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Matt McLain or Elly De La Cruz

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Matt McLain

Matt McLain

SSCincinnati Reds CIN
Elly De La Cruz

Elly De La Cruz

SSCincinnati Reds CIN
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting McLain over De La Cruz

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Matt McLain
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting De La Cruz over McLain

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Elly De La Cruz
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Performance Matt McLain
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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
.000.02
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Elly De La Cruz
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.444277.5830.83386
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.30841110.4490.641912
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Matt McLain
OWN
57%
-4.41 compared to last week
START
 
7%
+1.9 compared to last week
OWN/START Elly De La Cruz
OWN
100%
-0.38 compared to last week
START
98%
+2.3 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Matt McLain
37th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Elly De La Cruz
3rd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Matt McLain

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 38th among SS's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 94th.
  • The current leader among SS's is Mookie Betts
  • He is doing dreadful lately. If he is star player then he should rebound.
  • He hasn't missed that many games lately, but he is listed on the injury report. He may have some nagging injuries with his Shoulder (Since Mar 20, 2024). Look at his player news.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Top 50 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.357 and is currently ranked 47th
  • Ranked 114th in batting average with 0.269
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 133rd with 0.342
  • Top 100 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 97th with 0.467
  • Top 100 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 98th with 0.809
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 161st with 10
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 351st in RBI with 22
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 294th in runs scored with 31
  • On second thought, he hasn't played in quite enough games for me to calculate a reliable analysis for you. Expect his rating to evolve over the next few days.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 1.6 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.291, OBP: -0.358, HRs: -16, RBI: -50, Runs: -65, Wlks: -31, Stls: -14,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Breakdown Elly De La Cruz

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 4th among SS's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 2nd.
  • The current leader among SS's is Mookie Betts
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Top 100 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.336 and is currently ranked 89th
  • Ranked 278th in batting average with 0.240
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 233rd with 0.317
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 149th with 0.445
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 162nd with 0.762
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 166th with 40
  • Top 100 in walks and is currently ranked 85th with 40
  • Top 100 in RBI and is currently ranked 83rd with 50
  • Top 25 in runs scored and is currently ranked 23rd with 69
  • Top 50 in HRs and is currently ranked 50th with 17
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.4 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.078, OBP: +0.114, HRs: -6, RBI: -26, Runs: -44, Wlks: -21, Stls: -19,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Matt McLain

SHOULDER - Since Mar 20, 2024

McLain underwent left shoulder surgery and has been placed on the 60-day injured list. He is expected to miss the first half of the 2024 season.
Injury Elly De La Cruz

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Matt McLain
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22VS PHIRanger SuarezL 0-7
Apr 23VS PHIFernando CruzW 8-1
Apr 24VS PHIJustin WilsonW 7-4
Apr 25VS PHIZack Wheeler
Apr 26@TEXNathan Eovaldi
Apr 27@TEXMichael Lorenzen
Apr 28@TEXDane Dunning
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
..0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Elly De La Cruz
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22VS PHIRanger SuarezL 0-7
Apr 23VS PHIFernando CruzW 8-1
Apr 24VS PHIJustin WilsonW 7-4
Apr 25VS PHIZack Wheeler
Apr 26@TEXNathan Eovaldi
Apr 27@TEXMichael Lorenzen
Apr 28@TEXDane Dunning
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.292144.3200.54266
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Matt McLain
13.24
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Elly De La Cruz
22.78
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Matt McLain
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2023 CIN 95 106 16 65 50 14 31 .291 .358 .508 339
2024 CIN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . . 2
ON PACE 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . . 13
3-YEAR AVG 95 106 16 65 50 14 31 .291 .358 .508 339
Career 97 106 16 65 50 14 31 .291 .358 .508
Career Elly De La Cruz
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2023 CIN 99 91 13 67 44 34 34 .235 .298 .410 327
2024 CIN 24 26 7 23 18 15 13 .313 .412 .651 131
ON PACE 162 175 47 155 121 101 87 .313 .412 .651 884
3-YEAR AVG 99 91 13 67 44 34 34 .235 .298 .410 327
Career 123 117 20 90 62 49 47 .248 .319 .452
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