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Ronny Simon for Yordan Alvarez (2026)
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Experts' Pick | ||
| Yordan Alvarez LF,DH - HOU  | Ronny Simon 2B,LF,RF,DH - PIT  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 3 | ‐ |
| VBR | # 6 | # 787 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 2 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 1 | 0 |
| RBI | 2 | 0 |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 0 |
| Batting Average | .345 | .190 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 2 | ‐ |
| Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot | # 7 | ‐ |
| Chris Welsh FantasyPros | # 2 | ‐ |
| Mike Maher BettingPros | # 4 | ‐ |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 3 | ‐ |
| Kevin Spinelli KevScores | # 2 | ‐ |
| Yordan Alvarez LF,DH - HOU | Ronny Simon 2B,LF,RF,DH - PIT | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 567 | 63 |
| Runs | 105 | 11 |
| Hits | 179 | 16 |
| Singles | 102 | 12 |
| Doubles | 34 | 3 |
| Triples | 1 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 42 | 1 |
| RBI | 106 | 4 |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 4 |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 0 |
| Walks | 109 | 4 |
| Strikeouts | 120 | 11 |
| Batting Average | .316 | .254 |
| On Base Pct | .432 | .299 |
| Slugging Pct | .601 | .349 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | 1.034 | .648 |
| Yordan Alvarez LF,DH - HOU | Ronny Simon 2B,LF,RF,DH - PIT | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 10 | 3 |
| Runs | 2 | 0 |
| Hits | 3 | 1 |
| Singles | 2 | 0 |
| Doubles | 1 | 0 |
| Triples | 0 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 1 | 0 |
| RBI | 2 | 0 |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 0 |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 0 |
| Walks | 2 | 0 |
| Strikeouts | 2 | 1 |
| Batting Average | .345 | .190 |
| On Base Pct | .463 | .223 |
| Slugging Pct | .673 | .237 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | 1.136 | .459 |
| Yordan Alvarez LF,DH - HOU | Ronny Simon 2B,LF,RF,DH - PIT | |
| News | ||
| Yordan Alvarez went 2-for-5 in a win over the Athletics with a home run, one double, two runs scored, and three RBI. Chris Schommer Sun, Sep 27th | Ronny Simon was optioned back to the minors ahead of Friday's game against the Cubs. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Fri, Sep 11th | |
| Yordan Alvarez went 2-for-4 in a win over the Mariners with a home run, one run scored, and three RBI. Chris Schommer Wed, Sep 23rd | Ronny Simon was recalled from Triple-A ahead of Sunday's game. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Sun, Sep 6th | |
| Yordan Alvarez went 2-for-4 in a win over the Royals with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Fri, Sep 18th | The Pirates optioned INF/OF Ronny Simon to Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th | |
| Yordan Alvarez went 1-for-2 in Tuesday's 4-2 win over the Royals with a home run, two walks, one run scored and two RBI. Chris Schommer Wed, Sep 16th | The Pirates recalled INF/OF Ronny Simon from Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 5th | |
| Yordan Alvarez is back in the Astros’ starting lineup for Sunday’s series finale against the Rays. Ari Koslow Sun, Sep 13th | Ronny Simon has been reassigned to minor league camp by the Pittsburgh Pirates. David Leisering Thu, Mar 12th | |
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| Yordan Alvarez LF,DH - HOU | Ronny Simon 2B,LF,RF,DH - PIT | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | vs LAA | Jose Soriano | #23 | @ NYM | Freddy Peralta | #51 |
| Sat, Mar 28th | vs LAA | Reid Detmers | #16 | @ NYM | David Peterson | #61 |
| Sun, Mar 29th | vs LAA | Jack Kochanowicz | @ NYM | Nolan McLean | #28 | |
| Mon, Mar 30th | vs BOS | Ranger Suarez | #70 | @ CIN | Chase Burns | |
| Tue, Mar 31st | vs BOS | Brayan Bello | #111 | @ CIN | Brandon Williamson | #241 |
| Wed, Apr 1st | vs BOS | Garrett Crochet | @ CIN | Andrew Abbott | #149 | |
| Fri, Apr 3rd | @ ATH | Jeffrey Springs | #267 | vs BAL | Kyle Bradish | |
| Sat, Apr 4th | @ ATH | Luis Morales | vs BAL | Shane Baz | #85 | |
| Sun, Apr 5th | @ ATH | Jacob Lopez | #251 | vs BAL | Chris Bassitt | #175 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | @ COL | Ryan Feltner | #230 | vs SD | German Marquez | |
| Tue, Apr 7th | @ COL | Kyle Freeland | #187 | vs SD | Nick Pivetta | #17 |
| Wed, Apr 8th | @ COL | Michael Lorenzen | vs SD | Michael King | #55 | |
| Fri, Apr 10th | @ SEA | Emerson Hancock | #135 | @ CHC | Shota Imanaga | #49 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | @ SEA | Luis Castillo | #97 | @ CHC | Edward Cabrera | #126 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | @ SEA | Logan Gilbert | #8 | @ CHC | Jameson Taillon | |
| Mon, Apr 13th | @ SEA | George Kirby | #33 | vs WSH | Cade Cavalli | #34 |
| Tue, Apr 14th | vs COL | Michael Lorenzen | vs WSH | PJ Poulin | ||
| Wed, Apr 15th | vs COL | Jose Quintana | #281 | vs WSH | Jake Irvin | #213 |
| Thu, Apr 16th | vs COL | Juan Mejia | vs WSH | Foster Griffin | #54 | |
| Fri, Apr 17th | vs STL | Kyle Leahy | #79 | vs TB | Nick Martinez | #208 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | vs STL | Andre Pallante | #87 | vs TB | Drew Rasmussen | #26 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | vs STL | Matthew Liberatore | #95 | vs TB | Shane McClanahan | |
| Tue, Apr 21st | @ CLE | Parker Messick | #29 | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker | #84 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee | #80 | @ TEX | Jack Leiter | |
| Thu, Apr 23rd | @ TEX | Jacob deGrom | #12 | |||
| Fri, Apr 24th | vs NYY | Will Warren | #69 | @ MIL | Brandon Woodruff | |
| Sat, Apr 25th | vs NYY | Ryan Weathers | @ MIL | Jacob Misiorowski | #7 | |
| Sun, Apr 26th | vs NYY | Luis Gil | #225 | @ MIL | Kyle Harrison | #62 |
| Mon, Apr 27th | vs STL | Dustin May | #35 | |||
| Tue, Apr 28th | @ BAL | Shane Baz | #85 | vs STL | Kyle Leahy | #79 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | vs STL | Andre Pallante | #87 | |||
| Thu, Apr 30th | @ BAL | Brandon Young | #168 | vs STL | Hunter Dobbins | |
| Fri, May 1st | @ BOS | Jake Bennett | #210 | vs CIN | Brady Singer | #221 |
| Sat, May 2nd | @ BOS | Connelly Early | #76 | vs CIN | Rhett Lowder | #200 |
| Sun, May 3rd | @ BOS | Ranger Suarez | #70 | vs CIN | Chase Burns | |
| Tue, May 5th | vs LAD | Shohei Ohtani | #1 | @ ARI | Eduardo Rodriguez | #191 |
| Wed, May 6th | vs LAD | Tyler Glasnow | #10 | @ ARI | Michael Soroka | #48 |
| Thu, May 7th | @ ARI | Zac Gallen | #216 | |||
| Fri, May 8th | @ CIN | Nick Lodolo | #169 | @ SF | Robbie Ray | #198 |
| Sat, May 9th | @ CIN | Chase Burns | @ SF | Landen Roupp | ||
| Sun, May 10th | @ CIN | Andrew Abbott | #149 | @ SF | Tyler Mahle | #71 |
| Tue, May 12th | vs SEA | Bryan Woo | #13 | vs COL | Michael Lorenzen | |
| Wed, May 13th | vs SEA | Bryce Miller | #31 | vs COL | Jose Quintana | #281 |
| Thu, May 14th | vs SEA | Luis Castillo | #97 | vs COL | Chase Dollander | |
| Fri, May 15th | vs TEX | Jack Leiter | vs PHI | Aaron Nola | #68 | |
| Sat, May 16th | vs TEX | Jacob deGrom | #12 | vs PHI | Cristopher Sanchez | #6 |
| Sun, May 17th | vs TEX | Nathan Eovaldi | #66 | vs PHI | Zack Wheeler | #5 |
| Tue, May 19th | @ MIN | Zebby Matthews | #134 | @ STL | Matthew Liberatore | #95 |
| Wed, May 20th | @ MIN | Joe Ryan | #25 | @ STL | Michael McGreevy | #109 |
| Thu, May 21st | @ STL | Dustin May | #35 | |||
| Fri, May 22nd | @ CHC | Jameson Taillon | @ TOR | Kevin Gausman | #36 | |
| Sat, May 23rd | @ CHC | Colin Rea | #262 | @ TOR | Patrick Corbin | |
| Sun, May 24th | @ CHC | Shota Imanaga | #49 | @ TOR | Dylan Cease | |
| Mon, May 25th | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker | #84 | vs CHC | Ben Brown | |
| Tue, May 26th | @ TEX | Jack Leiter | vs CHC | Jordan Wicks | ||
| Wed, May 27th | @ TEX | Jacob deGrom | #12 | vs CHC | Jameson Taillon | |
| Thu, May 28th | @ TEX | Nathan Eovaldi | #66 | vs CHC | Colin Rea | #262 |
| Fri, May 29th | vs MIL | Coleman Crow | vs MIN | Taj Bradley | #44 | |
| Sat, May 30th | vs MIL | Brandon Sproat | vs MIN | Bailey Ober | #155 | |
| Sun, May 31st | vs MIL | Jacob Misiorowski | #7 | vs MIN | Zebby Matthews | #134 |
| Tue, Jun 2nd | vs PIT | Bubba Chandler | #59 | @ HOU | Mike Burrows | |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | vs PIT | Paul Skenes | #14 | @ HOU | Spencer Arrighetti | #181 |
| Thu, Jun 4th | vs PIT | Jared Jones | #27 | @ HOU | Kai-Wei Teng | #220 |
| Fri, Jun 5th | vs ATH | Jack Perkins | #171 | @ ATL | Martin Perez | #82 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | vs ATH | Kade Morris | #274 | @ ATL | Spencer Strider | |
| Sun, Jun 7th | vs ATH | Gage Jump | @ ATL | Bryce Elder | ||
| Tue, Jun 9th | @ LAA | Walbert Urena | #40 | vs LAD | Eric Lauer | |
| Wed, Jun 10th | @ LAA | Reid Detmers | #16 | vs LAD | Shohei Ohtani | #1 |
| Thu, Jun 11th | vs LAD | Justin Wrobleski | #50 | |||
| Fri, Jun 12th | @ KC | Luinder Avila | vs MIA | Sandy Alcantara | #77 | |
| Sat, Jun 13th | @ KC | Noah Cameron | #91 | vs MIA | Lake Bachar | #156 |
| Sun, Jun 14th | @ KC | Stephen Kolek | vs MIA | Max Meyer | ||
| Mon, Jun 15th | vs DET | Drew Anderson | #38 | @ ATH | J.T. Ginn | |
| Tue, Jun 16th | vs DET | Framber Valdez | #53 | @ ATH | Jack Perkins | #171 |
| Wed, Jun 17th | vs DET | Casey Mize | #47 | @ ATH | Aaron Civale | #219 |
| Fri, Jun 19th | vs CLE | Tanner Bibee | #80 | @ COL | Kyle Freeland | #187 |
| Sat, Jun 20th | vs CLE | Joey Cantillo | #63 | @ COL | Tomoyuki Sugano | #263 |
| Sun, Jun 21st | vs CLE | Slade Cecconi | #164 | @ COL | Michael Lorenzen | |
| Tue, Jun 23rd | @ TOR | Shane Bieber | vs SEA | George Kirby | #33 | |
| Wed, Jun 24th | @ TOR | Trey Yesavage | #24 | vs SEA | Bryan Woo | #13 |
| Thu, Jun 25th | @ DET | Troy Melton | vs SEA | Bryce Miller | #31 | |
| Fri, Jun 26th | @ DET | Keider Montero | #188 | vs CIN | Andrew Abbott | #149 |
| Sat, Jun 27th | @ DET | Framber Valdez | #53 | vs CIN | Chase Burns | |
| Sun, Jun 28th | @ DET | Jack Flaherty | #179 | vs CIN | Brady Singer | #221 |
| Mon, Jun 29th | vs MIN | Zebby Matthews | #134 | @ PHI | Aaron Nola | #68 |
| Tue, Jun 30th | vs MIN | Joe Ryan | #25 | @ PHI | Cristopher Sanchez | #6 |
| Wed, Jul 1st | vs MIN | Taj Bradley | #44 | @ PHI | Zack Wheeler | #5 |
| Thu, Jul 2nd | @ PHI | Alan Rangel | ||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | vs TB | Nick Martinez | #208 | @ WSH | Foster Griffin | #54 |
| Sat, Jul 4th | vs TB | Drew Rasmussen | #26 | @ WSH | Carson Palmquist | |
| Sun, Jul 5th | vs TB | Mason Englert | #167 | @ WSH | Cade Cavalli | #34 |
| Tue, Jul 7th | @ WSH | Andrew Alvarez | #88 | vs ATL | Hurston Waldrep | |
| Wed, Jul 8th | @ WSH | Foster Griffin | #54 | vs ATL | Grant Holmes | #193 |
| Thu, Jul 9th | vs ATL | Bryce Elder | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker | #84 | vs MIL | Shane Drohan | #128 |
| Sun, Jul 12th | @ TEX | MacKenzie Gore | #39 | vs MIL | Robert Gasser | #43 |
| Sat, Jul 18th | vs BAL | Trevor Rogers | #42 | @ CLE | Logan Allen | #206 |
| Sun, Jul 19th | vs BAL | Brandon Young | #168 | @ CLE | Joey Cantillo | #63 |
| Mon, Jul 20th | vs MIA | Janson Junk | #138 | @ NYY | Ryan Weathers | |
| Wed, Jul 22nd | vs MIA | Sandy Alcantara | #77 | @ NYY | Max Fried | #21 |
| Fri, Jul 24th | @ CWS | Davis Martin | #73 | vs CHC | Matthew Boyd | #78 |
| Sat, Jul 25th | @ CWS | Sean Burke | #58 | vs CHC | Shota Imanaga | #49 |
| Sun, Jul 26th | @ CWS | Erick Fedde | #157 | vs CHC | Jameson Taillon | |
| Mon, Jul 27th | @ LAA | Walbert Urena | #40 | vs ARI | Merrill Kelly | #146 |
| Tue, Jul 28th | @ LAA | Reid Detmers | #16 | vs ARI | Brandon Pfaadt | #130 |
| Wed, Jul 29th | @ LAA | Grayson Rodriguez | #64 | vs ARI | Eduardo Rodriguez | #191 |
| Thu, Jul 30th | @ CIN | Rhett Lowder | #200 | |||
| Fri, Jul 31st | vs TEX | Nathan Eovaldi | #66 | @ CIN | Hunter Greene | |
| Sat, Aug 1st | vs TEX | Jacob deGrom | #12 | @ CIN | Andrew Abbott | #149 |
| Sun, Aug 2nd | vs TEX | Kumar Rocker | #84 | @ CIN | Chase Burns | |
| Mon, Aug 3rd | vs TOR | Shane Bieber | @ MIL | Brandon Sproat | ||
| Tue, Aug 4th | vs TOR | Trey Yesavage | #24 | @ MIL | Logan Henderson | #11 |
| Wed, Aug 5th | vs TOR | Jameson Taillon | @ MIL | Kyle Harrison | #62 | |
| Thu, Aug 6th | @ MIL | Dustin May | #35 | |||
| Fri, Aug 7th | @ SD | Robbie Ray | #198 | vs NYM | Zac Thornton | #122 |
| Sat, Aug 8th | @ SD | Michael King | #55 | vs NYM | Robert Stock | |
| Sun, Aug 9th | @ SD | Randy Vasquez | #245 | vs NYM | Sean Manaea | #46 |
| Tue, Aug 11th | @ SF | Carson Whisenhunt | @ MIA | Eury Perez | #22 | |
| Wed, Aug 12th | @ SF | Adrian Houser | @ MIA | Janson Junk | #138 | |
| Thu, Aug 13th | @ MIA | Tyler Phillips | #247 | |||
| Fri, Aug 14th | vs SEA | George Kirby | #33 | vs BOS | Jake Bennett | #210 |
| Sat, Aug 15th | vs SEA | Emerson Hancock | #135 | vs BOS | Sonny Gray | #45 |
| Sun, Aug 16th | vs SEA | Bryan Woo | #13 | vs BOS | Patrick Sandoval | #92 |
| Mon, Aug 17th | vs DET | Framber Valdez | #53 | |||
| Tue, Aug 18th | vs LAA | George Klassen | vs DET | Keider Montero | #188 | |
| Wed, Aug 19th | vs LAA | Walbert Urena | #40 | vs DET | Jackson Jobe | #115 |
| Fri, Aug 21st | vs ATH | J.T. Ginn | @ LAD | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | #4 | |
| Sat, Aug 22nd | vs ATH | Jacob Lopez | #251 | @ LAD | Tarik Skubal | #2 |
| Sun, Aug 23rd | vs ATH | Brady Basso | #194 | @ LAD | Blake Snell | #15 |
| Mon, Aug 24th | @ SD | Robbie Ray | #198 | |||
| Tue, Aug 25th | @ NYY | Will Warren | #69 | @ SD | Michael King | #55 |
| Wed, Aug 26th | @ NYY | Elmer Rodriguez | #203 | @ SD | Randy Vasquez | #245 |
| Fri, Aug 28th | @ NYM | Christian Scott | @ STL | Quinn Mathews | #101 | |
| Sat, Aug 29th | @ NYM | Nolan McLean | #28 | @ STL | Kyle Leahy | #79 |
| Sun, Aug 30th | @ NYM | Zac Thornton | #122 | @ STL | Matthew Liberatore | #95 |
| Tue, Sep 1st | vs CWS | Sean Burke | #58 | vs SF | Logan Webb | |
| Wed, Sep 2nd | vs CWS | Davis Martin | #73 | vs SF | Landen Roupp | |
| Thu, Sep 3rd | vs CWS | Luis Castillo | #97 | vs SF | Blade Tidwell | |
| Fri, Sep 4th | vs ARI | Merrill Kelly | #146 | vs LAA | Ryan Johnson | #170 |
| Sat, Sep 5th | vs ARI | Brandon Pfaadt | #130 | vs LAA | Yusei Kikuchi | #57 |
| Sun, Sep 6th | vs ARI | Eduardo Rodriguez | #191 | vs LAA | Walbert Urena | #40 |
| Tue, Sep 8th | @ PHI | Andrew Painter | #125 | @ CWS | Sean Burke | #58 |
| Wed, Sep 9th | @ PHI | Cristopher Sanchez | #6 | @ CWS | Davis Martin | #73 |
| Thu, Sep 10th | @ PHI | Zack Wheeler | #5 | @ CWS | Hagen Smith | #120 |
| Fri, Sep 11th | @ TB | Drew Rasmussen | #26 | @ CHC | Shota Imanaga | #49 |
| Sat, Sep 12th | @ TB | Ian Seymour | #60 | @ CHC | Clay Holmes | #83 |
| Sun, Sep 13th | @ TB | Freddy Peralta | #51 | @ CHC | Matthew Boyd | #78 |
| Tue, Sep 15th | vs KC | Michael Wacha | #99 | vs MIL | Jacob Misiorowski | #7 |
| Wed, Sep 16th | vs KC | Daniel Lynch | #256 | vs MIL | Logan Henderson | #11 |
| Thu, Sep 17th | vs KC | Seth Lugo | #184 | vs MIL | Kyle Harrison | #62 |
| Fri, Sep 18th | vs ATL | Tyler Mahle | #71 | vs KC | Randy Dobnak | #254 |
| Sat, Sep 19th | vs ATL | Grant Holmes | #193 | vs KC | Noah Cameron | #91 |
| Sun, Sep 20th | vs ATL | Martin Perez | #82 | vs KC | Michael Wacha | #99 |
| Tue, Sep 22nd | @ SEA | Logan Gilbert | #8 | vs STL | Andre Pallante | #87 |
| Wed, Sep 23rd | @ SEA | George Kirby | #33 | vs STL | Matthew Liberatore | #95 |
| Thu, Sep 24th | @ ATH | Mason Barnett | #278 | vs STL | Kyle Leahy | #79 |
| Fri, Sep 25th | @ ATH | Jacob Lopez | #251 | @ DET | Jackson Jobe | #115 |
| Sat, Sep 26th | @ ATH | Jack Perkins | #171 | @ DET | Justin Verlander | #129 |
| Sun, Sep 27th | @ ATH | Seth Johnson | #283 | @ DET | River Ryan | #75 |
| Fri, Mar 27th | vs LAA | Yusei Kikuchi | #57 | |||
| Mon, Apr 20th | @ CLE | Slade Cecconi | #164 | |||
| Mon, May 4th | vs LAD | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | #4 | |||
| Mon, May 11th | vs SEA | George Kirby | #33 | |||
| Mon, May 18th | @ MIN | Kendry Rojas | ||||
| Mon, Jun 8th | @ LAA | Grayson Rodriguez | #64 | |||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | @ TOR | Dylan Cease | ||||
| Mon, Jul 6th | @ WSH | Miles Mikolas | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | @ TEX | Cal Quantrill | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | vs BAL | Dean Kremer | #81 | |||
| Tue, Jul 21st | vs MIA | Tyler Phillips | #247 | |||
| Mon, Aug 10th | @ SF | Blade Tidwell | ||||
| Thu, Aug 20th | vs LAA | Grayson Rodriguez | #64 | |||
| Thu, Aug 27th | @ NYY | Gerrit Cole | #18 | |||
| Mon, Aug 31st | vs CWS | Anthony Kay | #121 | |||
