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Michael Busch or Blaze Jordan

Who Should I Start? - Week 14 • Start New
Michael Busch

Michael Busch

1B • Chicago Cubs CHC
Blaze Jordan

Blaze Jordan

3B • St. Louis Cardinals STL
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Busch over Jordan

 
 
 
 
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Outlook Michael Busch

Michael Busch stays hot at the plate as the Cubs head into pivotal road matchups.

Michael Busch has been a major bright spot for the fourth-place Cubs (34-34), hitting an impressive .311 with a .392 on-base percentage over his last 14 days. As the everyday starter at first base, his role remains highly secure, especially with backup Tyler Austin sidelined on the injured list.

While Busch's recent surge has helped stabilize his season average at .247, our models project him to finish with 16 home runs and 50 RBIs over 503 at-bats. This is a step back from his 38-homer breakout in 2025, but his current .373 on-base percentage suggests his elite plate discipline is highly sustainable.

The remaining schedule features a final matchup at Coors Field against Ryan Feltner (4.22 ERA) before a three-game series in San Francisco against Landen Roupp and Logan Webb. Given the excellent hitting environment today and decent matchups ahead, he remains a strong play. Verdict: Start.

Updated 3 days ago

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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Jordan over Busch

 
 
 
 
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Michael Busch
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.318264.4440.63616
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.326275.4310.558112
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Blaze Jordan
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.500142.5001.12502
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.500142.5001.12502
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Michael Busch
OWN
78%
+1.35 compared to last week
START
68%
+1.72 compared to last week
OWN/START Blaze Jordan
OWN
14%
+13.52 compared to last week
START
 
9%
+9.34 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Michael Busch
17th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Blaze Jordan
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Michael Busch

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 18th among 1B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 6th.
  • The current leader among 1B's is Nick Kurtz
  • He is doing a better than most people thought he would.

    • Trending Batting Stats

  • Top 75 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.363 and is currently ranked 51st
  • Top 75 in batting average with 0.284 and is currently ranked 75th
  • Top 10 on base percentage and is currently ranked 10th with 0.417
  • Top 100 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 92nd with 0.478
  • Top 50 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 37th with 0.895
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 233rd with 2
  • Top 15 in walks and is currently ranked 11th with 40
  • Top 35 in RBI and is currently ranked 34th with 39
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 198th in runs scored with 25
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.3 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.007, OBP: +0.026, HRs: -3, RBI: +3, Runs: +2, Wlks: +20, Stls: -1,
Breakdown Blaze Jordan

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among 3B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 53rd.
  • The current leader among 3B's is Miguel Vargas
  • In the past two weeks he has had an awful lot of time off. Either he isn't an every day player or he is coming back from an injury of some sort. I suggest checking out his news page to get a closer look.

    • Trending Batting Stats

  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 517th in RBI with 4
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 572nd in runs scored with 2
  • On second thought, he hasn't played in quite enough games for me to calculate a reliable analysis for you. Expect his rating to evolve over the next few days.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.5, OBP: +0.5, HRs: +1, RBI: +4, Runs: +2, Wlks: EVEN, Stls: EVEN,
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Michael Busch

No Injury Reported

Injury Blaze Jordan

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Michael Busch
DateOpponentResult
Jun 09@COLTomoyuki SuganoL 7-3
Jun 10@COLAntonio SenzatelaL 3-2
Jun 11@COLEdward CabreraW 3-9
Jun 12@SFJavier AssadW 1-5
Jun 13@SFBen BrownW 1-6
Jun 14@SFLogan Webb
Week Today Home Away
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.310264.4440.55218
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Blaze Jordan
DateOpponentResult
Jun 09@NYMDustin MayW 0-7
Jun 10@NYMAndre PallanteW 2-9
Jun 11@NYMBrooks RaleyL 5-4
Jun 12@MINAnthony BandaL 9-8
Jun 13@MINMatt SvansonW 6-9
Jun 14@MINTaj Bradley
Week Today Home Away
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.500142.5001.12502
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Michael Busch
12.49
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Blaze Jordan
7.00
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Michael Busch
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2023 LAD 26 12 2 9 7 1 8 .167 .247 .292 46
2024 CHC 145 123 21 72 65 2 60 .248 .330 .440 402
2025 CHC 160 145 38 82 94 4 58 .263 .344 .534 553
2026 CHC 70 64 8 31 42 2 47 .253 .382 .415 229
ON PACE 159 146 18 70 95 4 107 .253 .382 .415 522
3-YEAR AVG 110 93 20 54 55 2 42 .250 .332 .476 334
Career 401 344 69 194 208 9 173 .251 .342 .465
Career Blaze Jordan
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2026 STL 2 4 1 2 4 0 0 .500 .500 1.125 15
ON PACE 4 9 2 4 9 0 0 .500 .500 1.125 35
3-YEAR AVG 0 . . . 0
Career 2 4 1 2 4 0 0 .500 .500 1.125
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Week 1
ARI @LAC
ATL @PIT
BAL @IND
BUF @HOU
CAR vs CHI
CIN vs TB
CLE @JAC
DAL @NYG
DEN @KC
DET vs NO
GB @MIN
LAR vs SF
LV vs MIA
NE @SEA
NYJ @TEN
PHI vs WAS
Matchup Time Pitchers
ARI @CIN 01:40 EDT EST Zac Gallen
Andrew Abbott
ATH vs COL 03:05 EDT EST Jeffrey Springs
Tomoyuki Sugano
ATL @NYM 01:40 EDT EST Bryce Elder
Freddy Peralta
BAL vs SD 01:35 EDT EST Trevor Rogers
Walker Buehler
BOS vs TEX 07:20 EDT EST Connelly Early
Nathan Eovaldi
CHC @SF 03:10 EDT EST Ryan Rolison
Logan Webb
CHW vs LAD 02:10 EDT EST Bryan Hudson
Emmet Sheehan
CLE vs DET 01:40 EDT EST Gavin Williams
Casey Mize
HOU @KC 02:10 EDT EST Spencer Arrighetti
Stephen Kolek
LAA vs TB 04:07 EDT EST Grayson Rodriguez
Casey Legumina
MIA @PIT 12:15 EDT EST Max Meyer
Paul Skenes
MIL vs PHI 02:10 EDT EST Kyle Harrison
Cristopher Sanchez
MIN vs STL 02:10 EDT EST Taj Bradley
Michael McGreevy
NYY @TOR 01:37 EDT EST Will Warren
Patrick Corbin
SEA @WAS 01:35 EDT EST Emerson Hancock
Miles Mikolas
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Matchup Time
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