Who Should I Draft?
Yordan Alvarez or Tim Anderson (2022)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Yordan Alvarez LF,DH - HOU  | Tim Anderson SS - CWS  | |
Expert |
81% Recommended by 35 of 43 experts |
19% Recommended by 8 of 43 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 16 | # 21 |
| Best Rank | # 9 | # 14 |
| Worst Rank | # 33 | # 36 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 24 | # 37 |
| Best Rank | # 21 | # 25 |
| Worst Rank | # 31 | # 107 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 91 | 99 |
| Home Runs | 36 | 21 |
| RBI | 109 | 69 |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | 18 |
| Batting Average | .282 | .297 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 14 | # 25 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 13 | # 17 |
| Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros | # 18 | # 20 |
| Scott Engel The Game Day | # 17 | # 24 |
| Jody Smith FullTime Fantasy | # 14 | # 23 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 16 | # 28 |
| Greg Smith Superflex.Guide | # 19 | # 25 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 14 | # 17 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 17 | # 19 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 16 | # 18 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 18 | # 20 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 15 | # 22 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 16 | # 19 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 17 | # 18 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 9 | # 14 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 12 | # 21 |
| Christopher Welsh FantasyPros | # 18 | # 36 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 14 | # 22 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 16 | # 21 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 18 | # 20 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 20 | # 21 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 20 | # 24 |
| Bart Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football | # 15 | # 23 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 17 | # 20 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 23 | # 33 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 18 | # 19 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 14 | # 21 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 16 | # 27 |
| Nate Miller Fantasy Six Pack | # 19 | # 24 |
| Brad Camara RotoBaller | # 15 | # 20 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 18 | # 29 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 13 | # 18 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 22 | # 28 |
| Scott Youngson Pitcher List | # 17 | # 23 |
| Travis Argo Fantasy Six Pack | # 15 | # 30 |
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | # 18 | # 17 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 18 | # 17 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 20 | # 18 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 21 | # 19 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 23 | # 17 |
| Scott Bogman FantasyPros | # 25 | # 24 |
| Fred Zinkie Yahoo! Sports | # 29 | # 22 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 33 | # 22 |
| Yordan Alvarez LF,DH - HOU | Tim Anderson SS - CWS | |
| 2021 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 537 | 527 |
| Runs | 92 | 94 |
| Hits | 149 | 163 |
| Singles | 80 | 115 |
| Doubles | 35 | 29 |
| Triples | 1 | 2 |
| Home Runs | 33 | 17 |
| RBI | 104 | 61 |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 18 |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 7 |
| Walks | 50 | 22 |
| Strikeouts | 145 | 119 |
| Batting Average | .278 | .309 |
| On Base Pct | .346 | .338 |
| Slugging Pct | .531 | .469 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .877 | .806 |
| Yordan Alvarez LF,DH - HOU | Tim Anderson SS - CWS | |
| 2022 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 536 | 596 |
| Runs | 91 | 99 |
| Hits | 151 | 177 |
| Singles | 81 | 121 |
| Doubles | 33 | 33 |
| Triples | 2 | 2 |
| Home Runs | 36 | 21 |
| RBI | 109 | 69 |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | 18 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 6 |
| Walks | 60 | 27 |
| Strikeouts | 145 | 134 |
| Batting Average | .282 | .297 |
| On Base Pct | .354 | .328 |
| Slugging Pct | .549 | .462 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .903 | .790 |
| Yordan Alvarez LF,DH - HOU | Tim Anderson SS - CWS | |
| News | ||
| 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 | Tim Anderson batted 3-for-5 with three singles in the win over the New York Yankees. Nate Lowenthal Sat, May 14th | |
| 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 | Tim Anderson batted 3-for-4 for two singles and a double for two RBIs in the win over the Guardians. Nate Lowenthal Tue, May 10th | |
| Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez hit his 8th home run of the season Tuesday, helping Houston to a 4-0 win over Seattle. He finished 1-for-3 with the solo home run, a walk and a second run scored. Kendall Capps Wed, May 4th | Tim Anderson's one game suspension for his actions during a game between the White Sox and Guardians on April 20th has been rescinded upon appeal. Kendall Capps Tue, May 10th | |
| Houston slugger Yordan Alvarez hit his seventh home run of the season in a 3-0 win Monday. He took Mariners starter Marco Gonzales deep for a solo home run, finishing 1-for-3 with a walk. Kendall Capps Tue, May 3rd | Tim Anderson batted 1-for-5 with an RBI double, a walk, and a strikeout in the extra innings loss to Cleveland. Nate Lowenthal Tue, May 10th | |
| Yordan Alvarez went 1 for 4 with an RBI in a 3-2 Astros win against Texas on Thursday. Luke Monaldo Fri, Apr 29th | Tim Anderson went 3-for-5 with three singles in the win over the Boston Red Sox. Nate Lowenthal Sat, May 7th | |
| Notes | ||
| 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 | Anderson could fall out of bed and go 2-for-5. His batting averages the last three seasons: .335, .322, .309. At this point, we have to conclude that his consistently high BABIPs aren't fluky. Anderson isn't a truly elite base stealer, but he swiped 18 bags in 123 games last season and could conceivably steal 25-30 bases in a good year. Anderson has consistently been in the 17-20 home run range, so while he won't provide a lot of help in the power department, he won't hurt you either. In a loaded White Sox lineup, Anderson has a chance to score 100 runs if he can stay healthy. Anderson's ADP suggests he might slip into the fourth round of your draft. Pounce on him if he does. Pat Fitzmaurice - FantasyPros | |
