Should I draft Yordan Alvarez or Yainer Diaz?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Yordan Alvarez or Yainer Diaz.

PLEASE NOTE this is a draft choice comparison analysis based upon Preseason Projections only. As the baseball season is already underway, you may instead prefer to view our breakdown of a trade for these players which is based upon several more factors including in-season performance.

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Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	11.43	3.03
ADP	19.48	124.10
PROJ	437.00	286.00

AB	502	478
R	91	61
H	145	126
2B	29	25
3B	1	1
HR	36	23
RBI	105	75
SB	0	1
K	117	95
BB	74	22
AVG	.289	.264
OBP	.383	.295
SLG	.566	.464
OPS	.949	.760

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	99.0	78.0
AB	156	144
R	23	15
H	40	40
2B	6	7
3B	0	1
HR	8	3
RBI	20	18
SB	0	0
K	29	20
BB	15	7
AVG	.256	.278
OBP	.330	.312
SLG	.449	.403
OPS	.778	.715

Recent News
	Selloff possibilities, Yordan Alvarez's RISP problem and 2 homegrown DFAs: 3 Astros takeaways Published May 13th, 2024 via The Athletic Yordan Alvarez's game-tying RBI single \| 05/10/2024 \| Houston Astros Published May 10th, 2024 via MLB.com Yordan Alvarez Powers Astros Past Yankees in Tight Contest Published May 10th, 2024 via FantasyPros Astros' Yordan Alvarez: Belts eighth homer Published May 9th, 2024 via CBS Sports Yordan Alvarez, Jon Singleton homers quiet Yankee Stadium Published May 9th, 2024 via MLB.com Yordan Alvarez, Jon Singleton crush homers to set tone for Astros Published May 9th, 2024 via Houston Chronicle Data Viz: Yordan Alvarez's solo home run \| 05/09/2024 Published May 9th, 2024 via MLB.com Alvarez, Singleton homer as Astros avoid being swept by Yankees Published May 9th, 2024 via TSN	Yainer Diaz's RBI single \| 05/12/2024 \| Houston Astros Published May 12th, 2024 via MLB.com Astros owner Jim Crane laments Yainer Diaz staying on bench in 2023 Published May 11th, 2024 via MSN Yainer Diaz's RBI single \| 05/11/2024 \| Houston Astros Published May 11th, 2024 via MLB.com Yainer Diaz's sac fly \| 05/10/2024 \| Houston Astros Published May 10th, 2024 via MLB.com Yainer Diaz preparing to be Astros' starting catcher in 2024 Published May 8th, 2024 via MLB.com Yainer Diaz out of lineup Tuesday Published May 7th, 2024 via FantasyPros Yainer Diaz in lineup Thursday Published May 2nd, 2024 via FantasyPros Astros' Yainer Diaz: Takes seat Wednesday Published May 1st, 2024 via CBS Sports

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Highest Player Projections

Preseason
Jalen Hurts (PHI)	348
Christian McCaffrey (SF)	347
Josh Allen (BUF)	339
Patrick Mahomes (KC)	338
CeeDee Lamb (DAL)	334
Breece Hall (NYJ)	318
Tyreek Hill (MIA)	315
Lamar Jackson (BAL)	304
Dak Prescott (DAL)	302
Ja'Marr Chase (CIN)	297
Amon-Ra St. Brown (DET)	296
Justin Jefferson (MIN)	293
C.J. Stroud (HOU)	281
Joe Burrow (CIN)	280
Bijan Robinson (ATL)	279
A.J. Brown (PHI)	278
Jayden Daniels (WSH)	277
Caleb Williams (CHI)	277
Brock Purdy (SF)	276

End of Season Results
Nikola Jokic (DEN)	4820.3
Luka Doncic (DAL)	4618.0
Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIL)	4328.0
Domantas Sabonis (SAC)	4320.0
Anthony Davis (LAL)	4052.8
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC)	3884.3
LeBron James (LAL)	3613.5
Jayson Tatum (BOS)	3579.5
Victor Wembanyama (SA)	3567.3
Jalen Brunson (NY)	3530.5
Kevin Durant (PHX)	3523.8
Anthony Edwards (MIN)	3468.0
De'Aaron Fox (SAC)	3401.0
Paolo Banchero (ORL)	3345.0
Dejounte Murray (ATL)	3332.3
Tyrese Haliburton (IND)	3204.8
DeMar DeRozan (CHI)	3204.0
Stephen Curry (GS)	3185.0
Damian Lillard (MIL)	3148.5

Today (5/13)
Shota Imanaga (CHC)	15.18
Yoshinobu Yamamoto (LAD)	14.30
Corbin Burnes (BAL)	14.25
Kutter Crawford (BOS)	13.97
Brady Singer (KC)	13.83
Reynaldo Lopez (ATL)	13.12
Colin Rea (MIL)	12.29
Trevor Williams (WSH)	12.03
Jordan Montgomery (ARI)	11.90
George Kirby (SEA)	10.35
Sean Manaea (NYM)	10.22
Cristopher Sanchez (PHI)	9.54
Jose Berrios (TOR)	9.14
Jose Soriano (LAA)	9.02
Zach Eflin (TB)	9.01
Jordan Hicks (SF)	8.48
Tanner Bibee (CLE)	7.93
Mitch Keller (PIT)	7.19
Michael Lorenzen (TEX)	7.18

End of Season Results
Nathan MacKinnon (COL)	1262
Auston Matthews (TOR)	1112
Nikita Kucherov (TB)	1096
Connor McDavid (EDM)	1027
David Pastrnak (BOS)	1011
Artemi Panarin (NYR)	990
Filip Forsberg (NSH)	924
Mikko Rantanen (COL)	909
Sam Reinhart (FLA)	893
Kirill Kaprizov (MIN)	870
Roman Josi (NSH)	868
Cale Makar (COL)	866
J.T. Miller (VAN)	864
William Nylander (TOR)	857
Leon Draisaitl (EDM)	856
Zach Hyman (EDM)	826
Sidney Crosby (PIT)	806
Evan Bouchard (EDM)	805
Quinn Hughes (VAN)	789

Most Added Players

Greg Zuerlein (NYJ)	+69.96%
Anthony Richardson (IND)	+69.32%
Ka'imi Fairbairn (HOU)	+68.96%
Nick Chubb (CLE)	+64.77%
Aaron Rodgers (NYJ)	+60.94%
Joe Burrow (CIN)	+56.03%
Mike Williams (NYJ)	+54.76%
Tank Dell (HOU)	+53.76%
Mark Andrews (BAL)	+44.76%
Darnell Mooney (ATL)	+44.58%

Chet Holmgren (OKC)	+1.17%
Kevin Durant (PHX)	+0.99%
Tyrese Maxey (PHI)	+0.76%
Paul George (LAC)	+0.35%
Stephen Curry (GS)	+0.28%
DeMar DeRozan (CHI)	+0.28%
Damian Lillard (MIL)	+0.24%
Jimmy Butler (MIA)	+0.19%
Anthony Davis (LAL)	+0.13%
LeBron James (LAL)	+0.13%

Kyle Manzardo (CLE)	+56.37%
Christian Scott (NYM)	+48.84%
Paul Skenes (PIT)	+43.06%
Robert Gasser (MIL)	+39.47%
Jack Leiter (TEX)	+35.95%
Brent Rooker (OAK)	+30.57%
Mike Clevinger (CHW)	+28.06%
Tyler Soderstrom (OAK)	+26.24%
Mason Black (SF)	+25.77%
Abraham Toro (OAK)	+23.03%

Jake Walman (DET)	+29.58%
Colton Parayko (STL)	+28.32%
Brayden McNabb (VGS)	+27.44%
David Savard (MTL)	+27.15%
Adam Larsson (SEA)	+23.51%
Matt Roy (LA)	+23.08%
Ben Chiarot (DET)	+23.05%
Rafael Harvey-Pinard (MTL)	+22.92%
Ryan Graves (PIT)	+22.89%
Jeff Petry (DET)	+22.25%

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J.J. McCarthy (MIN)
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Roman Wilson (PIT)
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Dak Prescott (DAL)
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Tyler Lockett (SEA)
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T.J. McConnell (IND)
T.J. McConnell Records Second Postseason Double-Double
Jamal Murray (DEN)
Jamal Murray Productive At Both Ends In Game 4
Anthony Edwards (MIN)
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Jalen Brunson (NY)
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Alec Burks (NY)
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Mike Conley (MIN)
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Aaron Gordon (DEN)
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Nikola Jokic (DEN)
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Blake Snell (SF)
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Bryan Woo (SEA)
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Brandon Nimmo (NYM)
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Wilyer Abreu (BOS)
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Kyle Stowers (BAL)
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Otto Lopez (MIA)
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Jack Leiter (TEX)
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Heston Kjerstad (BAL)
Heston Kjerstad Optioned To Triple-A

Aleksander Barkov (FLA)
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Brock Boeser (VAN)
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Sam Reinhart (FLA)
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Evan Rodrigues (FLA)
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David Pastrnak (BOS)
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Ryan Graves (PIT)
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Quinn Hughes (VAN)
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Stuart Skinner (EDM)
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