Yordan Alvarez or Zach McKinstry

Baseball Stats Comparison

Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Yordan Alvarez or Zach McKinstry Player Statistics
	Yordan Alvarez LF,DH - HOU	Zach McKinstry 2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - DET
2026 Stats


At Bats	481	325

Runs	90	35

Hits	154	71

Singles	88	49

Doubles	28	15

Triples	1	3

Home Runs	37	4

RBI	93	26

Stolen Bases	1	2

Caught Stealing	0	5

Walks	93	37

Strikeouts	102	58

Batting Average	.320	.219

On Base Pct	.435	.303

Slugging Pct	.613	.320

On-base Plus Slugging	1.049	.623

Yordan Alvarez or Zach McKinstry Player Projections
	Yordan Alvarez LF,DH - HOU	Zach McKinstry 2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - DET
2026 Projections


At Bats	466	365

Runs	77	49

Hits	137	87

Singles	80	56

Doubles	26	17

Triples	1	5

Home Runs	29	8

RBI	84	38

Stolen Bases	4	14

Caught Stealing	1	3

Walks	67	34

Strikeouts	92	88

Batting Average	.294	.239

On Base Pct	.382	.304

Slugging Pct	.545	.379

On-base Plus Slugging	.927	.683

Yordan Alvarez or Zach McKinstry Player Notes
	Yordan Alvarez LF,DH - HOU	Zach McKinstry 2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - DET
News
	Yordan Alvarez went 2-for-3 in a loss to the Mets with one home run, one run scored, and two RBI. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 29th	Zach McKinstry went 3-for-4 in Monday's 8-5 win over the Pirates with a double, one run scored, one RBI, and one walk. Chris Schommer Tue, Aug 18th
	Yordan Alvarez went 3-for-5 in Tuesday's 9-7 win over the Yankees with a triple, two runs scored, and one RBI. Chris Schommer Wed, Aug 26th	Zach McKinstry went 1-for-4 in Thursday’s win over the Athletics with a two-run home run. Chris Schommer Fri, Jul 10th
	Yordan Alvarez went 2-for-4 in a 10-7 win over the Mariners with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 15th	Tigers utility player Zach McKinstry went 2-for-5 with a two-run homer in a 7-5 loss to the Astros on Sunday. Brenton Kemp Mon, Jun 29th
	Yordan Alvarez went 4-for-5 in Sunday's win over the Rangers with three doubles, one run scored, and two RBI. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 2nd	Tigers utility player Zach McKinstry went 2-for-3 with a homer and a walk in an 11-0 win over the Twins on Thursday. Brenton Kemp Thu, Jun 11th
	Yordan Alvarez went 2-for-4 in a win over the Angels with a home run, one run scored, one walk, and two RBI. Chris Schommer Wed, Jul 29th	Zach McKinstry is expected to be activated from the injured list on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Tue, May 5th
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 or Zach McKinstry Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Yordan Alvarez LF,DH - HOU			Zach McKinstry 2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - DET
Thu, Mar 26th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#192
Fri, Mar 27th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#95	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55
Sat, Mar 28th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252
Sun, Mar 29th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Mar 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#111
Tue, Mar 31st	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#146	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76
Wed, Apr 1st	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#160	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122
Sat, Apr 4th	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#422	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Sun, Apr 5th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96
Mon, Apr 6th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#435	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70
Tue, Apr 7th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Wed, Apr 8th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108
Fri, Apr 10th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Sat, Apr 11th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Sun, Apr 12th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59
Mon, Apr 13th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24
Tue, Apr 14th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Wed, Apr 15th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#432	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155
Thu, Apr 16th	vs COL	Juan Mejia		vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#131
Fri, Apr 17th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30
Sat, Apr 18th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#146
Sun, Apr 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#160
Mon, Apr 20th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25
Tue, Apr 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46	vs MIL	DL Hall (2-0)	#201
Fri, Apr 24th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90
Sat, Apr 25th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223
Sun, Apr 26th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#408	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219
Tue, Apr 28th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#226
Thu, Apr 30th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187
Fri, May 1st	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#92	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Sat, May 2nd	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#214	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Sun, May 3rd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229
Mon, May 4th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Tue, May 5th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#112
Wed, May 6th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#18	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25
Fri, May 8th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#127	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#131
Sat, May 9th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69
Sun, May 10th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Mon, May 11th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24
Tue, May 12th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38
Wed, May 13th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#60
Thu, May 14th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33
Fri, May 15th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#222
Sat, May 16th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#114
Sun, May 17th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23
Mon, May 18th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#244	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130
Tue, May 19th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Wed, May 20th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46
Fri, May 22nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)
Sat, May 23rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169
Sun, May 24th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56
Mon, May 25th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Tue, May 26th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Wed, May 27th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36
Thu, May 28th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109
Fri, May 29th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#263	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#241
Sat, May 30th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173
Sun, May 31st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#221
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71
Thu, Jun 4th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Fri, Jun 5th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#138	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11
Sat, Jun 6th	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#238	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73
Sun, Jun 7th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97
Mon, Jun 8th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109
Tue, Jun 9th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Wed, Jun 10th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#326
Fri, Jun 12th	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46
Sat, Jun 13th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79
Sun, Jun 14th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, Jun 15th	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#183
Tue, Jun 16th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#26
Wed, Jun 17th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#241
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#181
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#141	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#42
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#222	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233
Thu, Jun 25th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126
Fri, Jun 26th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200
Sat, Jun 27th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#183
Sun, Jun 28th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#26
Mon, Jun 29th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233
Tue, Jun 30th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Wed, Jul 1st	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71
Sat, Jul 4th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#197
Sun, Jul 5th	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#225	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Mon, Jul 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Tue, Jul 7th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#144	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193
Wed, Jul 8th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251
Fri, Jul 10th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#197	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Sat, Jul 11th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Sun, Jul 12th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12
Fri, Jul 17th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#103	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39
Sat, Jul 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109
Sun, Jul 19th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#216
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#236	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#75
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169
Fri, Jul 24th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121	vs KC	Beck Way (1-1)	#429
Sat, Jul 25th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69
Sun, Jul 26th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#239	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Mon, Jul 27th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53
Tue, Jul 28th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#103
Wed, Jul 29th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56
Fri, Jul 31st	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251
Sat, Aug 1st	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#138
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#141
Tue, Aug 4th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#222	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65
Wed, Aug 5th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83	@ SF	JT Brubaker
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Mon, Aug 10th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#184
Tue, Aug 11th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46
Wed, Aug 12th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#328	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#181
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78
Tue, Aug 18th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#230	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31
Wed, Aug 19th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Thu, Aug 20th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109
Fri, Aug 21st	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-1)	#231	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#190
Tue, Aug 25th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#180
Wed, Aug 26th	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#283	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38
Thu, Aug 27th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19
Fri, Aug 28th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#60	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sat, Aug 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33	vs LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#16
Sun, Aug 30th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#18
Mon, Aug 31st	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Tue, Sep 1st	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#103
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#239
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129	@ CLE
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ARI			@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Tue, Sep 8th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81
Wed, Sep 9th	@ PHI			vs MIN
Thu, Sep 10th	@ PHI
Fri, Sep 11th	@ TB			vs COL
Sat, Sep 12th	@ TB			vs COL
Sun, Sep 13th	@ TB			vs COL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs KC			@ TOR
Wed, Sep 16th	vs KC			@ TOR
Thu, Sep 17th	vs KC			@ CWS
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATL			@ CWS
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATL			@ CWS
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATL			@ CWS
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SEA			vs WSH
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SEA			vs WSH
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATH
Fri, Sep 25th	@ ATH			vs PIT
Sat, Sep 26th	@ ATH			vs PIT
Sun, Sep 27th	@ ATH			vs PIT
Thu, Apr 9th				@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163
Wed, Apr 29th				@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#300
Thu, May 21st				vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79
Mon, Jun 1st				@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#86
Thu, Jun 11th				vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80
Thu, Jul 9th				vs ATH	Jose Suarez	#208
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#433
Thu, Aug 6th				@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73
Thu, Aug 13th				vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Mon, Aug 17th				@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#118
Mon, Aug 24th				vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Mon, Sep 7th				vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70
Mon, Sep 14th				@ TOR
Mon, Sep 21st				vs WSH