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MJ Melendez or Jacob Young

Who Should I Start? - Week 11 • Start New
MJ Melendez

MJ Melendez

LFKansas City Royals KC
Jacob Young

Jacob Young

CFWashington Nationals WAS
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Melendez over Young

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News MJ Melendez
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Young over Melendez

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Jacob Young
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Performance MJ Melendez
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.100112.1820.25007
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.097113.1760.194011
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Jacob Young
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.316032.3810.31626
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.286054.3160.286312
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START MJ Melendez
OWN
20%
-0.31 compared to last week
START
12%
-3.2 compared to last week
OWN/START Jacob Young
OWN
23%
-1.31 compared to last week
START
10%
-7.64 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus MJ Melendez
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Jacob Young
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown MJ Melendez

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 81st among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 89th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • He is putting up close to the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 303rd in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.283
  • Ranked 370th in batting average with 0.225
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 338th with 0.297
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 198th with 0.412
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 238th with 0.710
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 466th with 4
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 303rd in RBI with 38
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 251st in runs scored with 46
  • 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: -0.065, OBP: -0.086, HRs: -11, RBI: -43, Runs: -51, Wlks: -50, Stls: -4,
Breakdown Jacob Young

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 67th among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 50th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • He is doing much better than most people thought he would.
  • He hasn't missed that many games lately, but he is listed on the injury report. He may have some nagging injuries with his Hand (Since Jun 1, 2024). Look at his player news.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 140th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.319
  • Ranked 145th in batting average with 0.261
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 223rd with 0.317
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 435th with 0.324
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 382nd with 0.641
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 394th with 30
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 379th in RBI with 26
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 332nd in runs scored with 34
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.1 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.015, OBP: +0.005, HRs: EVEN, RBI: +2, Runs: +16, Wlks: -3, Stls: +4,
Next Up Health Check
Injury MJ Melendez

No Injury Reported

Injury Jacob Young

HAND - Since Jun 1, 2024

Young is dealing with right hand soreness and is uncertain to take the field for the Nationals.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups MJ Melendez
DateOpponentResult
Jun 04@CLETriston McKenzie
Jun 05@CLELogan Allen
Jun 06@CLETanner Bibee
Jun 07VS SEABryce Miller
Jun 08VS SEALuis Castillo
Jun 09VS SEAGeorge Kirby
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
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Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Jacob Young
DateOpponentResult
Jun 03VS NYMTylor Megill
Jun 04VS NYMDavid Peterson
Jun 05VS NYMLuis Severino
Jun 06VS ATLReynaldo Lopez
Jun 07VS ATLChris Sale
Jun 08VS ATLCharlie Morton
Jun 09VS ATLMax Fried
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.462032.5330.46224
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating MJ Melendez
9.05
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Jacob Young
10.50
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career MJ Melendez
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2022 KC 119 88 16 47 53 0 64 .211 .312 .380 321
2023 KC 151 125 16 65 56 6 62 .235 .316 .398 388
2024 KC 53 28 5 14 13 2 12 .167 .227 .327 103
ON PACE 140 74 13 37 34 5 31 .167 .227 .327 273
3-YEAR AVG 135 107 16 56 55 3 63 .224 .314 .390 355
Career 323 241 37 126 122 8 138 .215 .302 .381
Career Jacob Young
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2023 WAS 33 27 0 9 12 13 10 .252 .314 .336 104
2024 WAS 50 39 0 25 14 17 7 .267 .319 .315 145
ON PACE 139 108 0 69 39 47 19 .267 .319 .315 405
3-YEAR AVG 33 27 0 9 12 13 10 .252 .314 .336 104
Career 83 66 0 34 26 30 17 .261 .317 .324
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