Should I start Matt Olson or Paul Goldschmidt?

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Matt Olson

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Current Week's Projections

FPTS

16.34

10.34

Game Info

Date	Opponent	Weather
Mon May 20	vs.SD (Cease)	81°
Mon May 20	vs.SD (Vasquez)	77°
Tue May 21	@CHC (Assad)	71°
Wed May 22	@CHC (Steele)	62°
Thu May 23	@CHC (Hendricks)	74°
Fri May 24	@PIT (Falter)	63°
Sat May 25	@PIT (Keller)	Not Currently Available
Sun May 26	@PIT (Perez)	Not Currently Available

Date	Opponent	Weather
Mon May 20	vs.BAL (Kremer)	72°
Tue May 21	vs.BAL (Bradish)	72°
Wed May 22	vs.BAL (Means)	75°
Fri May 24	vs.CHC (Imanaga)	72°
Sat May 25	vs.CHC (Taillon)	Not Currently Available
Sun May 26	vs.CHC (Assad)	Not Currently Available

Batting

26.26

24.11

3.78

3.31

6.25

5.53

1.45

.84

.04

1.25

.73

RBI

4.47

2.79

.04

.33

7.25

7.39

3.76

2.73

AVG

.238

.229

OBP

.341

.311

SLG

.439

.355

OPS

.781

.667

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Batting
Season Statistics
FPTS	74.0	48.0
AB	153	173
R	17	22
H	34	37
2B	9	4
3B	1	0
HR	5	4
RBI	23	16
SB	0	2
K	46	63
BB	20	18
AVG	.222	.214
OBP	.326	.295
SLG	.392	.306
OPS	.718	.602

Recent News
	Marcell Ozuna and Matt Olson hit back-to-back homers \| 05/20/2024 Published May 20th, 2024 via MLB.com Matt Olson's solo home run (6) \| 05/20/2024 Published May 20th, 2024 via MLB.com MLB Home Run Props \| Bets For Brandon Nimmo, Matt Olson and Nolan Gorman (Monday, May 20) Published May 20th, 2024 via The Action Network Matt Olson's RBI single \| 05/17/2024 \| Atlanta Braves Published May 18th, 2024 via MLB.com Battery Power TV: Matt Olson showing signs of a breakout as Atlanta Braves look to crank up offense Published May 17th, 2024 via Battery Power Matt Olson drives in four Published May 15th, 2024 via FantasyPros Braves' Matt Olson: Mashes fifth homer Published May 15th, 2024 via CBS Sports Matt Olson hits 3-run homer to support Chris Sale's dominant start in Braves' 7-0 rout of Cubs Published May 14th, 2024 via The Augusta Press	Cardinals Need More from Paul Goldschmidt & Lance Lynn Published May 19th, 2024 via SportsGrid Paul Goldschmidt's Slump: Analysis and MLB Insights \| National \| bloomeradvance.com Published May 19th, 2024 via Bloomer Advance Paul Goldschmidt's Slump: Analysis and MLB Insights \| Sports \| bryantimes.com Published May 19th, 2024 via The Bryan Times Paul Goldschmidt's Slump: Analysis and MLB Insights \| National \| newsbug.info Published May 19th, 2024 via Newsbug.info Cardinals executive explains trade deadline plans, addresses futures of Paul Goldschmidt, Nolan Arenado Published May 17th, 2024 via MSN Paul Goldschmidt's Performance Sparks Cardinals' Turnaround Speculation Published May 17th, 2024 via BVM Sports Paul Goldschmidt traded from Diamondbacks to Cardinals Published May 17th, 2024 via Yahoo Lifestyle UK Paul Goldschmidt's Comeback Journey to MVP Form: No Magic Fix Needed Published May 16th, 2024 via BVM Sports

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