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Bryan De La Cruz or MJ Melendez

Who Should I Start? - Week 6 • Start New
Bryan De La Cruz

Bryan De La Cruz

LFMiami Marlins MIA
MJ Melendez

MJ Melendez

LFKansas City Royals KC
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting De La Cruz over Melendez

 
 
 
 
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Melendez over De La Cruz

 
 
 
 
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Latest News MJ Melendez
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Performance Bryan De La Cruz
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.259025.3550.40707
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.208157.3060.340014
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance MJ Melendez
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.067000.0670.06705
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.059000.0860.059011
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Bryan De La Cruz
OWN
50%
-0.41 compared to last week
START
40%
+1.9 compared to last week
OWN/START MJ Melendez
OWN
38%
-14.48 compared to last week
START
21%
-10.33 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Bryan De La Cruz
72nd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus MJ Melendez
58th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Bryan De La Cruz

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: DH LF . However, he plays DH most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 72nd among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 27th.
  • 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 325th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.279
  • Ranked 249th in batting average with 0.243
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 364th with 0.290
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 219th with 0.406
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 268th with 0.695
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 557th with 2
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 144th in RBI with 52
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 210th in runs scored with 42
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.003, OBP: -0.006, HRs: -14, RBI: -63, Runs: -45, Wlks: -32, Stls: -3,
Breakdown MJ Melendez

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 58th among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 69th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • He should be doing a bit better than this. Look for him to bounce back.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 251st in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.295
  • Ranked 268th in batting average with 0.239
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 238th with 0.314
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 161st with 0.434
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 180th with 0.748
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 397th with 3
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 253rd in RBI with 37
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 239th in runs scored with 41
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.2 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.058, OBP: -0.068, HRs: -12, RBI: -44, Runs: -56, Wlks: -53, Stls: -5,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Next Up Health Check
Injury Bryan De La Cruz

No Injury Reported

Injury MJ Melendez

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Bryan De La Cruz
DateOpponentResult
Mar 28VS PITLuis L. OrtizL 5-6
Mar 29VS PITRyder RyanL 2-7
Mar 30VS PITJared JonesL 3-9
Mar 31VS PITDavid BednarL 7-9
Apr 01VS LAAAdam CimberL 4-7
Apr 02VS LAATyler AndersonL 1-3
Apr 03VS LAAPatrick SandovalL 2-10
Apr 04@STLGiovanny GallegosL 8-5
Apr 06@STLSteven MatzL 3-1
Apr 07@STLMax MeyerW 3-10
Apr 08@NYYNestor CortesL 7-0
Apr 09@NYYCarlos RodonL 3-2
Apr 10@NYYRyan WeathersW 2-5
Apr 12VS ATLMax FriedL 1-8
Apr 13VS ATLMax MeyerW 5-1
Apr 14VS ATLA.J. MinterL 7-9
Apr 15VS SFKyle HarrisonL 3-4
Apr 16VS SFRyan WeathersW 6-3
Apr 17VS SFKeaton WinnL 1-3
Apr 18@CHC
Apr 19@CHCJameson TaillonL 8-3
Apr 20@CHCShota ImanagaL 5-3
Apr 20@CHCCalvin FaucherW 2-3
Apr 21@CHCEdward CabreraW 3-6
Apr 22@ATLBryce ElderL 3-0
Apr 23@ATLMax FriedL 5-0
Apr 24@ATLA.J. MinterL 4-3
Apr 26VS WASDerek LawL 1-3
Apr 27VS WASJacob BarnesL 4-11
Apr 28VS WASDerek LawL 9-12
Apr 29VS WASJake IrvinL 2-7
Apr 30VS COLTanner ScottW 7-6
May 01VS COLRoddery MunozW 4-1
May 02VS COLBurch SmithW 5-4
May 03@OAKJP SearsL 3-1
May 04@OAKPaul Blackburn
May 05@OAKJoe Boyle
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.25551616.2990.423134
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups MJ Melendez
DateOpponentResult
Mar 28VS MINPablo LopezL 1-4
Mar 30VS MINGriffin JaxL 1-5
Mar 31VS MINBrady SingerW 11-0
Apr 01@BALCraig KimbrelL 6-4
Apr 02@BALAlec MarshW 1-4
Apr 03@BALYennier CanoL 4-3
Apr 04VS CHWSeth LugoW 10-1
Apr 05VS CHWChris StrattonW 2-1
Apr 06VS CHWMichael WachaW 3-0
Apr 07VS CHWJohn SchreiberW 5-3
Apr 09VS HOUJames McArthurW 4-3
Apr 10VS HOUSeth LugoW 11-2
Apr 11VS HOUBrady SingerW 13-3
Apr 12@NYMLuis SeverinoL 6-1
Apr 13@NYMAlec MarshW 7-11
Apr 14@NYMBrooks RaleyL 2-1
Apr 15@CHWSeth LugoW 0-2
Apr 16@CHW
Apr 17@CHWErick FeddeL 2-1
Apr 17@CHWNick AndersonW 2-4
Apr 19VS BALAlec MarshW 9-4
Apr 20VS BALCorbin BurnesL 7-9
Apr 21VS BALCole IrvinL 0-5
Apr 22VS TORYusei KikuchiL 3-5
Apr 23VS TORChris StrattonW 3-2
Apr 24VS TORJohn SchreiberW 3-2
Apr 25VS TORCole RagansW 2-1
Apr 26@DETSeth LugoW 0-8
Apr 27@DETAlex FaedoL 6-5
Apr 28@DETTarik SkubalL 4-1
Apr 29@TORGenesis CabreraL 6-5
Apr 30@TORCole RagansW 1-4
May 01@TORSeth LugoW 1-6
May 03VS TEXJohn SchreiberW 7-1
May 04VS TEXDane Dunning
May 05VS TEXJon Gray
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.1774129.2480.354129
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Bryan De La Cruz
12.59
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating MJ Melendez
12.66
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Bryan De La Cruz
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2021 MIA 56 57 5 17 18 1 17 .297 .355 .422 140
2022 MIA 108 75 12 35 36 3 18 .247 .288 .428 250
2023 MIA 158 151 19 61 79 4 41 .258 .305 .410 445
2024 MIA 34 35 5 16 16 1 9 .255 .299 .423 98
ON PACE 162 166 23 76 76 4 42 .255 .299 .423 466
3-YEAR AVG 107 94 12 38 44 3 25 .262 .309 .417 278
Career 356 318 41 129 149 9 85 .261 .308 .418
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 29 17 4 9 12 1 9 .177 .248 .354 70
ON PACE 142 83 19 44 58 4 44 .177 .248 .354 343
3-YEAR AVG 135 107 16 56 55 3 63 .224 .314 .390 355
Career 299 230 36 121 121 7 135 .220 .308 .387
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