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Joe Mack or Nick Fortes

Who Should I Start? - Week 19 • Start New
Joe Mack

Joe Mack

CMiami Marlins MIA
Nick Fortes

Nick Fortes

CTampa Bay Rays TB
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Mack over Fortes

 
 
 
 
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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.

Updated 2 days ago

Latest News Joe Mack
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Fortes over Mack

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Nick Fortes
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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
Performance Nick Fortes
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.579285.5790.94705
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.462285.4810.73108
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Joe Mack
OWN
 
4%
-0.06 compared to last week
START
 
4%
-0.5 compared to last week
OWN/START Nick Fortes
OWN
 
4%
+3.12 compared to last week
START
 
3%
+2.23 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Joe Mack
22nd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Nick Fortes
34th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
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,
Breakdown Nick Fortes

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 35th among C's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 16th.
  • The current leader among C's is Hunter Goodman
  • He is doing much better than most people thought he would.
  • 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 173rd in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.309
  • Top 75 in batting average with 0.302 and is currently ranked 55th
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 146th with 0.339
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 160th with 0.443
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 136th with 0.783
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 253rd in RBI with 18
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 273rd in runs scored with 18
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 2 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.033, OBP: +0.026, HRs: +2, RBI: +17, Runs: +17, Wlks: -1, Stls: EVEN,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Joe Mack

No Injury Reported

Injury Nick Fortes

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
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
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.286363.2860.92904
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Nick Fortes
DateOpponentResult
Jul 20@TORNick MartinezW 1-7
Jul 21@TORDrew RasmussenW 2-12
Jul 22@TORGriffin JaxW 2-4
Jul 23@TORShane BieberL 3-1
Jul 24VS CLEShane McClanahanW 11-3
Jul 25VS CLETanner Bibee
Jul 26VS CLEParker Messick
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.438275.4380.656010
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Joe Mack
6.84
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Nick Fortes
5.67
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
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
Career Nick Fortes
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2021 MIA 13 9 4 6 7 1 2 .290 .333 .677 43
2022 MIA 61 45 8 35 22 5 14 .231 .299 .395 177
2023 MIA 96 60 6 30 26 4 16 .203 .258 .297 204
2024 MIA 101 70 4 27 29 0 11 .228 .254 .319 225
2025 MIA 81 50 5 18 21 1 11 .229 .277 .349 162
2026 TB 75 64 4 28 27 0 6 .281 .320 .386 194
ON PACE 117 100 6 44 42 0 9 .281 .320 .386 305
3-YEAR AVG 93 60 5 25 25 2 13 .219 .261 .319 197
Career 427 298 31 144 132 11 60 .234 .279 .351
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