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Yandy Diaz or Merrill Kelly

Who Should I Start? - Week 6 • Start New
Yandy Diaz

Yandy Diaz

1BTampa Bay Rays TB
Merrill Kelly

Merrill Kelly

SPArizona Diamondbacks ARI
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Diaz over Kelly

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Yandy Diaz
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Kelly over Diaz

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Merrill Kelly
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Performance Yandy Diaz
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.294010.4290.35305
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.265012.3330.306012
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Merrill Kelly
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
nan-nan0
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
1.800-000521.001
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Yandy Diaz
OWN
92%
-4.92 compared to last week
START
69%
-23.47 compared to last week
OWN/START Merrill Kelly
OWN
97%
-0.9 compared to last week
START
18%
-54.7 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Yandy Diaz
10th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Merrill Kelly
55th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Yandy Diaz

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 10th among 1B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 16th.
  • The current leader among 1B's is Josh Naylor
  • He is putting up close to the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • He hasn't missed that many games lately, but he is listed on the injury report. He may have some nagging injuries with his Hand (Since Apr 26, 2024). Look at his player news.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Top 100 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.343 and is currently ranked 76th
  • Top 35 in batting average with 0.305 and is currently ranked 28th
  • Top 50 on base percentage and is currently ranked 40th with 0.375
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 121st with 0.456
  • Top 75 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 73rd with 0.831
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 175th in RBI with 50
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 179th in runs scored with 50
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.9 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.094, OBP: -0.113, HRs: -21, RBI: -67, Runs: -85, Wlks: -56, Stls: EVEN,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Breakdown Merrill Kelly

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 56th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 57th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Luis Castillo
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 50 in WHIP and is currently ranked 41st with 1.14
  • Top 35 in ERA and is currently ranked 29th with 3.00
  • Top 10 in walks and is currently ranked 10th with 46
  • Top 35 in wins and is currently ranked 32nd with 8
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -11, L: -8, WHIP: -0.248, ERA: -1.098, K's: -171, Walks: -65
Next Up Health Check
Injury Yandy Diaz

HAND - Since Apr 26, 2024

Diaz is dealing with a hand injury but is expected to take the field for the Rays.
Injury Merrill Kelly

SHOULDER - Since Apr 21, 2024

Kelly is dealing with a right shoulder strain and has been placed on the 15-day injured list. He is expected to miss at least one month.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Yandy Diaz
DateOpponentResult
Apr 29@MILBryse Wilson
Apr 30@MILFreddy Peralta
May 01@MILColin Rea
May 03VS NYMJose Quintana
May 04VS NYMLuis Severino
May 05VS NYMSean Manaea
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
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Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Merrill Kelly
DateOpponentResult
Apr 29VS LADJames Paxton
Apr 30VS LADLandon Knack
May 01VS LADYoshinobu Yamamoto
May 03VS SDDylan Cease
May 04VS SDMichael King
May 05VS SDMatt Waldron
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
nan-nan0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Yandy Diaz
18.19
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Merrill Kelly
16.39
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Yandy Diaz
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2017 CLE 49 41 0 25 13 2 21 .263 .352 .327 97
2018 CLE 39 34 1 15 15 0 11 .312 .375 .422 78
2019 TB 83 85 16 55 40 2 35 .266 .337 .484 257
2020 TB 47 42 2 19 12 0 34 .280 .416 .353 105
2021 TB 137 118 13 63 64 1 70 .249 .347 .378 429
2022 TB 134 131 8 68 51 2 74 .285 .390 .407 457
2023 TB 141 174 22 95 78 0 65 .326 .406 .516 559
2024 TB 28 26 1 10 11 0 9 .232 .293 .304 72
ON PACE 156 145 5 55 61 0 50 .232 .293 .304 402
3-YEAR AVG 137 141 14 75 64 1 70 .288 .382 .437 482
Career 658 651 63 350 284 7 319 .281 .372 .424
Career Merrill Kelly
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2019 ARI 32 181.0 2962 158 57 0 13-14 4.48 1.33 7.9 377
2020 ARI 5 31.1 473 29 5 0 3-2 2.59 0.99 8.3 85
2021 ARI 27 158.0 2425 130 41 0 7-11 4.44 1.29 7.4 276
2022 ARI 32 195.0 2988 170 59 0 13-8 3.42 1.14 7.9 450
2023 ARI 34 199.1 3161 215 77 0 15-9 3.3 1.16 9.7 519
2024 ARI 4 24.2 361 21 6 0 2-0 2.19 0.93 7.7 72
ON PACE 22 136 2016 117 33 0 11-0 2.19 0.93 7.7 401
3-YEAR AVG 31 184 2858 172 59 0 12-9 3.65 1.18 8.4 415
Career 134 787.0 12370 723 245 0 0-0 3.77 1.21 8.3
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