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Miguel Vargas or Josh Bell

Who Should I Start? - Week 9 • Start New
Miguel Vargas

Miguel Vargas

3BLos Angeles Dodgers LAD
Josh Bell

Josh Bell

1BCleveland Indians CLE
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Vargas over Bell

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Miguel Vargas
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Bell over Vargas

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Josh Bell
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Performance Miguel Vargas
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.056123.1430.22205
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.162135.2380.324011
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Josh Bell
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.211141.2380.42105
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.212141.2890.333010
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Miguel Vargas
OWN
44%
-4.81 compared to last week
START
31%
-0.83 compared to last week
OWN/START Josh Bell
OWN
44%
-4.04 compared to last week
START
36%
+3.7 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Miguel Vargas
20th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Josh Bell
23rd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Miguel Vargas

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 21st among 3B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 15th.
  • The current leader among 3B's is Jose Ramirez
  • He is putting up better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 364th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.248
  • Ranked 335th in batting average with 0.216
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 269th with 0.303
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 214th with 0.398
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 238th with 0.700
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 423rd with 2
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 183rd in RBI with 25
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 200th in runs scored with 25
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.218, OBP: +0.32, HRs: +5, RBI: +25, Runs: +26, Wlks: +25, Stls: +2,
Breakdown Josh Bell

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: DH 1B . However, he plays DH most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 23rd among 1B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 22nd.
  • The current leader among 1B's is Freddie Freeman
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 287th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.275
  • Ranked 303rd in batting average with 0.227
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 177th with 0.330
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 302nd with 0.358
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 257th with 0.688
  • Top 35 in walks and is currently ranked 30th with 28
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 180th in RBI with 25
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 436th in runs scored with 8
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.08, OBP: -0.054, HRs: EVEN, RBI: -3, Runs: -19, Wlks: +8, Stls: EVEN,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Miguel Vargas

No Injury Reported

Injury Josh Bell

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Miguel Vargas
DateOpponentResult
Mar 30VS ARIJulio UriasW 8-2
Mar 31VS ARIDrey JamesonL 1-2
Apr 01VS ARIClayton KershawW 10-1
Apr 02VS ARIAndrew ChafinL 1-2
Apr 03VS COLYency AlmonteW 13-4
Apr 04VS COLJulio UriasW 5-2
Apr 06@ARIDustin MayW 2-5
Apr 07@ARIDrey JamesonL 6-3
Apr 08@ARIKyle NelsonL 12-8
Apr 09@ARIRyne NelsonL 11-6
Apr 10@SFJulio UriasW 1-9
Apr 11@SFScott AlexanderL 5-0
Apr 12@SFClayton KershawW 5-10
Apr 14VS CHCJustin SteeleL 2-8
Apr 15VS CHCShelby MillerW 2-1
Apr 16VS CHCDrew SmylyL 2-3
Apr 17VS NYMDavid PetersonL 6-8
Apr 18VS NYMClayton KershawW 5-0
Apr 19VS NYMJimmy YacabonisL 3-5
Apr 20@CHCCaleb FergusonW 2-6
Apr 21@CHCDrew SmylyL 13-0
Apr 22@CHCDustin MayW 4-9
Apr 23@CHCClayton KershawW 3-7
Apr 25@PITYency AlmonteW 7-8
Apr 26@PITRoansy ContrerasL 8-1
Apr 27@PITMitch KellerL 6-2
Apr 28VS STLDustin MayW 7-3
Apr 29VS STLClayton KershawW 1-0
Apr 30VS STLNoah SyndergaardW 6-3
May 01VS PHIVictor GonzalezW 13-4
May 02VS PHIJulio UriasW 13-1
May 03VS PHIBrusdar GraterolW 10-6
May 05@SDYu DarvishL 5-2
May 06@SDDustin MayW 1-2
May 07@SDCaleb FergusonW 2-5
May 08@MILFreddy PeraltaL 9-3
May 09@MILJustin BruihlW 2-6
May 10@MILClayton KershawW 1-8
May 12VS SDCaleb FergusonW 4-2
May 13VS SDJulio UriasW 4-2
May 14VS SDTony GonsolinW 4-0
May 15VS MINPhil BickfordW 9-8
May 16VS MINBailey OberL 1-5
May 17VS MINBrusdar GraterolW 7-3
May 18@STLAdam WainwrightL 16-8
May 19@STLTony GonsolinW 0-5
May 20@STLRyan HelsleyL 6-5
May 21@STLDrew VerHagenL 10-5
May 22@ATLEvan PhillipsW 6-8
May 23@ATLBobby MillerW 1-8
May 24@ATLRaisel IglesiasL 4-3
May 26@TBCooper CriswellL 9-3
May 27@TBYency AlmonteW 5-6
May 28@TBJalen BeeksL 11-10
May 29VS WSHBobby MillerW 6-1
May 30VS WSHTony GonsolinW 9-3
May 31VS WSHKyle FinneganL 6-10
Jun 02VS NYYLuis Severino
Jun 03VS NYYGerrit Cole
Jun 04VS NYYDomingo German
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.21852526.3200.402255
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Josh Bell
DateOpponentResult
Mar 30@SEAPaul SewaldL 3-0
Mar 31@SEANick SandlinW 4-9
Apr 01@SEAAaron CivaleW 0-2
Apr 02@SEAEnyel De Los SantosW 5-6
Apr 03@OAKEmmanuel ClaseW 11-12
Apr 04@OAKTrevor MayL 4-3
Apr 05@OAKEli MorganW 4-6
Apr 07VS SEAPenn MurfeeL 3-5
Apr 08VS SEAMarco GonzalesL 2-3
Apr 09VS SEATim HerrinW 7-6
Apr 10VS NYYShane BieberW 3-2
Apr 11VS NYYGerrit ColeL 2-11
Apr 12VS NYYWandy PeraltaL 3-4
Apr 14@WSHTrevor StephanW 3-4
Apr 15@WSHZach PlesacW 4-6
Apr 16@WSHMason ThompsonL 7-6
Apr 17@DET
Apr 18@DETAlex LangeL 4-3
Apr 18@DETEduardo RodriguezL 1-0
Apr 19@DETCal QuantrillW 2-3
Apr 22VS MIAZach PlesacL 1-6
Apr 22VS MIABraxton GarrettL 2-3
Apr 23VS MIALogan AllenW 7-4
Apr 24VS COLAustin GomberL 0-6
Apr 25VS COLRyan FeltnerL 1-5
Apr 26VS COLTanner BibeeW 4-1
Apr 28@BOSShane BieberW 2-5
Apr 29@BOSBrennan BernardinoL 8-7
Apr 30@BOSChris SaleL 7-1
May 01@NYYEnyel De Los SantosW 2-3
May 02@NYYWandy PeraltaL 4-2
May 03@NYYAlbert AbreuL 4-3
May 05VS MINBailey OberL 0-2
May 06VS MINTrevor StephanW 4-3
May 07VS MINCal QuantrillW 2-0
May 08VS DETJoey WentzL 2-6
May 09VS DETShane BieberW 2-0
May 10VS DETEduardo RodriguezL 0-5
May 12VS LAAMatt MooreL 4-5
May 13VS LAAEli MorganW 8-6
May 14VS LAAJames KarinchakW 4-3
May 16@CHWLance LynnL 8-3
May 17@CHWMike ClevingerL 7-2
May 18@CHWNick SandlinW 1-3
May 19@NYMDrew SmithL 10-9
May 21@NYMDavid RobertsonL 5-4
May 21@NYMJustin VerlanderL 2-1
May 22VS CHWHunter GaddisW 3-0
May 23VS CHWDylan CeaseL 2-4
May 24VS CHWMichael KopechL 0-6
May 26VS STLShane BieberW 4-3
May 27VS STLRyan HelsleyL 1-2
May 28VS STLXzavion CurryW 4-3
May 29@BALLogan AllenW 0-5
May 30@BALKyle GibsonL 8-5
May 31@BALXzavion CurryW 8-12
Jun 01@MINPablo Lopez
Jun 02@MINBailey Ober
Jun 03@MINSonny Gray
Jun 04@MINJoe Ryan
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.2244258.3300.350053
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Miguel Vargas
10.22
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Josh Bell
14.19
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Miguel Vargas
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2022 LAD 11 5 1 1 7 1 0 .179 .172 .321 24
2023 LAD 55 38 5 26 25 2 25 .218 .320 .402 165
ON PACE 156 108 14 73 71 5 71 .218 .320 .402 468
3-YEAR AVG 11 5 1 1 7 1 0 .179 .172 .321 24
Career 66 43 6 27 32 3 25 .213 .302 .391
Career Josh Bell
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2010 BAL 53 34 3 15 12 0 2 N/A N/A N/A 23
2011 BAL 26 10 0 6 6 0 4 N/A N/A N/A 1
2012 ARI 21 9 1 3 4 0 4 .173 .232 .269 18
2016 PIT 44 35 3 18 18 0 21 .276 .373 .409 100
2017 PIT 159 140 26 75 90 2 66 .255 .334 .466 433
2018 PIT 148 131 12 74 62 2 77 .261 .357 .411 371
2019 PIT 143 145 37 94 116 0 74 .275 .365 .567 524
2020 PIT 57 44 8 22 22 0 23 .229 .312 .370 110
2021 WAS 143 126 27 72 86 0 62 .262 .347 .480 493
2022 WAS 157 153 19 80 74 0 74 .274 .360 .440 524
2023 CLE 53 41 4 8 25 0 30 .224 .330 .350 136
ON PACE 156 120 11 23 73 0 88 .224 .330 .350 400
3-YEAR AVG 119 108 18 58 61 0 53 .262 .347 .445 376
Career 1004 868 140 467 515 4 437 .274 .361 .454
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