Who Should I Draft?
Byron Buxton or Alex Bregman (2022)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Byron Buxton CF - MIN  | Alex Bregman 3B - HOU  | |
Expert |
81% Recommended by 35 of 43 experts |
19% Recommended by 8 of 43 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 33 | # 54 |
| Best Rank | # 16 | # 25 |
| Worst Rank | # 63 | # 92 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 48 | # 75 |
| Best Rank | # 43 | # 33 |
| Worst Rank | # 116 | # 85 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 86 | 86 |
| Home Runs | 32 | 24 |
| RBI | 78 | 87 |
| Stolen Bases | 16 | 3 |
| Batting Average | .275 | .271 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 31 | # 49 |
| Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros | # 35 | # 46 |
| Jody Smith FullTime Fantasy | # 21 | # 53 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 33 | # 52 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 63 | # 66 |
| Greg Smith Superflex.Guide | # 17 | # 48 |
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | # 25 | # 82 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 30 | # 48 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 37 | # 43 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 28 | # 72 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 20 | # 56 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 23 | # 57 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 17 | # 40 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 22 | # 46 |
| Christopher Welsh FantasyPros | # 23 | # 56 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 32 | # 57 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 33 | # 54 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 35 | # 48 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 31 | # 70 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 33 | # 48 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 37 | # 46 |
| Bart Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football | # 35 | # 55 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 28 | # 53 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 30 | # 64 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 25 | # 79 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 23 | # 25 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 32 | # 60 |
| Nate Miller Fantasy Six Pack | # 16 | # 64 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 25 | # 92 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 47 | # 68 |
| Scott Youngson Pitcher List | # 32 | # 45 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 25 | # 62 |
| Scott Bogman FantasyPros | # 35 | # 49 |
| Travis Argo Fantasy Six Pack | # 34 | # 57 |
| Fred Zinkie Yahoo! Sports | # 53 | # 88 |
| Scott Engel The Game Day | # 35 | # 32 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 42 | # 32 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 43 | # 42 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 43 | # 38 |
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 44 | # 33 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 45 | # 44 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 52 | # 30 |
| Brad Camara RotoBaller | # 60 | # 44 |
| Byron Buxton CF - MIN | Alex Bregman 3B - HOU | |
| 2021 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 235 | 348 |
| Runs | 50 | 54 |
| Hits | 72 | 94 |
| Singles | 30 | 65 |
| Doubles | 23 | 17 |
| Triples | 0 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 19 | 12 |
| RBI | 32 | 55 |
| Stolen Bases | 9 | 1 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 0 |
| Walks | 13 | 44 |
| Strikeouts | 62 | 53 |
| Batting Average | .306 | .270 |
| On Base Pct | .358 | .355 |
| Slugging Pct | .647 | .422 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | 1.005 | .777 |
| Byron Buxton CF - MIN | Alex Bregman 3B - HOU | |
| 2022 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 492 | 517 |
| Runs | 86 | 86 |
| Hits | 135 | 140 |
| Singles | 67 | 82 |
| Doubles | 33 | 32 |
| Triples | 3 | 1 |
| Home Runs | 32 | 24 |
| RBI | 78 | 87 |
| Stolen Bases | 16 | 3 |
| Caught Stealing | 4 | 1 |
| Walks | 30 | 79 |
| Strikeouts | 133 | 85 |
| Batting Average | .275 | .271 |
| On Base Pct | .317 | .368 |
| Slugging Pct | .543 | .470 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .859 | .838 |
| Byron Buxton CF - MIN | Alex Bregman 3B - HOU | |
| News | ||
| Byron Buxton went 0-for-4 on Wednesday but walked twice and scored two runs during the 14-4 route over the Athletics. Brad Richter Thu, May 19th | Houston Astros 3B Alex Bregman (rest) is out of the lineup on Wednesday as the team will elect to give hime a rest day. Josh Thiessen Wed, May 18th | |
| OF Byron Buxton is out of the lineup Tuesday. He worked out on the field pregame but is still dealing with the hip injury that caused him to leave the game Saturday. Vince DiSilvio Tue, May 10th | In the suspended game picked up from Wednesday, Alex Bregman went 2-for-4 with a walk and a run scored. He then went 0-5 in the night cap. Kendall Capps Fri, May 13th | |
| Byron Buxton left Saturday's game early due to right hip tightness, according to acting manager Jayce Tingler. He is considered day-to-day at this point. Scott Youngson - FantasyPros Sat, May 7th | Astros third baseman Alex Bregman continues to warm up. He finished the game 2-for-3 with two RBI's in a 5-0 win. Kendall Capps Wed, May 11th | |
| Byron Buxton went 2-for-5 with a solo home run, a single and a run scored in Sunday's 9-3 win over the Rays. Diego Sandoval Sun, May 1st | Alex Bregman hit his fifth home run of the season Sunday, taking Tigers reliever Joe Jimenez deep for a solo shot. He also walked and scored another run in a 5-0 win. Kendall Capps Mon, May 9th | |
| Byron Buxton is back in the Twins' lineup for their Sunday game against the Rays. He is batting leadoff and playing center field. Dan Harris Sun, May 1st | Alex Bregman provided much of the offense for Houston vs. the Mariners. He finished 3-for-3 with a double, two runs and three RBI's. Kendall Capps Thu, May 5th | |
| Notes | ||
| Get a season of reasonably good health out of Buxton and you're likely to run a profit, probably a big one. But what are the chances he'll play 150 or more games? In the five non-COVID years that he's been on the Twins' Opening Day roster, Buxton has averaged 81.6 games played and 271.2 at-bats. In 2021, Buxton missed 39 games with a strained hip, then broke his hand after being hit with a pitch in his third game back, causing him to miss another month. When healthy, Buxton will steal a lot of bases and score plenty of runs. He's added power, too, and he batted .306 over 61 games last year. Still only 28, Buxton has upside galore, but the risk level here is enormous. Pat Fitzmaurice - FantasyPros | After his monster 2019 season (.296, 41 HRs, 112 RBI), Bregman's last two campaigns have been disappointing. Quad and hamstring issues limited him to .348 ABs last season, and he batted .270 with 12 HRs, 55 RBI and 54 runs. Uninspiring Statcast numbers suggest that another 40 HR season isn't in the cards. Bregman is a career .281 hitter, however, and he'll make worthwhile contributions in RBI and runs. Just don't pay for the Bregman of 2018-2019. Pat Fitzmaurice - FantasyPros | |
