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MJ Melendez or Brandon Lowe

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

MJ Melendez

LFKansas City Royals KC
Brandon Lowe

Brandon Lowe

2BTampa Bay Rays TB
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Melendez over Lowe

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News MJ Melendez
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Lowe over Melendez

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Brandon Lowe
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Performance MJ Melendez
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.143142.1430.28606
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.077142.1000.154011
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Brandon Lowe
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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
.000.02
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START MJ Melendez
OWN
58%
-1.93 compared to last week
START
50%
+5.05 compared to last week
OWN/START Brandon Lowe
OWN
17%
-2.82 compared to last week
START
 
1%
-0.25 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus MJ Melendez
51st
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Brandon Lowe
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown MJ Melendez

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 52nd among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 48th.
  • 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 207th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.305
  • Ranked 229th in batting average with 0.248
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 196th with 0.324
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 129th with 0.453
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 150th with 0.777
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 357th with 3
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 236th in RBI with 37
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 222nd in runs scored with 41
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.032, OBP: -0.04, HRs: -12, RBI: -44, Runs: -56, Wlks: -54, Stls: -5,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Breakdown Brandon Lowe

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among 2B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 41st.
  • The current leader among 2B's is Ketel Marte
  • He hasn't missed that many games lately, but he is listed on the injury report. He may have some nagging injuries with his Oblique (Since Apr 10, 2024). Look at his player news.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 324th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.279
  • Ranked 237th in batting average with 0.246
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 125th with 0.343
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 102nd with 0.465
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 101st with 0.808
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 260th with 4
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 208th in RBI with 43
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 267th in runs scored with 35
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 1 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.043, OBP: -0.059, HRs: -20, RBI: -64, Runs: -55, Wlks: -48, Stls: -7,
Next Up Health Check
Injury MJ Melendez

No Injury Reported

Injury Brandon Lowe

OBLIQUE - Since Apr 10, 2024

Lowe is dealing with a Grade 1 right oblique strain and has been placed on the 10-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 TORCole RagansW 2-1
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 Brandon Lowe
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22VS DETTarik SkubalL 1-7
Apr 23VS DETAlex FaedoL 2-4
Apr 24VS DETChris DevenskiW 7-5
Apr 26@CHWChris Flexen
Apr 27@CHWJonathan Cannon
Apr 28@CHWErick Fedde
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
..0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating MJ Melendez
13.29
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Brandon Lowe
11.11
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 23 16 4 9 12 1 8 .203 .276 .418 68
ON PACE 143 99 24 56 74 6 49 .203 .276 .418 423
3-YEAR AVG 135 107 16 56 55 3 63 .224 .314 .390 355
Career 293 229 36 121 121 7 134 .222 .311 .392
Career Brandon Lowe
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2018 TB 43 30 6 16 25 2 16 .233 .324 .450 100
2019 TB 87 84 18 43 52 5 26 .267 .331 .508 230
2020 TB 76 61 18 42 46 3 32 .228 .317 .479 212
2021 TB 150 129 39 95 98 7 65 .237 .327 .507 525
2022 TB 65 52 8 31 25 1 27 .224 .312 .388 180
2023 TB 121 86 21 58 68 7 50 .228 .326 .440 358
2024 TB 11 5 1 3 4 0 2 .185 .267 .333 22
ON PACE 68 31 6 18 24 0 12 .185 .267 .333 137
3-YEAR AVG 112 89 23 61 64 5 47 .232 .323 .461 354
Career 553 447 111 288 318 25 218 .236 .323 .469
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