Who Should I Draft?
Javier Baez or Yordan Alvarez (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Yordan Alvarez LF,DH - HOU  | Javier Baez SS - CHC  | |
Expert |
60% Recommended by 6 of 10 experts |
40% Recommended by 4 of 10 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 40 | # 39 |
| Best Rank | # 29 | # 24 |
| Worst Rank | # 55 | # 47 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 76 | # 80 |
| Best Rank | # 73 | # 72 |
| Worst Rank | # 84 | # 89 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 76 | 85 |
| Home Runs | 31 | 29 |
| RBI | 91 | 90 |
| Stolen Bases | 3 | 12 |
| Batting Average | .285 | .259 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 38 | # 42 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 40 | # 41 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 29 | # 42 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 38 | # 43 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 41 | # 42 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 37 | # 44 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 50 | # 24 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 55 | # 42 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 48 | # 47 |
| Brendan Tuma BettingPros | # 53 | # 47 |
| Yordan Alvarez LF,DH - HOU | Javier Baez SS - CHC | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 8 | 222 |
| Runs | 2 | 27 |
| Hits | 2 | 45 |
| Singles | 1 | 27 |
| Doubles | 0 | 9 |
| Triples | 0 | 1 |
| Home Runs | 1 | 8 |
| RBI | 4 | 24 |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 3 |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 0 |
| Walks | 0 | 7 |
| Strikeouts | 1 | 75 |
| Batting Average | .250 | .203 |
| On Base Pct | .333 | .238 |
| Slugging Pct | .625 | .360 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .958 | .599 |
| Yordan Alvarez LF,DH - HOU | Javier Baez SS - CHC | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 442 | 595 |
| Runs | 76 | 85 |
| Hits | 126 | 154 |
| Singles | 67 | 88 |
| Doubles | 26 | 33 |
| Triples | 1 | 4 |
| Home Runs | 31 | 29 |
| RBI | 91 | 90 |
| Stolen Bases | 3 | 12 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 5 |
| Walks | 61 | 30 |
| Strikeouts | 125 | 181 |
| Batting Average | .285 | .259 |
| On Base Pct | .372 | .295 |
| Slugging Pct | .569 | .471 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .940 | .766 |
| Yordan Alvarez LF,DH - HOU | Javier Baez SS - CHC | |
| News | ||
| Javier Baez and the Cubs agreed to a one-year, $11.65 million deal to avoid arbitration. Jon Mathisen Fri, Jan 15th | ||
| Notes | ||
| Everything went wrong for Baez in 2020. His already high strikeout rate increased to 31.9%. His already low walk rated fell to an abysmal 3.0%. He swung less, made contact less, and did not hit the ball as hard as he used to. In the end, Baez earned every bit of his .203 batting average and poor counting stats. But how much weight do you put into a 59-game stretch for a veteran like Baez, particularly when he complained that his inability to watch video between at-bats affected his overall performance. The answer is a little, but not all that much. Baez had a stellar three-year run as a reliable power-speed combination, and he'll be just 28 years old this season. The Cubs lineup won't be overly strong, but Baez should certainly put up numbers closer to his 2017-2019 totals than those he put up in 2020. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | ||
