Who Should I Draft?
Yordan Alvarez or J.D. Martinez (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Yordan Alvarez LF,DH - HOU  | J.D. Martinez LF,RF,DH - BOS  | |
Expert |
64% Recommended by 32 of 50 experts |
36% Recommended by 18 of 50 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 39 | # 45 |
| Best Rank | # 23 | # 27 |
| Worst Rank | # 64 | # 86 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 77 | # 91 |
| Best Rank | # 57 | # 76 |
| Worst Rank | # 91 | # 101 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 77 | 84 |
| Home Runs | 32 | 31 |
| RBI | 94 | 96 |
| Stolen Bases | 3 | 3 |
| Batting Average | .284 | .274 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 38 | # 46 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 34 | # 44 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 44 | # 55 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 31 | # 37 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 28 | # 52 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 28 | # 44 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 40 | # 43 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 39 | # 61 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 42 | # 47 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 43 | # 47 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 34 | # 42 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 41 | # 44 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 42 | # 56 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 36 | # 43 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 37 | # 52 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 23 | # 72 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 27 | # 45 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 36 | # 39 |
| Michael Waterloo FantasyPros | # 33 | # 49 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 27 | # 52 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 41 | # 51 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 30 | # 31 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 35 | # 50 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 38 | # 86 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 48 | # 51 |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 40 | # 46 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 35 | # 48 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 38 | # 67 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 38 | # 55 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 39 | # 44 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 37 | # 44 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 35 | # 66 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 28 | # 27 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 34 | # 33 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 39 | # 38 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 41 | # 31 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 44 | # 43 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 45 | # 40 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 46 | # 42 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 46 | # 31 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 47 | # 36 |
| Tim McCullough Baseball Prospectus | # 47 | # 41 |
| Luke Gloeckner Mr. Cheatsheet | # 47 | # 37 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 48 | # 40 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 48 | # 44 |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 52 | # 49 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 52 | # 47 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 57 | # 56 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 59 | # 33 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 64 | # 42 |
| Yordan Alvarez LF,DH - HOU | J.D. Martinez LF,RF,DH - BOS | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 8 | 211 |
| Runs | 2 | 22 |
| Hits | 2 | 45 |
| Singles | 1 | 22 |
| Doubles | 0 | 16 |
| Triples | 0 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 1 | 7 |
| RBI | 4 | 27 |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 1 |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 0 |
| Walks | 0 | 22 |
| Strikeouts | 1 | 59 |
| Batting Average | .250 | .213 |
| On Base Pct | .333 | .291 |
| Slugging Pct | .625 | .389 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .958 | .680 |
| Yordan Alvarez LF,DH - HOU | J.D. Martinez LF,RF,DH - BOS | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 457 | 550 |
| Runs | 77 | 84 |
| Hits | 129 | 149 |
| Singles | 68 | 84 |
| Doubles | 28 | 32 |
| Triples | 1 | 2 |
| Home Runs | 32 | 31 |
| RBI | 94 | 96 |
| Stolen Bases | 3 | 3 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 1 |
| Walks | 62 | 64 |
| Strikeouts | 130 | 147 |
| Batting Average | .284 | .274 |
| On Base Pct | .370 | .350 |
| Slugging Pct | .562 | .505 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .933 | .855 |
| Yordan Alvarez LF,DH - HOU | J.D. Martinez LF,RF,DH - BOS | |
| News | ||
| The Astros activated DH Yordan Alvarez from the COVID-19 injured list. Brad Camara Tue, Apr 20th | J.D. Martinez hit his sixth homer of the year as the Red Sox beat the White Sox 11-4 on Patriots Day. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Tue, Apr 20th | |
| Houston Astros DH Yordan Alvarez will be activated from the injured list for Tuesday's game vs. the Colorado Rockies, per manager Dusty Baker. Jon Mathisen Tue, Apr 20th | J.D. Martinez is absent from Boston's lineup on Thursday afternoon in Minnesota. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Thu, Apr 15th | |
| Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports Yordan Alvarez and Alex Bregman, among others, are tentatively expected to rejoin the Astros on Tuesday in Colorado. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Mon, Apr 19th | J.D. Martinez hit three homers as the Red Sox beat the Orioles on Sunday for their sixth straight victory. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Sun, Apr 11th | |
| The Astros placed Yordan Alvarez on the injured list for unknown reasons. Corbin Young Wed, Apr 14th | The Red Sox activated OF J.D. Martinez from the COVID-19 related injured list. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Sun, Apr 11th | |
| Friday was not a good day for Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez. The 23-year-old went hitless through four at-bats, striking out every time. Andersen Pickard Sat, Apr 10th | J.D. Martinez was placed on the COVID-19 injured list Saturday. Ari Koslow Sat, Apr 10th | |
| Notes | ||
| Alvarez missed almost all of last season and had surgery on both of his knees, which is obviously worrisome for his 2021 outlook. His 2019 performance was incredibly impressive on every level (50 homers, 149 RBI in 143 games between the majors and minors), and he offers a high batting average floor to boot. It's all about health with Alvarez, so monitor his performance this spring. If he shows he's remotely healthy, his ADP is going to skyrocket. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | Martinez had a disastrous 2020 season, during which he slashed just .213/.291/.389 and hit seven home runs. Martinez simply didn't hit the ball nearly as hard as he used to, and hit a ton of fly balls, the combination of which helped to drain his batting average significantly. There's a ton to dislike about last year, but given that Martinez has talked about how much he relies on watching video in-game, and his inability to do so last year because of COVID-19 protocols, it seems likely that you can write off last year to a slump that didn't have time to end. He'll be eligible at utility only, but there's a massive opportunity for profit if you are willing to largely look past 2020. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
| 2020 was a disaster for JDM. A cerebral hitter who relies heavily on in-game video analysis, Martinez admitted that it was tough to stay engaged last season. Aside from getting in-game video back, reasons for optimism include a barrel-rate that was similar to his 2019 mark as well as some solid plate discipline numbers. It would be more concerning if Martinez's discipline fell off as much as his batted-ball stats did. If you chalk it all up to "2020" then you can get JD at a big-time value this year. Brendan Tuma - FantasyPros | ||
