Should I start J.D. Martinez or Kerry Carpenter?

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J.D. Martinez

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NYM · DH

DET · DH,RF

Injury Alert

J.D. Martinez · Illness (Day To Day)

Current Week's Projections

FPTS

0.00

7.95

Game Info

Date	Opponent	Weather
Mon May 13	vs.PHI (Sanchez)	56°
Tue May 14	vs.PHI (Nola)	68°
Wed May 15	@PHI (Suarez)	60°
Thu May 16	@PHI (Walker)	63°
Fri May 17	@MIA (Luzardo)	Indoor
Sat May 18	@MIA (Garrett)	Indoor
Sun May 19	@MIA (Sanchez)	Indoor

Date	Opponent	Weather
Mon May 13	vs.MIA (Sanchez)	72°
Tue May 14	vs.MIA (Weathers)	59°
Wed May 15	vs.MIA (Rogers)	71°
Fri May 17	@ARI (Nelson)	Indoor
Sat May 18	@ARI (Gallen)	Indoor
Sun May 19	@ARI (Montgomery)	Indoor

Batting

14.99

1.83

3.93

.88

.17

RBI

2.17

.07

4.06

.99

AVG

.262

OBP

.314

SLG

.464

OPS

.778

Most Recent and Popular Comparisons
	Start J.D. Martinez or Andrew McCutchen Start J.D. Martinez or Christopher Morel Start J.D. Martinez or Eloy Jimenez Start J.D. Martinez or Mike Ford Start J.D. Martinez or Alec Burleson	Start Kerry Carpenter or Jorge Soler Start Kerry Carpenter or Wilmer Flores Start Kerry Carpenter or Jesse Winker Start Kerry Carpenter or Mike Ford Start Kerry Carpenter or Alec Burleson

Batting
Season Statistics
FPTS	32.0	75.0
AB	73	126
R	5	15
H	23	34
2B	5	9
3B	0	3
HR	2	5
RBI	9	22
SB	0	0
K	21	33
BB	5	7
AVG	.315	.270
OBP	.359	.321
SLG	.466	.508
OPS	.825	.829

Recent News
	J.D. Martinez's RBI single \| 05/18/2024 Published May 18th, 2024 via MLB.com Mets Morning News: J.D. Martinez, hitting guru Published May 18th, 2024 via Amazin' Avenue How the Mets' J.D. Martinez helped fix Pete Alonso Published May 17th, 2024 via Newsday J.D. Martinez's go-ahead single \| 05/16/2024 Published May 16th, 2024 via MLB.com Mets blow two leads before J.D. Martinez's go-ahead RBI single leads to win over Phillies in 11 innings Published May 16th, 2024 via Yahoo New Zealand News Martinez Homers, But Mets Fall to Phillies Published May 16th, 2024 via FantasyPros J.D. Martinez Smashes Second Homer Against Phillies Published May 16th, 2024 Mets' J.D. Martinez: Swats second homer Published May 15th, 2024 via CBS Sports	Kerry Carpenter clutches up: drives in four in Tigers' rout Published May 18th, 2024 via FantasyPros Tigers' Kerry Carpenter: Racks up four RBI Published May 17th, 2024 via CBS Sports Mark Canha hits grand slam, Kerry Carpenter homers twice in Tigers' 8-2 victory over Astros Published May 16th, 2024 via Yahoo Canada Sports Kerry Carpenter returns to lineup Wednesday Published May 15th, 2024 via FantasyPros Tigers lineup: Kerry Carpenter starting against southpaw Published May 15th, 2024 via MLive.com Kerry Carpenter absent from lineup Tuesday Published May 14th, 2024 via FantasyPros Tigers' Kerry Carpenter: On bench Tuesday Published May 14th, 2024 via CBS Sports Mark Canha smacks a grand slam, while Kerry Carpenter belts two home runs in the Detroit Tigers' 8-2 win against the ... Published May 12th, 2024 via MSN

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