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Leo Bernal or Alejandro Kirk

Who Should I Start? - Week 26 • Start New
Leo Bernal

Leo Bernal

C • St. Louis Cardinals STL
Alejandro Kirk

Alejandro Kirk

C • Toronto Blue Jays TOR
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Bernal over Kirk

 
 
 
 
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Outlook Alejandro Kirk

Alejandro Kirk offers solid contact and run production entering a favorable week of matchups

Kirk has cooled slightly over his last 14 days, batting .216 with one home run, but he remains locked in as Toronto's everyday catcher following a dominant 30-day stretch where he hit .310 with four home runs. He continues to play a vital offensive role for an even 72-72 Blue Jays squad fighting within one game of an AL Wild Card spot.

While his recent cold spell has slowed his momentum, Kirk's .272 season average and .346 on-base percentage reflect his career-long bat-to-ball skill. His midsummer power output was a welcome bonus, and our projections indicate his elite plate discipline ensures a high floor rather than sustained regression over the final weeks.

Toronto heads into a six-game slate featuring three road contests against Oakland before returning home to host Baltimore. Kirk draws very exploitable early matchups against Jacob Lopez (4.82 ERA) and Jack Perkins (6.82 ERA), giving him prime run-producing opportunities. Lock him into fantasy lineups this week as a dependable option behind the plate. Start.

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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Leo Bernal
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.296154.3870.44407
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.281175.3610.40608
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Alejandro Kirk
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.261143.2610.43505
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.256275.2560.419110
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Leo Bernal
OWN
 
6%
+5.03 compared to last week
START
 
4%
+2.58 compared to last week
OWN/START Alejandro Kirk
OWN
48%
-6.29 compared to last week
START
38%
-3.4 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Leo Bernal
28th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Alejandro Kirk
14th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Leo Bernal

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 28th among C's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 61st.
  • The current leader among C's is Gabriel Moreno
  • He should be doing much better than this. You might be able to him now for a discount.
  • 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 111th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.333
  • Top 100 in batting average with 0.281 and is currently ranked 93rd
  • Top 75 on base percentage and is currently ranked 72nd with 0.361
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 188th with 0.406
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 139th with 0.767
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 435th in RBI with 7
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 487th in runs scored with 5
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.281, OBP: +0.361, HRs: +1, RBI: +7, Runs: +5, Wlks: +4, Stls: EVEN,
Breakdown Alejandro Kirk

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 15th among C's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 3rd.
  • The current leader among C's is Gabriel Moreno
  • He is doing a better than most people thought he would.

    • Trending Batting Stats

  • Top 100 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.336 and is currently ranked 100th
  • Top 25 in batting average with 0.323 and is currently ranked 22nd
  • Top 35 on base percentage and is currently ranked 28th with 0.393
  • Top 75 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 57th with 0.490
  • Top 35 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 34th with 0.883
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 236th with 1
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 134th in RBI with 29
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 319th in runs scored with 14
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.014, OBP: -0.012, HRs: -3, RBI: -29, Runs: -20, Wlks: -19, Stls: EVEN,
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Leo Bernal

No Injury Reported

Injury Alejandro Kirk

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Leo Bernal
DateOpponentResult
Sep 07@SFJason FoleyL 5-4
Sep 08@SFLanden RouppL 2-1
Sep 09@SFBlade Tidwell
Sep 11VS CHWErick Fedde
Sep 12VS CHWAnthony Kay
Sep 13VS CHWSean Burke
Week Today Home Away
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.125010.2220.12502
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Alejandro Kirk
DateOpponentResult
Sep 07@ATHHogan HarrisL 6-5
Sep 08@ATHJose SorianoW 2-4
Sep 09@ATHBrady Basso
Sep 11VS BALKyle Bradish
Sep 12VS BALTrevor Rogers
Sep 13VS BALBrandon Young
Week Today Home Away
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.235233.2780.58804
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Leo Bernal
2.70
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Alejandro Kirk
8.91
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Leo Bernal
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2026 STL 8 9 1 5 7 0 4 .281 .361 .406 30
ON PACE 8 9 1 5 7 0 4 .281 .361 .406 33
3-YEAR AVG . . . 0
Career 8 9 1 5 7 0 4 .281 .361 .406
Career Alejandro Kirk
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2020 TOR 10 10 1 4 3 0 1 .345 .367 .517 21
2021 TOR 55 40 8 19 24 0 17 .244 .323 .439 165
2022 TOR 133 130 13 57 57 0 60 .289 .375 .420 441
2023 TOR 121 95 8 34 42 0 43 .251 .336 .357 329
2024 TOR 100 86 5 22 54 0 34 .253 .317 .359 281
2025 TOR 148 144 20 56 89 1 57 .276 .349 .427 503
2026 TOR 65 65 9 21 36 1 24 .275 .342 .419 215
ON PACE 72 72 9 23 39 1 26 .275 .342 .419 238
3-YEAR AVG 123 108 11 37 62 0 45 .262 .336 .387 371
Career 632 570 64 213 305 2 236 .269 .344 .403
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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
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ARI @KC 07:40 EDT EST Zac Gallen
Daniel Lynch IV
ATH vs TOR 03:05 EDT EST Brady Basso
Braydon Fisher
ATL vs TB 07:15 EDT EST Reynaldo Lopez
Griffin Jax
BAL vs CLE 06:35 EDT EST Shane Baz
Foster Griffin
BOS vs LAA 06:45 EDT EST Jake Bennett
Ryan Johnson
CHC @MIL 07:40 EDT EST Kevin Gausman
Logan Henderson
CHW vs PIT 07:40 EDT EST Davis Martin
Lake Bachar
CIN @LAD 10:10 EDT EST Rhett Lowder
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
COL @NYY 07:05 EDT EST Tomoyuki Sugano
Will Warren
DET vs MIN 01:10 EDT EST Keider Montero
Zebby Matthews
HOU @PHI 06:40 EDT EST Hunter Brown
Cristopher Sanchez
MIA vs NYM 06:40 EDT EST Janson Junk
Robert Stock
SD vs WAS 04:10 EDT EST Walker Buehler
Jackson Kent
SEA vs TEX 04:10 EDT EST Kade Anderson
Cody Bradford
SF vs STL 03:45 EDT EST Blade Tidwell
Andre Pallante
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