Who Should I Draft?
Adolis Garcia or Alex Verdugo (2022)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Alex Verdugo LF,CF,RF - BOS  | Adolis Garcia CF,DH,LF,RF - TEX  | |
Expert |
79% Recommended by 34 of 43 experts |
21% Recommended by 9 of 43 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 92 | # 106 |
| Best Rank | # 78 | # 71 |
| Worst Rank | # 136 | # 149 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 166 | # 168 |
| Best Rank | # 125 | # 143 |
| Worst Rank | # 194 | # 253 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 79 | 71 |
| Home Runs | 15 | 27 |
| RBI | 65 | 81 |
| Stolen Bases | 7 | 13 |
| Batting Average | .289 | .235 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 94 | # 138 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 83 | # 122 |
| Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros | # 95 | # 96 |
| Scott Engel The Game Day | # 114 | # 121 |
| Jody Smith FullTime Fantasy | # 95 | # 105 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 78 | # 98 |
| Greg Smith Superflex.Guide | # 105 | # 112 |
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | # 88 | # 93 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 94 | # 106 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 89 | # 105 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 99 | # 119 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 85 | # 127 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 93 | # 124 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 85 | # 118 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 81 | # 120 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 95 | # 106 |
| Christopher Welsh FantasyPros | # 93 | # 101 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 102 | # 103 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 92 | # 105 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 91 | # 95 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 107 | # 110 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 94 | # 124 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 99 | # 113 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 78 | # 123 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 95 | # 121 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 115 | # 149 |
| Brad Camara RotoBaller | # 93 | # 109 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 87 | # 113 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 95 | # 109 |
| Scott Youngson Pitcher List | # 92 | # 111 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 106 | # 142 |
| Scott Bogman FantasyPros | # 94 | # 107 |
| Travis Argo Fantasy Six Pack | # 88 | # 103 |
| Fred Zinkie Yahoo! Sports | # 102 | # 130 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 97 | # 71 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 97 | # 78 |
| Nate Miller Fantasy Six Pack | # 89 | # 85 |
| Bart Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football | # 136 | # 92 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 109 | # 97 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 110 | # 100 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 125 | # 108 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 113 | # 110 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 117 | # 116 |
| Alex Verdugo LF,CF,RF - BOS | Adolis Garcia CF,DH,LF,RF - TEX | |
| 2021 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 544 | 581 |
| Runs | 88 | 77 |
| Hits | 157 | 141 |
| Singles | 110 | 82 |
| Doubles | 32 | 26 |
| Triples | 2 | 2 |
| Home Runs | 13 | 31 |
| RBI | 63 | 90 |
| Stolen Bases | 6 | 16 |
| Caught Stealing | 2 | 5 |
| Walks | 51 | 32 |
| Strikeouts | 96 | 194 |
| Batting Average | .289 | .243 |
| On Base Pct | .351 | .286 |
| Slugging Pct | .427 | .454 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .778 | .741 |
| Alex Verdugo LF,CF,RF - BOS | Adolis Garcia CF,DH,LF,RF - TEX | |
| 2022 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 525 | 536 |
| Runs | 79 | 71 |
| Hits | 152 | 126 |
| Singles | 101 | 71 |
| Doubles | 34 | 25 |
| Triples | 2 | 2 |
| Home Runs | 15 | 27 |
| RBI | 65 | 81 |
| Stolen Bases | 7 | 13 |
| Caught Stealing | 2 | 5 |
| Walks | 49 | 30 |
| Strikeouts | 97 | 176 |
| Batting Average | .289 | .235 |
| On Base Pct | .349 | .276 |
| Slugging Pct | .445 | .437 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .794 | .713 |
| Alex Verdugo LF,CF,RF - BOS | Adolis Garcia CF,DH,LF,RF - TEX | |
| News | ||
| Red Sox outfielder Alex Verdugo went 2-for-5 with a pair of singles against the Astros on Tuesday evening. Boston ultimately fell to Houston by a score of 13-4. Andersen Pickard Wed, May 18th | Adolis Garcia went 2-for-4 with one RBI on Tuesday against the Angels. Ari Koslow Wed, May 25th | |
| Red Sox outfielder Alex Verdugo went 1-for-3 with a double and walk against the Braves on Wednesday evening. He also scored a run and struck out once in the contest. Boston ultimately fell to Atlanta by a score of 5-3. Andersen Pickard Thu, May 12th | Adolis Garcia went 2-for-4 with one RBI and one strikeout on Saturday against the Astros. Ari Koslow Sun, May 22nd | |
| Boston Red Sox OF Alex Verdugo went 0-for-4 from the plate with a strikeout during a 8-0 loss to the Angels. Kyle Williams - Dog Day Sports Fri, May 6th | Adolis Garcia went 2-for-3 with two runs and one walk on Tuesday against the Angels. Ari Koslow Wed, May 18th | |
| Red Sox left fielder Alex Verdugo went 1-for-4 Thursday, singling in the Red Sox' 1-0 loss to the Blue Jays. Chris Schommer Fri, Apr 29th | Adolis Garcia went 1-for-4 with one RBI, one run and one strikeout on Monday against the Angels. Ari Koslow Tue, May 17th | |
| Alex Verdugo went 2-for-4 with an RBI on Friday against the Rays. Dan Harris Sat, Apr 23rd | Adolis Garcia went 2-for-4 with five RBIs, two runs and one strikeout on Sunday against the Red Sox. Ari Koslow Mon, May 16th | |
| Notes | ||
| Verdugo is a reliable option for batting average, as he's batted at least .289 in three straight seasons. He doesn't have a ton of pop or speed, though he'll at least chip in with home runs and steals, and because he'll bat near the top of the Red Sox lineup, should be an asset in runs scored. Think of a poor man's version of Michael Brantley in his prime and that's what Verdugo will give you, and that's plenty valuable for fantasy. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | Garcia came out of absolutely nowhere last season to become one of just five players to hit at least 31 home runs and steal at least 16 bases. His success largely came early in the season, as he blasted 11 home runs in May with a .312 batting average before, as most fantasy managers expected, pitchers adjusted. The adjustment hit Garcia hard, as he slashed just .211/.256/.370 in the second half, though he stole seven bases over the final month of the season to cushion the blow. The issue for Garcia is the same that plagues most largely unknown hitters who put up huge hot streaks - he lacks plate discipline. His strikeout rate (31.2%) and walk rate (5.1%) were both in the bottom six percent of MLB, and both were due largely to the fact that he simply swings too much at pitches outside of the zone (39.7 O-Swing%, ninth-worst in the league). The Rangers have a much-improved lineup and perhaps Garcia will improve in his second year, but unless he drastically changes his approach, his numbers are going to have a hard cap on them. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
