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Nestor Cortes or Alex Vesia

Who Should I Start? - Week 33 • Start New
Nestor Cortes

Nestor Cortes

SP • New York Yankees NYY
Alex Vesia

Alex Vesia

RP • Los Angeles Dodgers LAD
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Nestor Cortes
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Performance Alex Vesia
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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Nestor Cortes
OWN
82%
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START
73%
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OWN/START Alex Vesia
OWN
36%
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START
36%
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Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Nestor Cortes
Not Ranked
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Expert Consensus Alex Vesia
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Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Nestor Cortes

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 114th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Zack Wheeler

    • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Decline in numbers lately by 4.6 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: +4, L: +8, WHIP: -0.096, ERA: -1.168, K's: +96, Walks: +20
Breakdown Alex Vesia

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: P RP . However, he plays P most often.
  • Experts don't even rank him among RP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 85th.
  • The current leader among RP's is Zack Wheeler

    • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 75 in WHIP and is currently ranked 54th with 1.01
  • Top 25 in ERA and is currently ranked 24th with 1.29
  • Top 35 in walks and is currently ranked 34th with 8
  • Top 75 in strikeouts and is currently ranked 62nd with 19
  • Top 50 in wins and is currently ranked 36th with 3
  • Top 75 in saves and is currently ranked 75th with 1
  • Top 20 in holds and is currently ranked 18th with 5
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: +3, L: -1, WHIP: -0.517, ERA: -3.414, K's: +28, Walks: +18
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Nestor Cortes

No Injury Reported

Injury Alex Vesia

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Nestor Cortes
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Matchups Alex Vesia
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Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Nestor Cortes
3.12
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Alex Vesia
11.66
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Nestor Cortes
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2018 BAL 4 4.2 108 3 4 0 0-0 7.72 3 5.8 1
2019 NYY 33 62.0 1301 69 28 0 5-1 6.1 1.66 10 126
2020 SEA 5 7.2 165 8 6 0 0-1 15.26 2.35 9.4 -2
2021 NYY 19 75.1 1239 80 21 0 2-3 3.11 1.1 9.6 163
2022 NYY 29 159.2 2493 154 41 0 12-4 2.71 0.96 8.7 427
2023 NYY 12 63.1 1068 67 20 0 5-2 4.97 1.25 9.5 146
2024 NYY 33 174.0 2866 163 40 0 9-10 3.88 1.17 8.4 373
3-YEAR AVG 25 131 2142 128 34 0 9-5 3.6 1.1 8.7 315
Career 135 542.0 9240 544 160 0 0-0 4.04 1.2 9
Career Alex Vesia
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2020 MIA 5 4.1 133 5 7 0 0-1 18.69 3.23 10.4 -5
2021 LAD 48 45.2 741 61 25 1 3-1 2.17 1.03 12 130
2022 LAD 64 55.1 962 79 26 1 5-0 2.11 1.17 12.9 173
2023 LAD 57 43.2 873 65 17 1 2-5 5.15 1.6 13.4 96
2024 LAD 74 62.2 1202 93 35 6 5-4 1.87 1.12 13.4 224
3-YEAR AVG 65 53 1012 79 26 3 4-3 2.83 1.26 13.2 165
Career 248 207.0 3911 303 110 0 0-0 3.09 1.29 13.2
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