Should I start James McArthur or Cooper Criswell?

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James McArthur

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Current Week's Projections

FPTS

9.66

0.00

Game Info

Date	Opponent	Weather
Mon Jun 24	vs.MIA (28th) (Munoz)	88°
Tue Jun 25	vs.MIA (28th) (Chirinos)	87°
Wed Jun 26	vs.MIA (28th) (Bellozo)	82°
Thu Jun 27	vs.CLE (11th) (Lively)	70°
Fri Jun 28	vs.CLE (11th) (McKenzie)	83°
Sat Jun 29	vs.CLE (11th) (Bibee)	86°
Sun Jun 30	vs.CLE (11th) (Allen)	75°

Date	Opponent	Weather
Mon Jun 24	vs.TOR (24th) (Bassitt)	70°
Tue Jun 25	vs.TOR (24th) (Gausman)	75°
Wed Jun 26	vs.TOR (24th) (Rodriguez)	77°
Fri Jun 28	vs.SD (6th) (Vasquez)	61°
Sat Jun 29	vs.SD (6th) (King)	73°
Sun Jun 30	vs.SD (6th) (Waldron)	75°

Pitching

.26

1.18

2.2

3.42

1.48

2.66

.85

ERA

6.05

WHIP

1.94

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Pitching
Season Statistics
FPTS	106.0	97.0
W	4	3
L	3	3
SV	13	0
IP	30.2	52.0
H	37	49
ER	16	23
K	27	49
BB	7	13
ERA	4.77	3.98
WHIP	1.46	1.19

Recent News
	James McArthur Notches 13th Save Of Season Monday Published June 25th, 2024 Royals' James McArthur: Notches second save of June Published June 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports James McArthur seals the win \| 06/24/2024 \| Kansas City Royals Published June 24th, 2024 via MLB.com James McArthur picks off Schuemann after review \| 06/20/2024 \| Kansas City Royals Published June 20th, 2024 via MLB.com Royals' James McArthur: Secures win Thursday Published June 14th, 2024 via CBS Sports Royals' James McArthur: Crumbles in extra-inning loss Published June 10th, 2024 via CBS Sports Royals' James McArthur: Crumbles in extra-inning loss Published June 9th, 2024 via CBS Sports James McArthur seals the Royals' win \| 06/08/2024 \| Kansas City Royals Published June 8th, 2024 via MLB.com	Cooper Criswell's smooth glove flip \| 06/22/2024 \| Red Sox Published June 21st, 2024 via MiLB.com Alex Cora explains why Red Sox sent down Cooper Criswell, shuffled rotation Published June 18th, 2024 via MassLive.com Red Sox's Cooper Criswell: Sent to Triple-A Published June 18th, 2024 via CBS Sports Red Sox's Cooper Criswell: Lasts four innings Saturday Published June 15th, 2024 via CBS Sports Cooper Criswell strikes out six \| 06/15/2024 \| Boston Red Sox Published June 15th, 2024 via MLB.com NYY @ BOS: Carlos Rodón vs. Cooper Criswell Published June 15th, 2024 via BVM Sports Alex Cora talks Cooper Criswell's outing, offense \| 06/07/2024 \| Boston Red Sox Published June 7th, 2024 via MLB.com Red Sox's Cooper Criswell: Falls to 3-3 Published June 7th, 2024 via CBS Sports

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