Who Should I Draft?
Jose Altuve or Jorge Polanco (2022)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Jose Altuve 2B - HOU  | Jorge Polanco 2B,SS - MIN  | |
Expert |
86% Recommended by 37 of 43 experts |
14% Recommended by 6 of 43 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 39 | # 52 |
| Best Rank | # 27 | # 32 |
| Worst Rank | # 64 | # 94 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 55 | # 78 |
| Best Rank | # 32 | # 74 |
| Worst Rank | # 69 | # 91 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 102 | 90 |
| Home Runs | 26 | 26 |
| RBI | 76 | 85 |
| Stolen Bases | 7 | 10 |
| Batting Average | .274 | .272 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 35 | # 73 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 35 | # 53 |
| Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros | # 37 | # 54 |
| Scott Engel The Game Day | # 33 | # 49 |
| Jody Smith FullTime Fantasy | # 27 | # 56 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 36 | # 61 |
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | # 35 | # 46 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 39 | # 55 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 40 | # 62 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 34 | # 52 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 36 | # 49 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 32 | # 45 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 51 | # 56 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 37 | # 58 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 39 | # 52 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 44 | # 50 |
| Christopher Welsh FantasyPros | # 44 | # 48 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 39 | # 48 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 40 | # 52 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 38 | # 52 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 34 | # 46 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 57 | # 59 |
| Bart Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football | # 40 | # 69 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 40 | # 51 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 41 | # 45 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 52 | # 54 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 39 | # 63 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 44 | # 94 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 42 | # 58 |
| Nate Miller Fantasy Six Pack | # 29 | # 54 |
| Brad Camara RotoBaller | # 39 | # 53 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 50 | # 54 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 29 | # 41 |
| Scott Youngson Pitcher List | # 39 | # 56 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 47 | # 49 |
| Scott Bogman FantasyPros | # 45 | # 55 |
| Travis Argo Fantasy Six Pack | # 37 | # 46 |
| Fred Zinkie Yahoo! Sports | # 34 | # 33 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 35 | # 32 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 47 | # 43 |
| Greg Smith Superflex.Guide | # 47 | # 42 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 51 | # 45 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 64 | # 38 |
| Jose Altuve 2B - HOU | Jorge Polanco 2B,SS - MIN | |
| 2021 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 602 | 588 |
| Runs | 117 | 97 |
| Hits | 166 | 157 |
| Singles | 102 | 88 |
| Doubles | 32 | 34 |
| Triples | 1 | 2 |
| Home Runs | 31 | 33 |
| RBI | 83 | 98 |
| Stolen Bases | 5 | 11 |
| Caught Stealing | 3 | 6 |
| Walks | 66 | 45 |
| Strikeouts | 91 | 118 |
| Batting Average | .276 | .267 |
| On Base Pct | .348 | .321 |
| Slugging Pct | .487 | .500 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .835 | .821 |
| Jose Altuve 2B - HOU | Jorge Polanco 2B,SS - MIN | |
| 2022 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 574 | 577 |
| Runs | 102 | 90 |
| Hits | 157 | 157 |
| Singles | 101 | 95 |
| Doubles | 30 | 33 |
| Triples | 2 | 3 |
| Home Runs | 26 | 26 |
| RBI | 76 | 85 |
| Stolen Bases | 7 | 10 |
| Caught Stealing | 3 | 5 |
| Walks | 58 | 47 |
| Strikeouts | 96 | 112 |
| Batting Average | .274 | .272 |
| On Base Pct | .340 | .327 |
| Slugging Pct | .464 | .469 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .805 | .796 |
| Jose Altuve 2B - HOU | Jorge Polanco 2B,SS - MIN | |
| News | ||
| Jose Altuve put together another solid game for the Astros. He finished 3-for-5 with a run and an RBI in the 4-2 win over the Angels Sunday. Kendall Capps Mon, Jul 4th | Jorge Polanco went 2-for-4 with a walk, a two-run home run, and a solo home run in Wednesday’s loss to the White Sox. Jesse Garcia Wed, Jul 6th | |
| Astros 2B Jose Altuve went 1-for-3 with a home run and two walks in a 6-3 loss to the Yankees Sunday. He also stole his fourth and fifth base of the season. Kendall Capps Mon, Jun 27th | Jorge Polanco went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run, two walks, and two runs scored in a win over Chicago Tuesday. Jesse Garcia Wed, Jul 6th | |
| Astros 2B Jose Altuve went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and two walks in Houston's 3-0 win over the Yankees. It was his 14th home run of the season. Kendall Capps Sat, Jun 25th | Jorge Polanco went 1-for-4 with a game tying solo home run in the ninth inning. The Twins would go on to rally past the Orioles with a 4-3 win Saturday. Jesse Garcia Sat, Jul 2nd | |
| Astros 2B Jose Altuve had a solid night Thursday, going 3-for-4 with two doubles and two runs in a 7-6 loss to the Yankees. Kendall Capps Fri, Jun 24th | Jorge Polanco is not in the lineup Thursday against the Guardians. Vince DiSilvio Thu, Jun 30th | |
| Jose Altuve hit his 13th home run of the year Tuesday, helping the Astros to an 8-2 win over the Mets. Kendall Capps Wed, Jun 22nd | Jorge Polanco went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBIs, and a walk in a win over Cleveland Tuesday night. Jesse Garcia Tue, Jun 28th | |
| Notes | ||
| After a forgettable short season in 2020, Altuve tied a career high with 31 home runs last year, scored a career-high 117 runs and had 83 RBI despite hitting in the leadoff spot. The peripherals suggest that Altuve's 2021 HR total was somewhat fluky and park-aided. Altuve used to be good for 30+ stolen bases a season, but he's had 11 SBs in his last two full seasons combined. The days of .300 batting averages may be gone, too. Altuve has been below .300 in each of the last three seasons and has batted .277 over that span. We should at least be able to count on a lot of runs with Altuve batting at the top of a stacked lineup, but the ceiling here isn't what it used to be. Exercise caution as Altuve enters his age-32 season. Pat Fitzmaurice - FantasyPros | Polanco enjoyed the finest season of his career in 2021, batting .269 with 33 HRs, 98 RBI, 97 runs and 11 SBs. He went nuclear after the All-Star break, batting .287 with 21 homers. Could it be that Polanco feels less pressure as a second baseman than as a shortstop, and his hitting has benefitted as a result? Polanco has always been a line drive machine, so even if the power gains don't stick (and there's a good chance they won't), he should still deliver a healthy batting average. Dual 2B-SS eligibility is a plus. Polanco is a worthy investment, but don't pay for a full repeat of the power. Pat Fitzmaurice - FantasyPros | |
