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Yordan Alvarez or C.J. Cron

Who Should I Start? - Week 19 • Start New
Yordan Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

DH • Houston Astros HOU
C.J. Cron

C.J. Cron

1B • Colorado Rockies COL
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Owners starting Alvarez over Cron

 
 
 
 
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Yordan Alvarez
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.273125.3460.40906
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.250147.3490.333010
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance C.J. Cron
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.111012.2730.22205
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.167013.2500.25009
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Yordan Alvarez
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
98%
+0.25 compared to last week
OWN/START C.J. Cron
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
87%
No change since last week.
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Yordan Alvarez
4th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus C.J. Cron
7th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
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 260th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.298
  • Top 75 in batting average with 0.283 and is currently ranked 62nd
  • Top 20 on base percentage and is currently ranked 17th with 0.382
  • Top 10 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 10th with 0.592
  • Top 15 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 11th with 0.975
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 395th with 1
  • Top 10 in walks and is currently ranked 8th with 99
  • Top 15 in RBI and is currently ranked 12th with 132
  • Top 15 in runs scored and is currently ranked 11th with 123
  • He's got a lot of power and is currently ranked 6th in HRs with 51
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.02, OBP: +0.063, HRs: -4, RBI: -35, Runs: -26, Wlks: +7, Stls: EVEN,
Breakdown C.J. Cron

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: 1B DH . However, he plays 1B most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 8th among 1B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 11th.
  • The current leader among 1B's is Freddie Freeman
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.

    • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 126th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.326
  • Top 75 in batting average with 0.281 and is currently ranked 64th
  • Top 100 on base percentage and is currently ranked 85th with 0.350
  • Top 35 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 30th with 0.529
  • Top 35 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 31st with 0.879
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 381st with 1
  • Top 25 in RBI and is currently ranked 25th with 125
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 104th in runs scored with 90
  • Top 50 in HRs and is currently ranked 45th with 37
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.1 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.024, OBP: -0.059, HRs: -8, RBI: -25, Runs: -16, Wlks: -30, Stls: -1,
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Yordan Alvarez

No Injury Reported

Injury C.J. Cron

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Yordan Alvarez
DateOpponentResult
Aug 15@CHWCueto 5-5L 4-2
Aug 16@CHWLambert 1-2L 4-3
Aug 17@CHWKopech
Aug 18@CHWGiolito
Aug 19@ATL
Aug 20@ATLStrider
Aug 21@ATLMorton
Week Today Home Away
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.231132.3130.46204
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups C.J. Cron
DateOpponentResult
Aug 16@STLHelsley 7-1L 5-4
Aug 17@STLMontgomery
Aug 18@STLWainwright
Aug 19VS SFWood
Aug 20VS SFCobb
Aug 21VS SFJunis
Week Today Home Away
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.184163.2560.316010
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Yordan Alvarez
30.36
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating C.J. Cron
12.02
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
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 90 92 30 69 71 1 60 .300 .415 .642 415
ON PACE 123 126 41 94 97 1 82 .300 .415 .642 569
3-YEAR AVG 89 93 21 56 66 0 40 .290 .374 .566 325
Career 356 370 94 238 268 2 181 .292 .384 .584
Career C.J. Cron
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2014 ANA 73 60 10 27 36 0 10 .269 .303 .466 150
2015 ANA 113 99 16 37 51 3 17 .262 .299 .439 236
2016 ANA 116 113 16 51 69 2 24 .278 .325 .467 301
2017 ANA 100 84 16 39 56 3 22 .248 .305 .437 223
2018 TB 140 127 30 68 74 1 37 .253 .323 .493 356
2019 MIN 127 117 25 51 79 0 30 .253 .311 .467 322
2020 DET 13 8 4 9 8 0 9 .190 .346 .548 41
2021 COL 140 132 28 69 91 1 59 .286 .377 .540 494
2022 COL 103 102 20 53 66 0 29 .262 .318 .485 326
ON PACE 141 140 27 72 90 0 39 .262 .318 .485 447
3-YEAR AVG 93 86 19 43 59 0 33 .266 .345 .505 286
Career 925 842 165 404 530 10 237 .263 .323 .478
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BAL @NYJ
BUF @LAR
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CHI vs SF
CIN vs PIT
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DET vs PHI
GB @MIN
HOU vs IND
JAC @WAS
LAC vs LV
MIA vs NE
NYG @TEN
Matchup Time Pitchers
ARI @SF 9:45 PM EST Davies
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ATL vs NYM 7:20 PM EST Odorizzi
Scherzer
BAL @TOR 3:07 PM EST Voth
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BOS @PIT 7:05 PM EST Hill
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CHC @WAS 1:05 PM EST Smyly
Abbott
CHW vs HOU 8:10 PM EST Kopech
Valdez
CIN vs PHI 12:35 PM EST Lodolo
Suarez
CLE vs DET 7:10 PM EST Quantrill
Norris
COL @STL 7:45 PM EST Marquez
Montgomery
KC @MIN 1:10 PM EST Lynch
Mahle
LAA vs SEA 4:07 PM EST Toussaint
Kirby
LAD @MIL 8:10 PM EST Gonsolin
Lauer
MIA vs SD 4:10 PM EST Lopez
Clevinger
NYY vs TB 7:05 PM EST German
Kluber
OAK @TEX 8:05 PM EST Oller
Ragans
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