Who Should I Draft?
Rafael Devers or Pete Alonso (2023)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Rafael Devers 3B - BOS  | Pete Alonso 1B,DH - NYM  | |
Expert |
57% Recommended by 28 of 49 experts |
43% Recommended by 21 of 49 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 17 | # 18 |
| Best Rank | # 4 | # 12 |
| Worst Rank | # 28 | # 55 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 23 | # 19 |
| Best Rank | # 17 | # 15 |
| Worst Rank | # 24 | # 20 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 93 | 88 |
| Home Runs | 31 | 37 |
| RBI | 97 | 110 |
| Stolen Bases | 4 | 4 |
| Batting Average | .286 | .265 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros | # 18 | # 23 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 16 | # 17 |
| Greg Smith Superflex.Guide | # 13 | # 19 |
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | # 17 | # 20 |
| Jeff Zimmerman FanGraphs | # 16 | # 17 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 4 | # 55 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 16 | # 19 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 17 | # 20 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 15 | # 18 |
| Christopher Welsh FantasyPros | # 17 | # 20 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 17 | # 18 |
| Matthew Williams The Athletic | # 16 | # 18 |
| Bart Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football | # 14 | # 17 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 15 | # 25 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 19 | # 20 |
| Jacob W. Dunne Triple Play Fantasy | # 16 | # 18 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 16 | # 17 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 17 | # 22 |
| Brad Camara RotoBaller | # 17 | # 20 |
| Ethan Biddle FantasyPros | # 15 | # 20 |
| Scott Bogman FantasyPros | # 17 | # 18 |
| Jesse Garcia FantasyPros | # 17 | # 18 |
| Travis Argo Fantasy Six Pack | # 15 | # 21 |
| Julian Tarevski FantasyPros | # 12 | # 18 |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 17 | # 18 |
| Taylor Tarter Fastball Fantasy Baseball | # 17 | # 18 |
| Blake Meyer Sports Gambling Podcast Network | # 18 | # 21 |
| Joe Orrico SportsEthos | # 17 | # 18 |
| Pierre Camus Fantasy Endgame | # 15 | # 14 |
| Scott Youngson Pitcher List | # 16 | # 13 |
| Brandon 'B_Don' Myers Razzball | # 16 | # 12 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 17 | # 15 |
| Fred Zinkie Yahoo! Sports | # 17 | # 12 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 17 | # 14 |
| Keith Lott Fantasy Six Pack | # 18 | # 15 |
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 18 | # 15 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 19 | # 17 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 19 | # 16 |
| Jason Kamlowsky FantasyPros | # 20 | # 15 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 20 | # 14 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 20 | # 18 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 20 | # 15 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 21 | # 16 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 21 | # 18 |
| Jody Smith FullTime Fantasy | # 24 | # 19 |
| Justin Mason FanGraphs | # 26 | # 16 |
| Paul Sporer FanGraphs | # 28 | # 15 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | ‐ | # 12 |
| Tristan Davis SEMO Fantasy Sports Podcast | ‐ | # 26 |
| Rafael Devers 3B - BOS | Pete Alonso 1B,DH - NYM | |
| 2022 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 555 | 597 |
| Runs | 84 | 95 |
| Hits | 164 | 162 |
| Singles | 94 | 95 |
| Doubles | 42 | 27 |
| Triples | 1 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 27 | 40 |
| RBI | 88 | 131 |
| Stolen Bases | 3 | 5 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 1 |
| Walks | 50 | 67 |
| Strikeouts | 114 | 128 |
| Batting Average | .296 | .271 |
| On Base Pct | .358 | .352 |
| Slugging Pct | .521 | .518 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .879 | .869 |
| Rafael Devers 3B - BOS | Pete Alonso 1B,DH - NYM | |
| 2023 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 576 | 561 |
| Runs | 93 | 88 |
| Hits | 165 | 149 |
| Singles | 94 | 84 |
| Doubles | 38 | 26 |
| Triples | 2 | 1 |
| Home Runs | 31 | 37 |
| RBI | 97 | 110 |
| Stolen Bases | 4 | 4 |
| Caught Stealing | 2 | 1 |
| Walks | 54 | 64 |
| Strikeouts | 126 | 128 |
| Batting Average | .286 | .265 |
| On Base Pct | .347 | .340 |
| Slugging Pct | .518 | .510 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .865 | .850 |
| Rafael Devers 3B - BOS | Pete Alonso 1B,DH - NYM | |
| News | ||
| Rafael Devers and the Boston Red Sox are finalizing an 11-year, $331 million contract extension. The deal is still pending a physical. Vince DiSilvio Wed, Jan 4th | Pete Alonso went two-for-three with a home run and three RBI in the Mets' 11-2 Spring Training rout of the Rays on Friday. Scott Youngson Fri, Mar 24th | |
| Rafael Devers and the Boston Red Sox are in agreement on a one-year, $17.5 million deal to avoid arbitration. Ari Koslow Tue, Jan 3rd | ||
| Notes | ||
| Rafael Devers is one of the best players in baseball who seems consistently overlooked in fantasy circles. Perhaps that will change in 2023, though he will be playing in one of the least fearsome Boston lineups of his career. Gone are Xander Bogaerts and J.D. Martinez, so Devers will rely on Trevor Story, international signing Masataka Yoshida, Kike Hernandez, and others to boost his runs and RBI, which fell below 100 for the first time in 2022. As a fantasy player, Devers has all of the skills managers would ask for in a third baseman. He mashes the ball, gets on base, and is a four-category player in a friendly ballpark. He also now has the security of an 11-year, $331 million contract to stay with the only team he's been on, though whether or not that impacts his performance remains to be seen. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros | The Polar Bear was dethroned at the 2022 HR Derby but otherwise had a phenomenal campaign, hitting 40 HR with 131 RBI, 95 runs, and lowering his K% to a career-low 18.7. He had an impressive xwOBA of .354, an ISO of .246, and WRC+ of 143 while batting cleanup in New York. Projections for the 28-year-old look similar to this stat line, though he will have a boosted lineup ahead of him to knock in with the re-signing of Brandon Nimmo, return of Francisco Lindor, and anyone else Steve Cohen decides to add to his luxury tax mountain. The beauty of Alonso is that he has all of the power without cratering your batting average (.271 last season). He remains worthy of a second-round pick in 2023. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros | |
