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Michael Busch or Kyle Manzardo

Who Should I Start? - Week 2 • Start New
Michael Busch

Michael Busch

1BChicago Cubs CHC
Kyle Manzardo

Kyle Manzardo

1BCleveland Guardians CLE
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Busch over Manzardo

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Michael Busch
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Manzardo over Busch

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Kyle Manzardo
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Performance Michael Busch
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.333144.4170.47606
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.333144.4170.47606
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Kyle Manzardo
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.294263.4000.82405
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.294263.4000.82405
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Michael Busch
OWN
38%
-5.9 compared to last week
START
23%
-1.43 compared to last week
OWN/START Kyle Manzardo
OWN
59%
+40.37 compared to last week
START
46%
+34.81 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Michael Busch
19th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Kyle Manzardo
8th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Michael Busch

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 20th among 1B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 5th.
  • The current leader among 1B's is Kyle Manzardo
  • He is doing better than most people thought he would.
  • 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

  • Top 75 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.316 and is currently ranked 67th
  • Top 100 in batting average with 0.259 and is currently ranked 76th
  • Top 75 on base percentage and is currently ranked 62nd with 0.355
  • Top 100 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 83rd with 0.370
  • Top 100 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 81st with 0.725
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 156th with 1
  • Top 100 in RBI and is currently ranked 95th with 4
  • Top 100 in runs scored and is currently ranked 89th with 4
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.105, OBP: +0.042, HRs: +1, RBI: +4, Runs: +3, Wlks: EVEN, Stls: +1,
Breakdown Kyle Manzardo

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 9th among 1B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 1st.
  • The current leader among 1B's is Kyle Manzardo
  • He is putting up better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • 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

  • Top 100 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.250 and is currently ranked 91st
  • Top 75 in batting average with 0.294 and is currently ranked 53rd
  • Top 35 on base percentage and is currently ranked 35th with 0.400
  • Top 10 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 9th with 0.824
  • Top 15 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 12th with 1.224
  • Top 35 in RBI and is currently ranked 32nd with 6
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 195th in runs scored with 3
  • Top 75 in HRs and is currently ranked 69th with 2
  • On second thought, he hasn't played in quite enough games for me to calculate a reliable analysis for you. Expect his rating to evolve over the next few days.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.294, OBP: +0.4, HRs: +2, RBI: +6, Runs: +3, Wlks: +3, Stls: EVEN,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Michael Busch

No Injury Reported

Injury Kyle Manzardo

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Michael Busch
DateOpponentResult
Apr 01@ATHJustin SteeleW 4-7
Apr 02@ATHJeffrey Springs
Apr 04VS SDRandy Vasquez
Apr 05VS SDNick Pivetta
Apr 06VS SDKyle Hart
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.333143.4000.66702
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Kyle Manzardo
DateOpponentResult
Apr 01@SDMichael KingL 7-0
Apr 02@SDDylan Cease
Apr 04@LAAJose Soriano
Apr 05@LAAJack Kochanowicz
Apr 06@LAAIan Anderson
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
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Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Michael Busch
13.89
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Kyle Manzardo
12.24
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Michael Busch
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2023 LAD 46 12 2 9 7 1 8 .167 .247 .292 66
2024 CHC 153 123 21 73 65 2 63 .248 .335 .440 414
2025 CHC 8 7 1 4 4 1 3 .259 .355 .370 24
ON PACE 162 141 20 81 81 20 60 .259 .355 .370 486
3-YEAR AVG 100 68 12 41 36 2 36 .238 .324 .421 240
Career 207 142 24 86 76 4 74 .239 .325 .418
Career Kyle Manzardo
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2024 CLE 65 40 6 13 17 0 9 .244 .286 .433 130
2025 CLE 5 5 2 3 6 0 3 .294 .400 .824 28
ON PACE 162 162 64 97 194 0 97 .294 .400 .824 907
3-YEAR AVG 65 40 6 13 17 0 9 .244 .286 .433 130
Career 70 45 8 16 23 0 12 .249 .297 .470
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