Michael Busch or Pete Alonso
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| Pete Alonso 1B,DH - BAL  | Michael Busch 1B - CHC  | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 207 | 195 |
| Runs | 30 | 22 |
| Hits | 48 | 45 |
| Singles | 26 | 27 |
| Doubles | 12 | 11 |
| Triples | 0 | 1 |
| Home Runs | 10 | 6 |
| RBI | 33 | 30 |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | 1 |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 0 |
| Walks | 26 | 36 |
| Strikeouts | 55 | 52 |
| Batting Average | .232 | .231 |
| On Base Pct | .318 | .359 |
| Slugging Pct | .435 | .390 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .753 | .748 |
| Pete Alonso 1B,DH - BAL | Michael Busch 1B - CHC | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 572 | 502 |
| Runs | 84 | 75 |
| Hits | 145 | 126 |
| Singles | 79 | 70 |
| Doubles | 29 | 25 |
| Triples | 1 | 3 |
| Home Runs | 36 | 27 |
| RBI | 103 | 77 |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | 3 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 1 |
| Walks | 59 | 57 |
| Strikeouts | 149 | 140 |
| Batting Average | .254 | .251 |
| On Base Pct | .324 | .327 |
| Slugging Pct | .500 | .473 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .824 | .800 |
| Pete Alonso 1B,DH - BAL | Michael Busch 1B - CHC | |
| News | ||
| Pete Alonso went 3-for-5 in Monday's 9-7 win over the Rays with one run scored, one RBI, one walk and one strikeout. Jesse Garcia Tue, May 26th | Michael Busch provided the Cubs' only run on Monday, belting a solo home run in a 2-1 loss to the Pirates. David Leisering Mon, May 25th | |
| Pete Alonso went 1-for-3 in a win over the Tigers with a home run, one run scored, four RBI, and one strikeout. Jesse Garcia Sat, May 23rd | Michael Busch went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run on Sunday as the Cubs suffered an 8-5 loss to the Astros. David Leisering Mon, May 25th | |
| Pete Alonso went 2-for-4 in a loss to the Rays with a home run, one run scored and two RBI. Jesse Garcia Thu, May 21st | Michael Busch went 2-for-2 with a pair of doubles, a walk, and was also hit by a pitch during the Cubs' 9-3 loss to the Brewers on Monday. David Leisering Tue, May 19th | |
| Pete Alonso went 0-for-3 in a loss to the Rays with a walk, a stolen base and a strikeout. Jesse Garcia Wed, May 20th | Michael Busch went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run and a pair of walks on Sunday as the Cubs dropped a 9-8, 10-inning decision to the White Sox. David Leisering Sun, May 17th | |
| Pete Alonso went 3-for-5 in loss to the Rays with a double, two RBI and two strikeouts. Jesse Garcia Tue, May 19th | Michael Busch went 3-for-4 with a game-tying solo home run in the eighth and a walk-off RBI single in the tenth as the Cubs knocked off the Reds, 3-2. David Leisering Wed, May 6th | |
| Notes | ||
| Pete Alonso once again supplied premium power in 2025, but continued erosion in batting average and on-base skills limited his category impact. His 2026 projections still forecast upper-tier home-run totals, though with muted run production compared to his peak seasons. The year-over-year trend shows narrowing fantasy utility as his value becomes increasingly HR-dependent. Alonso profiles best as a targeted power injection rather than a lineup anchor. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros | Michael Busch has rapidly developed into one of fantasy's most reliable power bats, following a strong 2024 with a full-blown breakout in 2025 that featured 34 homers, a .523 slugging percentage, and a 147 OPS+. The jump in production wasn't empty volume. His rOBA and run value both spiked, confirming real growth in impact contact rather than a fluky power surge. While the strikeout rate remains elevated, Busch offsets it with solid on-base skills and elite durability, logging 150+ games in back-to-back seasons. At age 28, he's firmly established as a high-end fantasy first baseman whose profile now supports both a strong floor and a stable power ceiling. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros | |
| Pete Alonso 1B,DH - BAL | Michael Busch 1B - CHC | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | vs MIN | Joe Ryan (3-3) | #16 | vs WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #97 |
| Sat, Mar 28th | vs MIN | Taj Bradley (5-1) | #67 | vs WSH | Miles Mikolas (1-3) | #215 |
| Sun, Mar 29th | vs MIN | Bailey Ober (6-2) | #73 | vs WSH | Jake Irvin (2-4) | #175 |
| Mon, Mar 30th | vs TEX | Jack Leiter (2-4) | #74 | vs LAA | Ryan Johnson | |
| Tue, Mar 31st | vs TEX | Jacob deGrom (3-4) | #9 | vs LAA | Jose Soriano (6-3) | #39 |
| Wed, Apr 1st | vs TEX | Nathan Eovaldi (5-5) | #18 | vs LAA | Yusei Kikuchi (0-3) | #152 |
| Fri, Apr 3rd | @ PIT | Mitch Keller (5-2) | #86 | @ CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #88 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | @ PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #47 | @ CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #51 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | @ CWS | Grant Taylor (1-0) | #54 | @ TB | Shane McClanahan (5-2) | #19 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | @ CWS | Shane Smith (0-2) | #176 | @ TB | Mason Englert | |
| Wed, Apr 8th | @ CWS | Sean Burke (2-3) | #151 | @ TB | Joe Boyle (0-1) | #159 |
| Fri, Apr 10th | vs SF | Landen Roupp (5-5) | #66 | vs PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #105 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | vs SF | Logan Webb (2-4) | #14 | vs PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #47 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | vs SF | Adrian Houser (2-4) | #191 | vs PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #127 |
| Mon, Apr 13th | vs ARI | Ryne Nelson (2-3) | #84 | @ PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (5-2) | #3 |
| Tue, Apr 14th | vs ARI | Merrill Kelly (5-3) | #95 | @ PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #41 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | vs ARI | Eduardo Rodriguez (5-1) | #116 | @ PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 |
| Fri, Apr 17th | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #37 | vs NYM | Kodai Senga (0-4) | #137 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | @ CLE | Gavin Williams (7-3) | #29 | vs NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #24 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | @ CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #88 | vs NYM | Tobias Myers (0-1) | #180 |
| Mon, Apr 20th | @ KC | Seth Lugo (2-4) | #107 | vs PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #41 |
| Tue, Apr 21st | @ KC | Kris Bubic (3-2) | #83 | vs PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | @ KC | Michael Wacha (4-2) | #81 | vs PHI | Kyle Backhus | |
| Thu, Apr 23rd | vs PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (5-2) | #3 | |||
| Fri, Apr 24th | vs BOS | Brayan Bello (2-5) | #144 | @ LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #45 |
| Sat, Apr 25th | vs BOS | Garrett Crochet (3-3) | #7 | @ LAD | Roki Sasaki (3-3) | #126 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | vs BOS | Connelly Early (4-2) | #102 | @ LAD | Justin Wrobleski (6-2) | #140 |
| Mon, Apr 27th | @ SD | Randy Vasquez (5-3) | #186 | |||
| Tue, Apr 28th | vs HOU | Kai-Wei Teng (3-3) | #169 | @ SD | Walker Buehler (3-2) | #217 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | @ SD | Matt Waldron (1-2) | #295 | |||
| Fri, May 1st | @ NYY | Will Warren (6-1) | #62 | vs ARI | Zac Gallen (3-4) | #58 |
| Sat, May 2nd | @ NYY | Ryan Weathers (2-2) | #69 | vs ARI | Ryne Nelson (2-3) | #84 |
| Sun, May 3rd | @ NYY | Max Fried (4-3) | #38 | vs ARI | Merrill Kelly (5-3) | #95 |
| Mon, May 4th | @ NYY | Cam Schlittler (7-2) | #40 | vs CIN | Chase Petty (0-0) | #361 |
| Tue, May 5th | @ MIA | Sandy Alcantara (3-4) | #61 | vs CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-2) | #100 |
| Wed, May 6th | @ MIA | Eury Perez (3-6) | #63 | vs CIN | Brady Singer (2-4) | #136 |
| Thu, May 7th | @ MIA | Max Meyer (5-0) | #72 | vs CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-3) | #222 |
| Fri, May 8th | vs ATH | Jacob Lopez (4-2) | #198 | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #96 |
| Sat, May 9th | vs ATH | Aaron Civale (5-2) | #183 | @ TEX | Jack Leiter (2-4) | #74 |
| Sun, May 10th | vs ATH | Luis Severino (2-5) | #118 | @ TEX | Jacob deGrom (3-4) | #9 |
| Tue, May 12th | vs NYY | Will Warren (6-1) | #62 | @ ATL | Grant Holmes (3-2) | #123 |
| Wed, May 13th | vs NYY | Max Fried (4-3) | #38 | @ ATL | JR Ritchie (1-1) | #241 |
| Thu, May 14th | @ ATL | Chris Sale (7-3) | #5 | |||
| Fri, May 15th | @ WSH | Zack Littell (4-4) | #170 | @ CWS | Sean Burke (2-3) | #151 |
| Sat, May 16th | @ WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #97 | @ CWS | Davis Martin (7-1) | #80 |
| Sun, May 17th | @ WSH | Richard Lovelady (2-2) | #216 | @ CWS | Erick Fedde (0-5) | #417 |
| Mon, May 18th | @ TB | Shane McClanahan (5-2) | #19 | vs MIL | Brandon Sproat (1-3) | #139 |
| Tue, May 19th | @ TB | Griffin Jax (1-3) | #46 | vs MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (5-2) | #21 |
| Wed, May 20th | @ TB | Steven Matz (4-1) | #93 | vs MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #57 |
| Fri, May 22nd | vs DET | Jack Flaherty (0-6) | #68 | vs HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (6-1) | #122 |
| Sat, May 23rd | vs HOU | Kai-Wei Teng (3-3) | #169 | |||
| Sun, May 24th | vs DET | Troy Melton (1-0) | #147 | vs HOU | Peter Lambert (3-4) | #189 |
| Mon, May 25th | vs TB | Shane McClanahan (5-2) | #19 | @ PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #105 |
| Tue, May 26th | vs TB | Griffin Jax (1-3) | #46 | @ PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #47 |
| Wed, May 27th | vs TB | Steven Matz (4-1) | #93 | @ PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #127 |
| Thu, May 28th | vs TOR | Patrick Corbin (2-1) | #226 | @ PIT | Paul Skenes (6-4) | #2 |
| Fri, May 29th | vs TOR | Dylan Cease (3-3) | #11 | @ STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #164 |
| Sat, May 30th | vs TOR | Trey Yesavage (2-2) | #44 | @ STL | Andre Pallante (5-4) | #146 |
| Sun, May 31st | vs TOR | Spencer Miles (2-0) | #129 | @ STL | Matthew Liberatore (2-3) | #119 |
| Tue, Jun 2nd | @ BOS | Connelly Early (4-2) | #102 | vs ATH | Gage Jump (0-1) | #225 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | @ BOS | Payton Tolle (2-2) | #91 | vs ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-5) | #115 |
| Thu, Jun 4th | @ BOS | Garrett Crochet (3-3) | #7 | vs ATH | Luis Severino (2-5) | #118 |
| Fri, Jun 5th | @ TOR | Spencer Miles (2-0) | #129 | vs SF | Robbie Ray (3-6) | #75 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | @ TOR | vs SF | ||||
| Sun, Jun 7th | @ TOR | vs SF | ||||
| Tue, Jun 9th | vs SEA | @ COL | ||||
| Wed, Jun 10th | vs SEA | @ COL | ||||
| Thu, Jun 11th | vs SEA | @ COL | ||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | vs SD | @ SF | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | vs SD | @ SF | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | vs SD | @ SF | ||||
| Mon, Jun 15th | vs COL | |||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | @ SEA | vs COL | ||||
| Wed, Jun 17th | @ SEA | vs COL | ||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | @ LAD | vs TOR | ||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | @ LAD | vs TOR | ||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | @ LAD | vs TOR | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | @ LAA | @ NYM | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | @ LAA | @ NYM | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | @ LAA | @ NYM | ||||
| Thu, Jun 25th | @ NYM | |||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | vs WSH | @ MIL | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | vs WSH | @ MIL | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | vs WSH | @ MIL | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | vs CWS | vs SD | ||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | vs CWS | vs SD | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | vs CWS | vs SD | ||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | @ CIN | vs STL | ||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | @ CIN | vs STL | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | @ CIN | vs STL | ||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | vs CHC | @ BAL | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | vs CHC | @ BAL | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | vs CHC | @ BAL | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | vs KC | @ CIN | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | vs KC | @ CIN | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | vs KC | @ CIN | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | @ HOU | vs MIN | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | @ HOU | vs MIN | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | @ HOU | vs MIN | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | @ BOS | vs DET | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | @ BOS | vs DET | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | @ BOS | vs DET | ||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | vs ATL | @ PIT | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | vs ATL | @ PIT | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | vs ATL | @ PIT | ||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | @ DET | @ STL | ||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | @ DET | @ STL | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | @ DET | @ STL | ||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | @ STL | |||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | vs PHI | vs NYY | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | vs PHI | vs NYY | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | vs PHI | vs NYY | ||||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | vs LAD | |||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | vs LAA | vs LAD | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | vs LAA | vs LAD | ||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | @ TEX | @ KC | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | @ TEX | @ KC | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | @ TEX | @ KC | ||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | @ MIN | @ WSH | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | @ MIN | @ WSH | ||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | @ WSH | |||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | @ TB | vs STL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | @ TB | vs STL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | @ TB | vs STL | ||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | @ TB | vs CWS | ||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | vs NYY | vs CWS | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | vs NYY | vs CWS | ||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | vs TB | @ SEA | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | vs TB | @ SEA | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | vs TB | @ SEA | ||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | @ ARI | |||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | @ STL | @ ARI | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | @ STL | @ ARI | ||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | @ ATH | vs CIN | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | @ ATH | vs CIN | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | @ ATH | vs CIN | ||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | @ COL | vs MIL | ||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | @ COL | vs MIL | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | @ COL | vs MIL | ||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | vs BOS | vs MIL | ||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | vs BOS | @ MIA | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | vs BOS | @ MIA | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | vs BOS | @ MIA | ||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | vs CLE | @ MIL | ||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | vs CLE | @ MIL | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | vs CLE | @ MIL | ||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | @ TOR | vs PIT | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | @ TOR | vs PIT | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | @ TOR | vs PIT | ||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | @ NYM | vs ATL | ||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | @ NYM | vs ATL | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | @ NYM | vs ATL | ||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | vs MIL | @ CIN | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | vs MIL | @ CIN | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | vs MIL | @ CIN | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | vs TOR | vs MIA | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | vs TOR | vs MIA | ||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | vs MIA | |||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | @ NYY | @ BOS | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | @ NYY | @ BOS | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | @ NYY | @ BOS | ||||
| Sat, Apr 4th | @ PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #105 | |||
| Thu, Apr 16th | @ CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #51 | |||
| Thu, Apr 30th | vs HOU | Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3) | #200 | |||
| Mon, May 11th | vs NYY | Ryan Weathers (2-2) | #69 | |||
| Mon, Jun 8th | vs SEA | |||||
| Thu, Jun 18th | @ SEA | |||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | vs LAA | |||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | @ MIN | |||||
| Thu, Aug 20th | vs NYY | |||||
| Thu, Aug 27th | @ STL | |||||
| Mon, Sep 21st | vs TOR | |||||
