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A.J. Minter or Fernando Cruz

Who Should I Start? - Week 9 • Start New
A.J. Minter

A.J. Minter

RPAtlanta Braves ATL
Fernando Cruz

Fernando Cruz

RPCincinnati Reds CIN
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Minter over Cruz

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News A.J. Minter
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Cruz over Minter

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Fernando Cruz
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Performance A.J. Minter
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
16.360-101013.642
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
12.270-111312.274
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Fernando Cruz
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
9.000-200742.254
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
6.430-3001261.866
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START A.J. Minter
OWN
33%
-4.14 compared to last week
START
32%
-3.7 compared to last week
OWN/START Fernando Cruz
OWN
 
8%
-3.19 compared to last week
START
 
7%
-3.94 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus A.J. Minter
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Fernando Cruz
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown A.J. Minter

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: P RP . However, he plays P most often.
  • Experts don't even rank him among RP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 182nd.
  • The current leader among RP's is Logan Allen
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Currently ranked 169th in WHIP with 1.38
  • Top 75 in ERA and is currently ranked 63rd with 2.58
  • Not too impressive with strikeouts and is currently ranked 151st with 55
  • Currently ranked 106th in wins with 6
  • Not too impressive in saves and is currently ranked 159th with 1
  • Top 15 in holds and is currently ranked 15th with 17
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: +1, L: -3, WHIP: -0.275, ERA: -0.363, K's: -63, Walks: -18
Breakdown Fernando Cruz

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among RP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 323rd.
  • The current leader among RP's is Logan Allen
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Currently ranked 175th in WHIP with 1.38
  • Top 35 in walks and is currently ranked 32nd with 27
  • Top 10 in strikeouts and is currently ranked 10th with 92
  • Top 75 in holds and is currently ranked 51st with 13
  • 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: W: EVEN, L: +3, WHIP: +0.184, ERA: +0.466, K's: -63, Walks: -16
Next Up Health Check
Injury A.J. Minter

No Injury Reported

Injury Fernando Cruz

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups A.J. Minter
DateOpponentResult
May 13VS CHCRay KerrW 2-0
May 14VS CHCChris SaleW 7-0
May 15VS CHCJavier AssadL 1-7
May 17VS SDMatt WaldronL 1-3
May 18VS SD
May 19VS SDYu Darvish
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
0.000-001012.001
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Fernando Cruz
DateOpponentResult
May 13@ARIJustin MartinezL 6-5
May 14@ARIHunter GreeneW 2-6
May 15@ARIRyan ThompsonL 2-1
May 16@LADNick MartinezW 2-7
May 17@LADMichael GroveL 7-3
May 18@LADWalker BuehlerL 4-0
May 19@LADYoshinobu Yamamoto
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
7.500-3001062.175
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating A.J. Minter
12.69
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Fernando Cruz
9.78
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career A.J. Minter
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2017 ATL 16 15.0 248 26 2 0 0-1 3 1 15.6 43
2018 ATL 65 56.2 1045 69 22 15 4-3 3.49 1.39 11 251
2019 ATL 36 27.0 588 35 23 5 3-4 7.67 2.19 11.7 88
2020 ATL 27 25.1 496 34 10 0 2-1 1.42 1.14 12.1 76
2021 ATL 68 66.0 1055 74 24 0 4-7 3.55 1.15 10.1 123
2022 ATL 71 68.0 1069 90 12 5 5-3 1.99 0.84 11.9 216
2023 ATL 73 62.1 1102 83 23 10 4-6 3.9 1.32 12 189
2024 ATL 21 17.2 254 20 5 1 5-3 3.57 1.02 10.2 54
ON PACE 82 68 1003 79 19 3 19-11 3.57 1.02 10.2 214
3-YEAR AVG 71 64 1075 82 20 5 4-5 3.2 1.11 11.4 176
Career 377 326.1 5857 431 121 0 0-0 3.56 1.27 11.9
Career Fernando Cruz
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2022 CIN 11 13.1 213 17 7 0 0-0 0.68 1.05 11.5 34
2023 CIN 58 59.0 1120 98 28 0 1-2 5.64 1.36 15 148
2024 CIN 20 16.2 337 35 12 0 1-5 5.94 1.5 18.9 30
ON PACE 70 58 1186 123 42 0 3-17 5.94 1.5 18.9 103
3-YEAR AVG 35 36 667 58 18 0 1-1 4.58 1.29 14 91
Career 89 89.0 1670 150 47 0 0-0 4.96 1.34 15.2
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BOS @STL 01:05 EDT EST Nick Pivetta
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CHW @NYY 01:35 EDT EST Chris Flexen
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CIN @LAD 04:10 EDT EST Hunter Greene
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
CLE vs MIN 01:40 EDT EST Tanner Bibee
Chris Paddack
COL @SF 04:05 EDT EST Dakota Hudson
Jordan Hicks
HOU vs MIL 02:10 EDT EST Spencer Arrighetti
Colin Rea
KC vs OAK 02:10 EDT EST Brady Singer
JP Sears
LAA @TEX 02:35 EDT EST Jose Soriano
Michael Lorenzen
MIA vs NYM 01:40 EDT EST Sixto Sanchez
Sean Manaea
PHI vs WAS 01:35 EDT EST Aaron Nola
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TB @TOR 01:37 EDT EST Aaron Civale
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