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Framber Valdez or Cole Ragans

Who Should I Start? - Week 31 • Start New
Framber Valdez

Framber Valdez

SP • Houston Astros HOU
Cole Ragans

Cole Ragans

SP • Kansas City Royals KC
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Performance Framber Valdez
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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Framber Valdez
OWN
96%
+0.65 compared to last week
START
87%
+16.96 compared to last week
OWN/START Cole Ragans
OWN
61%
-18.62 compared to last week
START
30%
-13.16 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Framber Valdez
10th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Cole Ragans
12th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Framber Valdez

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: P SP RP . However, he plays P most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 11th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 36th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Luis Castillo
  • He should be doing much better than this. You might be able to get him now for a discount.

    • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Currently ranked 104th in WHIP with 1.52
  • Currently ranked 101st in ERA with 5.43
  • He walks a lot of batters and is currently ranked 4th with 20
  • Top 20 in strikeouts and is currently ranked 16th with 53
  • Top 75 in wins and is currently ranked 53rd with 2
  • Top 20 in innings pitched and is currently ranked 16th with 42.1
  • Decline in numbers lately by 4.4 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -6, L: +8, WHIP: +0.037, ERA: +1.093, K's: +9, Walks: -9
Breakdown Cole Ragans

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: P SP RP . However, he plays P most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 13th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 37th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Luis Castillo
  • He should be doing much better than this. You might be able to get him now for a discount.

    • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 35 in WHIP and is currently ranked 28th with 1.09
  • Top 75 in ERA and is currently ranked 56th with 3.99
  • Top 10 in walks and is currently ranked 10th with 16
  • Top 100 in wins and is currently ranked 84th
  • Decline in numbers lately by 3.7 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: +7, L: +2, WHIP: -0.382, ERA: -2.414, K's: +96, Walks: +29
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Framber Valdez

No Injury Reported

Injury Cole Ragans

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Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Framber Valdez
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Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Framber Valdez
12.17
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Cole Ragans
3.09
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Framber Valdez
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2018 HOU 8 37.0 633 34 24 0 4-1 2.19 1.24 8.3 95
2019 HOU 26 68.1 1175 68 44 0 4-7 6.06 1.73 9 111
2020 HOU 15 94.2 1414 102 26 0 8-4 3.04 1.09 9.7 258
2021 HOU 27 155.1 2415 141 66 0 12-7 3.71 1.31 8.2 351
2022 HOU 33 216.0 3227 208 72 0 18-6 2.71 1.14 8.7 610
2023 HOU 34 210.0 3190 217 63 0 12-14 3.81 1.18 9.3 488
3-YEAR AVG 31 193 2944 189 67 0 14-9 3.39 1.2 8.8 483
Career 143 776.2 12054 770 295 0 0-0 3.53 1.24 8.9
Career Cole Ragans
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2022 TEX 6 28.0 502 17 12 0 0-3 6.11 1.57 5.5 16
2023 TEX 29 91.1 1590 113 41 0 7-5 3.84 1.23 11.1 241
3-YEAR AVG 18 59 1046 65 27 0 4-4 4.37 1.32 9.8 128
Career 35 119.1 2092 130 53 0 0-0 4.37 1.31 9.8
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