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Ezequiel Duran or MJ Melendez

Who Should I Start? - Week 4 • Start New
Ezequiel Duran

Ezequiel Duran

SSTexas Rangers TEX
MJ Melendez

MJ Melendez

LFKansas City Royals KC
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Duran over Melendez

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Ezequiel Duran
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Melendez over Duran

 
 
 
 
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Latest News MJ Melendez
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Performance Ezequiel Duran
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.294012.3330.29406
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.250012.3480.25009
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance MJ Melendez
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.045001.1250.09106
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.195376.2980.463112
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Ezequiel Duran
OWN
 
8%
-0.58 compared to last week
START
 
7%
+0.77 compared to last week
OWN/START MJ Melendez
OWN
63%
-10.4 compared to last week
START
47%
-23.63 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Ezequiel Duran
44th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus MJ Melendez
51st
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Ezequiel Duran

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 49th among SS's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 36th.
  • The current leader among SS's is Mookie Betts
  • He is doing better than most people thought he would.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 127th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.326
  • Ranked 300th in batting average with 0.237
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 324th with 0.300
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 420th with 0.319
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 405th with 0.619
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 535th with 5
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 456th in RBI with 13
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 366th in runs scored with 21
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.026, OBP: +0.021, HRs: -14, RBI: -45, Runs: -54, Wlks: -19, Stls: -7,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
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 Kyle Tucker
  • He is putting up slightly better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 116th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.327
  • Ranked 163rd in batting average with 0.261
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 146th with 0.340
  • Top 100 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 94th with 0.475
  • Top 100 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 100th with 0.815
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 287th with 3
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 253rd in RBI with 33
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 217th 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 Ezequiel Duran

No Injury Reported

Injury MJ Melendez

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Ezequiel Duran
DateOpponentResult
Apr 15@DETMichael LorenzenW 0-1
Apr 16@DETAndrew ChafinL 4-2
Apr 17@DETKirby YatesW 4-5
Apr 18@DETKenta Maeda
Apr 19@ATLChris Sale
Apr 20@ATLCharlie Morton
Apr 21@ATLDarius Vines
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.333012.3330.33303
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 Ezequiel Duran
12.97
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating MJ Melendez
13.62
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Ezequiel Duran
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2022 TEX 55 46 5 24 25 4 11 .238 .279 .378 146
2023 TEX 138 112 14 55 46 8 23 .276 .323 .443 338
2024 TEX 13 8 0 2 1 1 4 .250 .333 .281 20
ON PACE 110 68 0 17 8 8 34 .250 .333 .281 170
3-YEAR AVG 97 79 10 40 36 6 17 .264 .309 .422 242
Career 206 166 19 81 72 13 38 .263 .311 .415
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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