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Michael Wacha or Alexis Diaz

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Michael Wacha

Michael Wacha

SPKansas City Royals KC
Alexis Diaz

Alexis Diaz

RPCincinnati Reds CIN
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Wacha over Diaz

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Michael Wacha
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Diaz over Wacha

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Alexis Diaz
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Performance Michael Wacha
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
4.390-000432.681
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
5.030-2001271.803
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Alexis Diaz
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
0.000-003210.673
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
0.000-003620.785
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Michael Wacha
OWN
50%
-10.22 compared to last week
START
32%
-13.91 compared to last week
OWN/START Alexis Diaz
OWN
95%
-2.22 compared to last week
START
92%
-0.27 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Michael Wacha
86th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Alexis Diaz
11th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Michael Wacha

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 87th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 87th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Logan Allen
  • Wow, would you look at that. The experts got it right on the money.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 100 in WHIP and is currently ranked 98th
  • Top 75 in ERA and is currently ranked 74th with 3.89
  • Top 100 in walks and is currently ranked 77th with 27
  • Top 50 in wins and is currently ranked 38th with 7
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.8 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -12, L: -2, WHIP: +0.104, ERA: +0.585, K's: -99, Walks: -34
Breakdown Alexis Diaz

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 11th among RP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 112th.
  • The current leader among RP's is Logan Allen
  • Can't be doing much worse than he is right now. Failing to live up to expectations is one thing, but playing this bad is another.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Currently ranked 229th in WHIP with 1.51
  • Currently ranked 219th in ERA with 4.54
  • Top 50 in walks and is currently ranked 43rd with 23
  • Not too impressive with strikeouts and is currently ranked 237th with 38
  • Top 50 in wins and is currently ranked 48th with 7
  • He is among the best in saves and is currently ranked 9th with 20
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -8, L: -4, WHIP: -0.132, ERA: +0.139, K's: -74, Walks: -30
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Next Up Health Check
Injury Michael Wacha

No Injury Reported

Injury Alexis Diaz

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Michael Wacha
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
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
4.390-000432.681
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Alexis Diaz
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22VS PHIRanger SuarezL 0-7
Apr 23VS PHIFernando CruzW 8-1
Apr 24VS PHIJustin WilsonW 7-4
Apr 25VS PHIZack Wheeler
Apr 26@TEXNathan Eovaldi
Apr 27@TEXMichael Lorenzen
Apr 28@TEXDane Dunning
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
0.001-002400.633
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Michael Wacha
12.37
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Alexis Diaz
17.30
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Michael Wacha
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2013 STL 15 64.2 1034 65 19 0 4-1 2.78 1.1 9.1 179
2014 STL 18 104.0 1644 91 32 0 5-6 3.2 1.19 7.9 253
2015 STL 30 179.0 2936 153 58 0 17-7 3.42 1.23 7.7 463
2016 STL 27 138.0 2324 114 45 0 7-7 5.09 1.48 7.4 277
2017 STL 30 165.2 2690 158 55 0 12-9 4.13 1.36 8.6 399
2018 STL 15 82.0 1419 71 36 0 8-2 3.29 1.27 7.8 211
2019 STL 29 122.0 2199 104 55 0 6-7 4.94 1.62 7.7 212
2020 NYM 9 37.0 676 44 8 0 1-4 7.05 1.62 10.7 51
2021 TB 30 128.2 2033 125 31 0 3-5 5.32 1.33 8.7 217
2022 BOS 22 122.0 1851 97 30 0 10-2 3.32 1.12 7.2 295
2023 SD 24 134.1 2222 124 43 0 13-4 3.22 1.16 8.3 348
2024 KC 5 28.1 437 25 9 0 1-2 3.81 1.27 7.9 53
ON PACE 32 183 2831 162 58 0 6-12 3.81 1.27 7.9 341
3-YEAR AVG 25 127 2035 115 35 0 9-4 3.95 1.21 8.1 287
Career 254 1294.0 21465 1171 421 0 0-0 4.08 1.32 8.1
Career Alexis Diaz
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2022 CIN 55 . . . 0
2023 CIN 70 . . . 0
2024 CIN 10 . . . 0
ON PACE 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . . 0
3-YEAR AVG 63 . . . 0
Career 135 . . .
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