Matt Wallner or Yordan Alvarez
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| Yordan Alvarez LF,DH - HOU  | Matt Wallner LF,RF - MIN  | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 205 | 120 |
| Runs | 37 | 14 |
| Hits | 63 | 20 |
| Singles | 32 | 13 |
| Doubles | 11 | 3 |
| Triples | 0 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 20 | 4 |
| RBI | 39 | 10 |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 0 |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 1 |
| Walks | 37 | 10 |
| Strikeouts | 42 | 53 |
| Batting Average | .307 | .167 |
| On Base Pct | .419 | .259 |
| Slugging Pct | .654 | .292 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | 1.073 | .551 |
| Yordan Alvarez LF,DH - HOU | Matt Wallner LF,RF - MIN | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 466 | 401 |
| Runs | 77 | 58 |
| Hits | 137 | 92 |
| Singles | 80 | 46 |
| Doubles | 26 | 21 |
| Triples | 1 | 2 |
| Home Runs | 29 | 22 |
| RBI | 84 | 61 |
| Stolen Bases | 4 | 5 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 2 |
| Walks | 67 | 47 |
| Strikeouts | 92 | 141 |
| Batting Average | .294 | .230 |
| On Base Pct | .382 | .312 |
| Slugging Pct | .545 | .459 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .927 | .771 |
| Yordan Alvarez LF,DH - HOU | Matt Wallner LF,RF - MIN | |
| News | ||
| Yordan Alvarez went 3-for-4 in Wednesday's 4-3 win over the Rangers with two home runs, two runs scored, and two RBI. Chris Schommer Thu, May 28th | Matt Wallner was optioned to Triple-A St. Paul on Thursday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Thu, May 14th | |
| Yordan Alvarez went 2-for-5 in a loss to the Rangers with two home runs, two runs scored, and four RBI. Chris Schommer Wed, May 27th | Matt Wallner avoided an injury after getting hit by a pitch and being removed from Thursday’s game against the Nationals. Ari Koslow Thu, May 7th | |
| Yordan Alvarez went 1-for-3 in Monday’s 9-0 win over the Rangers with a home run, a walk, one run scored, and two RBI.
Chris Schommer Tue, May 26th | Matt Wallner went 2-for-3 in Wednesday's 15-2 loss to the Nationals with a home run, one run scored, and two RBI. Matthew Adam Thu, May 7th | |
| Yordan Alvarez (back) returns to the lineup for the Houston Astros against the Texas Rangers Monday. Chris Schommer Mon, May 25th | Matt Wallner is back in the lineup for Tuesday’s game against the Mets. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 21st | |
| Yordan Alvarez is not in the Astros lineup on Sunday against the Cubs. Ari Koslow Sun, May 24th | Matt Wallner was scratched from the Twins’ starting lineup on Sunday due to a lingering rib injury. Ari Koslow Sun, Apr 19th | |
| Notes | ||
| Yordan Alvarez is shaping up as one of the more polarizing draft-day decisions in 2026 fantasy leagues. After an injury-marred 2025 season burned managers who invested a first- or early second-round pick, Alvarez now projects as a rebound bat with elite per-game production when healthy. Projection systems still view him as a middle-of-the-order force capable of strong four-category output, supported by his consistently elite plate skills and long track record of hard contact. The main complication is positional flexibility: Alvarez is expected to qualify only at DH in most formats, effectively locking him into a UTIL role and increasing roster rigidity. That added risk will likely suppress his ADP, but entering his age-29 season, the underlying talent suggests a strong bounce-back is well within reach. If the discount reflects health concerns rather than skill erosion, Alvarez becomes a calculated upside play worth considering at the right price. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros | ||
| If healthy, Yordan is arguably a first-round-pick talent. If he falls, I would gamble, but otherwise passing on his upside given the obvious concerns. Anthony Gambale - Roto Street Journal | ||
| Yordan Alvarez LF,DH - HOU | Matt Wallner LF,RF - MIN | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | vs LAA | Jose Soriano (6-4) | #39 | @ BAL | Trevor Rogers (2-6) | #88 |
| Sat, Mar 28th | vs LAA | Reid Detmers (1-5) | #45 | @ BAL | Kyle Bradish (2-6) | #50 |
| Sun, Mar 29th | vs LAA | Jack Kochanowicz (2-3) | #408 | @ BAL | Shane Baz (2-5) | #83 |
| Mon, Mar 30th | vs BOS | Ranger Suarez (2-3) | #28 | @ KC | Kris Bubic (3-2) | #77 |
| Wed, Apr 1st | vs BOS | Garrett Crochet (3-3) | #6 | @ KC | Noah Cameron (2-4) | #97 |
| Thu, Apr 2nd | @ KC | Cole Ragans (1-4) | #47 | |||
| Fri, Apr 3rd | @ ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #117 | vs TB | Joe Boyle (0-1) | #164 |
| Sat, Apr 4th | @ ATH | Luis Morales (0-2) | #352 | vs TB | Steven Matz (4-2) | #91 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | @ ATH | Jacob Lopez (4-2) | #193 | vs TB | Nick Martinez (4-1) | #75 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | @ COL | Ryan Feltner (1-1) | #421 | vs DET | Casey Mize (2-3) | #54 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | @ COL | Kyle Freeland (1-6) | #395 | vs DET | Tarik Skubal (3-2) | #4 |
| Wed, Apr 8th | @ COL | Michael Lorenzen (2-7) | #423 | vs DET | Framber Valdez (2-3) | #25 |
| Thu, Apr 9th | vs DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #70 | |||
| Fri, Apr 10th | @ SEA | Emerson Hancock (4-2) | #93 | @ TOR | Patrick Corbin (2-1) | #225 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | @ SEA | Luis Castillo (1-5) | #46 | @ TOR | Eric Lauer (2-5) | #263 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | @ SEA | Logan Gilbert (3-4) | #11 | @ TOR | Max Scherzer (1-3) | #142 |
| Mon, Apr 13th | @ SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #15 | vs BOS | Garrett Crochet (3-3) | #6 |
| Tue, Apr 14th | vs COL | Michael Lorenzen (2-7) | #423 | vs BOS | Sonny Gray (5-1) | #29 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | vs COL | Jose Quintana (2-3) | #425 | vs BOS | Connelly Early (5-2) | #99 |
| Fri, Apr 17th | vs STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #163 | vs CIN | Brandon Williamson (2-3) | #371 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | vs STL | Andre Pallante (5-4) | #143 | vs CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #102 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | vs STL | Matthew Liberatore (2-3) | #119 | vs CIN | Brady Singer (2-4) | #145 |
| Tue, Apr 21st | @ CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #52 | @ NYM | Nolan McLean (2-4) | #30 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #37 | @ NYM | Clay Holmes (4-4) | #167 |
| Thu, Apr 23rd | @ NYM | Christian Scott (0-0) | #105 | |||
| Fri, Apr 24th | vs NYY | Will Warren (6-1) | #65 | @ TB | Drew Rasmussen (4-1) | #21 |
| Sat, Apr 25th | vs NYY | Ryan Weathers (2-2) | #67 | @ TB | Shane McClanahan (5-2) | #23 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | vs NYY | Luis Gil (1-2) | #264 | @ TB | Griffin Jax (1-3) | #48 |
| Mon, Apr 27th | vs SEA | Luis Castillo (1-5) | #46 | |||
| Tue, Apr 28th | @ BAL | Shane Baz (2-5) | #83 | vs SEA | Logan Gilbert (3-4) | #11 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | vs SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #15 | |||
| Thu, Apr 30th | @ BAL | Brandon Young (3-1) | #195 | vs TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-3) | #20 |
| Fri, May 1st | @ BOS | Jake Bennett (1-1) | #297 | vs TOR | Patrick Corbin (2-1) | #225 |
| Sat, May 2nd | @ BOS | Connelly Early (5-2) | #99 | vs TOR | Dylan Cease (3-3) | #16 |
| Sun, May 3rd | @ BOS | Ranger Suarez (2-3) | #28 | vs TOR | Trey Yesavage (2-2) | #41 |
| Tue, May 5th | vs LAD | Shohei Ohtani (5-2) | #1 | @ WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #90 |
| Wed, May 6th | vs LAD | Tyler Glasnow (3-0) | #38 | @ WSH | Miles Mikolas (1-4) | #216 |
| Thu, May 7th | @ WSH | Jake Irvin (2-4) | #198 | |||
| Fri, May 8th | @ CIN | Nick Lodolo (1-1) | #62 | @ CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #52 |
| Sat, May 9th | @ CIN | Chase Burns (7-1) | #26 | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #37 |
| Sun, May 10th | @ CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #102 | @ CLE | Gavin Williams (8-3) | #27 |
| Tue, May 12th | vs SEA | Bryan Woo (4-3) | #9 | vs MIA | Eury Perez (3-6) | #60 |
| Wed, May 13th | vs SEA | Bryce Miller (1-0) | #56 | vs MIA | Max Meyer (5-0) | #71 |
| Thu, May 14th | vs SEA | Luis Castillo (1-5) | #46 | vs MIA | Braxton Garrett (0-1) | #149 |
| Fri, May 15th | vs TEX | Jack Leiter (2-4) | #78 | vs MIL | Coleman Crow (0-0) | #191 |
| Sat, May 16th | vs TEX | Jacob deGrom (3-4) | #7 | vs MIL | Logan Henderson (2-1) | #61 |
| Sun, May 17th | vs TEX | Nathan Eovaldi (5-6) | #19 | vs MIL | Robert Gasser (0-1) | #185 |
| Mon, May 18th | @ MIN | Kendry Rojas (1-0) | #194 | vs HOU | Tatsuya Imai (2-2) | #159 |
| Tue, May 19th | @ MIN | Zebby Matthews (1-2) | #81 | vs HOU | Jason Alexander (1-1) | #331 |
| Wed, May 20th | @ MIN | Joe Ryan (3-3) | #14 | vs HOU | Mike Burrows (3-6) | #129 |
| Fri, May 22nd | @ CHC | Jameson Taillon (2-4) | #103 | @ BOS | Payton Tolle (2-2) | #89 |
| Sat, May 23rd | @ CHC | Colin Rea (5-3) | #139 | @ BOS | Jovani Moran (0-2) | #183 |
| Sun, May 24th | @ CHC | Shota Imanaga (4-5) | #22 | @ BOS | Sonny Gray (5-1) | #29 |
| Mon, May 25th | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #107 | @ CWS | Anthony Kay (4-1) | #182 |
| Tue, May 26th | @ TEX | Jack Leiter (2-4) | #78 | @ CWS | Sean Burke (2-3) | #140 |
| Wed, May 27th | @ TEX | Jacob deGrom (3-4) | #7 | @ CWS | David Sandlin (1-0) | #213 |
| Thu, May 28th | @ TEX | Nathan Eovaldi (5-6) | #19 | @ CWS | Davis Martin (8-1) | #79 |
| Fri, May 29th | vs MIL | Coleman Crow (0-0) | #191 | @ PIT | Jared Jones | #74 |
| Sat, May 30th | vs MIL | Brandon Sproat (1-3) | #136 | @ PIT | Mitch Keller (5-2) | #98 |
| Sun, May 31st | vs MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (5-2) | #18 | @ PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #49 |
| Mon, Jun 1st | vs CWS | David Sandlin (1-0) | #213 | |||
| Tue, Jun 2nd | vs PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #127 | vs CWS | Davis Martin (8-1) | #79 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | vs PIT | Paul Skenes (6-5) | #2 | vs CWS | Erick Fedde (0-5) | #357 |
| Thu, Jun 4th | vs PIT | Jared Jones | #74 | vs KC | Seth Lugo (2-4) | #108 |
| Fri, Jun 5th | vs ATH | J.T. Ginn (2-3) | #131 | vs KC | Michael Wacha (4-2) | #82 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | vs ATH | Jacob Lopez (4-2) | #193 | vs KC | Luinder Avila | |
| Sun, Jun 7th | vs ATH | Gage Jump (0-1) | #157 | vs KC | Noah Cameron (2-4) | #97 |
| Tue, Jun 9th | @ LAA | @ DET | ||||
| Wed, Jun 10th | @ LAA | @ DET | ||||
| Thu, Jun 11th | @ DET | |||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | @ KC | vs STL | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | @ KC | vs STL | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | @ KC | vs STL | ||||
| Mon, Jun 15th | vs DET | @ TEX | ||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | vs DET | @ TEX | ||||
| Thu, Jun 18th | @ TEX | |||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | vs CLE | @ ARI | ||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | vs CLE | @ ARI | ||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | vs CLE | @ ARI | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | @ TOR | vs LAD | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | @ TOR | vs LAD | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | @ TOR | vs LAD | ||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | @ DET | vs COL | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | @ DET | vs COL | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | @ DET | vs COL | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | vs MIN | @ HOU | ||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | vs MIN | @ HOU | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | vs MIN | @ HOU | ||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | vs TB | @ NYY | ||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | vs TB | @ NYY | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | vs TB | @ NYY | ||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | @ WSH | vs CLE | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | @ WSH | vs CLE | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | vs CLE | |||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | @ TEX | vs LAA | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | @ TEX | vs LAA | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | @ TEX | vs LAA | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | vs BAL | @ CHC | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | vs BAL | @ CHC | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | vs BAL | @ CHC | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | vs MIA | @ CLE | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | vs MIA | @ CLE | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | vs MIA | @ CLE | ||||
| Thu, Jul 23rd | @ CLE | |||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | @ CWS | vs ATH | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | @ CWS | vs ATH | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | @ CWS | vs ATH | ||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | @ LAA | vs KC | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | @ LAA | vs KC | ||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | vs KC | |||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | vs TEX | @ SEA | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | vs TEX | @ SEA | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | vs TEX | @ SEA | ||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | vs TOR | @ KC | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | vs TOR | @ KC | ||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | @ KC | |||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | @ SD | @ MIL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | @ SD | @ MIL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | @ SD | @ MIL | ||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | @ SF | vs BAL | ||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | @ SF | vs BAL | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | @ SF | vs BAL | ||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | vs PHI | |||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | vs SEA | vs PHI | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | vs SEA | vs PHI | ||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | vs ATL | |||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | vs LAA | vs ATL | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | vs LAA | vs ATL | ||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | vs ATH | @ SD | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | vs ATH | @ SD | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | vs ATH | @ SD | ||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | @ ATH | |||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | @ NYY | @ ATH | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | @ NYY | @ ATH | ||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | @ NYM | vs CWS | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | @ NYM | vs CWS | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | @ NYM | vs CWS | ||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | vs CWS | vs DET | ||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | vs CWS | vs DET | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | vs CWS | vs DET | ||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | vs ARI | @ CWS | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | vs ARI | @ CWS | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | vs ARI | @ CWS | ||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | @ DET | |||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | @ PHI | @ DET | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | @ PHI | @ DET | ||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | @ TB | vs CLE | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | @ TB | vs CLE | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | @ TB | vs CLE | ||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | vs NYY | |||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | vs KC | vs NYY | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | vs KC | vs NYY | ||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | vs KC | @ LAA | ||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | vs ATL | @ LAA | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | vs ATL | @ LAA | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | vs ATL | @ LAA | ||||
| Mon, Sep 21st | @ SF | |||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | @ SEA | @ SF | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | @ SEA | @ SF | ||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | @ ATH | vs TEX | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | @ ATH | vs TEX | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | @ ATH | vs TEX | ||||
| Fri, Mar 27th | vs LAA | Yusei Kikuchi (0-3) | #154 | |||
| Tue, Mar 31st | vs BOS | Brayan Bello (2-5) | #148 | |||
| Thu, Apr 16th | vs COL | Juan Mejia | ||||
| Mon, Apr 20th | @ CLE | Slade Cecconi (3-5) | #110 | |||
| Mon, May 4th | vs LAD | Yoshinobu Yamamoto (4-4) | #12 | |||
| Mon, May 11th | vs SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #15 | |||
| Mon, Jun 8th | @ LAA | |||||
| Wed, Jun 17th | vs DET | |||||
| Thu, Jun 25th | @ DET | |||||
| Mon, Jul 6th | @ WSH | |||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | @ LAA | |||||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | vs TOR | |||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | vs SEA | |||||
| Thu, Aug 20th | vs LAA | |||||
| Thu, Aug 27th | @ NYY | |||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | vs CWS | |||||
| Thu, Sep 10th | @ PHI | |||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | @ ATH | |||||
