Should I start Elly De La Cruz or Francisco Lindor?

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Current Week's Projections

FPTS

16.53

16.14

Game Info

Date	Opponent	Weather
Mon Apr 29	@SD (Waldron)	63°
Tue Apr 30	@SD (Darvish)	61°
Wed May 1	@SD (Musgrove)	65°
Fri May 3	vs.BAL (TBA)	64°
Sat May 4	vs.BAL (Rodriguez)	65°
Sun May 5	vs.BAL (Kremer)	Not Currently Available

Date	Opponent	Weather
Mon Apr 29	vs.CHC (Taillon)	64°
Tue Apr 30	vs.CHC (Assad)	53°
Wed May 1	vs.CHC (Imanaga)	52°
Thu May 2	vs.CHC (Brown)	73°
Fri May 3	@TB (Civale)	Indoor
Sat May 4	@TB (Littell)	Indoor
Sun May 5	@TB (Pepiot)	Indoor

Batting

22.02

27.82

4.36

4.04

5.62

5.98

1.08

1.1

.16

.04

1.34

1.17

RBI

3.53

3.37

2.67

.86

7.94

5.73

2.86

2.93

AVG

.255

.215

OBP

.343

.296

SLG

.501

.384

OPS

.844

.680

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Batting
Season Statistics
FPTS	103.0	61.0
AB	100	113
R	26	15
H	28	22
2B	5	4
3B	1	0
HR	8	5
RBI	19	11
SB	18	3
K	36	21
BB	17	12
AVG	.280	.195
OBP	.390	.281
SLG	.590	.363
OPS	.980	.644

Recent News
	De La Cruz lifts Reds to rout of Phillies Published April 23rd, 2024 via TSN Elly De La Cruz Unstoppable Against Angels On Friday Published April 19th, 2024 De La Cruz Homers in Reds' Loss Published April 11th, 2024 via FantasyPros Elly De La Cruz Thrills With Two Blasts Monday Published April 8th, 2024 De La Cruz's inside-the-park HR helps Reds hold off Brewers Published April 8th, 2024 via TSN Elly De La Cruz Batting In Six-Hole On Opening Day Published March 28th, 2024 Elly De La Cruz With A Triple, Two Runs Scored Thursday Published March 23rd, 2024 Reds' infield puzzle has one piece in place: Elly at shortstop Published March 15th, 2024 via MLB.com	Mets' Francisco Lindor: Showcases power, speed Published April 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports Francisco Lindor's solo home run (5) \| 04/28/2024 Published April 28th, 2024 via MLB.com Francisco Lindor cranks a homer and brings the Mets to a 1-1 tie with the Cardinals Published April 28th, 2024 via FOX Sports Francisco Lindor's Slow Start: Is It Time to Trade? Published April 28th, 2024 via Herald Review "That's not the way to go" - Mets star Francisco Lindor reflects on Orioles' decision to demote Jackson Holliday to AAA ... Published April 28th, 2024 via Sportskeeda Mets' Francisco Lindor's four-strikeout day ends on pop-up with bases loaded Published April 28th, 2024 via New York Post Adrian Houser, Pete Alonso, Francisco Lindor on Mets 7-4 loss to the Cardinals Published April 27th, 2024 via Victoria Advocate Francisco Lindor Starting With the Journey in Mind Published April 27th, 2024 via metsmerizedonline.com

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