Should I start Carlos Santana or Jeimer Candelario?

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MIN · 1B

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Current Week's Projections

FPTS

10.87

10.56

Game Info

Date	Opponent	Weather
Mon May 20	@WSH (Parker)	72°
Tue May 21	@WSH (Corbin)	66°
Wed May 22	@WSH (Irvin)	89°
Fri May 24	vs.TEX (Lorenzen)	43°
Sat May 25	vs.TEX (TBA)	66°
Sun May 26	vs.TEX (Gray)	Not Currently Available

Date	Opponent	Weather
Tue May 21	vs.SD (Musgrove)	71°
Wed May 22	vs.SD (King)	69°
Thu May 23	vs.SD (Waldron)	70°
Fri May 24	vs.LAD (Paxton)	66°
Sat May 25	vs.LAD (Buehler)	61°
Sun May 26	vs.LAD (Yamamoto)	Not Currently Available

Batting

21.35

21.9

2.43

2.59

4.58

5.03

1.49

.03

.91

RBI

2.68

2.94

.06

4.5

5.84

2.11

1.82

AVG

.214

.230

OBP

.292

.293

SLG

.379

.410

OPS

.671

.703

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Batting
Season Statistics
FPTS	73.0	56.0
AB	159	150
R	15	14
H	32	33
2B	5	11
3B	0	1
HR	7	4
RBI	21	17
SB	0	0
K	33	44
BB	12	11
AVG	.201	.220
OBP	.270	.285
SLG	.365	.387
OPS	.635	.672

Recent News
	Carlos Santana's RBI single \| 05/18/2024 \| Minnesota Twins Published May 18th, 2024 via MLB.com Carlos Santana, Willi Castro and the Secret Of the Twins' Rally Sausage Published May 14th, 2024 via Zone Coverage Carlos Santana Slugs Seventh Homer Published May 13th, 2024 Monday Morning Minnesota: The "Carlos Santana Appreciation Day" Edition Published May 13th, 2024 via Twinkie Town Carlos Santana powers Twins past Blue Jays Published May 13th, 2024 via FantasyPros Carlos Santana homers for third straight day Published May 13th, 2024 via MLB.com Carlos Santana's three-run homer lifts Twins over Jays 5-1 in Alek Manoah's best start of the year Published May 12th, 2024 via The Globe and Mail Twins take rubber game from Blue Jays 5-1 as Carlos Santana homers again Published May 12th, 2024 via Star Tribune	Jeimer Candelario's slick snag at first \| 05/17/2024 \| Cincinnati Reds Published May 17th, 2024 via MLB.com Jeimer Candelario agrees to $45 million contract with Reds amid MLB free agency Published May 17th, 2024 via MSN Jeimer Candelario's RBI single \| 05/14/2024 \| Cincinnati Reds Published May 14th, 2024 via MLB.com Reds' Jeimer Candelario: Stays hot in loss Published May 14th, 2024 via CBS Sports Jeimer Candelario's game-tying single \| 05/13/2024 \| Cincinnati Reds Published May 13th, 2024 via MLB.com Reds' Jeimer Candelario: Drives in three Published May 13th, 2024 via CBS Sports Jeimer Candelario's bases-clearing double \| 05/12/2024 Published May 12th, 2024 via MLB.com Jeimer Candelario's bases-clearing double \| 05/12/2024 \| Cincinnati Reds Published May 12th, 2024 via MLB.com

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