Who Should I Draft?
Yordan Alvarez or Ozzie Albies (2023)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Yordan Alvarez LF,DH - HOU  | Ozzie Albies 2B - ATL  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 52 of 52 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 52 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 11 | # 33 |
| Best Rank | # 2 | # 21 |
| Worst Rank | # 27 | # 65 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 12 | # 43 |
| Best Rank | # 8 | # 40 |
| Worst Rank | # 13 | # 55 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 94 | 79 |
| Home Runs | 35 | 21 |
| RBI | 104 | 77 |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 15 |
| Batting Average | .296 | .262 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 9 | # 23 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 11 | # 31 |
| Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros | # 10 | # 29 |
| Jody Smith FullTime Fantasy | # 16 | # 48 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 13 | # 47 |
| Greg Smith Superflex.Guide | # 17 | # 28 |
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | # 9 | # 44 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 10 | # 31 |
| Jeff Zimmerman FanGraphs | # 10 | # 37 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 8 | # 26 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 15 | # 30 |
| Luke Gloeckner Mr. Cheatsheet | # 10 | # 31 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 9 | # 33 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 10 | # 30 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 10 | # 33 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 12 | # 32 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 7 | # 22 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 2 | # 38 |
| Paul Sporer FanGraphs | # 12 | # 36 |
| Christopher Welsh FantasyPros | # 10 | # 29 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 13 | # 39 |
| Justin Mason FanGraphs | # 27 | # 34 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 12 | # 33 |
| Pierre Camus Fantasy Endgame | # 8 | # 29 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 7 | # 21 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 7 | # 35 |
| Brandon 'B_Don' Myers Razzball | # 10 | # 24 |
| Matthew Williams The Athletic | # 10 | # 33 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 11 | # 33 |
| Keith Lott Fantasy Six Pack | # 11 | # 41 |
| Bart Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football | # 8 | # 32 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 15 | # 39 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 12 | # 36 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 11 | # 33 |
| Jacob W. Dunne Triple Play Fantasy | # 9 | # 28 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 10 | # 30 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 9 | # 36 |
| Brad Camara RotoBaller | # 10 | # 33 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 8 | # 25 |
| Scott Youngson Pitcher List | # 4 | # 65 |
| Ethan Biddle FantasyPros | # 6 | # 34 |
| Scott Bogman FantasyPros | # 12 | # 35 |
| Jason Kamlowsky FantasyPros | # 3 | # 30 |
| Jesse Garcia FantasyPros | # 8 | # 32 |
| Travis Argo Fantasy Six Pack | # 9 | # 30 |
| Fred Zinkie Yahoo! Sports | # 16 | # 33 |
| Julian Tarevski FantasyPros | # 5 | # 34 |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 10 | # 27 |
| Taylor Tarter Fastball Fantasy Baseball | # 11 | # 35 |
| Blake Meyer Sports Gambling Podcast Network | # 10 | # 42 |
| Tristan Davis SEMO Fantasy Sports Podcast | # 18 | # 25 |
| Joe Orrico SportsEthos | # 12 | # 33 |
| Yordan Alvarez LF,DH - HOU | Ozzie Albies 2B - ATL | |
| 2022 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 470 | 247 |
| Runs | 95 | 36 |
| Hits | 144 | 61 |
| Singles | 76 | 37 |
| Doubles | 29 | 16 |
| Triples | 2 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 37 | 8 |
| RBI | 97 | 35 |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 3 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 5 |
| Walks | 78 | 16 |
| Strikeouts | 106 | 47 |
| Batting Average | .306 | .247 |
| On Base Pct | .406 | .294 |
| Slugging Pct | .613 | .409 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | 1.019 | .703 |
| Yordan Alvarez LF,DH - HOU | Ozzie Albies 2B - ATL | |
| 2023 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 508 | 528 |
| Runs | 94 | 79 |
| Hits | 150 | 139 |
| Singles | 83 | 82 |
| Doubles | 31 | 32 |
| Triples | 2 | 4 |
| Home Runs | 35 | 21 |
| RBI | 104 | 77 |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 15 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 5 |
| Walks | 71 | 37 |
| Strikeouts | 123 | 105 |
| Batting Average | .296 | .262 |
| On Base Pct | .382 | .310 |
| Slugging Pct | .567 | .452 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .949 | .763 |
| Yordan Alvarez LF,DH - HOU | Ozzie Albies 2B - ATL | |
| News | ||
| Yordan Alvarez (hand) is set to make his Grapefruit League debut Thursday. Vince DiSilvio Wed, Mar 22nd | Ozzie Albies will start at second base Saturday, his first in-game action in the field this spring. Jesse Garcia Sat, Mar 4th | |
| Yordan Alvarez (hand) has begun to take swings in the batting cage. Vince DiSilvio Fri, Mar 10th | Ozzie Albies underwent shoulder surgery over the offseason. He described it as a "clean up". Vince DiSilvio Fri, Feb 24th | |
| Houston Astros general manager Dana Brown said Yordan Alvarez "should definitely be back for Opening Day". Brenton Kemp Wed, Mar 8th | Ozzie Albies (finger) has not had any restrictions during the offseason. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Sat, Jan 21st | |
| Houston Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez could possibly take swings next weekend as he deals with a hand injury. Brenton Kemp Sun, Mar 5th | ||
| Yordan Alvarez (hand) is still not swinging a bat. Vince DiSilvio Sun, Feb 26th | ||
| Notes | ||
| 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 | Ozzie Albies played in only 64 games in 2022, losing time to a broken foot and then a broken pinkie finger. There is nothing to garner from his numbers due to the small sample size, though his injuries should be behind him heading into Spring Training. If we look at his three-year trends from the last three full seasons he played, the 25-year-old projects to be in the 20/15 range for HR and SB. His true asset, though, is his ability to score runs in a potent lineup. He will probably strike out more than we'd like and not take enough walks, but if the speed and power come back to near normal, he's one of the top second basemen on the board in a very shallow position pool. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros | |
