Who Should I Draft?
Christian Walker or Alejandro Kirk (2023)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Christian Walker 1B - ARI  | Alejandro Kirk C,DH - TOR  | |
Expert |
60% Recommended by 26 of 43 experts |
40% Recommended by 17 of 43 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 70 | # 79 |
| Best Rank | # 33 | # 43 |
| Worst Rank | # 94 | # 126 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 112 | # 102 |
| Best Rank | # 104 | # 95 |
| Worst Rank | # 160 | # 139 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 78 | 56 |
| Home Runs | 26 | 15 |
| RBI | 85 | 62 |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | 1 |
| Batting Average | .252 | .282 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 87 | # 96 |
| Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros | # 71 | # 101 |
| Greg Smith Superflex.Guide | # 58 | # 87 |
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | # 60 | # 73 |
| Jeff Zimmerman FanGraphs | # 79 | # 126 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 81 | # 97 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 72 | # 82 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 76 | # 81 |
| Paul Sporer FanGraphs | # 57 | # 102 |
| Christopher Welsh FantasyPros | # 65 | # 78 |
| Justin Mason FanGraphs | # 42 | # 92 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 71 | # 80 |
| Brandon 'B_Don' Myers Razzball | # 46 | # 101 |
| Keith Lott Fantasy Six Pack | # 50 | # 103 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 72 | # 75 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 93 | # 96 |
| Brad Camara RotoBaller | # 74 | # 78 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 74 | # 93 |
| Scott Youngson Pitcher List | # 53 | # 81 |
| Scott Bogman FantasyPros | # 57 | # 74 |
| Jason Kamlowsky FantasyPros | # 81 | # 98 |
| Travis Argo Fantasy Six Pack | # 72 | # 106 |
| Fred Zinkie Yahoo! Sports | # 89 | # 115 |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 57 | # 71 |
| Taylor Tarter Fastball Fantasy Baseball | # 33 | # 60 |
| Blake Meyer Sports Gambling Podcast Network | # 62 | # 96 |
| Joe Orrico SportsEthos | # 61 | # 52 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 67 | # 43 |
| Bart Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football | # 67 | # 62 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 73 | # 71 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 74 | # 56 |
| Pierre Camus Fantasy Endgame | # 75 | # 69 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 76 | # 68 |
| Jesse Garcia FantasyPros | # 79 | # 44 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 80 | # 76 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 80 | # 66 |
| Jacob W. Dunne Triple Play Fantasy | # 81 | # 59 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 81 | # 65 |
| Julian Tarevski FantasyPros | # 82 | # 58 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 83 | # 75 |
| Ethan Biddle FantasyPros | # 84 | # 74 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 93 | # 55 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 94 | # 82 |
| Christian Walker 1B - ARI | Alejandro Kirk C,DH - TOR | |
| 2022 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 583 | 470 |
| Runs | 84 | 59 |
| Hits | 140 | 134 |
| Singles | 77 | 101 |
| Doubles | 25 | 19 |
| Triples | 2 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 36 | 14 |
| RBI | 94 | 63 |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | 0 |
| Caught Stealing | 2 | 0 |
| Walks | 69 | 63 |
| Strikeouts | 131 | 58 |
| Batting Average | .240 | .285 |
| On Base Pct | .325 | .372 |
| Slugging Pct | .475 | .415 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .801 | .786 |
| Christian Walker 1B - ARI | Alejandro Kirk C,DH - TOR | |
| 2023 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 545 | 418 |
| Runs | 78 | 56 |
| Hits | 137 | 118 |
| Singles | 81 | 82 |
| Doubles | 28 | 21 |
| Triples | 2 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 26 | 15 |
| RBI | 85 | 62 |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | 1 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 0 |
| Walks | 59 | 53 |
| Strikeouts | 131 | 57 |
| Batting Average | .252 | .282 |
| On Base Pct | .325 | .363 |
| Slugging Pct | .449 | .439 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .774 | .803 |
| Christian Walker 1B - ARI | Alejandro Kirk C,DH - TOR | |
| News | ||
| Alejandro Kirk is reportedly feeling better and went through a full workout on Monday. Ari Koslow Mon, Mar 20th | ||
| Blue Jays manager John Schneider says that "conversations are ongoing" about how the Blue Jays will handle Alejandro Kirk's late arrival to camp. Ari Koslow Tue, Feb 21st | ||
| Notes | ||
| Christian Walker was ridiculously underrated/ignored in 2022 given the fantasy production he was putting out. The 31-year-old turned his Statcast page crimson, landing in the 92nd percentile in xSLG and xwOBA, two important categories to show out in. Walker raised his HR total from 10 to 36 and ended his 160-game campaign with 94 RBI and 84 runs scored. An improved offense around him should only boost his numbers in 2023. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros | Alejandro Kirk played in 139 games, getting 541 plate appearances and showing improvement in almost every area. The 24-year-old slashed .285/.372/.415 and added 14 home runs. His Statcast page is filled with red in every area except barrel% and sprint speed. The Blue Jays heeded his offensive prowess by using him as DH on many days when he wasn't behind the plate. Toronto also helped sort out its overload of catchers by traded heralded prospect Gabriel Moreno to Arizona for Daulton Varsho. While Varsho has catcher eligibility, he will most likely play outfield or DH rather than take at-bats away from Kirk. Feel free to wait on catcher and snag Kirk in the eighth or ninth round. He'll make it worth your patience. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros | |
