Dominate Fantasy - Sync your team
MLB
NYY
BAL
0
2
FINALFINAL
STL
DET
o8.5
-115
POSTPONED
WSH
MIA
7
2
FINALFINAL
KC
TOR
5
6
FINALFINAL
CHC
NYM
3
1
FINALFINAL
MIN
CHW
3
2
FINALFINAL
TB
MIL
1
0
FINALFINAL
PHI
LAA
3
2
BOT 3 B3 • VIEW MATCHUP LIVE
LAD
ARI
2
1
TOP 3 T3 • VIEW MATCHUP LIVE
PIT
OAK
1
1
TOP 4 T4 • VIEW MATCHUP LIVE
CIN
SD
4
1
TOP 3 T3 • VIEW MATCHUP LIVE
ATL
SEA
0
0
BOT 3 B3 • VIEW MATCHUP LIVE

Michael A. Taylor or MJ Melendez

Who Should I Start? - Week 6 • Start New
Michael A. Taylor

Michael A. Taylor

CFPittsburgh Pirates PIT
MJ Melendez

MJ Melendez

LFKansas City Royals KC
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting A. Taylor over Melendez

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Michael A. Taylor
Loading...
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Melendez over A. Taylor

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News MJ Melendez
Loading...
Performance Michael A. Taylor
Fantasy Chart Loading...

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.133000.2110.13327
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.160000.2070.160211
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance MJ Melendez
Fantasy Chart Loading...

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.000000.0710.00005
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.086142.1350.171011
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Michael A. Taylor
OWN
 
3%
-1.86 compared to last week
START
 
1%
-1.63 compared to last week
OWN/START MJ Melendez
OWN
45%
-20.34 compared to last week
START
37%
-19.56 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Michael A. Taylor
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus MJ Melendez
51st
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Michael A. Taylor

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among CF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 99th.
  • The current leader among CF's is Juan Soto
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 185th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.311
  • Ranked 294th in batting average with 0.236
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 340th with 0.295
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 194th with 0.418
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 240th with 0.713
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 388th with 5
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 276th in RBI with 33
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 297th in runs scored with 32
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.6 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.045, OBP: +0.022, HRs: -21, RBI: -46, Runs: -41, Wlks: -21, Stls: -10,
Breakdown MJ Melendez

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 52nd among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 57th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 218th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.304
  • Ranked 243rd in batting average with 0.246
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 200th with 0.324
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 135th with 0.449
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 150th with 0.773
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 363rd with 3
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 250th in RBI with 37
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 229th in runs scored with 41
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.04, OBP: -0.041, 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 Michael A. Taylor

No Injury Reported

Injury MJ Melendez

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Michael A. Taylor
DateOpponentResult
Apr 29@OAKJoe Boyle
Apr 30@OAKAlex Wood
May 01@OAKRoss Stripling
May 03VS COLCal Quantrill
May 04VS COLAustin Gomber
May 05VS COLRyan Feltner
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
..0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups MJ Melendez
DateOpponentResult
Apr 29@TORYariel Rodriguez
Apr 30@TORJose Berrios
May 01@TORChris Bassitt
May 03VS TEXMichael Lorenzen
May 04VS TEXDane Dunning
May 05VS TEXJon Gray
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.000000.0000.00003
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Michael A. Taylor
8.08
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating MJ Melendez
12.99
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Michael A. Taylor
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2021 KC 141 114 12 57 53 14 33 .242 .295 .355 338
2022 KC 121 96 8 46 38 4 35 .251 .313 .347 278
2023 MIN 138 79 21 49 52 13 26 .215 .271 .429 314
2024 PIT 24 18 0 8 6 3 5 .261 .295 .304 43
ON PACE 134 100 0 44 33 16 27 .261 .295 .304 240
3-YEAR AVG 133 96 14 51 48 10 31 .236 .293 .375 310
Career 424 307 41 160 149 34 99 .238 .293 .371
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 25 16 4 9 12 1 9 .195 .275 .402 69
ON PACE 139 89 22 50 67 5 50 .195 .275 .402 385
3-YEAR AVG 135 107 16 56 55 3 63 .224 .314 .390 355
Career 295 229 36 121 121 7 135 .222 .311 .391
Think the Start Tool is good? Try this!
  • Optimal Lineups
  • Predictive Analytics Waiver Advice
  • Trade Suggestions & More

RECENT DECISIONS

Player News

Matchups

Week 22
KC vs SF
SF vs KC
Matchup Time Pitchers
ARI vs LAD 09:40 EDT EST Tommy Henry
James Paxton
ATL @SEA 09:40 EDT EST Max Fried
Bryce Miller
BAL vs NYY 06:35 EDT EST Grayson Rodriguez
Clarke Schmidt
CHC @NYM 07:10 EDT EST Jameson Taillon
Luis Severino
CHW vs MIN 07:40 EDT EST Garrett Crochet
Joe Ryan
CIN @SD 09:40 EDT EST Nick Lodolo
Matt Waldron
DET vs STL 06:40 EDT EST Kenta Maeda
Steven Matz
KC @TOR 07:07 EDT EST Jonathan Bowlan
Yariel Rodriguez
LAA vs PHI 09:38 EDT EST Griffin Canning
Cristopher Sanchez
MIA vs WAS 06:40 EDT EST Trevor Rogers
Jake Irvin
MIL vs TB 07:40 EDT EST Bryse Wilson
Ryan Pepiot
OAK vs PIT 09:40 EDT EST Joe Boyle
Bailey Falter
Matchup Time
BOS @MIA 7:30 PM EST
DEN vs LAL 10:00 PM EST
NO vs OKC 8:30 PM EST
Matchup Time
DAL @VGK 9:30 PM EST
FLA vs TB 7:00 PM EST