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Matt McLain or Alex Verdugo

Who Should I Start? - Week 4 • Start New
Matt McLain

Matt McLain

SSCincinnati Reds CIN
Alex Verdugo

Alex Verdugo

LFNew York Yankees NYY
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting McLain over Verdugo

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Matt McLain
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Verdugo over McLain

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Alex Verdugo
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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
.000.01
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Alex Verdugo
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.333006.4400.57106
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.289128.4000.526011
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Matt McLain
OWN
58%
-2 compared to last week
START
 
7%
-0.25 compared to last week
OWN/START Alex Verdugo
OWN
37%
+2.77 compared to last week
START
25%
+13.89 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Matt McLain
37th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Alex Verdugo
71st
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 117th.
  • 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 75 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.357 and is currently ranked 53rd
  • Ranked 117th in batting average with 0.269
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 132nd with 0.342
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 105th with 0.467
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 108th with 0.809
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 167th with 10
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 346th in RBI with 22
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 277th 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 1.8 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 Alex Verdugo

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 72nd among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 25th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • You have to be impressed by how much better he is performing. Can he keep this up or is it a fluke?
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 456th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.243
  • Ranked 350th in batting average with 0.225
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 386th with 0.283
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 297th with 0.377
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 327th with 0.661
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 573rd with 2
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 322nd in RBI with 25
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 179th in runs scored with 39
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.021, OBP: +0.016, HRs: -11, RBI: -49, Runs: -70, Wlks: -34, Stls: -5,
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.
Injury Alex Verdugo

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Matt McLain
DateOpponentResult
Apr 15@SEAGeorge KirbyL 9-3
Apr 16@SEALogan GilbertL 3-1
Apr 17@SEABryce MillerL 5-1
Apr 19VS LAATyler Anderson
Apr 20VS LAAPatrick Sandoval
Apr 21VS LAAJose Soriano
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
..0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Alex Verdugo
DateOpponentResult
Apr 15@TORChris BassittL 3-1
Apr 16@TORYusei KikuchiL 5-4
Apr 17@TORVictor GonzalezW 4-6
Apr 19VS TBTyler Alexander
Apr 20VS TBZach Eflin
Apr 21VS TBAaron Civale
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.238002.3040.38106
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Matt McLain
13.84
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Alex Verdugo
13.08
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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . . 1
ON PACE 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . . 9
3-YEAR AVG 95 106 16 65 50 14 31 .291 .358 .508 339
Career 96 106 16 65 50 14 31 .291 .358 .508
Career Alex Verdugo
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2017 LAD 15 4 1 1 1 0 2 .174 .240 .304 9
2018 LAD 37 20 1 11 4 0 8 .260 .329 .377 45
2019 LAD 106 101 12 43 44 4 26 .294 .342 .475 260
2020 BOS 53 64 6 36 15 4 18 .320 .380 .490 153
2021 BOS 162 167 14 91 68 7 55 .288 .352 .428 540
2022 BOS 142 160 10 70 71 1 39 .289 .336 .416 482
2023 BOS 144 143 13 81 54 5 44 .263 .322 .421 470
2024 NYY 19 16 2 11 5 0 10 .242 .338 .424 65
ON PACE 162 136 17 93 42 0 85 .242 .338 .424 554
3-YEAR AVG 149 157 12 81 64 4 46 .280 .337 .422 497
Career 678 675 59 344 262 21 202 .283 .340 .433
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