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Ezequiel Tovar or Taylor Ward

Who Should I Start? - Week 8 • Start New
Ezequiel Tovar

Ezequiel Tovar

SSColorado Rockies COL
Taylor Ward

Taylor Ward

LFLos Angeles Angels of Anaheim LAA
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Tovar over Ward

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Ezequiel Tovar
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Ward over Tovar

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Taylor Ward
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Performance Ezequiel Tovar
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
..0
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
..0
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Taylor Ward
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.150152.1820.35005
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.108152.1500.243010
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Ezequiel Tovar
OWN
48%
-1.64 compared to last week
START
 
6%
-0.37 compared to last week
OWN/START Taylor Ward
OWN
52%
-2.05 compared to last week
START
35%
+5.81 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Ezequiel Tovar
24th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Taylor Ward
54th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Ezequiel Tovar

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 25th among SS's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 31st.
  • The current leader among SS's is Bobby Witt Jr.
  • He is putting up close to the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • In the past two weeks he has had an awful lot of time off and he's listed on the injury report. He may have some nagging injuries with his Hip (Since Apr 16, 2025). Look at his player news.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 270th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.264
  • Ranked 293rd in batting average with 0.212
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 344th with 0.257
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 313th with 0.303
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 337th with 0.560
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 519th with 2
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 441st in RBI with 4
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 465th in runs scored with 4
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 2.4 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.06, OBP: -0.052, HRs: -4, RBI: -12, Runs: -12, Wlks: -5, Stls: -2,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Breakdown Taylor Ward

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 55th among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 68th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Aaron Judge
  • He has been under achieving. Look for him to bounce back.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 403rd in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.182
  • Ranked 374th in batting average with 0.172
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 403rd with 0.213
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 237th with 0.359
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 322nd with 0.572
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 239th in RBI with 15
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 242nd in runs scored with 15
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.094, OBP: -0.105, HRs: EVEN, RBI: -9, Runs: -8, Wlks: -5, Stls: -2,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Next Up Health Check
Injury Ezequiel Tovar

HIP - Since Apr 16, 2025

Tovar is dealing with a left hip contusion and has been placed on the 10-day injured list.
Injury Taylor Ward

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Ezequiel Tovar
DateOpponentResult
May 12@TEXTyler Mahle
May 13@TEXJack Leiter
May 14@TEXPatrick Corbin
May 16@ARICorbin Burnes
May 17@ARIZac Gallen
May 18@ARIMerrill Kelly
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
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Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Taylor Ward
DateOpponentResult
May 12@SDMichael King
May 13@SDDylan Cease
May 14@SDRandy Vasquez
May 16@LADDustin May
May 17@LADTony Gonsolin
May 18@LADLandon Knack
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
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Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Ezequiel Tovar
12.55
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Taylor Ward
12.88
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Ezequiel Tovar
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2022 COL 7 4 0 0 1 0 2 .154 .214 .192 7
2023 COL 155 147 15 79 73 11 25 .253 .286 .408 425
2024 COL 157 176 26 83 78 6 23 .269 .293 .469 460
2025 COL 16 14 0 4 4 2 3 .212 .257 .303 38
ON PACE 64 56 0 16 16 8 12 .212 .257 .303 153
3-YEAR AVG 106 109 14 54 51 6 17 .259 .288 .435 297
Career 335 341 41 166 156 19 53 .257 .286 .428
Career Taylor Ward
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2018 LAA 40 24 6 14 15 2 9 .178 .245 .333 65
2019 ANA 20 8 1 4 2 0 6 .190 .292 .333 15
2020 LAA 33 26 0 16 5 2 7 .283 .333 .391 55
2021 LAA 66 52 8 33 33 1 20 .250 .329 .438 190
2022 LAA 127 131 21 68 62 5 57 .284 .364 .474 431
2023 LAA 109 90 14 60 47 4 39 .253 .335 .421 333
2024 LAA 156 144 25 73 75 6 63 .246 .323 .426 465
2025 LAA 37 25 7 15 15 0 8 .172 .213 .359 86
ON PACE 153 103 29 62 62 0 33 .172 .213 .359 357
3-YEAR AVG 131 122 20 67 61 5 53 .260 .339 .440 410
Career 588 500 82 283 254 20 209 .247 .322 .423
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