Who Should I Draft?
Javier Baez or Yordan Alvarez (2020)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Javier Baez SS - CHC  | Yordan Alvarez LF,DH - HOU  | |
Expert |
54% Recommended by 22 of 41 experts |
46% Recommended by 19 of 41 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 20 | # 22 |
| Best Rank | # 14 | # 17 |
| Worst Rank | # 53 | # 79 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 31 | # 37 |
| Best Rank | # 26 | # 32 |
| Worst Rank | # 65 | # 51 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 87 | 83 |
| Home Runs | 30 | 35 |
| RBI | 92 | 99 |
| Stolen Bases | 13 | 3 |
| Batting Average | .277 | .285 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 18 | # 26 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 18 | # 31 |
| Staff Rankings FullTime Fantasy | # 14 | # 20 |
| Alan Harrison The Fantasy Fix | # 22 | # 27 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 22 | # 23 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 25 | # 30 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 24 | # 28 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 24 | # 26 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 15 | # 79 |
| Mark Ross Athlon Sports | # 22 | # 39 |
| Bill Dubiel RotoBaller | # 22 | # 33 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 21 | # 22 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 15 | # 22 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 18 | # 30 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 18 | # 24 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 17 | # 22 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 16 | # 19 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 20 | # 29 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 14 | # 18 |
| Sean Zerillo The Action Network | # 18 | # 25 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 17 | # 25 |
| Chris Mitchell FantasyData | # 22 | # 23 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 23 | # 17 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 23 | # 21 |
| Tim Young Brewer Rat | # 23 | # 22 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 23 | # 20 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 24 | # 18 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 24 | # 23 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 25 | # 22 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 25 | # 24 |
| George Kurtz FantasyData | # 25 | # 23 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 27 | # 24 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 27 | # 24 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 27 | # 21 |
| Bobby Sylvester FantasyPros | # 29 | # 17 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 30 | # 27 |
| Jason Johnson Understanding Fantasy Baseball | # 30 | # 28 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 30 | # 28 |
| Chris Meaney The Athletic | # 35 | # 26 |
| Tyler Thompson Fantasy Six Pack | # 36 | # 19 |
| Andrea LaMont Lenny Melnick Fantasy Sports | # 53 | # 24 |
| Javier Baez SS - CHC | Yordan Alvarez LF,DH - HOU | |
| 2019 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 531 | 313 |
| Runs | 89 | 58 |
| Hits | 149 | 98 |
| Singles | 78 | 45 |
| Doubles | 38 | 26 |
| Triples | 4 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 29 | 27 |
| RBI | 85 | 78 |
| Stolen Bases | 11 | 0 |
| Caught Stealing | 7 | 0 |
| Walks | 28 | 52 |
| Strikeouts | 156 | 94 |
| Batting Average | .281 | .313 |
| On Base Pct | .316 | .412 |
| Slugging Pct | .531 | .655 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .847 | 1.067 |
| Javier Baez SS - CHC | Yordan Alvarez LF,DH - HOU | |
| 2020 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 551 | 477 |
| Runs | 87 | 83 |
| Hits | 152 | 136 |
| Singles | 83 | 69 |
| Doubles | 34 | 29 |
| Triples | 4 | 1 |
| Home Runs | 30 | 35 |
| RBI | 92 | 99 |
| Stolen Bases | 13 | 3 |
| Caught Stealing | 6 | 1 |
| Walks | 30 | 67 |
| Strikeouts | 158 | 137 |
| Batting Average | .277 | .285 |
| On Base Pct | .314 | .373 |
| Slugging Pct | .515 | .565 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .829 | .938 |
| Javier Baez SS - CHC | Yordan Alvarez LF,DH - HOU | |
| News | ||
| Javier Baez went 2-for-2 with a walk and a solo home run in Sunday's Cactus League game against the Mariners. Brad Camara Sun, Mar 1st | The Astros are planning to have Yordan Alvarez play the field more often in 2020. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Sat, Mar 21st | |
| Astros manager Dusty Baker says Yordan Alvarez (knee) will not play on Wednesday as previously scheduled. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Tue, Mar 10th | ||
| Astros manager Dusty Baker says Yordan Alvarez (knee) could return to Grapefruit League action on Wednesday. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Mon, Mar 9th | ||
| Astros manager Dusty Baker says Yordan Alvarez (knee) is improving. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Fri, Mar 6th | ||
| Yordan Alvarez (knee) will be shutdown for a few days from baseball drills to rest his knees, per Astros Manager Dusty Baker. Brad Camara Wed, Mar 4th | ||
| Notes | ||
| The shortstop position is so loaded that Baez' 29 homers, 11 steals and .281 batting average didn't even get him into the top 12 at the position last year. He is still well worth a third or fourth round pick, however, because the bat and speed are both reliable. Bobby Sylvester - FantasyPros | It was just an 87 game sample size but in that time, Yordan was clearly one of the top five hitters in baseball. He won't steal any bags, but 50 homers, 140 RBIs and a .320 batting average is within the realm of realistic possibilities. He comes with some risk, however, since we haven't seen it for an extended time. Bobby Sylvester - FantasyPros | |
| I love the skill set while I hate that the Cubs only attempted 69 stolen base attempts in 2019 - 2nd least in all of baseball. Baez would be a top 10 pick if not for the Cubs refusal to run. That reality drops Baez down. 2019 wasn't a down year, it was a reflection of the Cubs approach to scoring runs by refusing to run. Chris Mitchell - FantasyData | Yordan is getting the sophomore discount, meaning you don't have to pay up to get top five player potential. If all goes well, Alvarez will be a monster in all areas except SBs. Perfect third round pick if looking for upside and power. Hits the ball ridiculously hard. Michael Petropoulos - BRoto Fantasy | |
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