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Gerrit Cole or Michael Lorenzen

Who Should I Start? - Week 24 • Start New
Gerrit Cole

Gerrit Cole

SPNew York Yankees NYY
Michael Lorenzen

Michael Lorenzen

SPKansas City Royals KC
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Cole over Lorenzen

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Gerrit Cole
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Lorenzen over Cole

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Michael Lorenzen
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Performance Gerrit Cole
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
1.501-000910.831
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
3.271-1001621.092
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Michael Lorenzen
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
nan-nan0
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
0.000-000111.671
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Gerrit Cole
OWN
99%
-0.6 compared to last week
START
51%
-5.54 compared to last week
OWN/START Michael Lorenzen
OWN
17%
-2.21 compared to last week
START
 
3%
-2.5 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Gerrit Cole
20th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Michael Lorenzen
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Gerrit Cole

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: P SP . However, he plays P most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 21st among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 32nd.
  • The current leader among SP's is Framber Valdez
  • He should be doing a bit better than this. Look for him to bounce back.
  • In the past two weeks he has had an awful lot of time off and he's listed on the injury report. He may have some nagging injuries with his Calf (Since Sep 2, 2024). Stay clear of him if its going to stick around, otherwise now is the time to get a guy at a bargain price since he is hurt. Check out his player news.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 75 in WHIP and is currently ranked 60th with 1.21
  • Top 35 in ERA and is currently ranked 26th with 2.67
  • Top 75 in walks and is currently ranked 75th with 15
  • Top 25 in wins and is currently ranked 23rd with 5
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 1 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -7, L: -1, WHIP: +0.223, ERA: +0.704, K's: -117, Walks: -22
Breakdown Michael Lorenzen

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 161st.
  • The current leader among SP's is Tarik Skubal
  • In the past two weeks he has had an awful lot of time off and he's listed on the injury report. He may have some nagging injuries with his Hamstring (Since Aug 27, 2024). Stay clear of him if its going to stick around, otherwise now is the time to get a guy at a bargain price since he is hurt. Check out his player news.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Currently ranked 132nd in WHIP with 1.49
  • Top 100 in ERA and is currently ranked 76th
  • Top 50 in walks and is currently ranked 43rd with 18
  • Decline in numbers lately by 3.1 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -1, L: -3, WHIP: +0.072, ERA: -0.508, K's: -12, Walks: +17
Next Up Health Check
Injury Gerrit Cole

CALF - Since Sep 2, 2024

Cole is dealing with right calf cramps but is expected to make his next scheduled start for the Yankees.
Injury Michael Lorenzen

HAMSTRING - Since Aug 27, 2024

Lorenzen suffered a left hamstring strain and has been placed on the 15-day injured list. He is expected to return in September.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Gerrit Cole
DateOpponentResult
Sep 02@TEXGerrit ColeW 4-8
Sep 03@TEXWalter PenningtonL 7-4
Sep 04@TEXNathan EovaldiL 10-6
Sep 06@CHCLuis GilW 0-3
Sep 07@CHCJavier Assad
Sep 08@CHCJameson Taillon
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
1.621-0001931.172
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Michael Lorenzen
DateOpponentResult
Sep 02VS CLEGavin WilliamsL 2-4
Sep 03VS CLETanner BibeeL 1-7
Sep 04VS CLESeth LugoW 4-1
Sep 06VS MINCole RagansW 5-0
Sep 07VS MINBailey Ober
Sep 08VS MINSimeon Woods Richardson
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
7.260-100451.612
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Gerrit Cole
7.16
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Michael Lorenzen
2.67
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Gerrit Cole
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2013 PIT 19 117.1 1727 100 28 0 10-7 3.22 1.17 7.7 324
2014 PIT 22 138.0 2197 138 40 0 11-5 3.65 1.21 9 366
2015 PIT 32 205.2 3234 202 44 0 19-8 2.67 1.11 8.8 594
2016 PIT 21 113.2 1938 98 36 0 7-10 3.88 1.47 7.8 263
2017 PIT 33 203.0 3298 196 55 0 12-12 4.26 1.25 8.7 487
2018 HOU 32 198.0 3257 276 64 0 15-5 2.91 1.05 12.6 634
2019 HOU 38 249.0 3913 373 59 0 24-6 2.39 0.89 13.5 874
2020 NYY 15 91.1 1499 124 21 0 9-3 2.86 0.95 12.2 291
2021 NYY 31 184.0 3019 246 43 0 16-9 3.33 1.08 12 540
2022 NYY 32 193.2 3160 245 49 0 14-7 3.49 1.01 11.4 554
2023 NYY 33 206.2 3286 222 48 0 15-4 2.66 0.99 9.7 614
2024 NYY 13 69.0 1167 78 23 0 6-3 3.65 1.29 10.2 174
ON PACE 14 80 1340 89 26 0 6-3 3.65 1.29 10.2 199
3-YEAR AVG 32 194 3155 238 47 0 15-7 3.14 1.03 11 569
Career 321 1957.2 31695 2298 510 0 0-0 3.2 1.1 10.6
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 24 123.2 2032 92 58 0 7-6 3.49 1.27 6.7 250
ON PACE 27 141 2318 104 66 0 7-6 3.49 1.27 6.7 284
3-YEAR AVG 24 90 1469 70 35 1 6-5 4.34 1.26 6.9 182
Career 366 804.0 13731 689 341 0 0-0 4.23 1.37 7.7
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Week 1
ARI @BUF
ATL vs PIT
BAL @KC
CAR @NO
CHI vs TEN
CIN vs NE
CLE vs DAL
DEN @SEA
DET vs LAR
GB @PHI
HOU @IND
JAC @MIA
LAC vs LV
MIN @NYG
NYJ @SF
TB vs WAS
Matchup Time Pitchers
ARI @HOU 04:10 EDT EST Eduardo Rodriguez
Yusei Kikuchi
ATL vs TOR 07:20 EDT EST Spencer Schwellenbach
Jose Berrios
BAL vs TB 04:05 EDT EST Zach Eflin
Ryan Pepiot
BOS vs CHW 07:15 EDT EST Cooper Criswell
Garrett Crochet
CHC vs NYY 02:20 EDT EST Javier Assad
Clarke Schmidt
CIN @NYM 04:10 EDT EST Jakob Junis
Jose Quintana
CLE @LAD 09:10 EDT EST Gavin Williams
COL @MIL 07:10 EDT EST Ty Blach
Tobias Myers
DET @OAK 04:07 EDT EST Brant Hurter
Brady Basso
KC vs MIN 07:15 EDT EST Alec Marsh
Bailey Ober
LAA @TEX 07:05 EDT EST Tyler Anderson
Jack Leiter
MIA vs PHI 04:10 EDT EST Darren McCaughan
Aaron Nola
PIT vs WAS 01:35 EDT EST Luis L. Ortiz
DJ Herz
SD vs SF 08:40 EDT EST Dylan Cease
Logan Webb
SEA @STL 07:15 EDT EST Logan Gilbert
Kyle Gibson
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