Should I start Yordan Alvarez or Kyle Schwarber?

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Current Week's Projections

FPTS

19.66

17.09

Game Info

Date	Opponent	Weather
Mon May 13	vs.OAK (Stripling)	Indoor
Tue May 14	vs.OAK (Sears)	Indoor
Wed May 15	vs.OAK (Brooks)	Indoor
Thu May 16	vs.OAK (Estes)	Indoor
Fri May 17	vs.MIL (Peralta)	Indoor
Sat May 18	vs.MIL (Wilson)	Indoor
Sun May 19	vs.MIL (Rea)	Indoor

Date	Opponent	Weather
Mon May 13	@NYM (Manaea)	56°
Tue May 14	@NYM (Butto)	67°
Wed May 15	vs.NYM (Quintana)	59°
Thu May 16	vs.NYM (Scott)	60°
Fri May 17	vs.WSH (Irvin)	60°
Sat May 18	vs.WSH (Gore)	57°
Sun May 19	vs.WSH (Williams)	Not Currently Available

Batting

26.08

27.84

4.27

5.23

7.11

5.91

1.26

.58

.04

1.63

1.86

RBI

4.5

4.83

5.62

10.22

3.18

4.86

AVG

.273

.212

OBP

.357

.328

SLG

.512

.434

OPS

.869

.762

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Batting
Season Statistics
FPTS	99.0	83.0
AB	156	152
R	23	30
H	40	33
2B	6	1
3B	0	0
HR	8	9
RBI	20	25
SB	0	2
K	29	59
BB	15	24
AVG	.256	.217
OBP	.330	.320
SLG	.449	.401
OPS	.778	.722

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	Kyle Schwarber To Return To Lineup On Tuesday Published May 13th, 2024 No Kyle Schwarber Again On Monday Published May 13th, 2024 Kyle Schwarber Not Playing Sunday Published May 12th, 2024 Kyle Schwarber (back) hopeful to return Monday or Tuesday Published May 11th, 2024 via FantasyPros Phillies' Kyle Schwarber: Aiming to play Monday or Tuesday Published May 11th, 2024 via CBS Sports DH Kyle Schwarber sits out first game as Phillies cruise Published May 11th, 2024 via ESPN Kyle Schwarber sits out Saturday's game vs. Marlins with back soreness Published May 11th, 2024 via The Philadelphia Inquirer Phillies' Kyle Schwarber sits vs. Marlins because of back soreness Published May 11th, 2024 via Toronto Star

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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

Current Week (5/13 - 5/19)
Corbin Burnes (BAL)	33.94
Yoshinobu Yamamoto (LAD)	30.88
Shota Imanaga (CHC)	29.56
Aaron Nola (PHI)	27.89
Brady Singer (KC)	26.76
Ronel Blanco (HOU)	25.56
Jordan Montgomery (ARI)	24.89
Kyle Tucker (HOU)	24.72
Carlos Rodon (NYY)	24.41
Shohei Ohtani (LAD)	23.12
Nick Pivetta (BOS)	22.77
Tyler Glasnow (LAD)	22.54
Kutter Crawford (BOS)	22.14
Mookie Betts (LAD)	21.68
Zach Eflin (TB)	21.53
George Kirby (SEA)	21.21
Jordan Hicks (SF)	21.11
Jose Altuve (HOU)	20.92
Marcus Semien (TEX)	20.91

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

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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%

Player News

Ke'Shawn Vaughn
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Phillip Dorsett (DEN)
Broncos Re-Sign Phillip Dorsett
Ross Dwelley (SF)
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Courtland Sutton (DEN)
Courtland Sutton Remains Away From The Team
Parker Hesse
Lions Sign Parker Hesse On Monday
Marquez Valdes-Scantling (KC)
Marquez Valdes-Scantling Making A Stop In Buffalo
Nick Vannett
Nick Vannett Signing With Titans
Jared Goff (DET)
Jared Goff Agrees To Four-Year, $212 Million Extension

Mitchell Robinson (NY)
Mitchell Robinson Undergoes Another Ankle Procedure
Jaylen Brown (BOS)
Jaylen Brown Gets It Done In Game 4
Jrue Holiday (BOS)
Jrue Holiday Looks Great On Monday Night
Max Strus (CLE)
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Caris LeVert (CLE)
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Evan Mobley (CLE)
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Derrick White (BOS)
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Darius Garland (CLE)
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Drew Smith (NYM)
Drew Smith Expected To Return This Week
Lou Trivino (NYY)
Lou Trivino Still Shut Down
Ryan Pepiot (TB)
Ryan Pepiot Throws Bullpen Session
DJ LeMahieu (NYY)
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David Peterson (NYM)
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Brooks Raley (NYM)
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Jose Ramirez (CLE)
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Tylor Megill (NYM)
Tylor Megill Could Be On Verge Of A Return

Carson Soucy (VAN)
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MSN
Alexandar Georgiev (COL)
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Valeri Nichushkin (COL)
MARK KISZLA: You can feel sorry for Valeri NIchushkin, but Avs were foolish to trust a player battling demons
The Denver Gazette
Jordan Martinook (CAR)
Jordan Martinook's true feelings after Hurricanes' Game 5 win vs. Rangers
ClutchPoints
Valeri Nichushkin (COL)
LeBrun: Valeri Nichushkin suspension presents no easy answer for Avalanche
The New York Times
Jacob Trouba (NYR)
"We're facing a little adversity": Jacob Trouba doesn't mince words while addressing Rangers third period collapse in ...
Sportskeeda
Zach Hyman (EDM)
Former Canucks goalie calls for action on Zach Hyman following Carson Soucy's suspension
MSN
Wyatt Johnston (DAL)
Wyatt Johnston scores twice as Stars push Avs to brink of elimination with 5-1 win in Game 4
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