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Michael Soroka or James Paxton

Who Should I Start? - Week 27 • Start New
Michael Soroka

Michael Soroka

SPAtlanta Braves ATL
James Paxton

James Paxton

SPBoston Red Sox BOS
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Soroka over Paxton

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Michael Soroka
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Paxton over Soroka

 
 
 
 
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Latest News James Paxton
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Performance Michael Soroka
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Performance James Paxton
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Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Michael Soroka
OWN
 
4%
-12.1 compared to last week
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0%
-1.82 compared to last week
OWN/START James Paxton
OWN
29%
+1.61 compared to last week
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2%
-3.94 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Michael Soroka
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus James Paxton
63rd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Michael Soroka

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: SP P RP . However, he plays SP most often.
  • Experts don't even rank him among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 612th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Gerrit Cole
  • In the past two weeks he has had an awful lot of time off and he's listed on the injury report. He may have some nagging injuries with his Shoulder (Since Sep 6, 2023). Stay clear of him if its going to stick around, otherwise now is the time to get a guy at a bargain price since he is hurt. Check out his player news.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Decline in numbers lately by 3.2 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: +2, L: +2, WHIP: +1.46, ERA: +6.45, K's: +29, Walks: +12
Breakdown James Paxton

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: P SP . However, he plays P most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 64th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 432nd.
  • The current leader among SP's is Gerrit Cole
  • 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.
  • In the past two weeks he has had an awful lot of time off and he's listed on the injury report. He may have some nagging injuries with his Knee (Since Sep 10, 2023). Stay clear of him if its going to stick around, otherwise now is the time to get a guy at a bargain price since he is hurt. Check out his player news.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Currently ranked 163rd in WHIP with 2.02
  • Currently ranked 158th in ERA with 7.83
  • Top 100 in walks and is currently ranked 90th with 13
  • His average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 5.1.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: +7, L: +5, WHIP: +1.31, ERA: +4.5, K's: +101, Walks: +33
Next Up Health Check
Injury Michael Soroka

SHOULDER - Since Sep 6, 2023

Soroka is dealing with a shoulder injury and has been placed on the 60-day injured list. He will miss the remainder of the 2023 season.
Injury James Paxton

KNEE - Since Sep 10, 2023

Paxton is dealing with knee inflammation and has been placed on the 15-day injured list by the Red Sox. He is expected to miss the remainder of the 2023 season.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Michael Soroka
DateOpponentResult
Sep 26VS CHCBrad HandW 7-6
Sep 27VS CHCJesse ChavezW 6-5
Sep 28VS CHCKyle WrightW 5-3
Sep 29VS WASJordan WeemsL 6-10
Sep 30VS WASSpencer StriderW 5-3
Oct 01VS WASJackson Rutledge
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
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Matchups James Paxton
DateOpponentResult
Sep 26VS TBZach EflinL 7-9
Sep 27VS TBTyler GlasnowL 0-5
Sep 28@BALDean KremerL 2-0
Sep 29@BALNick PivettaW 0-3
Sep 30@BALBruce ZimmermannL 5-2
Oct 01@BALKyle Bradish
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Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Michael Soroka
1.18
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating James Paxton
0.85
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Michael Soroka
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2023 ATL 7 32.1 537 29 12 0 2-2 6.4 1.45 8.1 50
3-YEAR AVG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 NAN NAN NAN 0
Career 7 32.1 537 29 12 0 0-0 6.4 1.45 8.1
Career James Paxton
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2013 SEA 4 24.0 384 21 7 0 3-0 1.5 0.92 7.9 84
2014 SEA 11 61.0 987 51 26 0 5-4 3.39 1.25 7.5 153
2015 SEA 13 67.0 1111 56 29 0 3-4 3.22 1.42 7.5 148
2016 SEA 20 121.0 1950 117 24 0 6-7 3.79 1.31 8.7 283
2017 SEA 24 133.2 2267 156 37 0 12-5 3.03 1.12 10.5 398
2018 SEA 28 158.0 2603 208 42 0 11-6 3.76 1.11 11.9 474
2019 NYY 32 159.0 2914 206 62 0 16-6 3.91 1.34 11.7 452
2020 NYY 5 20.1 356 26 7 0 1-1 6.64 1.48 11.5 41
2021 SEA 1 2.0 24 2 1 0 0-0 4.5 0.5 9 3
2023 BOS 19 96.0 1690 101 33 0 7-5 4.5 1.31 9.5 216
3-YEAR AVG 3 11 190 14 4 0 1-1 5.84 1.3 10.2 22
Career 157 835.0 14286 944 268 0 0-0 3.73 1.25 10.2
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