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MJ Melendez or Ceddanne Rafaela

Who Should I Start? - Week 9 • Start New
MJ Melendez

MJ Melendez

LFKansas City Royals KC
Ceddanne Rafaela

Ceddanne Rafaela

CFBoston Red Sox BOS
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Melendez over Rafaela

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News MJ Melendez
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Rafaela over Melendez

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Ceddanne Rafaela
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Performance MJ Melendez
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.111001.1580.22205
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.171002.1940.343011
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Ceddanne Rafaela
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.050112.0910.20016
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.162142.2000.270111
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START MJ Melendez
OWN
25%
-5.84 compared to last week
START
17%
-3.24 compared to last week
OWN/START Ceddanne Rafaela
OWN
24%
-7.04 compared to last week
START
18%
-7.63 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus MJ Melendez
70th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Ceddanne Rafaela
49th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown MJ Melendez

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 71st among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 83rd.
  • The current leader among OF's is Kyle Tucker
  • He should be doing a bit better than this. Look for him to bounce back.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 251st in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.295
  • Ranked 298th in batting average with 0.234
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 302nd with 0.305
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 175th with 0.427
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 209th with 0.731
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 409th with 4
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 278th in RBI with 37
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 252nd in runs scored with 43
  • 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: -0.053, OBP: -0.078, HRs: -12, RBI: -44, Runs: -54, Wlks: -52, Stls: -4,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Breakdown Ceddanne Rafaela

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: SS CF . However, he plays SS most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 50th among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 53rd.
  • The current leader among OF's is Kyle Tucker
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 426th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.262
  • Ranked 451st in batting average with 0.209
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 518th with 0.241
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 348th with 0.360
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 440th with 0.601
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 547th with 8
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 307th in RBI with 28
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 340th in runs scored with 30
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.049, OBP: -0.061, HRs: +2, RBI: +18, Runs: +8, Wlks: +2, Stls: +2,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Next Up Health Check
Injury MJ Melendez

No Injury Reported

Injury Ceddanne Rafaela

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups MJ Melendez
DateOpponentResult
May 20VS DETReese Olson
May 21VS DETCasey Mize
May 22VS DETTarik Skubal
May 24@TBZach Eflin
May 25@TBAaron Civale
May 26@TBTaj Bradley
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.000000.2500.00002
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Ceddanne Rafaela
DateOpponentResult
May 20@TBTaj Bradley
May 21@TBZack Littell
May 22@TB
May 24VS MILBryse Wilson
May 25VS MILColin Rea
May 26VS MILJoe Ross
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.077111.1330.30804
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating MJ Melendez
11.59
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Ceddanne Rafaela
10.11
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 42 25 4 11 12 2 10 .182 .238 .358 89
ON PACE 141 84 13 37 40 6 33 .182 .238 .358 300
3-YEAR AVG 135 107 16 56 55 3 63 .224 .314 .390 355
Career 312 238 36 123 121 8 136 .219 .305 .386
Career Ceddanne Rafaela
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2023 BOS 42 20 2 11 5 3 4 .241 .281 .386 72
2024 BOS 45 30 4 19 23 5 6 .192 .220 .346 114
ON PACE 155 103 13 65 79 17 20 .192 .220 .346 392
3-YEAR AVG 42 20 2 11 5 3 4 .241 .281 .386 72
Career 87 50 6 30 28 8 10 .209 .241 .360
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