Who Should I Draft?
Byron Buxton or Jose Altuve (2022)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Byron Buxton CF - MIN  | Jose Altuve 2B - HOU  | |
Expert |
77% Recommended by 33 of 43 experts |
23% Recommended by 10 of 43 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 33 | # 39 |
| Best Rank | # 16 | # 27 |
| Worst Rank | # 63 | # 64 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 48 | # 55 |
| Best Rank | # 43 | # 32 |
| Worst Rank | # 116 | # 69 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 86 | 102 |
| Home Runs | 32 | 26 |
| RBI | 78 | 76 |
| Stolen Bases | 16 | 7 |
| Batting Average | .275 | .274 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 31 | # 35 |
| Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros | # 35 | # 37 |
| Jody Smith FullTime Fantasy | # 21 | # 27 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 33 | # 36 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 63 | # 64 |
| Greg Smith Superflex.Guide | # 17 | # 47 |
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | # 25 | # 35 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 30 | # 39 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 28 | # 32 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 43 | # 51 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 20 | # 37 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 23 | # 39 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 17 | # 47 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 22 | # 44 |
| Christopher Welsh FantasyPros | # 23 | # 44 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 32 | # 39 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 33 | # 40 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 35 | # 38 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 31 | # 51 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 33 | # 34 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 37 | # 57 |
| Bart Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football | # 35 | # 40 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 28 | # 40 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 30 | # 41 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 25 | # 52 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 23 | # 44 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 32 | # 42 |
| Nate Miller Fantasy Six Pack | # 16 | # 29 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 25 | # 50 |
| Scott Youngson Pitcher List | # 32 | # 39 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 25 | # 47 |
| Scott Bogman FantasyPros | # 35 | # 45 |
| Travis Argo Fantasy Six Pack | # 34 | # 37 |
| Scott Engel The Game Day | # 35 | # 33 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 37 | # 36 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 42 | # 40 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 43 | # 39 |
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 44 | # 35 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 45 | # 34 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 47 | # 35 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 52 | # 29 |
| Fred Zinkie Yahoo! Sports | # 53 | # 34 |
| Brad Camara RotoBaller | # 60 | # 39 |
| Byron Buxton CF - MIN | Jose Altuve 2B - HOU | |
| 2021 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 235 | 602 |
| Runs | 50 | 117 |
| Hits | 72 | 166 |
| Singles | 30 | 102 |
| Doubles | 23 | 32 |
| Triples | 0 | 1 |
| Home Runs | 19 | 31 |
| RBI | 32 | 83 |
| Stolen Bases | 9 | 5 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 3 |
| Walks | 13 | 66 |
| Strikeouts | 62 | 91 |
| Batting Average | .306 | .276 |
| On Base Pct | .358 | .348 |
| Slugging Pct | .647 | .487 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | 1.005 | .835 |
| Byron Buxton CF - MIN | Jose Altuve 2B - HOU | |
| 2022 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 492 | 574 |
| Runs | 86 | 102 |
| Hits | 135 | 157 |
| Singles | 67 | 101 |
| Doubles | 33 | 30 |
| Triples | 3 | 2 |
| Home Runs | 32 | 26 |
| RBI | 78 | 76 |
| Stolen Bases | 16 | 7 |
| Caught Stealing | 4 | 3 |
| Walks | 30 | 58 |
| Strikeouts | 133 | 96 |
| Batting Average | .275 | .274 |
| On Base Pct | .317 | .340 |
| Slugging Pct | .543 | .464 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .859 | .805 |
| Byron Buxton CF - MIN | Jose Altuve 2B - HOU | |
| News | ||
| Byron Buxton is not in the Twins lineup on Friday against the Royals. Ari Koslow Fri, May 27th | Jose Altuve went 2-for-4 with two runs scored in Houston's 7-3 win over the Guardians. Kendall Capps Wed, May 25th | |
| 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 | Jose Altuve continues to tear the cover off of the ball, going 2-for-4 with a solo home run, double and two runs scored. Kendall Capps Mon, May 23rd | |
| 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 | Jose Altuve picked up four more hits against the Rangers Thursday, finishing 4-for-5 with two doubles and a run scored. Kendall Capps Thu, May 19th | |
| 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 | Jose Altuve led off Wednesday's game vs. the Red Sox with a solo home run. He finished 1-for-4 with the home run and two strikeouts. Kendall Capps Thu, May 19th | |
| 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 | Jose Altuve continued his torrid stretch, going 2-for-5 with a solo home run and two runs scored. Kendall Capps Mon, May 16th | |
| 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 a forgettable short season in 2020, Altuve tied a career high with 31 home runs last year, scored a career-high 117 runs and had 83 RBI despite hitting in the leadoff spot. The peripherals suggest that Altuve's 2021 HR total was somewhat fluky and park-aided. Altuve used to be good for 30+ stolen bases a season, but he's had 11 SBs in his last two full seasons combined. The days of .300 batting averages may be gone, too. Altuve has been below .300 in each of the last three seasons and has batted .277 over that span. We should at least be able to count on a lot of runs with Altuve batting at the top of a stacked lineup, but the ceiling here isn't what it used to be. Exercise caution as Altuve enters his age-32 season. Pat Fitzmaurice - FantasyPros | |
