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Who Should I Start? - Week 32 • Start New
Michael Lorenzen

Michael Lorenzen

SP • Kansas City Royals KC
Brandon Bielak

Brandon Bielak

RP •
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Owners starting Bielak over Lorenzen

 
 
 
 
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Michael Lorenzen
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Performance Brandon Bielak
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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Michael Lorenzen
OWN
13%
+1.39 compared to last week
START
13%
+1.39 compared to last week
OWN/START Brandon Bielak
OWN
 
0%
No change since last week.
START
 
0%
No change since last week.
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Michael Lorenzen
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Brandon Bielak
Not Ranked
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Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Michael Lorenzen

    Overview

  • I couldn't find any stats of this player even playing a game in the past 60 days. This is most likely due to an injury or time in the minors.
Breakdown Brandon Bielak

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: P RP . However, he plays P most often.
  • I couldn't find any stats of this player even playing a game in the past 60 days. This is most likely due to an injury or time in the minors.
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Michael Lorenzen

No Injury Reported

Injury Brandon Bielak

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Michael Lorenzen
DateOpponentResult
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Matchups Brandon Bielak
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Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Michael Lorenzen
11.75
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Brandon Bielak
6.83
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Michael Lorenzen
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2015 CIN 26 105.1 1899 79 53 0 4-9 5.72 1.69 6.8 175
2016 CIN 35 50.0 755 48 13 0 2-1 2.88 1.08 8.6 113
2017 CIN 70 78.1 1366 80 34 2 8-4 4.71 1.43 9.2 195
2018 CIN 45 76.1 1292 54 34 1 4-2 3.3 1.47 6.4 155
2019 CIN 73 71.2 1335 85 28 7 1-4 3.64 1.35 10.7 215
2020 CIN 20 34.0 645 41 17 0 3-1 4.24 1.44 10.9 82
2021 CIN 25 27.1 444 20 14 3 1-0 5.27 1.32 6.6 60
2022 LAA 17 93.1 1559 78 41 0 8-6 4.44 1.28 7.5 187
2023 DET 31 153.1 2404 112 49 1 9-9 4.17 1.24 6.6 300
2024 TEX 28 130.1 2133 100 61 0 7-7 3.38 1.26 6.9 261
3-YEAR AVG 25 125 2032 97 50 0 8-7 3.94 1.25 7 249
Career 370 810.2 13832 697 344 0 0-0 4.21 1.37 7.7
Career Brandon Bielak
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2020 HOU 12 35.0 639 31 14 0 3-2 6.43 1.63 8 56
2021 HOU 26 45.1 733 37 15 0 3-4 4.96 1.3 7.4 66
2022 HOU 5 13.0 226 12 4 0 0-0 3.46 1.15 8.3 24
2023 HOU 15 77.2 1388 62 36 0 5-6 3.94 1.55 7.2 132
2024 HOU 16 27.1 510 14 13 0 1-0 5.6 1.9 4.6 35
3-YEAR AVG 12 39 708 29 18 0 2-2 4.28 1.58 6.5 64
Career 74 196.0 3496 156 82 0 0-0 4.87 1.55 7.2
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Matchup Time
ATL @CHI 8:00 PM EST
BKN @LAC 10:30 PM EST
BOS @TOR 7:30 PM EST
CHA @UTA 9:00 PM EST
DAL @NO 8:00 PM EST
DEN vs HOU 9:00 PM EST
GS @MIN 9:30 PM EST
LAL vs MIA 10:00 PM EST
MEM @SA 8:00 PM EST
MIL vs ORL 8:00 PM EST
NY @PHI 7:00 PM EST
Matchup Time
BUF vs CAR 6:00 PM EST
EDM @MIN 8:30 PM EST