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Mike Yastrzemski for Nelson Velazquez (2026)
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Experts' Pick | ||
| Mike Yastrzemski LF,CF,RF - ATL  | Nelson Velazquez LF,RF,DH - STL  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 1 of 1 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 1 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | ‐ | ‐ |
| VBR | # 438 | # 1201 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 34 | 10 |
| Home Runs | 9 | 4 |
| RBI | 30 | 11 |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | 1 |
| Batting Average | .230 | .225 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Kevin Spinelli KevScores | # 277 | ‐ |
| Mike Yastrzemski LF,CF,RF - ATL | Nelson Velazquez LF,RF,DH - STL | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 147 | 3 |
| Runs | 25 | 2 |
| Hits | 37 | 2 |
| Singles | 25 | 1 |
| Doubles | 8 | 0 |
| Triples | 1 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 3 | 1 |
| RBI | 17 | 3 |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 0 |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 0 |
| Walks | 15 | 0 |
| Strikeouts | 38 | 0 |
| Batting Average | .252 | .667 |
| On Base Pct | .333 | .750 |
| Slugging Pct | .381 | 1.667 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .714 | 2.417 |
| Mike Yastrzemski LF,CF,RF - ATL | Nelson Velazquez LF,RF,DH - STL | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 239 | 77 |
| Runs | 34 | 10 |
| Hits | 55 | 17 |
| Singles | 33 | 10 |
| Doubles | 12 | 3 |
| Triples | 1 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 9 | 4 |
| RBI | 30 | 11 |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | 1 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 0 |
| Walks | 30 | 8 |
| Strikeouts | 64 | 24 |
| Batting Average | .230 | .225 |
| On Base Pct | .321 | .299 |
| Slugging Pct | .400 | .417 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .722 | .716 |
| Mike Yastrzemski LF,CF,RF - ATL | Nelson Velazquez LF,RF,DH - STL | |
| News | ||
| Mike Yastrzemski went 3-for-3 with a solo homer, a double, two RBI, and two runs scored in Thursday's 9-3 win over the Marlins. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Fri, May 22nd | Nelson Velazquez went 2-for-3 in Friday's win over the Cubs with a home run, one walk, two runs scored and three RBI. Chase Davis Sat, May 30th | |
| Mike Yastrzemski went 2-for-3 with a solo homer, a walk, and two runs scored in Sunday's 8-1 win over the Red Sox. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Mon, May 18th | The Cardinals selected the contract of Nelson Velazquez from Triple-A Memphis. Ari Koslow Fri, May 29th | |
| Mike Yastrzemski went 2-for-2 with a single, a two-run homer, and three RBI in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Cubs. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Wed, May 13th | Cardinals outfielder Nelson Velázquez is expected to make the Opening Day roster. Brenton Kemp Mon, Mar 16th | |
| Mike Yastrzemski went 2-for-3 in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Tigers with a double, one run scored, and one RBI. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Wed, Apr 29th | The Cardinals signed OF Nelson Velázquez to a minor league contract. Ari Koslow Tue, Jan 27th | |
| Mike Yastrzemski went 1-for-2 with a single, one RBI, and a stolen base in Monday's 10-4 loss to the Marlins. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Tue, Apr 14th | ||
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| Mike Yastrzemski LF,CF,RF - ATL | Nelson Velazquez LF,RF,DH - STL | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Mar 27th | vs KC | Cole Ragans (1-4) | #49 | |||
| Sat, Mar 28th | vs KC | Michael Wacha (4-2) | #78 | vs TB | Joe Boyle (0-1) | #167 |
| Sun, Mar 29th | vs KC | Seth Lugo (2-4) | #104 | vs TB | Steven Matz (4-2) | #98 |
| Mon, Mar 30th | vs ATH | Jacob Lopez (4-2) | #202 | vs NYM | Clay Holmes (4-4) | #165 |
| Tue, Mar 31st | vs ATH | Aaron Civale (5-2) | #219 | vs NYM | Kodai Senga (0-4) | #129 |
| Wed, Apr 1st | vs ATH | Luis Severino (2-6) | #146 | vs NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #28 |
| Thu, Apr 2nd | @ ARI | Ryne Nelson (2-4) | #89 | |||
| Fri, Apr 3rd | @ ARI | Eduardo Rodriguez (5-1) | #112 | @ DET | Framber Valdez (2-4) | #26 |
| Sat, Apr 4th | @ ARI | Michael Soroka (7-2) | #67 | @ DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #62 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | @ ARI | Brandon Pfaadt (0-1) | #115 | @ DET | Keider Montero (2-3) | #201 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | @ LAA | Jose Soriano (6-4) | #45 | @ WSH | Zack Littell (4-4) | #169 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | @ LAA | Yusei Kikuchi (0-3) | #155 | @ WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #87 |
| Wed, Apr 8th | @ LAA | Reid Detmers (2-5) | #41 | @ WSH | Miles Mikolas (1-4) | #215 |
| Fri, Apr 10th | vs CLE | Slade Cecconi (3-5) | #105 | vs BOS | Connelly Early (5-2) | #97 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | vs CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #51 | vs BOS | Ranger Suarez (2-3) | #32 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | vs CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #38 | vs BOS | Brayan Bello (2-5) | #144 |
| Mon, Apr 13th | vs MIA | Eury Perez (3-6) | #109 | vs CLE | Gavin Williams (8-3) | #27 |
| Tue, Apr 14th | vs MIA | Max Meyer (5-0) | #68 | vs CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #106 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | vs MIA | Chris Paddack (0-7) | #324 | vs CLE | Slade Cecconi (3-5) | #105 |
| Fri, Apr 17th | @ PHI | Taijuan Walker (1-4) | #413 | @ HOU | Peter Lambert (4-4) | #190 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | @ PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 | @ HOU | Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3) | #208 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | @ PHI | Andrew Painter (1-5) | #170 | @ HOU | Mike Burrows (3-6) | #121 |
| Mon, Apr 20th | @ WSH | Jake Irvin (2-4) | #203 | @ MIA | Max Meyer (5-0) | #68 |
| Tue, Apr 21st | @ WSH | Foster Griffin (6-2) | #88 | @ MIA | Chris Paddack (0-7) | #324 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | @ WSH | Zack Littell (4-4) | #169 | @ MIA | Janson Junk (3-5) | #116 |
| Thu, Apr 23rd | @ WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #87 | |||
| Fri, Apr 24th | vs PHI | Andrew Painter (1-5) | #170 | vs SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #14 |
| Sat, Apr 25th | vs PHI | Zack Wheeler (4-1) | #7 | vs SEA | Bryan Woo (5-3) | #6 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | vs PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #39 | vs SEA | Emerson Hancock (4-2) | #91 |
| Tue, Apr 28th | vs DET | Casey Mize (2-3) | #65 | @ PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #47 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | vs DET | Tarik Skubal (3-2) | #4 | @ PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #122 |
| Thu, Apr 30th | vs DET | Framber Valdez (2-4) | #26 | @ PIT | Paul Skenes (6-5) | #2 |
| Fri, May 1st | @ COL | Jose Quintana (2-3) | #425 | vs LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #42 |
| Sat, May 2nd | @ COL | Brennan Bernardino (2-3) | #257 | vs LAD | Roki Sasaki (3-3) | #131 |
| Sun, May 3rd | @ COL | Kyle Freeland (1-6) | #395 | vs LAD | Justin Wrobleski (7-2) | #130 |
| Mon, May 4th | @ SEA | Logan Gilbert (3-4) | #11 | vs MIL | Chad Patrick (2-2) | #148 |
| Tue, May 5th | @ SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #14 | |||
| Wed, May 6th | @ SEA | Bryan Woo (5-3) | #6 | vs MIL | Brandon Sproat (1-4) | #158 |
| Fri, May 8th | @ LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #42 | @ SD | Griffin Canning (0-3) | #141 |
| Sat, May 9th | @ LAD | Blake Snell (0-1) | #64 | @ SD | Randy Vasquez (5-3) | #199 |
| Sun, May 10th | @ LAD | Justin Wrobleski (7-2) | #130 | @ SD | Walker Buehler (3-3) | #220 |
| Tue, May 12th | vs CHC | Colin Rea (5-3) | #140 | @ ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #111 |
| Wed, May 13th | vs CHC | Shota Imanaga (4-6) | #24 | @ ATH | J.T. Ginn (3-3) | #127 |
| Thu, May 14th | vs CHC | Ben Brown (2-2) | #52 | @ ATH | Jacob Lopez (4-2) | #202 |
| Fri, May 15th | vs BOS | Connelly Early (5-2) | #97 | vs KC | Michael Wacha (4-2) | #78 |
| Sat, May 16th | vs BOS | Payton Tolle (2-2) | #75 | vs KC | Noah Cameron (2-4) | #92 |
| Sun, May 17th | vs BOS | Brayan Bello (2-5) | #144 | vs KC | Stephen Kolek (3-1) | #166 |
| Mon, May 18th | @ MIA | Max Meyer (5-0) | #68 | |||
| Tue, May 19th | @ MIA | Braxton Garrett (0-1) | #120 | vs PIT | Mitch Keller (5-2) | #95 |
| Wed, May 20th | @ MIA | Janson Junk (3-5) | #116 | vs PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #132 |
| Thu, May 21st | @ MIA | Sandy Alcantara (3-4) | #73 | vs PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #47 |
| Fri, May 22nd | vs WSH | Richard Lovelady (2-2) | #204 | |||
| Sat, May 23rd | vs WSH | Jake Irvin (2-4) | #203 | @ CIN | Chase Petty (0-0) | #416 |
| Sun, May 24th | vs WSH | Foster Griffin (6-2) | #88 | |||
| Tue, May 26th | @ BOS | Ranger Suarez (2-3) | #32 | @ MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #63 |
| Wed, May 27th | @ BOS | Connelly Early (5-2) | #97 | @ MIL | Chad Patrick (2-2) | #148 |
| Thu, May 28th | @ BOS | Payton Tolle (2-2) | #75 | |||
| Fri, May 29th | @ CIN | Chris Paddack (0-7) | #324 | vs CHC | Shota Imanaga (4-6) | #24 |
| Sat, May 30th | @ CIN | Brady Singer (2-5) | #143 | vs CHC | Ben Brown (2-2) | #52 |
| Sun, May 31st | @ CIN | Nick Lodolo (1-1) | #58 | vs CHC | Jordan Wicks (0-1) | #234 |
| Tue, Jun 2nd | vs TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-3) | #19 | vs TEX | Nathan Eovaldi (5-6) | #20 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | vs TOR | Patrick Corbin (2-1) | #216 | vs TEX | MacKenzie Gore (4-4) | #50 |
| Thu, Jun 4th | vs TOR | Austin Voth | ||||
| Fri, Jun 5th | vs PIT | Mitch Keller (5-2) | #95 | vs CIN | Brady Singer (2-5) | #143 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | vs PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #47 | vs CIN | Nick Lodolo (1-1) | #58 |
| Sun, Jun 7th | vs PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #122 | vs CIN | Chase Burns (7-1) | #25 |
| Tue, Jun 9th | @ CWS | Davis Martin (8-1) | #79 | @ NYM | Kodai Senga (0-4) | #129 |
| Wed, Jun 10th | @ CWS | @ NYM | ||||
| Thu, Jun 11th | @ CWS | @ NYM | ||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | @ NYM | @ MIN | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | @ NYM | @ MIN | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | @ NYM | @ MIN | ||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | vs SF | vs SD | ||||
| Wed, Jun 17th | vs SF | vs SD | ||||
| Thu, Jun 18th | vs SF | @ KC | ||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | vs MIL | @ KC | ||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | vs MIL | |||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | vs MIL | @ KC | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | @ SD | vs ARI | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | @ SD | vs ARI | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | @ SD | vs ARI | ||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | @ SF | vs MIA | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | @ SF | vs MIA | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | @ SF | vs MIA | ||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | vs STL | @ ATL | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | vs STL | @ ATL | ||||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | vs STL | @ ATL | ||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | vs NYM | @ CHC | ||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | vs NYM | @ CHC | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | vs NYM | @ CHC | ||||
| Mon, Jul 6th | vs NYM | vs MIL | ||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | @ PIT | vs MIL | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | @ PIT | vs MIL | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | @ PIT | vs MIL | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | @ STL | vs ATL | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | @ STL | vs ATL | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | @ STL | vs ATL | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | vs TEX | @ ARI | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | vs TEX | @ ARI | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | vs TEX | @ ARI | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | vs SD | @ LAA | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | vs SD | @ LAA | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | vs SD | @ LAA | ||||
| Thu, Jul 23rd | vs SD | |||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | @ BAL | vs CIN | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | @ BAL | vs CIN | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | @ BAL | vs CIN | ||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | @ NYM | vs CHC | ||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | @ NYM | vs CHC | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | @ NYM | vs CHC | ||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | vs WSH | vs CHC | ||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | vs WSH | @ TOR | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | vs WSH | @ TOR | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | vs WSH | @ TOR | ||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | vs MIA | @ NYY | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | vs MIA | @ NYY | ||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | vs MIA | |||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | @ NYY | vs COL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | @ NYY | vs COL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | @ NYY | vs COL | ||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | vs NYM | vs PHI | ||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | vs NYM | vs PHI | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | vs NYM | vs PHI | ||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | vs ARI | @ CHC | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | vs ARI | @ CHC | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | vs ARI | @ CHC | ||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | @ MIN | @ CIN | ||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | @ MIN | @ CIN | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | @ MIN | @ CIN | ||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | @ MIL | @ PHI | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | @ MIL | @ PHI | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | @ MIL | @ PHI | ||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | vs LAD | vs BAL | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | vs LAD | vs BAL | ||||
| Thu, Aug 27th | vs LAD | vs BAL | ||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | vs COL | vs PIT | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | vs COL | vs PIT | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | vs COL | vs PIT | ||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | @ WSH | @ LAD | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | @ WSH | @ LAD | ||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | @ PHI | @ COL | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | @ PHI | @ COL | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | @ PHI | @ COL | ||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | @ PHI | @ SF | ||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | vs TB | @ SF | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | vs TB | @ SF | ||||
| Thu, Sep 10th | vs TB | |||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | vs PHI | vs CWS | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | vs PHI | vs CWS | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | vs PHI | vs CWS | ||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | @ CHC | vs SF | ||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | @ CHC | vs SF | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | @ CHC | vs SF | ||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | @ HOU | vs WSH | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | @ HOU | vs WSH | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | @ HOU | vs WSH | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | vs CIN | @ PIT | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | vs CIN | @ PIT | ||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | vs CIN | @ PIT | ||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | @ MIA | @ MIL | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | @ MIA | @ MIL | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | @ MIA | @ MIL | ||||
| Thu, Mar 26th | vs TB | Drew Rasmussen (4-2) | #21 | |||
| Mon, Apr 27th | @ PIT | Mason Montgomery (1-1) | #151 | |||
| Thu, May 7th | @ SD | Michael King (4-4) | #35 | |||
| Mon, May 25th | @ MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (5-2) | #18 | |||
| Mon, Jun 1st | vs TEX | Jacob deGrom (3-4) | #8 | |||
| Mon, Jun 15th | vs SD | |||||
| Thu, Jun 25th | vs ARI | |||||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | @ NYY | |||||
| Thu, Aug 20th | @ CIN | |||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | @ LAD | |||||
