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MJ Melendez or Ben Rice

Who Should I Start? - Week 24 • Start New
MJ Melendez

MJ Melendez

LFKansas City Royals KC
Ben Rice

Ben Rice

1BNew York Yankees NYY
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Melendez over Rice

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News MJ Melendez
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Rice over Melendez

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Ben Rice
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Performance MJ Melendez
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.200002.2730.25016
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.250246.3130.455114
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Ben Rice
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.000.01
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.000000.0000.00003
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START MJ Melendez
OWN
21%
+4.84 compared to last week
START
13%
+2.46 compared to last week
OWN/START Ben Rice
OWN
 
9%
-3.5 compared to last week
START
 
5%
-0.93 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus MJ Melendez
81st
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Ben Rice
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown MJ Melendez

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 82nd among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 57th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Lawrence Butler
  • He is doing much better than most people thought he would.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 332nd in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.253
  • Ranked 202nd in batting average with 0.248
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 256th with 0.299
  • Top 100 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 80th with 0.496
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 109th with 0.795
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 309th with 2
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 260th in RBI with 18
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 230th in runs scored with 20
  • 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: -0.029, OBP: -0.041, HRs: +3, RBI: -5, Runs: -15, Wlks: -20, Stls: -2,
Breakdown Ben Rice

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: LF RF DH . However, he plays LF most often.
  • Experts don't even rank him among LF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 141st.
  • The current leader among LF's is Lawrence Butler
  • 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 344th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.250
  • Ranked 393rd in batting average with 0.182
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 402nd with 0.233
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 432nd with 0.200
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 431st with 0.433
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 583rd with 2
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 452nd in RBI with 6
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 485th in runs scored with 5
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.033, OBP: -0.018, HRs: -3, RBI: -20, Runs: -19, Wlks: -7, Stls: -10,
Next Up Health Check
Injury MJ Melendez

No Injury Reported

Injury Ben Rice

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups MJ Melendez
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
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.216379.2660.392122
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Ben Rice
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
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.250001.2500.25001
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating MJ Melendez
5.45
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Ben Rice
1.93
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 119 78 17 42 43 4 29 .209 .270 .410 296
ON PACE 135 88 19 47 49 4 33 .209 .270 .410 337
3-YEAR AVG 135 107 16 56 55 3 63 .224 .314 .390 355
Career 389 291 49 154 152 10 155 .220 .302 .396
Career Ben Rice
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2024 NYY 49 26 7 20 23 0 20 .174 .269 .356 119
ON PACE 56 29 8 22 26 0 22 .174 .269 .356 136
3-YEAR AVG . . . 0
Career 49 26 7 20 23 0 20 .174 .269 .356
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Ryan Pepiot
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Brady Basso
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Bailey Ober
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Jack Leiter
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Aaron Nola
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Logan Webb
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