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Who Should I Start? - Week 24 • Start New
Graham Ashcraft

Graham Ashcraft

SPCincinnati Reds CIN
Michael Mercado

Michael Mercado

SPPhiladelphia Phillies PHI
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Ashcraft over Mercado

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Graham Ashcraft
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Mercado over Ashcraft

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Michael Mercado
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Performance Graham Ashcraft
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
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Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
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Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Michael Mercado
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
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Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
32.730-000214.551
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Graham Ashcraft
OWN
 
2%
+0.21 compared to last week
START
 
1%
+0.29 compared to last week
OWN/START Michael Mercado
OWN
 
1%
-0.04 compared to last week
START
 
0%
0 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Graham Ashcraft
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Michael Mercado
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Graham Ashcraft

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 583rd.
  • 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 Elbow (Since Jul 8, 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

  • Decline in numbers lately by 3.5 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -2, L: -4, WHIP: +0.152, ERA: +0.557, K's: -54, Walks: -25
Breakdown Michael Mercado

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 627th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Tarik Skubal
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: +1, L: +2, WHIP: +1.92, ERA: +11.08, K's: +10, Walks: +9
Next Up Health Check
Injury Graham Ashcraft

ELBOW - Since Jul 8, 2024

Ashcraft is dealing with a right elbow strain and has been placed on the 60-day injured list. He will miss the remainder of the 2024 season.
Injury Michael Mercado

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Graham Ashcraft
DateOpponentResult
Sep 02VS HOUCarson SpiersW 5-3
Sep 04VS HOUNick MartinezW 12-5
Sep 05VS HOUTony SantillanW 1-0
Sep 06@NYMJose ButtoL 6-4
Sep 07@NYMJose Quintana
Sep 08@NYMLuis Severino
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
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Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Michael Mercado
DateOpponentResult
Sep 03@TOROrion KerkeringW 9-10
Sep 04@TORCristopher SanchezW 2-4
Sep 05@MIARanger SuarezW 2-5
Sep 06@MIAZack WheelerW 2-16
Sep 07@MIADarren McCaughan
Sep 08@MIAMax Meyer
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
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Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Graham Ashcraft
1.45
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Michael Mercado
0.00
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Graham Ashcraft
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2022 CIN 18 101.1 1661 67 25 0 5-5 4.44 1.38 6 173
2023 CIN 26 143.1 2324 111 52 0 7-9 4.83 1.4 7 260
2024 CIN 15 75.0 1342 57 27 0 5-5 5.4 1.55 6.8 118
ON PACE 17 86 1531 65 30 0 5-5 5.4 1.55 6.8 134
3-YEAR AVG 22 121 1993 89 39 0 6-7 4.71 1.4 6.6 217
Career 59 317.1 5327 235 104 0 0-0 4.88 1.44 6.7
Career Michael Mercado
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2024 PHI 5 13.0 260 10 9 0 1-2 11.08 1.92 6.9 3
ON PACE 5 15 298 11 10 0 1-2 11.08 1.92 6.9 2
3-YEAR AVG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 NAN NAN NAN 0
Career 5 13.0 260 10 9 0 0-0 11.08 1.92 6.9
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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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