Should I start Josh Naylor or Christian Walker?

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Current Week's Projections

FPTS

17.41

13.82

Game Info

Date	Opponent	Weather
Mon May 20	vs.NYM (Megill)	78°
Tue May 21	vs.NYM (Houser)	71°
Wed May 22	vs.NYM (Quintana)	76°
Fri May 24	@LAA (Sandoval)	60°
Sat May 25	@LAA (Soriano)	Not Currently Available
Sun May 26	@LAA (Detmers)	Not Currently Available

Date	Opponent	Weather
Mon May 20	@LAD (Yamamoto)	59°
Tue May 21	@LAD (Stone)	61°
Wed May 22	@LAD (Glasnow)	61°
Fri May 24	vs.MIA (Garrett)	Indoor
Sat May 25	vs.MIA (Sanchez)	Indoor
Sun May 26	vs.MIA (Weathers)	Indoor

Batting

21.98

21.21

3.47

6.03

5.1

1.24

.82

.02

1.32

1.01

RBI

4.2

3.56

.38

.13

3.72

5.28

2.33

2.95

AVG

.274

.240

OBP

.349

.334

SLG

.511

.424

OPS

.861

.758

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Batting
Season Statistics
FPTS	141.0	115.0
AB	163	167
R	25	31
H	41	43
2B	8	5
3B	0	0
HR	12	8
RBI	34	30
SB	3	1
K	26	46
BB	20	27
AVG	.252	.258
OBP	.342	.361
SLG	.522	.431
OPS	.864	.793

Recent News
	Guardians notebook: Josh Naylor and the suddenly mighty, home run happy Cleveland lineup Published May 17th, 2024 via The New York Times The hitting approach that could make Josh Naylor a slump-proof slugger for the Guardians Published May 16th, 2024 via cleveland.com Steven Kwan And Josh Naylor Earning Contract Extensions With Cleveland Guardians Published May 16th, 2024 via Forbes Josh Naylor Powers Guardians Past Rangers Published May 15th, 2024 via FantasyPros Guardians' Josh Naylor: Does a bit of everything Published May 15th, 2024 via CBS Sports Josh Naylor Blasts 12th Home Run, Picks Up Three RBI Published May 14th, 2024 Cleveland Guardians: Josh Naylor Emerges as American League MVP Candidate Published May 14th, 2024 via BVM Sports Josh Naylor's three-run homer (12) \| 05/14/2024 Published May 14th, 2024 via MLB.com	Christian Walker Recalls Inspiring Moment with Jeff Banister Published May 19th, 2024 via Burn City Sports Walker Powers D-backs Past Reds Published May 16th, 2024 via FantasyPros Diamondbacks' Christian Walker: Snaps homer drought Published May 15th, 2024 via CBS Sports Christian Walker's Quiet Day Still Contributes to D-Backs' Win Published May 14th, 2024 via FantasyPros Diamondbacks' Christian Walker: Nabs steal in win Published May 13th, 2024 via CBS Sports Christian Walker - MLB First base - News, Stats, Bio and more - The Athletic Published May 13th, 2024 via The New York Times Christian Walker reflects on journey to D-backs Published May 11th, 2024 via MLB.com MLB Home Run Props \| Friday Bets for Austin Riley, Christian Walker, Salvador Perez Published May 10th, 2024 via The Action Network

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