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Merrill Kelly or Julio Rodriguez

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Merrill Kelly

Merrill Kelly

SPArizona Diamondbacks ARI
Julio Rodriguez

Julio Rodriguez

CFSeattle Mariners SEA
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Kelly over Rodriguez

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Merrill Kelly
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Rodriguez over Kelly

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Julio Rodriguez
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Performance Merrill Kelly
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
nan-nan0
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
1.800-000521.001
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Julio Rodriguez
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.429153.4550.57125
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.349176.3780.465411
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Merrill Kelly
OWN
96%
-3.62 compared to last week
START
27%
-51.87 compared to last week
OWN/START Julio Rodriguez
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
99%
+12.67 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Merrill Kelly
55th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Julio Rodriguez
6th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Merrill Kelly

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 56th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 36th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Logan Allen
  • He is doing much better than most people thought he would.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 50 in WHIP and is currently ranked 40th with 1.14
  • Top 35 in ERA and is currently ranked 31st with 3.00
  • Top 10 in walks and is currently ranked 7th with 46
  • Top 100 in strikeouts and is currently ranked 96th with 138
  • Top 25 in wins and is currently ranked 25th with 8
  • Top 100 in innings pitched and is currently ranked 87th with 129.0
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -11, L: -8, WHIP: -0.248, ERA: -1.098, K's: -171, Walks: -65
Breakdown Julio Rodriguez

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 6th among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 61st.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • He is doing dreadful lately. If he is star player then he should rebound.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Top 50 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.364 and is currently ranked 39th
  • Top 50 in batting average with 0.297 and is currently ranked 40th
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 101st with 0.349
  • Top 50 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 48th with 0.507
  • Top 75 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 57th with 0.856
  • Top 75 in steals and is currently ranked 70th with 24
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 115th in RBI with 70
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 135th in runs scored with 62
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 1.3 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.009, OBP: -0.023, HRs: -31, RBI: -93, Runs: -93, Wlks: -42, Stls: -31,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Next Up Health Check
Injury Merrill Kelly

SHOULDER - Since Apr 21, 2024

Kelly is dealing with a right shoulder strain and has been placed on the 15-day injured list. He is expected to miss at least one month.
Injury Julio Rodriguez

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Merrill Kelly
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22@STLRyan HelsleyL 5-3
Apr 23@STLTommy HenryW 1-14
Apr 24@STLKyle GibsonL 5-1
Apr 26@SEAGeorge Kirby
Apr 27@SEAEmerson Hancock
Apr 28@SEALogan Gilbert
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
nan-nan0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Julio Rodriguez
DateOpponentResult
Apr 23@TEXLogan GilbertW 0-4
Apr 24@TEXJonathan HernandezL 5-1
Apr 25@TEXAndrew Heaney
Apr 26VS ARIZac Gallen
Apr 27VS ARI
Apr 28VS ARIBrandon Pfaadt
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.143121.2500.57102
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Merrill Kelly
16.72
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Julio Rodriguez
25.00
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Merrill Kelly
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2019 ARI 32 181.0 2962 158 57 0 13-14 4.48 1.33 7.9 377
2020 ARI 5 31.1 473 29 5 0 3-2 2.59 0.99 8.3 85
2021 ARI 27 158.0 2425 130 41 0 7-11 4.44 1.29 7.4 276
2022 ARI 32 195.0 2988 170 59 0 13-8 3.42 1.14 7.9 450
2023 ARI 34 199.1 3161 215 77 0 15-9 3.3 1.16 9.7 519
2024 ARI 4 24.2 361 21 6 0 2-0 2.19 0.93 7.7 72
ON PACE 24 151 2249 130 37 0 12-0 2.19 0.93 7.7 447
3-YEAR AVG 31 184 2858 172 59 0 12-9 3.65 1.18 8.4 415
Career 134 787.0 12370 723 245 0 0-0 3.77 1.21 8.3
Career Julio Rodriguez
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2022 SEA 131 145 27 85 74 26 40 .286 .349 .513 497
2023 SEA 156 180 32 102 103 37 47 .275 .333 .485 624
2024 SEA 24 25 1 9 10 6 5 .266 .310 .330 58
ON PACE 162 168 6 60 67 40 33 .266 .310 .330 391
3-YEAR AVG 144 163 30 94 89 32 44 .280 .340 .497 561
Career 311 350 60 196 187 69 92 .279 .338 .484
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