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Cody Bellinger or MJ Melendez

Who Should I Start? - Week 4 • Start New
Cody Bellinger

Cody Bellinger

CFChicago Cubs CHC
MJ Melendez

MJ Melendez

LFKansas City Royals KC
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Bellinger over Melendez

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Cody Bellinger
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Melendez over Bellinger

 
 
 
 
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Latest News MJ Melendez
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Performance Cody Bellinger
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.217122.3080.43506
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.196264.2830.370012
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance MJ Melendez
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.000000.0530.00005
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.162254.2790.351111
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Cody Bellinger
OWN
99%
-0.83 compared to last week
START
93%
+5.37 compared to last week
OWN/START MJ Melendez
OWN
65%
-10.85 compared to last week
START
48%
-20.89 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Cody Bellinger
10th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus MJ Melendez
51st
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Cody Bellinger

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 11th among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 34th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • He should be doing much better than this. You might be able to get him now for a discount.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 216th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.303
  • Top 35 in batting average with 0.302 and is currently ranked 35th
  • Top 100 on base percentage and is currently ranked 81st with 0.356
  • Top 50 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 39th with 0.531
  • Top 50 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 41st with 0.887
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 104th with 10
  • Top 50 in RBI and is currently ranked 48th with 86
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 121st in runs scored with 67
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.6 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.107, OBP: -0.06, HRs: -23, RBI: -85, Runs: -88, Wlks: -31, Stls: -20,
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 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 146th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.320
  • Ranked 193rd in batting average with 0.255
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 158th with 0.335
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 108th with 0.465
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 117th with 0.800
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 321st with 3
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 258th in RBI with 33
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 223rd in runs scored with 39
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.011, OBP: +0.002, HRs: -13, RBI: -48, Runs: -58, Wlks: -54, Stls: -5,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Cody Bellinger

No Injury Reported

Injury MJ Melendez

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Cody Bellinger
DateOpponentResult
Apr 15@ARIKeegan ThompsonW 2-3
Apr 16@ARIKevin GinkelL 12-11
Apr 17@ARIHayden WesneskiW 3-5
Apr 18VS MIA
Apr 19VS MIAA.J. Puk
Apr 20VS MIA
Apr 20VS MIA
Apr 21VS MIARyan Weathers
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.333122.4290.75003
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups MJ Melendez
DateOpponentResult
Apr 15@CHWSeth LugoW 0-2
Apr 16@CHW
Apr 17@CHWErick FeddeL 2-1
Apr 17@CHWNick AndersonW 2-4
Apr 19VS BALDean Kremer
Apr 20VS BALCorbin Burnes
Apr 21VS BALCole Irvin
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.188374.2570.53109
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Cody Bellinger
15.55
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating MJ Melendez
13.44
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Cody Bellinger
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2017 LAD 132 128 39 87 97 10 64 .267 .352 .581 474
2018 LAD 162 145 25 84 76 14 69 .260 .343 .470 444
2019 LAD 161 174 47 123 115 18 97 .301 .402 .616 670
2020 LAD 74 65 16 40 43 7 40 .233 .329 .455 233
2021 LAD 105 63 11 44 43 8 36 .187 .265 .326 252
2022 LAD 140 99 18 69 64 14 38 .201 .258 .377 376
2023 CHC 135 153 26 95 97 20 40 .307 .356 .525 582
2024 CHC 18 14 3 7 12 0 9 .200 .296 .371 59
ON PACE 162 126 27 63 108 0 81 .200 .296 .371 531
3-YEAR AVG 127 105 18 69 68 14 38 .237 .297 .420 403
Career 927 841 185 549 547 91 393 .255 .335 .488
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 17 13 3 7 8 1 8 .224 .318 .466 53
ON PACE 144 110 25 59 68 8 68 .224 .318 .466 451
3-YEAR AVG 135 107 16 56 55 3 63 .224 .314 .390 355
Career 287 226 35 119 117 7 134 .224 .314 .394
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