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Framber Valdez or Justin Steele

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Framber Valdez

Framber Valdez

SPHouston Astros HOU
Justin Steele

Justin Steele

SPChicago Cubs CHC
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Valdez over Steele

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Framber Valdez
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Steele over Valdez

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Justin Steele
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Performance Framber Valdez
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
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Performance Justin Steele
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Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Framber Valdez
OWN
99%
+0.08 compared to last week
START
19%
+0.74 compared to last week
OWN/START Justin Steele
OWN
98%
-2.49 compared to last week
START
11%
-2.23 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Framber Valdez
20th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Justin Steele
23rd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Framber Valdez

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 21st among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 227th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Logan Allen
  • 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.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Currently ranked 116th in WHIP with 1.35
  • Currently ranked 138th in ERA with 4.88
  • Top 15 in walks and is currently ranked 11th with 45
  • Top 100 in wins and is currently ranked 90th
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -12, L: -12, WHIP: +0.244, ERA: -1.447, K's: -195, Walks: -54
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Breakdown Justin Steele

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 24th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 357th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Logan Allen
  • 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.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Currently ranked 104th in WHIP with 1.32
  • Top 100 in ERA and is currently ranked 99th
  • Top 50 in wins and is currently ranked 48th with 7
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 1.2 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -16, L: -5, WHIP: -0.244, ERA: -1.267, K's: -170, Walks: -35
Next Up Health Check
Injury Framber Valdez

ELBOW - Since Apr 8, 2024

Valdez is dealing with left elbow inflammation and has been placed on the 15-day injured list. He is expected to return in late April.
Injury Justin Steele

HAMSTRING - Since Mar 28, 2024

Steele is dealing with a left hamstring strain and has been placed on the 15-day injured list. He is expected to remain out until at least May.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Framber Valdez
DateOpponentResult
Apr 23@CHCJordan WicksL 7-2
Apr 24@CHCJameson TaillonL 4-3
Apr 25@CHCHayden WesneskiL 3-1
Apr 27@COLCal Quantrill
Apr 28@COLAustin Gomber
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Matchups Justin Steele
DateOpponentResult
Apr 23VS HOUJordan WicksW 7-2
Apr 24VS HOUJameson TaillonW 4-3
Apr 25VS HOUHayden WesneskiW 3-1
Apr 26@BOSKutter Crawford
Apr 27@BOSJosh Winckowski
Apr 28@BOSTanner Houck
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Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Framber Valdez
15.11
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Justin Steele
13.51
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Framber Valdez
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2018 HOU 8 37.0 633 34 24 0 4-1 2.19 1.24 8.3 95
2019 HOU 26 68.1 1175 68 44 0 4-7 6.06 1.73 9 111
2020 HOU 15 94.2 1414 102 26 0 8-4 3.04 1.09 9.7 258
2021 HOU 27 155.1 2415 141 66 0 12-7 3.71 1.31 8.2 351
2022 HOU 33 216.0 3227 208 72 0 18-6 2.71 1.14 8.7 610
2023 HOU 34 210.0 3190 217 63 0 12-14 3.81 1.18 9.3 488
2024 HOU 2 12.1 171 10 6 0 0-0 2.19 1.38 7.3 26
ON PACE 12 76 1065 62 37 0 0-0 2.19 1.38 7.3 162
3-YEAR AVG 31 193 2944 189 67 0 14-9 3.39 1.2 8.8 483
Career 145 789.0 12225 780 301 0 0-0 3.51 1.24 8.9
Career Justin Steele
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2021 CHC 19 . . . 0
2022 CHC 24 . . . 0
2023 CHC 30 . . . 0
2024 CHC 1 . . . 0
ON PACE 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . . 0
3-YEAR AVG 24 . . . 0
Career 74 . . .
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