Should I start Oneil Cruz or Javier Baez?

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Current Week's Projections

FPTS

9.96

9.81

Game Info

Date	Opponent	Weather
Tue May 21	vs.SF (Webb)	74°
Wed May 22	vs.SF (Snell)	65°
Thu May 23	vs.SF (Black)	67°
Fri May 24	vs.ATL (TBA)	64°
Sat May 25	vs.ATL (Lopez)	75°
Sun May 26	vs.ATL (Sale)	Not Currently Available

Date	Opponent	Weather
Mon May 20	@KC (Wacha)	77°
Tue May 21	@KC (Marsh)	59°
Wed May 22	@KC (Ragans)	73°
Thu May 23	vs.TOR (Gausman)	66°
Fri May 24	vs.TOR (Manoah)	70°
Sat May 25	vs.TOR (Berrios)	73°
Sun May 26	vs.TOR (Kikuchi)	Not Currently Available

Batting

22.87

25.99

2.92

2.52

5.3

5.66

1.09

1.31

.09

.08

.86

.38

RBI

2.69

3.09

.71

.89

7.3

1.79

1.03

AVG

.232

.218

OBP

.288

.249

SLG

.400

.318

OPS

.689

.567

Most Recent and Popular Comparisons
	Start Oneil Cruz or Miguel Rojas Start Oneil Cruz or Paul DeJong Start Oneil Cruz or J.P. Crawford Start Oneil Cruz or Masyn Winn Start Oneil Cruz or Zach Neto	Start Javier Baez or Jorge Mateo Start Javier Baez or Vaughn Grissom Start Javier Baez or Edmundo Sosa Start Javier Baez or Oneil Cruz Start Javier Baez or Paul DeJong

Batting
Season Statistics
FPTS	62.0	52.0
AB	172	143
R	18	11
H	43	29
2B	9	8
3B	0	0
HR	7	1
RBI	18	20
SB	4	6
K	62	30
BB	11	5
AVG	.250	.203
OBP	.295	.230
SLG	.424	.280
OPS	.720	.510

Recent News
	Oneil Cruz back in lineup Sunday Published May 19th, 2024 via FantasyPros Pirates' Oneil Cruz: Sitting versus lefty Published May 18th, 2024 via CBS Sports Oneil Cruz missing from lineup Saturday Published May 18th, 2024 via FantasyPros Oneil Cruz missing from lineup Saturday - Oneil Cruz News Published May 18th, 2024 via FantasyPros Pirates vs Cubs Same Game Parlay: Picks for Christopher Morel, Oneil Cruz, More Published May 17th, 2024 via The Action Network Pirates' Oneil Cruz makes adjustments, stays hot at the plate Published May 16th, 2024 via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Oneil Cruz a Statcast superstar Published May 15th, 2024 via MLB.com Pittsburgh Pirates' Oneil Cruz Joins Giancarlo Stanton, Aaron Judge in Statcast History Published May 14th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated	Javier Baez just had his best series of the year for the Tigers Published May 20th, 2024 via Motor City Bengals Tigers' Javier Baez: Stays hot in Saturday's win Published May 19th, 2024 via CBS Sports Javier Baez shines with four hits against D-backs Published May 19th, 2024 via FantasyPros Javier Baez Career Stats - MLB Published May 19th, 2024 via ESPN Javier Baez has 5 RBIs, Tigers knock out 17 hits in 13-0 pummeling of Diamondbacks Published May 18th, 2024 via WWMT-TV Javier Baez shines with 5 RBI in Tigers' rout Published May 18th, 2024 via FantasyPros Tigers' Javier Baez: Drives in five Published May 17th, 2024 via CBS Sports Javier Baez still being on the Tigers is an inditement against team owner Published May 17th, 2024 via MSN

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