 10 47 62 2 34 .255 .303 .388 277
2015 DET 154 140 15 42 73 0 39 .255 .303 .419 308
2016 DET 109 117 18 54 58 1 28 .287 .334 .501 293
2017 DET 157 167 26 73 101 4 41 .272 .320 .490 453
2018 DET 157 185 23 88 89 2 49 .298 .354 .500 465
2019 DET 150 177 26 98 72 2 40 .289 .336 .520 462
2020 CIN 62 54 15 39 35 0 19 .236 .304 .502 173
2021 CIN 138 160 34 92 100 3 41 .308 .363 .578 557
2022 PHI 153 149 13 63 68 7 32 .260 .302 .382 406
2023 PHI 171 180 34 86 113 12 40 .267 .308 .483 560
2024 PHI 25 16 0 5 7 0 7 .174 .232 .196 40
ON PACE 162 103 0 32 45 0 45 .174 .232 .196 259
3-YEAR AVG 154 163 27 80 94 7 38 .277 .323 .478 508
Career 1427 1478 214 688 778 33 370 .273 .322 .470
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