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Seiya Suzuki or MJ Melendez

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Seiya Suzuki

Seiya Suzuki

RFChicago Cubs CHC
MJ Melendez

MJ Melendez

LFKansas City Royals KC
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Suzuki over Melendez

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Seiya Suzuki
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Melendez over Suzuki

 
 
 
 
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Latest News MJ Melendez
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Performance Seiya Suzuki
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.000.01
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.333112.3330.66704
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance MJ Melendez
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.200142.2000.40004
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.108143.1540.216010
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Seiya Suzuki
OWN
95%
-2.05 compared to last week
START
14%
-14.05 compared to last week
OWN/START MJ Melendez
OWN
60%
-8.19 compared to last week
START
47%
-2.8 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Seiya Suzuki
27th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus MJ Melendez
52nd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Seiya Suzuki

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 28th among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 58th.
  • 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.
  • 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 15, 2024). Look at his player news.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Top 35 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.367 and is currently ranked 35th
  • Top 20 in batting average with 0.317 and is currently ranked 17th
  • Top 50 on base percentage and is currently ranked 36th with 0.375
  • Top 25 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 22nd with 0.559
  • Top 25 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 22nd with 0.934
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 171st with 5
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 101st in RBI with 61
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 138th in runs scored with 61
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.9 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.02, OBP: +0.011, HRs: -17, RBI: -61, Runs: -64, Wlks: -53, Stls: -6,
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 42nd.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • He is doing a better than most people thought he would.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 172nd in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.313
  • Ranked 210th in batting average with 0.252
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 177th with 0.330
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 118th with 0.462
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 131st with 0.791
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 360th with 3
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 217th in RBI with 37
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 217th in runs scored with 41
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.016, OBP: -0.02, HRs: -12, RBI: -44, Runs: -56, Wlks: -54, Stls: -5,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Seiya Suzuki

OBLIQUE - Since Apr 15, 2024

Suzuki is dealing with a right oblique strain and has been placed on the 10-day injured list. He is expected to return in mid-May.
Injury MJ Melendez

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Seiya Suzuki
DateOpponentResult
Apr 23VS HOUJordan WicksW 7-2
Apr 24VS HOUSpencer Arrighetti
Apr 25VS HOUJustin Verlander
Apr 26@BOSKutter Crawford
Apr 27@BOSJosh Winckowski
Apr 28@BOSTanner Houck
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
..0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups MJ Melendez
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22VS TORYusei KikuchiL 3-5
Apr 23VS TORChris StrattonW 3-2
Apr 24VS TORYariel Rodriguez
Apr 25VS TORJose Berrios
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
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Seiya Suzuki
15.14
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating MJ Melendez
14.44
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Seiya Suzuki
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2022 CHC 106 98 13 50 44 9 38 .263 .336 .435 315
2023 CHC 140 147 20 75 74 6 59 .285 .357 .483 479
2024 CHC 16 18 3 11 13 0 6 .305 .368 .525 57
ON PACE 112 126 21 77 91 0 42 .305 .368 .525 401
3-YEAR AVG 123 123 17 63 59 8 49 .276 .348 .463 397
Career 262 263 36 136 131 15 103 .278 .349 .467
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 21 16 4 9 12 1 8 .219 .296 .452 66
ON PACE 141 108 27 60 81 6 54 .219 .296 .452 445
3-YEAR AVG 135 107 16 56 55 3 63 .224 .314 .390 355
Career 291 229 36 121 121 7 134 .224 .313 .395
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