Who Should I Draft?
Austin Hays or Alex Verdugo (2022)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Alex Verdugo LF,CF,RF - BOS  | Austin Hays LF,RF - BAL  | |
Expert |
86% Recommended by 37 of 43 experts |
14% Recommended by 6 of 43 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 92 | # 116 |
| Best Rank | # 78 | # 87 |
| Worst Rank | # 136 | # 152 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 166 | # 240 |
| Best Rank | # 125 | # 225 |
| Worst Rank | # 194 | # 332 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 79 | 74 |
| Home Runs | 15 | 23 |
| RBI | 65 | 73 |
| Stolen Bases | 7 | 6 |
| Batting Average | .289 | .258 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 94 | # 117 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 83 | # 127 |
| Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros | # 95 | # 105 |
| Scott Engel The Game Day | # 114 | # 133 |
| Jody Smith FullTime Fantasy | # 95 | # 121 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 78 | # 143 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 97 | # 141 |
| Greg Smith Superflex.Guide | # 105 | # 123 |
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | # 88 | # 117 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 94 | # 114 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 99 | # 116 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 85 | # 111 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 93 | # 131 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 85 | # 122 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 81 | # 116 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 95 | # 122 |
| Christopher Welsh FantasyPros | # 93 | # 124 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 102 | # 137 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 92 | # 115 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 91 | # 110 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 117 | # 119 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 94 | # 142 |
| Bart Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football | # 136 | # 146 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 99 | # 134 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 78 | # 117 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 95 | # 125 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 115 | # 152 |
| Nate Miller Fantasy Six Pack | # 89 | # 130 |
| Brad Camara RotoBaller | # 93 | # 113 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 87 | # 115 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 97 | # 102 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 95 | # 119 |
| Scott Youngson Pitcher List | # 92 | # 93 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 106 | # 144 |
| Scott Bogman FantasyPros | # 94 | # 149 |
| Travis Argo Fantasy Six Pack | # 88 | # 122 |
| Fred Zinkie Yahoo! Sports | # 102 | # 147 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 89 | # 87 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 109 | # 89 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 110 | # 91 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 107 | # 98 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 113 | # 105 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 125 | # 113 |
| Alex Verdugo LF,CF,RF - BOS | Austin Hays LF,RF - BAL | |
| 2021 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 544 | 488 |
| Runs | 88 | 73 |
| Hits | 157 | 124 |
| Singles | 110 | 72 |
| Doubles | 32 | 26 |
| Triples | 2 | 4 |
| Home Runs | 13 | 22 |
| RBI | 63 | 71 |
| Stolen Bases | 6 | 4 |
| Caught Stealing | 2 | 3 |
| Walks | 51 | 28 |
| Strikeouts | 96 | 107 |
| Batting Average | .289 | .254 |
| On Base Pct | .351 | .306 |
| Slugging Pct | .427 | .459 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .778 | .765 |
| Alex Verdugo LF,CF,RF - BOS | Austin Hays LF,RF - BAL | |
| 2022 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 525 | 517 |
| Runs | 79 | 74 |
| Hits | 152 | 134 |
| Singles | 101 | 81 |
| Doubles | 34 | 26 |
| Triples | 2 | 3 |
| Home Runs | 15 | 23 |
| RBI | 65 | 73 |
| Stolen Bases | 7 | 6 |
| Caught Stealing | 2 | 4 |
| Walks | 49 | 32 |
| Strikeouts | 97 | 118 |
| Batting Average | .289 | .258 |
| On Base Pct | .349 | .302 |
| Slugging Pct | .445 | .451 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .794 | .753 |
| Alex Verdugo LF,CF,RF - BOS | Austin Hays LF,RF - BAL | |
| News | ||
| Red Sox outfielder Alex Verdugo went 1-for-3 with a double and walk against the Braves on Wednesday evening. He also scored a run and struck out once in the contest. Boston ultimately fell to Atlanta by a score of 5-3. Andersen Pickard Thu, May 12th | Orioles OF Austin Hays (hand) is not in the lineup for Baltimore’s afternoon contest with the Detroit Tigers. Chris Schommer Sat, May 14th | |
| Boston Red Sox OF Alex Verdugo went 0-for-4 from the plate with a strikeout during a 8-0 loss to the Angels. Kyle Williams - Dog Day Sports Fri, May 6th | Orioles outfielder Austin Hays went 4-for-4 with four singles during Game 1 of Sunday's doubleheader against the Royals, then followed that up by going 1-for-3 with a double in Game 2. He also drew a pair of walks between the two contests. Andersen Pickard Sun, May 8th | |
| Red Sox left fielder Alex Verdugo went 1-for-4 Thursday, singling in the Red Sox' 1-0 loss to the Blue Jays. Chris Schommer Fri, Apr 29th | Orioles outfielder Austin Hays went 2-for-4 with a single and solo homer against the Twins on Thursday evening. He also struck out once in the contest. Baltimore ultimately defeated Minnesota by a score of 5-3. Andersen Pickard Thu, May 5th | |
| Alex Verdugo went 2-for-4 with an RBI on Friday against the Rays. Dan Harris Sat, Apr 23rd | Orioles outfielder Austin Hays went 1-for-3 with a single and sac fly against the Twins on Wednesday. He finished the day with two RBI and a strikeout. Baltimore ultimately defeated Minnesota by a score of 9-4. Andersen Pickard Wed, May 4th | |
| Red Sox outfielder Alex Verdugo got the scoring started Saturday, taking Twins starter Sonny Gray deep for a two-run home run in the second inning. That was his lone hit in three at-bats. Kendall Capps Sat, Apr 16th | Orioles outfielder Austin Hays went 4-for-5 with a single and three doubles against the Yankees on Thursday. He recorded a run and RBI in the process. Baltimore fell to New York by a score of 10-5. Andersen Pickard Fri, Apr 29th | |
| Notes | ||
| Verdugo is a reliable option for batting average, as he's batted at least .289 in three straight seasons. He doesn't have a ton of pop or speed, though he'll at least chip in with home runs and steals, and because he'll bat near the top of the Red Sox lineup, should be an asset in runs scored. Think of a poor man's version of Michael Brantley in his prime and that's what Verdugo will give you, and that's plenty valuable for fantasy. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | Hays finally made good on his prospect pedigree, hitting 22 home runs and topping 140 combined runs and RBI. It wasn't perfect - he walked only 5.3% of the time and his hard-hit rate and exit velocity were mediocre. But he had a strong close to th season with 12 home runs and 35 RBI over the final two months of the season. Just 26 years old, there's plenty of room for growth, though the new dimensions in Camden Yards may keep his power in check a bit. Buy him at his 2021 numbers and understand there's plenty of room for growth. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
