Who Should I Draft?
Yordan Alvarez or Xander Bogaerts (2020)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Xander Bogaerts SS - BOS  | Yordan Alvarez LF,DH - HOU  | |
Expert |
63% Recommended by 27 of 43 experts |
37% Recommended by 16 of 43 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 20 | # 22 |
| Best Rank | # 15 | # 17 |
| Worst Rank | # 50 | # 39 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 32 | # 38 |
| Best Rank | # 28 | # 33 |
| Worst Rank | # 35 | # 51 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 86 | 79 |
| Home Runs | 24 | 34 |
| RBI | 90 | 95 |
| Stolen Bases | 6 | 3 |
| Batting Average | .294 | .284 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 24 | # 26 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 19 | # 33 |
| Alan Harrison The Fantasy Fix | # 23 | # 27 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 21 | # 28 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 20 | # 21 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 19 | # 28 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 20 | # 23 |
| Chris Meaney The Athletic | # 23 | # 26 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 19 | # 24 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 22 | # 24 |
| Andrea LaMont Lenny Melnick Fantasy Sports | # 18 | # 24 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 25 | # 29 |
| Mark Ross Athlon Sports | # 20 | # 39 |
| Matt Brandon Matt Brandon | # 19 | # 21 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 21 | # 28 |
| Bill Dubiel RotoBaller | # 24 | # 33 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 19 | # 22 |
| Jason Johnson Understanding Fantasy Baseball | # 20 | # 28 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 25 | # 30 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 21 | # 32 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 27 | # 30 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 22 | # 29 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 21 | # 39 |
| George Kurtz FantasyData | # 16 | # 23 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 21 | # 25 |
| Chris Mitchell FantasyData | # 19 | # 23 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 15 | # 24 |
| Bobby Sylvester FantasyPros | # 22 | # 17 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 27 | # 17 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 24 | # 17 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 21 | # 18 |
| Tyler Thompson Fantasy Six Pack | # 22 | # 19 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 20 | # 19 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 22 | # 19 |
| Staff Rankings FullTime Fantasy | # 50 | # 20 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 23 | # 22 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 23 | # 22 |
| Tim Young Brewer Rat | # 27 | # 22 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 31 | # 23 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 28 | # 24 |
| Sean Zerillo The Action Network | # 27 | # 25 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 28 | # 26 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 34 | # 30 |
| Xander Bogaerts SS - BOS | Yordan Alvarez LF,DH - HOU | |
| 2019 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 614 | 313 |
| Runs | 110 | 58 |
| Hits | 191 | 98 |
| Singles | 106 | 45 |
| Doubles | 52 | 26 |
| Triples | 0 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 33 | 27 |
| RBI | 117 | 78 |
| Stolen Bases | 4 | 0 |
| Caught Stealing | 2 | 0 |
| Walks | 76 | 52 |
| Strikeouts | 122 | 94 |
| Batting Average | .311 | .313 |
| On Base Pct | .385 | .412 |
| Slugging Pct | .557 | .655 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .942 | 1.067 |
| Xander Bogaerts SS - BOS | Yordan Alvarez LF,DH - HOU | |
| 2020 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 524 | 461 |
| Runs | 86 | 79 |
| Hits | 154 | 131 |
| Singles | 89 | 66 |
| Doubles | 37 | 28 |
| Triples | 2 | 1 |
| Home Runs | 24 | 34 |
| RBI | 90 | 95 |
| Stolen Bases | 6 | 3 |
| Caught Stealing | 2 | 1 |
| Walks | 59 | 64 |
| Strikeouts | 105 | 133 |
| Batting Average | .294 | .284 |
| On Base Pct | .365 | .372 |
| Slugging Pct | .506 | .564 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .871 | .936 |
| Xander Bogaerts SS - BOS | Yordan Alvarez LF,DH - HOU | |
| News | ||
| Xander Bogaerts went 1-for-1 with a run scored and a walk in his Grapefruit League game against the Rays on Wednesday. John Aubin Thu, Mar 12th | The Astros are planning to have Yordan Alvarez play the field more often in 2020. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Sat, Mar 21st | |
| Xander Bogaerts (ankle) will start at shortstop and bat third Thursday in the Red Sox's Grapefruit League game against the Astros, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports. John Aubin Thu, Mar 5th | Astros manager Dusty Baker says Yordan Alvarez (knee) will not play on Wednesday as previously scheduled. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Tue, Mar 10th | |
| Xander Bogaerts (ankle) will make his spring debut Wednesday, Julian McWilliams of The Boston Globe reports. John Aubin Wed, Mar 4th | Astros manager Dusty Baker says Yordan Alvarez (knee) could return to Grapefruit League action on Wednesday. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Mon, Mar 9th | |
| Manager Ron Roenicke said Sunday that Xander Bogaerts (ankle) is "still a ways away" from playing in games, Alex Speier of The Boston Globe reports. John Aubin Sun, Mar 1st | Astros manager Dusty Baker says Yordan Alvarez (knee) is improving. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Fri, Mar 6th | |
| Xander Bogaerts is dealing with a sore ankle and will take it easy for the next few days. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Sun, Feb 16th | Yordan Alvarez (knee) will be shutdown for a few days from baseball drills to rest his knees, per Astros Manager Dusty Baker. Brad Camara Wed, Mar 4th | |
| Notes | ||
| Bogaerts had an outstanding 2019 season, obliterating his career-high in home runs and RBI and getting his batting average back over .300. But the thing is, his underlying metrics don't look all that different from his solid but unspectacular 2018 season. His strikeout rate, hard hit percentage, average exit velocity, and launch angle all remained nearly identical, while his steals (only four) continued to trend down to a now useless level from a fantasy perspective. Bogaerts is still a fine option but at a strong position and now batting in a weaker lineup, be careful not to waste too high a pick on him. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | It was just an 87 game sample size but in that time, Yordan was clearly one of the top five hitters in baseball. He won't steal any bags, but 50 homers, 140 RBIs and a .320 batting average is within the realm of realistic possibilities. He comes with some risk, however, since we haven't seen it for an extended time. Bobby Sylvester - FantasyPros | |
| It may be difficult to believe but Bogaerts outperformed even Francisco Lindor, Trea Turner and Gleyber Torres last year thanks to 110+ runs and 100+ RBIs to go with a .311 BA and 33 homers. His ceiling may not be as high as the others, but he is excellent in every non-steals category. Bobby Sylvester - FantasyPros | Yordan is getting the sophomore discount, meaning you don't have to pay up to get top five player potential. If all goes well, Alvarez will be a monster in all areas except SBs. Perfect third round pick if looking for upside and power. Hits the ball ridiculously hard. Michael Petropoulos - BRoto Fantasy | |
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