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Jeimer Candelario or Luis Garcia Jr.

Who Should I Start? - Week 28 • Start New
Jeimer Candelario

Jeimer Candelario

3BCincinnati Reds CIN
Luis Garcia Jr.

Luis Garcia Jr.

2BWashington Nationals WAS
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Candelario over Garcia Jr.

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Jeimer Candelario
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Garcia Jr. over Candelario

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Luis Garcia Jr.
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Performance Jeimer Candelario
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
..0
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
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Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Luis Garcia Jr.
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.429123.4290.64313
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.313255.3130.50018
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Jeimer Candelario
OWN
64%
+38.04 compared to last week
START
27%
+20.07 compared to last week
OWN/START Luis Garcia Jr.
OWN
45%
-0.95 compared to last week
START
36%
-0.44 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Jeimer Candelario
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Luis Garcia Jr.
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Jeimer Candelario

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: 3B DH 1B . However, he plays 3B most often.
  • Experts don't even rank him among 3B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 49th.
  • The current leader among 3B's is Jose Ramirez
  • In the past two weeks he has had an awful lot of time off. Either he isn't an every day player or he is coming back from an injury of some sort. I suggest checking out his news page to get a closer look.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 393rd in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.231
  • Ranked 318th in batting average with 0.214
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 401st with 0.241
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 211th with 0.393
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 289th with 0.634
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 464th in RBI with 6
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 475th in runs scored with 5
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 2.8 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.025, OBP: -0.054, HRs: -2, RBI: -14, Runs: -29, Wlks: -25, Stls: -4,
Breakdown Luis Garcia Jr.

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: 2B DH . However, he plays 2B most often.
  • Experts don't even rank him among 2B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 11th.
  • The current leader among 2B's is Nico Hoerner
  • In the past two weeks he has had an awful lot of time off. Either he isn't an every day player or he is coming back from an injury of some sort. I suggest checking out his news page to get a closer look.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 190th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.301
  • Top 75 in batting average with 0.282 and is currently ranked 73rd
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 167th with 0.323
  • Top 100 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 94th with 0.462
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 112th with 0.785
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 176th with 6
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 215th in RBI with 19
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 210th in runs scored with 22
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.5 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.282, OBP: +0.318, HRs: +18, RBI: +70, Runs: +58, Wlks: +27, Stls: +22,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Jeimer Candelario

No Injury Reported

Injury Luis Garcia Jr.

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Jeimer Candelario
DateOpponentResult
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
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Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Luis Garcia Jr.
DateOpponentResult
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Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Jeimer Candelario
4.26
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Luis Garcia Jr.
6.59
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Jeimer Candelario
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2016 CHC 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 .091 .286 .091 1
2017 CHC 38 36 3 18 16 0 13 .283 .359 .425 86
2018 DET 144 121 19 78 54 3 66 .224 .317 .393 336
2019 DET 93 68 8 33 32 3 43 .204 .306 .338 178
2020 DET 52 56 7 30 29 0 18 .301 .366 .505 147
2021 DET 151 148 16 73 67 0 64 .274 .355 .447 464
2022 DET 120 79 12 45 44 0 27 .199 .259 .340 269
2023 WAS 140 126 22 76 70 8 52 .250 .333 .469 463
2024 CIN 113 96 20 47 56 4 27 .225 .279 .429 320
3-YEAR AVG 137 118 17 65 60 3 48 .245 .321 .425 399
Career 856 731 107 400 368 18 312 .238 .317 .414
Career Luis Garcia Jr.
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2024 WAS 140 141 18 58 70 22 27 .282 .318 .444 475
3-YEAR AVG . . . 0
Career 140 141 18 58 70 22 27 .282 .318 .444
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