Who Should I Draft?
Christian Vazquez or Nicky Lopez (2022)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Christian Vazquez C - BOS  | Nicky Lopez 2B,SS - KC  | |
Expert |
56% Recommended by 23 of 41 experts |
44% Recommended by 18 of 41 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 167 | # 165 |
| Best Rank | # 119 | # 117 |
| Worst Rank | # 228 | # 247 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 226 | # 258 |
| Best Rank | # 203 | # 234 |
| Worst Rank | # 281 | # 344 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 46 | 65 |
| Home Runs | 10 | 4 |
| RBI | 45 | 43 |
| Stolen Bases | 6 | 15 |
| Batting Average | .259 | .271 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 161 | # 175 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 159 | # 170 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 172 | # 186 |
| Greg Smith Superflex.Guide | # 177 | ‐ |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 160 | # 161 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 142 | # 177 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 157 | # 160 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 143 | # 179 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 172 | # 188 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 166 | # 202 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 145 | # 168 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 146 | # 151 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 163 | # 177 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 144 | # 190 |
| Bart Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football | # 150 | # 196 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 162 | # 164 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 158 | # 170 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 150 | # 245 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 169 | ‐ |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 143 | # 247 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 169 | ‐ |
| Travis Argo Fantasy Six Pack | # 162 | # 175 |
| Fred Zinkie Yahoo! Sports | # 119 | # 142 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 167 | # 150 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 168 | # 161 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 168 | # 164 |
| Jody Smith FullTime Fantasy | # 168 | # 164 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 168 | # 164 |
| Scott Engel The Game Day | # 170 | # 161 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 170 | # 161 |
| Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros | # 174 | # 161 |
| Scott Bogman FantasyPros | # 174 | # 158 |
| Scott Youngson Pitcher List | # 176 | # 147 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 183 | # 167 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 192 | # 129 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 228 | # 163 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | ‐ | # 117 |
| Christopher Welsh FantasyPros | ‐ | # 142 |
| Nate Miller Fantasy Six Pack | ‐ | # 157 |
| Brad Camara RotoBaller | ‐ | # 159 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | ‐ | # 163 |
| Christian Vazquez C - BOS | Nicky Lopez 2B,SS - KC | |
| 2021 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 458 | 497 |
| Runs | 51 | 78 |
| Hits | 118 | 149 |
| Singles | 88 | 120 |
| Doubles | 23 | 21 |
| Triples | 1 | 6 |
| Home Runs | 6 | 2 |
| RBI | 49 | 43 |
| Stolen Bases | 8 | 22 |
| Caught Stealing | 4 | 1 |
| Walks | 33 | 49 |
| Strikeouts | 84 | 74 |
| Batting Average | .258 | .300 |
| On Base Pct | .308 | .365 |
| Slugging Pct | .352 | .378 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .659 | .744 |
| Christian Vazquez C - BOS | Nicky Lopez 2B,SS - KC | |
| 2022 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 394 | 480 |
| Runs | 46 | 65 |
| Hits | 102 | 130 |
| Singles | 72 | 100 |
| Doubles | 20 | 22 |
| Triples | 1 | 4 |
| Home Runs | 10 | 4 |
| RBI | 45 | 43 |
| Stolen Bases | 6 | 15 |
| Caught Stealing | 3 | 4 |
| Walks | 30 | 45 |
| Strikeouts | 80 | 76 |
| Batting Average | .259 | .271 |
| On Base Pct | .310 | .334 |
| Slugging Pct | .382 | .354 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .693 | .688 |
| Christian Vazquez C - BOS | Nicky Lopez 2B,SS - KC | |
| News | ||
| Red Sox catcher Christian Vazquez finished 1-for-4 with an RBI single against the Rangers on Friday evening. Boston ultimately defeated Texas by a score of 7-1. Andersen Pickard Sat, May 14th | Kansas City Royals 2B Nicky Lopez went 0-for-4 at the plate on Thursday, ultimately going hitless in the Royals' 3-1 loss to the Rangers. Josh Thiessen Fri, May 13th | |
| Christian Vazquez is not in the starting lineup for the Red Sox against the visiting Angels Tuesday night according to MLB.com's Ian Browne. Luke Monaldo Tue, May 3rd | Nicky Lopez went 2-for-5 with two singles and a run scored in Sunday's 6-4 loss to the Yankees. Diego Sandoval Mon, May 2nd | |
| Redsox catcher Christian Vazquez was placed on the COVID-19 related Injured List on Tuesday. Chris Clegg Tue, Apr 19th | Nicky Lopez went 0-for-2 but walked twice in Tuesday's 6-0 win over the White Sox. Diego Sandoval Wed, Apr 27th | |
| Christian Vazquez went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI on Monday against the Twins. Dan Harris Mon, Apr 18th | Royals second baseman Nicky Lopez went 2-for-3 Tuesday night, doubling twice and driving in one run in the Royals' 4-3 win over the Twins. Chris Schommer Wed, Apr 20th | |
| Red Sox catcher Christian Vazquez picked up only his third hit of the season, going 1-3 in Saturday's 4-0 win over Minnesota. Kendall Capps Sat, Apr 16th | Nicky Lopez started at 2B and went 1-1 with a single and a walk in the Royals' first game of the spring. Vince DiSilvio Fri, Mar 18th | |
| Notes | ||
| Vazquez's power fell off a cliff last year, as his barrel percentage and hard-hit rate plummeted to some of the worst in the league. He's 31 years old now, about the time that a catcher begins to head downhill, so expecting a rebound is probably overly optimistic. He'll likely still have decent runs and RBI for a catcher just by virtue of playing for the Red Sox, but he's no longer someone to draft as your starting backstop in a one-catcher league. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | If they gave out fantasy points for soft contact, Lopez would be one of your leaders. He has five home runs in three combined seasons, and his career high in RBI is 43. He has some speed, as his 22 stolen bases showed last year, and he shouldn't hurt you in batting average. But batting ninth in a mediocre Kansas City lineup, with zero power upside, is just not a formula for success. There are better places to spend your late-round draft capital. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
