Who Should I Start?: Michael Conforto or J.D. Martinez

Who Should I Start? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Michael Conforto CF,RF - NYM	J.D. Martinez LF,RF,DH - BOS
Expert Recommendation	55% Recommended by 6 of 11 experts	45% Recommended by 5 of 11 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 41	# 42
VBR	# 3	# 229

Projections

Runs	85	84
Home Runs	28	30
RBI	87	99
Stolen Bases	6	2
Batting Average	.252	.283

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Chris Meaney FTN	# 40	# 42

Ryan Amore Pitcher List	# 45	# 80

Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros	# 40	# 48

Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports	# 43	# 71

Brad Camara FantasyPros	# 33	# 42

Chris Clegg Fantrax	# 38	# 41

Mick Ciallela Fantrax	# 36	# 32

Joe Pisapia FantasyPros	# 40	# 36

Mike Maher FantasyPros	# 43	# 39

Dan Harris FantasyPros	# 45	# 43

Brendan Tuma FantasyPros	# 55	# 29

Who Should I Start? Player Statistics
	Michael Conforto CF,RF - NYM	J.D. Martinez LF,RF,DH - BOS
2021 Stats


At Bats	21	30

Runs	0	6

Hits	3	13

Singles	2	4

Doubles	1	7

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	0	2

RBI	3	12

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	1	2

Strikeouts	8	6

Batting Average	.143	.433

On Base Pct	.250	.469

Slugging Pct	.191	.867

On-base Plus Slugging	.441	1.335

Who Should I Start? Player Projections
	Michael Conforto CF,RF - NYM	J.D. Martinez LF,RF,DH - BOS
2021 Projections


At Bats	537	534

Runs	85	84

Hits	135	151

Singles	79	83

Doubles	27	36

Triples	1	2

Home Runs	28	30

RBI	87	99

Stolen Bases	6	2

Caught Stealing	3	1

Walks	77	62

Strikeouts	151	142

Batting Average	.252	.283

On Base Pct	.358	.365

Slugging Pct	.463	.528

On-base Plus Slugging	.821	.893

Who Should I Start? Player Notes
	Michael Conforto CF,RF - NYM	J.D. Martinez LF,RF,DH - BOS
News
	Michael Conforto did his best Craig Biggio impersonation on Thursday, getting hit by two pitches, including one in the bottom of the ninth inning with the bases loaded during a tie game. Conforto finished 0-2 with two walks and one strikeout. Lucas Babits-Feinerman Fri, Apr 9th	J.D. Martinez hit three homers as the Red Sox beat the Orioles on Sunday for their sixth straight victory. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Sun, Apr 11th
	Michael Conforto went 2-5 with two singles, one RBI, and one strikeout on Monday. Lucas Babits-Feinerman Tue, Apr 6th	The Red Sox activated OF J.D. Martinez from the COVID-19 related injured list. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Sun, Apr 11th
	Mets president Sandy Alderson says he expects the club to soon begin extension talks with Michael Conforto and Francisco Lindor. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Mon, Mar 1st	J.D. Martinez was placed on the COVID-19 injured list Saturday. Ari Koslow Sat, Apr 10th
	Michael Conforto agreed to a one-year, $12.25 million deal with the Mets to avoid arbitration. Jon Mathisen Fri, Jan 15th	J.D. Martinez is not in the Red Sox lineup for the team's game against the Orioles on Saturday. Martinez is reportedly dealing with an illness. Dan Harris Sat, Apr 10th
		J.D. Martinez hit a two-run, walk-off double in Tuesday's extra inning victory over the Rays. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Wed, Apr 7th
Notes
		It's important not to overreact to the opening week of the MLB season, but sometimes you can just tell certain things. JD Martinez appears to be back. Not only are the counting stats there, but the under-the-radar numbers are returning too. Earlier this week JDM had multiple batted balls over 110 mph for the first time since April 2018. Brendan Tuma - FantasyPros

Who Should I Start? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp
	Michael Conforto CF,RF - NYM	J.D. Martinez LF,RF,DH - BOS
Tue, Apr 13th	vs PHI	@ MIN
Wed, Apr 14th	vs PHI	@ MIN
Thu, Apr 15th	vs PHI	@ MIN
Fri, Apr 16th	@ COL	vs CWS
Sat, Apr 17th	@ COL	vs CWS

Who Should I Start?

Michael Conforto or J.D. Martinez

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