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Francisco Alvarez or Taylor Ward

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Francisco Alvarez

Francisco Alvarez

CNew York Mets NYM
Taylor Ward

Taylor Ward

LFLos Angeles Angels of Anaheim LAA
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Alvarez over Ward

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Francisco Alvarez
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Ward over Alvarez

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Taylor Ward
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Performance Francisco Alvarez
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.000001.0000.00002
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.174045.2400.21718
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Taylor Ward
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.167123.2860.37507
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.2504128.2980.519113
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Francisco Alvarez
OWN
58%
-27.24 compared to last week
START
11%
-58.59 compared to last week
OWN/START Taylor Ward
OWN
96%
+5.81 compared to last week
START
66%
-18.81 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Francisco Alvarez
17th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Taylor Ward
39th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Francisco Alvarez

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 18th among C's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 20th.
  • The current leader among C's is Salvador Perez
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • He hasn't missed that many games lately, but he is listed on the injury report. He may have some nagging injuries with his Thumb (Since Apr 20, 2024). Look at his player news.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 457th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.245
  • Ranked 398th in batting average with 0.214
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 339th with 0.295
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 217th with 0.407
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 256th with 0.702
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 458th with 3
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 198th in RBI with 44
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 267th in runs scored with 34
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.028, OBP: +0.005, HRs: -24, RBI: -55, Runs: -43, Wlks: -30, Stls: -1,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Breakdown Taylor Ward

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 40th among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 7th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • He is doing a lot better than most people thought he would. Can he keep this up or is it a fluke?
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 232nd in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.300
  • Top 75 in batting average with 0.291 and is currently ranked 51st
  • Top 75 on base percentage and is currently ranked 64th with 0.360
  • Top 25 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 21st with 0.570
  • Top 25 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 23rd with 0.930
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 221st with 3
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 126th in RBI with 40
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 234th in runs scored with 30
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.024, OBP: -0.02, HRs: -7, RBI: -24, Runs: -44, Wlks: -33, Stls: -2,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Francisco Alvarez

THUMB - Since Apr 20, 2024

Alvarez is dealing with a torn thumb ligament and has been placed on the 10-day injured list. He is expected to return in late June.
Injury Taylor Ward

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Francisco Alvarez
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22@SFKeaton WinnL 5-2
Apr 23@SFLogan WebbL 5-1
Apr 24@SFReed GarrettW 2-8
Apr 26VS STLMiles Mikolas
Apr 27VS STLSonny Gray
Apr 28VS STLLance Lynn
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.000.01
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Taylor Ward
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22VS BALAlbert SuarezL 2-4
Apr 23VS BALGriffin CanningW 7-4
Apr 24VS BALDean KremerL 5-6
Apr 26VS MINBailey Ober
Apr 27VS MINChris Paddack
Apr 28VS MINPablo Lopez
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.217365.2500.65206
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Francisco Alvarez
12.67
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Taylor Ward
16.44
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Francisco Alvarez
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2022 NYM 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0
2023 NYM 131 79 25 51 63 2 34 .208 .283 .437 340
2024 NYM 17 13 1 8 8 1 4 .236 .288 .364 45
ON PACE 114 87 6 54 54 6 27 .236 .288 .364 303
3-YEAR AVG 67 40 13 26 32 1 17 .204 .278 .429 170
Career 151 92 26 59 71 3 38 .208 .279 .421
Career Taylor Ward
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2018 LAA 40 24 6 14 15 2 9 .178 .245 .333 65
2019 ANA 20 8 1 4 2 0 6 .190 .292 .333 15
2020 LAA 33 26 0 16 5 2 7 .283 .333 .391 55
2021 LAA 66 52 8 33 33 1 20 .250 .329 .438 190
2022 LAA 127 131 21 68 62 5 57 .284 .364 .474 431
2023 LAA 109 90 14 60 47 4 39 .253 .335 .421 333
2024 LAA 25 28 7 16 23 2 6 .277 .315 .525 105
ON PACE 162 181 45 103 149 12 38 .277 .315 .525 680
3-YEAR AVG 101 91 14 54 47 3 39 .266 .347 .448 318
Career 420 359 57 211 187 16 144 .257 .332 .436
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