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Nelson Velazquez or Lars Nootbaar

Who Should I Start? - Week 6 • Start New
Nelson Velazquez

Nelson Velazquez

RFKansas City Royals KC
Lars Nootbaar

Lars Nootbaar

CFSt. Louis Cardinals STL
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Velazquez over Nootbaar

 
 
 
 
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Performance Nelson Velazquez
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.000001.0590.00006
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.067004.1760.100011
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Lars Nootbaar
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.125040.1600.20816
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.182043.2600.273212
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Nelson Velazquez
OWN
11%
-10.34 compared to last week
START
 
8%
-9.86 compared to last week
OWN/START Lars Nootbaar
OWN
35%
-4.57 compared to last week
START
25%
-4.49 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Nelson Velazquez
76th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Lars Nootbaar
49th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Nelson Velazquez

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: DH LF . However, he plays DH most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 76th among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 83rd.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • He is putting up close to the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 452nd in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.248
  • Ranked 362nd in batting average with 0.222
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 355th with 0.291
  • Top 100 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 84th with 0.486
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 144th with 0.776
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 531st with 1
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 264th in RBI with 35
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 245th in runs scored with 39
  • 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: -0.003, OBP: -0.002, HRs: -15, RBI: -27, Runs: -23, Wlks: -6, Stls: +1,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Breakdown Lars Nootbaar

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: RF LF . However, he plays RF most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 49th among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 89th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • He is in a heck of a slump. You might be able to get him now for a discount.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 268th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.290
  • Ranked 200th in batting average with 0.254
  • Top 75 on base percentage and is currently ranked 59th with 0.364
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 158th with 0.435
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 114th with 0.799
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 196th with 8
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 301st in RBI with 30
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 194th in runs scored with 47
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.074, OBP: -0.067, HRs: -13, RBI: -39, Runs: -70, Wlks: -63, Stls: -9,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Next Up Health Check
Injury Nelson Velazquez

No Injury Reported

Injury Lars Nootbaar

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Nelson Velazquez
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
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Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Lars Nootbaar
DateOpponentResult
Apr 29@DETKenta Maeda
Apr 30@DETJack Flaherty
May 01@DETReese Olson
May 03VS CHW
May 04VS CHWErick Fedde
May 05VS CHWGarrett Crochet
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
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Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Nelson Velazquez
9.96
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Lars Nootbaar
11.98
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Nelson Velazquez
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2022 CHC 70 33 6 17 25 4 16 .198 .272 .365 140
2023 CHC 66 36 17 35 34 0 14 .225 .294 .581 191
2024 KC 25 18 2 12 7 1 8 .222 .292 .346 53
ON PACE 139 100 11 67 39 5 44 .222 .292 .346 296
3-YEAR AVG 68 35 12 26 30 2 15 .211 .283 .471 166
Career 161 87 25 64 66 5 38 .213 .284 .446
Career Lars Nootbaar
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2021 STL 57 26 5 15 15 2 13 .241 .317 .426 123
2022 STL 100 60 11 44 33 3 47 .227 .342 .424 276
2023 STL 124 111 14 74 46 11 72 .263 .369 .424 420
2024 STL 16 10 1 4 7 2 9 .189 .302 .321 48
ON PACE 92 57 5 23 40 11 52 .189 .302 .321 277
3-YEAR AVG 94 66 10 44 31 5 44 .248 .353 .424 273
Career 297 207 31 137 101 18 141 .244 .350 .418
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