Who Should I Draft?
Yordan Alvarez or Aaron Judge (2023)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Aaron Judge CF,RF,DH - NYY  | Yordan Alvarez LF,DH - HOU  | |
Expert |
96% Recommended by 23 of 24 experts |
4% Recommended by 1 of 24 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 3 | # 8 |
| Best Rank | # 1 | # 2 |
| Worst Rank | # 7 | # 12 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 2 | # 8 |
| Best Rank | # 1 | # 8 |
| Worst Rank | # 5 | # 12 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 5 | # 10 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 2 | # 7 |
| Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros | # 4 | # 8 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 2 | # 8 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 5 | # 8 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 2 | # 10 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 2 | # 7 |
| Christopher Welsh FantasyPros | # 4 | # 12 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 1 | # 8 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 5 | # 8 |
| Keith Lott Fantasy Six Pack | # 1 | # 4 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 1 | # 3 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 4 | # 8 |
| Jacob W. Dunne Triple Play Fantasy | # 2 | # 9 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 4 | # 8 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 1 | # 8 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 5 | # 8 |
| Scott Youngson Pitcher List | # 1 | # 2 |
| Scott Bogman FantasyPros | # 5 | # 12 |
| Jesse Garcia FantasyPros | # 3 | # 8 |
| Travis Argo Fantasy Six Pack | # 7 | # 10 |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 4 | # 11 |
| Blake Meyer Sports Gambling Podcast Network | # 6 | # 10 |
| Pierre Camus Fantasy Endgame | # 7 | # 3 |
| Aaron Judge CF,RF,DH - NYY | Yordan Alvarez LF,DH - HOU | |
| 2022 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 570 | 465 |
| Runs | 133 | 93 |
| Hits | 177 | 141 |
| Singles | 87 | 76 |
| Doubles | 28 | 26 |
| Triples | 0 | 2 |
| Home Runs | 62 | 37 |
| RBI | 131 | 97 |
| Stolen Bases | 16 | 1 |
| Caught Stealing | 3 | 1 |
| Walks | 111 | 78 |
| Strikeouts | 175 | 106 |
| Batting Average | .311 | .303 |
| On Base Pct | .425 | .405 |
| Slugging Pct | .686 | .607 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | 1.111 | 1.011 |
| Aaron Judge CF,RF,DH - NYY | Yordan Alvarez LF,DH - HOU | |
| News | ||
| There are no recent news for these players | ||
| Notes | ||
| A lot of 2023 draft boards will have Aaron Judge at the top of them, and there is no doubt he belongs there after his record-setting 2022. He famously broke the A.L. Home Run record with 62, scoring 133 runs, driving in 131, and stealing 16 bases to boot. His slash line was an other-worldly .311/.425/.686 with an xwOBA of .463 and wRC+ of 207. The reason he may fall out of the 1.1 slot on draft day is simply fantasy managers anticipating the regression that is likely to come. Steamer projections have him at 43/109/104 for the upcoming season, and his ratios should see a small decline as well. Other concerns include the fact that Judge will be 31 years old for the majority of the season and played in a career-high 157 games last year. What is not of concern are the 81 games he gets to play at Yankee Stadium this year and each one after until 2031, thanks to his 9-year, $360 million free-agent contract. Judge is the guy if fantasy managers want to shore up their slugging early. Just beware that his numbers might look much closer to 2021 than 2022. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros | Some players have power, whereas Yordan Alvarez has POWER. The 25-year-old ranks in the 100th percentile in average EV, HardHit%, xwOBA, xBA, xSLG, and Barrel% while coming in the 99th percentile in MaxEV. He has power to all fields, bats in the middle of a World Champion lineup, and will protect your ratios in traditional 5x5 leagues and those with advanced categories. Really, unless you are playing in a stolen base premium league, Alvarez offers little downside heading into 2023. (Those downsides are only injury concerns (he played in 135 games last year), and his outfield eligibility will probably expire after this season.) The four-category stud is worth a first-round pick. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros | |
