Who Should I Draft?
Alex Verdugo or Mike Yastrzemski (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Mike Yastrzemski LF,CF,RF - SF  | Alex Verdugo LF,CF,RF - BOS  | |
Expert |
52% Recommended by 26 of 50 experts |
48% Recommended by 24 of 50 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 75 | # 77 |
| Best Rank | # 51 | # 53 |
| Worst Rank | # 104 | # 114 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 110 | # 129 |
| Best Rank | # 100 | # 126 |
| Worst Rank | # 139 | # 137 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 87 | 80 |
| Home Runs | 24 | 17 |
| RBI | 76 | 62 |
| Stolen Bases | 6 | 8 |
| Batting Average | .259 | .289 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 71 | # 77 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 61 | # 74 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 76 | # 84 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 51 | # 69 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 89 | # 99 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 73 | # 74 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 70 | # 75 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 71 | # 88 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 59 | # 114 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 73 | # 74 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 73 | # 81 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 82 | # 94 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 63 | # 81 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 77 | # 78 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 77 | # 95 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 76 | # 81 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 54 | # 77 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 90 | # 98 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 75 | # 81 |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 78 | # 80 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 73 | # 78 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 66 | # 80 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 90 | # 92 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 76 | # 77 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 72 | # 110 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 73 | # 85 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 99 | # 53 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 70 | # 61 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 79 | # 62 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 83 | # 62 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 64 | # 62 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 76 | # 63 |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 81 | # 65 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 73 | # 68 |
| Michael Waterloo FantasyPros | # 76 | # 69 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 74 | # 69 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 80 | # 70 |
| Tim McCullough Baseball Prospectus | # 72 | # 71 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 77 | # 72 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 82 | # 72 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 75 | # 74 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 90 | # 74 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 99 | # 75 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 79 | # 76 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 77 | # 76 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 84 | # 76 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 81 | # 80 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 104 | # 82 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 93 | # 84 |
| Luke Gloeckner Mr. Cheatsheet | # 100 | # 95 |
| Mike Yastrzemski LF,CF,RF - SF | Alex Verdugo LF,CF,RF - BOS | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 192 | 201 |
| Runs | 39 | 36 |
| Hits | 57 | 62 |
| Singles | 29 | 40 |
| Doubles | 14 | 16 |
| Triples | 4 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 10 | 6 |
| RBI | 35 | 15 |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | 4 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 0 |
| Walks | 30 | 17 |
| Strikeouts | 55 | 45 |
| Batting Average | .297 | .309 |
| On Base Pct | .400 | .367 |
| Slugging Pct | .568 | .478 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .968 | .844 |
| Mike Yastrzemski LF,CF,RF - SF | Alex Verdugo LF,CF,RF - BOS | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 543 | 527 |
| Runs | 87 | 80 |
| Hits | 139 | 151 |
| Singles | 78 | 95 |
| Doubles | 31 | 35 |
| Triples | 5 | 2 |
| Home Runs | 24 | 17 |
| RBI | 76 | 62 |
| Stolen Bases | 6 | 8 |
| Caught Stealing | 4 | 2 |
| Walks | 63 | 47 |
| Strikeouts | 157 | 99 |
| Batting Average | .259 | .289 |
| On Base Pct | .336 | .347 |
| Slugging Pct | .465 | .459 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .802 | .806 |
| Mike Yastrzemski LF,CF,RF - SF | Alex Verdugo LF,CF,RF - BOS | |
| News | ||
| Outfielder Mike Yastrzemski went 2-for-4 with a double, a triple, and a run scored as the Giants fell to the Marlins 4-1 on Friday. Jon Mathisen Sat, Apr 17th | Alex Verdugo went a combined 5-for-8 with a home run as the Red Sox swept Wednesday's doubleheader against the Twins. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Thu, Apr 15th | |
| Outfielder Mike Yastrzemski went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and a walk in the Giants 7-6 win over the Reds on Tuesday. Jon Mathisen Wed, Apr 14th | Alex Verdugo went 2-for-5 with a three-run homer and two runs scored as the Red Sox beat the Orioles on Sunday. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Sun, Apr 11th | |
| Outfielder Mike Yastrzemski went 1-for-4 with a double and two strikeouts as the Giants completed their series sweep of the Rockies by a score of 4-0 on Sunday. Jon Mathisen Sun, Apr 11th | Alex Verdugo went 2-for-5 with two doubles and two runs scored as the Red Sox beat the Orioles 7-3 on Thursday. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Thu, Apr 8th | |
| Mike Yastrzemski went 1-for-1 with a pinch-hit solo home run on Monday in the Giants 3-2 win over the Padres. Jon Mathisen Tue, Apr 6th | Alex Verdugo is absent from Wednesday's lineup against the Rays. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Wed, Apr 7th | |
| Mike Yastrzemski has been removed from the Giants' lineup ahead of Monday night's game against the Padres. The 30-year-old outfielder is dealing with left hand soreness and will get the night off after a slow start to the year. Andersen Pickard Mon, Apr 5th | Alex Verdugo went 0-for-3 with a strikeout as the Red Sox lost to the Orioles on Sunday afternoon. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Mon, Apr 5th | |
| Notes | ||
| Yastrzemski followed up his impressive 2019 season with an even better one last year, during which he slashed .297/.400/.568. His breakout has come extremely late - he'll be 31 years old by the end of the season - but he makes fairly solid contact and walks a ton. He's not going to hit .297 again - his xBA was just .254 and he had a .370 BABIP. But with the changes in Oracle Park leading to more power, he should be in line for at least a 20-homer season with decent counting stats. That's not sexy, but it's someone you can plug in as your fourth or fifth outfielder. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | Verdugo's first season in Boston went about as well as you would have expected. He hit for a high average, scored plenty of runs, and added just a bit of power and speed. But under the hood, there were some concerning signs. Specifically, his quality of contact was generally below the MLB average in every notable measure, and his expected batting average was just .238, a full 70 points below his actual batting average. And his strikeout rate rose to 20.4%, a career worst. But, in the end, Verdugo is going to continue to lead off for the Red Sox and contribute in both batting average and runs scored even on his worst day, and he'll offer at least some production in the remaining categories. Nitpick if you must, but he'll be a valuable contributor overall, regardless of the Statcast data. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
