Michael Busch or Ralphy Velazquez

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Michael Busch or Ralphy Velazquez Player Statistics
	Michael Busch 1B - CHC	Ralphy Velazquez 1B - CLE
2026 Stats


At Bats	597	‐

Runs	78	‐

Hits	145	‐

Singles	96	‐

Doubles	27	‐

Triples	2	‐

Home Runs	20	‐

RBI	77	‐

Stolen Bases	3	‐

Caught Stealing	2	‐

Walks	92	‐

Strikeouts	165	‐

Batting Average	.243	‐

On Base Pct	.354	‐

Slugging Pct	.395	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.749	‐

Michael Busch or Ralphy Velazquez Player Projections
	Michael Busch 1B - CHC	Ralphy Velazquez 1B - CLE
2026 Projections


At Bats	502	34

Runs	75	4

Hits	126	7

Singles	70	3

Doubles	25	2

Triples	3	1

Home Runs	27	1

RBI	77	4

Stolen Bases	3	0

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	57	4

Strikeouts	140	9

Batting Average	.251	.221

On Base Pct	.327	.296

Slugging Pct	.473	.433

On-base Plus Slugging	.800	.728

Michael Busch or Ralphy Velazquez Player Notes
	Michael Busch 1B - CHC	Ralphy Velazquez 1B - CLE
News
	Michael Busch went 2-for-3 with a home run, one run scored and an RBI in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, Sep 20th	Guardians 1B prospect Ralphy Velazquez is back in the lineup for Triple-A Columbus on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Wed, Sep 16th
	Michael Busch went 1-for-3 with a home run, one run scored and an RBI in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Sep 12th	The Guardians promoted 1B Ralphy Velazquez to Triple-A Columbus from Double-A Akron. Ari Koslow Tue, May 19th
	Michael Busch went 2-for-4 with a double, two runs scored and three RBI in Friday's 12-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Sep 12th	The Guardians have reassigned first baseman Ralphy Velazquez to minor league camp. Brenton Kemp Mon, Mar 9th
	Michael Busch went 1-for-4 with a home run, a walk, one run scored and two RBI in Friday's 10-8 loss against the Cincinnati Reds. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Aug 29th
	Michael Busch went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Seattle Mariners. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Aug 22nd
Notes
	Michael Busch has rapidly developed into one of fantasy's most reliable power bats, following a strong 2024 with a full-blown breakout in 2025 that featured 34 homers, a .523 slugging percentage, and a 147 OPS+. The jump in production wasn't empty volume. His rOBA and run value both spiked, confirming real growth in impact contact rather than a fluky power surge. While the strikeout rate remains elevated, Busch offsets it with solid on-base skills and elite durability, logging 150+ games in back-to-back seasons. At age 28, he's firmly established as a high-end fantasy first baseman whose profile now supports both a strong floor and a stable power ceiling. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros

Michael Busch or Ralphy Velazquez Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Michael Busch 1B - CHC			Ralphy Velazquez 1B - CLE
Thu, Mar 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#13
Sun, Mar 29th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-10)	#213	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#170	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#102
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#57	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#4
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#63	vs CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#29	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)		vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-10)	#99
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-4)	#167	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)		vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (8-7)	#52	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#82
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#59	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#109
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#163	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (9-5)	#175
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (4-5)	#81
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (1-2)	#189	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#42
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#181
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		vs HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus		vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#185
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#65	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (3-9)	#127
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#102	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#50	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#245	vs TB	Steven Matz (6-6)	#201
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#90	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#208
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)		vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#216	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#251
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#146	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-8)	#219
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#268	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-10)	#99
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#149	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#221	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Thu, May 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (7-12)	#200	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#184
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#84	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#110
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)		vs MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#12	vs MIN	Andrew Morris (4-8)	#176
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-6)	#193	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#40
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-4)	#103	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#58	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#149
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73	vs CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#157	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#221
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)		@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7	@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#188
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (11-5)	#62	@ DET	Drew Anderson (5-7)	#38
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#181	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#220	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#5
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#185	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#125
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (8-7)	#52	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#59	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Thu, May 28th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#14
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#87	vs BOS	Tyler Samaniego
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#79	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#45
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#70
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)		@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#267	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#18
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (7-3)	#32
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#198	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#84
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)		@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#12
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#263	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#18
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)		vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (7-3)	#32
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (7-10)	#230
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)		vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#179
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs DET	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (7-10)	#230	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#43
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#236	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#231
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#181
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#163	@ CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#58
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (6-7)	#46	@ CWS	Chris Murphy (3-0)
Thu, Jun 25th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#97
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (11-5)	#62	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)		vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (5-2)	#159
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)		vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#12
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#90	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#87	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#121
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#79	vs CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#58
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95	vs CWS	Chris Murphy (3-0)
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (4-5)	#81	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#110
Thu, Jul 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#42	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#77
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#169	@ MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#149	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#247
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-4)	#86
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#134	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#14
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#179	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53	vs MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#188	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (5-6)	#27	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#14	@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#208
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26
Mon, Jul 27th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#109	@ CIN	Caleb Ferguson
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#221
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#87
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#69	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#21	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#123
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#18	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#146
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#50
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (6-7)	#46
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)		vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)
Thu, Aug 6th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)		vs NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (6-6)	#256	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#154
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#184	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#121
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-5)	#254	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-10)	#213	@ DET	Drew Anderson (5-7)	#38
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (2-4)		@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34	@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#188
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95	vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#55
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#109	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (3-3)	#264
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		vs SD	Casey Mize (6-10)	#47
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#97
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#141	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-5)	#151	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (1-3)	#150
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-6)	#222
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (2-2)	#37	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-10)	#31	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#263
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#146	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (8-3)	#130	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#40
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#191	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#64
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (7-12)	#200	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-10)	#99
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#149	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (6-6)	#256
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)		vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#184
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (11-5)	#62
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#43	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#98
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#11	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#138	vs DET	Andrew Sears (0-1)	#212
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#142	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#247	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (3-3)	#115
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#43	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#42
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#168
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#11	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PIT	Wilber Dotel (1-5)	#224	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#14	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#110
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#59	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25
Mon, Sep 14th	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)		vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-5)	#151
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#82	vs CWS	Chris Murphy (3-0)
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-4)	#103	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#121
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)		vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#278
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#169	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#251
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (7-12)	#200	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-13)	#171
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#138	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#142	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#45
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#247	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#70
Fri, Sep 25th	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#111	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91
Sun, Sep 27th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#92	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (6-6)	#256
Fri, Mar 27th				@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33
Thu, Apr 16th				vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85
Mon, May 11th				vs LAA	Brent Suter (3-2)
Thu, May 21st				@ DET	Casey Mize (6-10)	#47
Mon, Jun 8th				vs NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#69
Thu, Jun 18th				@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#128
Sun, Jun 21st				@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#220
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#121
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44
Thu, Aug 20th				vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)
Sat, Sep 26th				@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-10)	#99