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MJ Melendez or Yan Gomes

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
MJ Melendez

MJ Melendez

LFKansas City Royals KC
Yan Gomes

Yan Gomes

CChicago Cubs CHC
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Melendez over Gomes

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

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Latest News MJ Melendez
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Gomes over Melendez

 
 
 
 
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Performance MJ Melendez
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.158142.1580.31605
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.098143.1400.195011
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Yan Gomes
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.167000.1670.16703
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.176010.1760.17607
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START MJ Melendez
OWN
59%
-9.43 compared to last week
START
54%
+4.01 compared to last week
OWN/START Yan Gomes
OWN
 
1%
-0.58 compared to last week
START
 
0%
-1.3 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus MJ Melendez
51st
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Yan Gomes
30th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
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 46th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • He is putting up slightly better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 197th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.308
  • Ranked 223rd in batting average with 0.249
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 189th with 0.326
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 126th with 0.456
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 138th with 0.782
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 365th with 3
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 223rd in RBI with 37
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 223rd in runs scored with 41
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.027, OBP: -0.034, HRs: -12, RBI: -44, Runs: -56, Wlks: -54, Stls: -5,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Breakdown Yan Gomes

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 29th among C's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 47th.
  • The current leader among C's is Salvador Perez
  • He should be doing much better than this. You might be able to get him now for a discount.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 183rd in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.311
  • Ranked 185th in batting average with 0.256
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 309th with 0.301
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 260th with 0.392
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 267th with 0.693
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 216th in RBI with 41
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 370th in runs scored with 22
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 1 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.078, OBP: -0.126, HRs: -9, RBI: -61, Runs: -41, Wlks: -21, Stls: -1,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Next Up Health Check
Injury MJ Melendez

No Injury Reported

Injury Yan Gomes

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups MJ Melendez
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22VS TORYusei KikuchiL 3-5
Apr 23VS TORChris StrattonW 3-2
Apr 24VS TORJohn SchreiberW 3-2
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
Matchups Yan Gomes
DateOpponentResult
Apr 23VS HOUJordan WicksW 7-2
Apr 24VS HOUJameson TaillonW 4-3
Apr 25VS HOUJustin Verlander
Apr 26@BOSKutter Crawford
Apr 27@BOSJosh Winckowski
Apr 28@BOSTanner Houck
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.333000.3330.33301
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating MJ Melendez
13.39
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Yan Gomes
9.54
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
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 22 16 4 9 12 1 8 .208 .282 .429 67
ON PACE 142 103 25 58 77 6 51 .208 .282 .429 434
3-YEAR AVG 135 107 16 56 55 3 63 .224 .314 .390 355
Career 292 229 36 121 121 7 134 .223 .312 .393
Career Yan Gomes
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2012 TOR 43 20 4 9 13 0 6 .204 .264 .367 48
2013 CLE 88 86 11 45 38 2 18 .294 .345 .481 213
2014 CLE 127 122 20 53 68 0 24 .269 .307 .461 297
2015 CLE 95 84 12 38 45 0 13 .231 .267 .391 186
2016 CLE 74 42 9 22 34 0 9 .167 .201 .327 113
2017 CLE 105 78 14 43 56 0 31 .229 .306 .396 216
2018 CLE 112 107 16 52 48 0 21 .266 .313 .449 243
2019 WAS 108 77 12 39 46 2 40 .224 .314 .382 214
2020 WAS 28 29 3 12 12 1 5 .282 .313 .447 67
2021 WAS 102 86 14 48 50 0 19 .253 .303 .426 289
2022 CHC 82 57 8 22 30 2 7 .218 .244 .352 192
2023 CHC 125 102 10 44 63 1 21 .267 .315 .408 330
2024 CHC 16 7 1 3 2 0 0 .189 .189 .297 19
ON PACE 108 47 6 20 13 0 0 .189 .189 .297 128
3-YEAR AVG 103 82 11 38 48 1 16 .249 .292 .400 270
Career 1105 897 134 430 505 8 214 .245 .294 .411
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