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James McCann or Joe Mack

Who Should I Start? - Week 19 • Start New
James McCann

James McCann

C • Arizona Diamondbacks ARI
Joe Mack

Joe Mack

C • Miami Marlins MIA
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Outlook Joe Mack

Joe Mack continues to showcase power upside for the Marlins

Joe Mack has been swinging a hot bat recently, hitting .240 with two home runs and six runs batted in over his last 14 days of action. The Marlins currently sit in third place in the NL East with a 52-51 record and continue to utilize Mack as the everyday catcher atop the depth chart, relying on his strong arm behind the plate to control the running game.

His recent power surge aligns well with our overall data, as his 541 slugging percentage over the last month demonstrates that his home run output is sustainable. While his batting average sits around .230 during this stretch, his ability to drive the ball makes him a valuable catching option in fantasy formats.

The week ahead features a six-game slate for the Marlins, starting with a series against the Padres. Mack will avoid facing elite pitching as he matches up against pitchers like German Marquez and Walker Buehler, who both carry ERAs above 5.00 and high WHIP marks. Start.

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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance James McCann
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.500142.5560.87502
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.500384.5381.25003
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Joe Mack
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.278373.2780.77806
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.259374.2860.63009
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START James McCann
OWN
 
0%
No change since last week.
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0%
No change since last week.
OWN/START Joe Mack
OWN
 
4%
-0.06 compared to last week
START
 
4%
-0.5 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus James McCann
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Joe Mack
22nd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown James McCann

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among C's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 63rd.
  • The current leader among C's is Hunter Goodman
  • 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 421st in RBI with 8
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 514th in runs scored with 4
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 7 PPG. If you don't have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.076, OBP: -0.186, HRs: +1, RBI: +9, Runs: EVEN, Wlks: -5, Stls: EVEN,
Breakdown Joe Mack

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 22nd among C's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 9th.
  • The current leader among C's is Hunter Goodman
  • He is doing better than most people thought he would.

    • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 348th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.247
  • Ranked 197th in batting average with 0.252
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 295th with 0.300
  • Top 75 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 63rd with 0.512
  • Top 100 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 99th with 0.812
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 198th in RBI with 24
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 224th in runs scored with 21
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.2 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.243, OBP: +0.294, HRs: +10, RBI: +30, Runs: +27, Wlks: +12, Stls: EVEN,
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury James McCann

No Injury Reported

Injury Joe Mack

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups James McCann
DateOpponentResult
Jul 20VS ATHLuis MedinaL 2-5
Jul 21VS ATHKevin GinkelW 6-5
Jul 22VS ATHMerrill KellyW 15-5
Jul 23@STLBrandon PfaadtW 6-10
Jul 24@WASEduardo RodriguezW 2-3
Jul 25@WASFoster Griffin
Jul 26@WASMiles Mikolas
Week Today Home Away
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.500142.5560.87502
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Joe Mack
DateOpponentResult
Jul 20@HOUEnyel De Los SantosL 8-5
Jul 21@HOUTatsuya ImaiL 5-3
Jul 22@HOUSteven OkertL 5-2
Jul 24VS SDAdrian MorejonL 2-4
Jul 25VS SDJP Sears
Jul 26VS SDWalker Buehler
Week Today Home Away
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.286363.2860.92904
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating James McCann
2.47
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Joe Mack
6.84
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career James McCann
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2014 DET 5 2 0 2 0 1 0 .182 .182 .182 5
2015 DET 111 106 7 32 41 0 16 .264 .297 .387 199
2016 DET 103 76 12 31 48 0 23 .221 .272 .358 171
2017 DET 105 89 13 39 49 1 26 .253 .318 .415 218
2018 DET 117 94 8 31 39 0 26 .220 .267 .314 172
2019 CHW 115 118 18 60 60 4 30 .271 .327 .460 290
2020 CHW 32 29 7 21 15 1 8 .282 .356 .515 83
2021 NYM 114 84 9 28 44 1 30 .234 .295 .348 232
2022 NYM 47 30 2 14 15 2 6 .205 .253 .288 91
2023 BAL 66 46 6 25 26 3 9 .222 .265 .377 153
2024 BAL 65 51 8 27 31 1 13 .236 .281 .389 164
2025 ARI 37 32 5 18 16 0 8 .260 .324 .431 99
2026 ARI 24 19 3 7 14 0 2 .257 .269 .419 50
ON PACE 37 29 4 10 21 0 3 .257 .269 .419 77
3-YEAR AVG 56 43 6 23 24 1 10 .236 .285 .394 139
Career 941 776 98 335 398 14 197 .243 .293 .383
Career Joe Mack
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2026 MIA 58 43 10 27 30 0 12 .243 .294 .446 157
ON PACE 90 66 15 42 46 0 18 .243 .294 .446 244
3-YEAR AVG . . . 0
Career 58 43 10 27 30 0 12 .243 .294 .446
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ARI @WAS 04:05 EDT EST Mitch Bratt
Foster Griffin
ATH @MIN 07:10 EDT EST Mason Barnett
ATL @BAL 07:05 EDT EST Bryce Elder
Brandon Young
BOS vs TOR 04:10 EDT EST Sonny Gray
Dylan Cease
CHC @PIT 06:40 EDT EST Shota Imanaga
Paul Skenes
CHW vs HOU 07:10 EDT EST Sean Burke
Hunter Brown
CIN @STL 07:15 EDT EST Hunter Greene
Andre Pallante
CLE @TB 06:10 EDT EST Tanner Bibee
Nick Martinez
COL @MIL 07:10 EDT EST Ryan Feltner
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DET vs KC 01:10 EDT EST Casey Mize
Michael Wacha
LAA @SF 04:05 EDT EST Ryan Johnson
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LAD @NYM 07:15 EDT EST Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Nolan McLean
MIA vs SD 04:10 EDT EST Eury Perez
JP Sears
NYY @PHI 06:05 EDT EST Ryan Weathers
SEA @TEX 07:15 EDT EST Bryan Woo
Nathan Eovaldi
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