Who Should I Draft?
Yordan Alvarez or Manny Machado (2022)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Manny Machado 3B - SD  | Yordan Alvarez LF,DH - HOU  | |
Expert |
51% Recommended by 22 of 43 experts |
49% Recommended by 21 of 43 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 15 | # 16 |
| Best Rank | # 11 | # 9 |
| Worst Rank | # 38 | # 33 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 21 | # 24 |
| Best Rank | # 16 | # 21 |
| Worst Rank | # 23 | # 31 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 93 | 91 |
| Home Runs | 32 | 36 |
| RBI | 104 | 109 |
| Stolen Bases | 11 | 2 |
| Batting Average | .279 | .282 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros | # 17 | # 18 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 19 | # 20 |
| Greg Smith Superflex.Guide | # 16 | # 19 |
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | # 12 | # 18 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 15 | # 17 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 15 | # 16 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 16 | # 17 |
| Christopher Welsh FantasyPros | # 17 | # 18 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 15 | # 16 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 17 | # 18 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 19 | # 20 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 15 | # 23 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 15 | # 20 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 16 | # 17 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 16 | # 21 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 11 | # 23 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 15 | # 16 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 13 | # 18 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 18 | # 22 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 15 | # 33 |
| Scott Bogman FantasyPros | # 17 | # 25 |
| Fred Zinkie Yahoo! Sports | # 15 | # 29 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 16 | # 9 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 16 | # 12 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 15 | # 13 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 14 | # 13 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 16 | # 14 |
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 16 | # 14 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 15 | # 14 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 38 | # 14 |
| Jody Smith FullTime Fantasy | # 16 | # 14 |
| Brad Camara RotoBaller | # 17 | # 15 |
| Travis Argo Fantasy Six Pack | # 17 | # 15 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 18 | # 15 |
| Bart Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football | # 17 | # 15 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 17 | # 16 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 19 | # 16 |
| Scott Engel The Game Day | # 18 | # 17 |
| Scott Youngson Pitcher List | # 19 | # 17 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 23 | # 18 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 23 | # 18 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 19 | # 18 |
| Nate Miller Fantasy Six Pack | # 25 | # 19 |
| Manny Machado 3B - SD | Yordan Alvarez LF,DH - HOU | |
| 2021 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 564 | 537 |
| Runs | 92 | 92 |
| Hits | 156 | 149 |
| Singles | 95 | 80 |
| Doubles | 31 | 35 |
| Triples | 2 | 1 |
| Home Runs | 28 | 33 |
| RBI | 106 | 104 |
| Stolen Bases | 12 | 1 |
| Caught Stealing | 3 | 0 |
| Walks | 63 | 50 |
| Strikeouts | 102 | 145 |
| Batting Average | .277 | .278 |
| On Base Pct | .345 | .346 |
| Slugging Pct | .488 | .531 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .833 | .877 |
| Manny Machado 3B - SD | Yordan Alvarez LF,DH - HOU | |
| 2022 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 576 | 536 |
| Runs | 93 | 91 |
| Hits | 161 | 151 |
| Singles | 97 | 81 |
| Doubles | 30 | 33 |
| Triples | 2 | 2 |
| Home Runs | 32 | 36 |
| RBI | 104 | 109 |
| Stolen Bases | 11 | 2 |
| Caught Stealing | 4 | 1 |
| Walks | 64 | 60 |
| Strikeouts | 108 | 145 |
| Batting Average | .279 | .282 |
| On Base Pct | .352 | .354 |
| Slugging Pct | .505 | .549 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .857 | .903 |
| Manny Machado 3B - SD | Yordan Alvarez LF,DH - HOU | |
| News | ||
| NL MVP candidate Manny Machado was caught stealing a base for the first time this season in a 4-1 loss to Milwaukee. Kendall Capps Wed, May 25th | Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez hit his fourth double of the year Sunday, finishing 1-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored. Kendall Capps Mon, May 23rd | |
| Padres third baseman Manny Machado picked up four more hits in San Diego's 10-1 over the Giants. Kendall Capps Mon, May 23rd | Yordan Alvarez went 2-for-4 with a triple and an RBI in Houston's 2-1 win against Texas. Luke Monaldo Sat, May 21st | |
| Manny Machado went 4-for-4 with three doubles, one triple, two RBIs, and three runs in San Diego's 10-1 win over San Francisco on Sunday. Dominic Hoscher Sun, May 22nd | Astros left fielder Yordan Alvarez went 2-for-4 with three runs and an RBI in the 13-4 win over the Red Sox. Kendall Capps Wed, May 18th | |
| San Diego Padres 3B Manny Machado went 1-for-5 at the plate on Saturday, hitting a solo homer in the Padres' 2-1 win over the Giants. Josh Thiessen Sat, May 21st | Yordan Alvarez took Jon Gray out for his 11th home run this season in the third inning of Houston's 11th win in a row. He finished 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBI's. Kendall Capps Sat, May 14th | |
| Manny Machado just continues to roll. He finished 3-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored. He also stole his seventh base in the 8-7 win. Kendall Capps Sat, May 21st | Yordan Alvarez was 2-for-5 with a run in the suspended game from Wednesday. In the regularly scheduled night game, Alvarez went deep twice, helping Houston sweep the double dip. Kendall Capps Fri, May 13th | |
| Notes | ||
| It's a shame you don't get points for defense in fantasy baseball, as that would bolster Machado's falling stock. The former perennial top-10 selection is now going in the late second or early third round. Machado will turn 30 this year, and some positive regression seems to be in order. He's still a five-category contributor, and in a loaded Padres lineup, 80/25/80 with 10 SBs should be on the table. But expecting Machado to return to the 35 HR level would be downright delusional. Pat Fitzmaurice - FantasyPros | Power is his calling card, and Alvarez didn't disappoint in that department last year, mashing 33 HRs with 104 RBI. He had a healthy .277 batting average in 2021 and has a career mark of .290, so the power doesn't come at the expense of BA. The power peripherals are outstanding - he's in the 97th percentile in average exit velocity, maximum exit velocity and hard hit percentage. There could be a 50 HR season lurking here. Alvarez has just one SB in 233 career games, and he's had surgery on both knees. But if those granddad knees hold up, you're likely to be please with your return on investment. Pat Fitzmaurice - FantasyPros | |
