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Rafael Ortega or Yordan Alvarez

Who Should I Start? - Week 18 • Start New
Rafael Ortega

Rafael Ortega

LF • Chicago Cubs CHC
Yordan Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

DH • Houston Astros HOU
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Rafael Ortega
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.364001.4620.45504
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.286112.3330.429110
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Yordan Alvarez
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.190042.3080.19006
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.282288.4420.487112
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Rafael Ortega
OWN
 
3%
-0.25 compared to last week
START
 
2%
-0.34 compared to last week
OWN/START Yordan Alvarez
OWN
99%
-0.51 compared to last week
START
95%
+2.01 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Rafael Ortega
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Yordan Alvarez
4th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Rafael Ortega

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: CF DH RF LF . However, he plays CF most often.
  • Experts don't even rank him among LF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 54th.
  • The current leader among LF's is Julio Rodriguez

    • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 112th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.329
  • Top 75 in batting average with 0.278 and is currently ranked 74th
  • Top 75 on base percentage and is currently ranked 60th with 0.357
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 155th with 0.439
  • Top 100 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 100th with 0.796
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 126th with 17
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 265th in RBI with 53
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 238th in runs scored with 63
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.3 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.05, OBP: -0.035, HRs: -6, RBI: -9, Runs: -19, Wlks: EVEN, Stls: -5,
Breakdown Yordan Alvarez

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: DH LF . However, he plays DH most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 4th among DH's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 1st.
  • The current leader among DH's is Yordan Alvarez
  • He is putting up slightly better numbers than the experts expected him to.

    • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 258th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.296
  • Top 75 in batting average with 0.284 and is currently ranked 56th
  • Top 20 on base percentage and is currently ranked 16th with 0.384
  • Top 10 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 7th with 0.599
  • Top 10 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 10th with 0.983
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 391st with 1
  • Top 10 in walks and is currently ranked 8th with 97
  • Top 10 in RBI and is currently ranked 10th with 130
  • Top 20 in runs scored and is currently ranked 16th with 118
  • He's got a lot of power and is currently ranked 6th in HRs with 50
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.022, OBP: +0.068, HRs: -5, RBI: -37, Runs: -31, Wlks: +5, Stls: EVEN,
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Rafael Ortega

No Injury Reported

Injury Yordan Alvarez

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Rafael Ortega
DateOpponentResult
Aug 02@STLWainwright 8-8L 6-0
Aug 04@STLHelsley 6-1L 4-3
Aug 04@STLHicks 3-5L 7-2
Aug 05VS MIAFloro 0-1W 2-1
Aug 06VS MIALopez 7-7W 4-0
Aug 07VS MIALuzardo
Week Today Home Away
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.382155.4470.588010
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Yordan Alvarez
DateOpponentResult
Aug 01VS BOSEovaldi 5-3L 3-2
Aug 02VS BOSCrawford 3-3L 2-1
Aug 03VS BOSHill 4-5W 6-1
Aug 04@CLEPlesac 2-10W 6-0
Aug 05@CLEGaddis 0-1W 9-3
Aug 06@CLEQuantrill 8-5L 4-1
Aug 07@CLEMcKenzie
Week Today Home Away
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.129044.3000.129010
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Rafael Ortega
6.33
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Yordan Alvarez
30.85
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Rafael Ortega
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2012 COL 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 .500 .667 .500 4
2016 ANA 66 43 1 24 16 8 13 .232 .283 .292 112
2018 MIA 41 31 0 10 7 5 10 .233 .287 .271 62
2019 ATL 38 18 2 8 10 3 8 .198 .263 .297 48
2021 CHC 102 83 11 43 33 12 30 .293 .363 .473 298
2022 CHC 85 56 5 24 24 7 30 .243 .328 .374 211
ON PACE 129 85 7 36 36 10 45 .243 .328 .374 322
3-YEAR AVG 70 51 7 26 22 8 19 .270 .339 .430 173
Career 334 233 19 109 90 36 92 .252 .320 .366
Career Yordan Alvarez
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2019 HOU 105 112 28 63 81 0 59 .302 .399 .606 371
2020 HOU 2 2 1 2 4 0 0 .250 .333 .625 11
2021 HOU 159 164 35 104 112 1 62 .282 .358 .539 593
2022 HOU 84 86 29 64 69 1 58 .302 .420 .660 399
ON PACE 124 127 43 95 102 1 86 .302 .420 .660 593
3-YEAR AVG 89 93 21 56 66 0 40 .290 .374 .566 325
Career 350 364 93 233 266 2 179 .292 .385 .587
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GB @MIN
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LAC vs LV
MIA vs NE
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Matchup Time Pitchers
ARI vs COL 4:10 PM EST Davies
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ATL @NYM 4:10 PM EST Strider
deGrom
BAL vs PIT 1:35 PM EST Watkins
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BOS @KC 2:10 PM EST Crawford
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CHC vs MIA 2:20 PM EST Sampson
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CHW @TEX 2:35 PM EST Giolito
Howard
CIN @MIL 2:10 PM EST Ashcraft
Burnes
CLE vs HOU 12:05 PM EST McKenzie
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DET vs TB 1:40 PM EST Manning
Rasmussen
LAA @SEA 4:10 PM EST Davidson
Gonzales
LAD vs SD 7:00 PM EST Anderson
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MIN vs TOR 2:10 PM EST Archer
Gausman
NYY @STL 2:15 PM EST Montas
Wainwright
OAK vs SF 4:07 PM EST Martinez
Webb
PHI vs WAS 1:35 PM EST Nola
Abbott
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