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MJ Melendez or Ke'Bryan Hayes

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

MJ Melendez

LFKansas City Royals KC
Ke'Bryan Hayes

Ke'Bryan Hayes

3BPittsburgh Pirates PIT
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Melendez over Hayes

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News MJ Melendez
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Hayes over Melendez

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Ke'Bryan Hayes
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Performance MJ Melendez
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.167142.2110.33305
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.158144.2560.263111
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Ke'Bryan Hayes
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.300011.3330.40004
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.258034.3680.355010
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START MJ Melendez
OWN
63%
-2.74 compared to last week
START
53%
+4.32 compared to last week
OWN/START Ke'Bryan Hayes
OWN
78%
-10.39 compared to last week
START
62%
+11.07 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus MJ Melendez
51st
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Ke'Bryan Hayes
16th
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 38th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • He is doing better than most people thought he would.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 151st in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.318
  • Ranked 192nd in batting average with 0.255
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 165th with 0.333
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 107th with 0.467
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 124th with 0.801
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 356th with 3
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 208th in RBI with 37
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 215th in runs scored with 41
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.003, OBP: -0.004, HRs: -12, RBI: -44, Runs: -56, Wlks: -54, Stls: -5,
Breakdown Ke'Bryan Hayes

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 16th among 3B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 12th.
  • The current leader among 3B's is Alec Bohm
  • He is putting up slightly better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Top 100 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.335 and is currently ranked 93rd
  • Top 75 in batting average with 0.294 and is currently ranked 52nd
  • Top 100 on base percentage and is currently ranked 92nd with 0.351
  • Top 75 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 75th with 0.489
  • Top 75 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 68th with 0.841
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 332nd with 2
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 227th in RBI with 39
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 210th in runs scored with 41
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.5 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.007, OBP: +0.075, HRs: -15, RBI: -55, Runs: -55, Wlks: -15, Stls: -10,
Next Up Health Check
Injury MJ Melendez

No Injury Reported

Injury Ke'Bryan Hayes

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups MJ Melendez
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22VS TORYusei Kikuchi
Apr 23VS TORKevin Gausman
Apr 24VS TORYariel Rodriguez
Apr 25VS TORJose Berrios
Apr 26@DETReese Olson
Apr 27@DETCasey Mize
Apr 28@DETTarik Skubal
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
..0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Ke'Bryan Hayes
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22VS MILJoe Ross
Apr 23VS MILWade Miley
Apr 24VS MILFreddy Peralta
Apr 25VS MILDL Hall
Apr 26@SFKyle Harrison
Apr 27@SFJordan Hicks
Apr 28@SFKeaton Winn
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
..0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating MJ Melendez
13.47
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Ke'Bryan Hayes
16.26
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 20 16 4 9 12 1 8 .232 .312 .478 66
ON PACE 147 117 29 66 88 7 58 .232 .312 .478 486
3-YEAR AVG 135 107 16 56 55 3 63 .224 .314 .390 355
Career 290 229 36 121 121 7 134 .225 .314 .396
Career Ke'Bryan Hayes
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
ON PACE NAN NAN NAN NAN NAN NAN NAN NAN
3-YEAR AVG . . . 0
Career . . .
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