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Kahlil Watson or Esmerlyn Valdez

Who Should I Start? - Week 16 • Start New
Kahlil Watson

Kahlil Watson

RFCleveland Guardians CLE
Esmerlyn Valdez

Esmerlyn Valdez

RFPittsburgh Pirates PIT
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Watson over Valdez

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Kahlil Watson
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Valdez over Watson

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Esmerlyn Valdez
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Performance Kahlil Watson
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.389182.4210.66716
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.250182.2760.42919
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Esmerlyn Valdez
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.455233.4551.09104
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.316234.3160.73707
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Kahlil Watson
OWN
 
2%
+1.85 compared to last week
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2%
+1.85 compared to last week
OWN/START Esmerlyn Valdez
OWN
 
1%
-0.35 compared to last week
START
 
0%
-1.09 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Kahlil Watson
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Esmerlyn Valdez
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Kahlil Watson

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among RF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 160th.
  • The current leader among RF's is Juan Soto
  • 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

  • Top 75 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.353 and is currently ranked 66th
  • Ranked 196th in batting average with 0.250
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 342nd with 0.276
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 164th with 0.429
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 226th with 0.704
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 503rd with 1
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 418th in RBI with 8
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 567th in runs scored with 2
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.25, OBP: +0.276, HRs: +1, RBI: +8, Runs: +2, Wlks: +1, Stls: +1,
Breakdown Esmerlyn Valdez

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among RF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 148th.
  • The current leader among RF's is Juan Soto
  • 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

  • Ranked 359th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.250
  • Ranked 347th in batting average with 0.211
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 414th with 0.250
  • Top 10 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 10th with 0.579
  • Top 100 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 85th with 0.829
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 410th in RBI with 8
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 473rd in runs scored with 6
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.4 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.211, OBP: +0.25, HRs: +4, RBI: +8, Runs: +6, Wlks: +2, Stls: EVEN,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Kahlil Watson

No Injury Reported

Injury Esmerlyn Valdez

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Kahlil Watson
DateOpponentResult
Jun 22@CHWChris MurphyL 6-5
Jun 23@CHWSean BurkeL 2-1
Jun 24@CHWShawn ArmstrongW 3-4
Jun 26VS SEALuis CastilloL 1-3
Jun 27VS SEASlade CecconiW 4-3
Jun 28VS SEAEmerson Hancock
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.438182.4710.75015
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Esmerlyn Valdez
DateOpponentResult
Jun 23VS SEAGeorge KirbyL 2-3
Jun 24VS SEABraxton AshcraftW 11-1
Jun 25VS SEABubba ChandlerW 5-1
Jun 26VS CINBrock BurkeL 4-6
Jun 27VS CINCaleb FergusonL 7-9
Jun 28VS CINBrady Singer
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.455233.4551.09104
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Kahlil Watson
1.33
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Esmerlyn Valdez
2.48
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Kahlil Watson
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2026 CLE 9 7 1 2 8 1 1 .250 .276 .429 24
ON PACE 17 13 1 3 15 1 1 .250 .276 .429 46
3-YEAR AVG . . . 0
Career 9 7 1 2 8 1 1 .250 .276 .429
Career Esmerlyn Valdez
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2026 PIT 14 8 4 6 8 0 2 .211 .250 .579 34
ON PACE 27 15 7 11 15 0 3 .211 .250 .579 66
3-YEAR AVG . . . 0
Career 14 8 4 6 8 0 2 .211 .250 .579
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