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Ivan Herrera or Francisco Alvarez

Who Should I Start? - Week 1 • Start New
Ivan Herrera

Ivan Herrera

CSt. Louis Cardinals STL
Francisco Alvarez

Francisco Alvarez

CNew York Mets NYM
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Herrera over Alvarez

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Ivan Herrera
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Alvarez over Herrera

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Francisco Alvarez
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Performance Ivan Herrera
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
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Performance Francisco Alvarez
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Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Ivan Herrera
OWN
27%
+3.28 compared to last week
START
16%
+2.47 compared to last week
OWN/START Francisco Alvarez
OWN
53%
-20.67 compared to last week
START
20%
-14.41 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Ivan Herrera
14th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Francisco Alvarez
20th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Ivan Herrera

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: C DH . However, he plays C most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 14th among C's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 41st.
  • The current leader among C's is William Contreras
  • He should be doing much better than this. You might be able to get him now for a discount.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Among the best in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.442 and is currently ranked 4th
  • Among the best in batting average with 0.368 and is currently ranked 2nd
  • Among the best in on base percentage and is currently ranked 2nd with 0.463
  • Top 20 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 20th with 0.579
  • Among the best in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 4th with 1.042
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 307th with 1
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 483rd in RBI with 8
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 415th in runs scored with 13
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 1 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.007, OBP: -0.036, HRs: +5, RBI: +23, Runs: +30, Wlks: +19, Stls: +5,
Breakdown Francisco Alvarez

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 20th among C's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 14th.
  • The current leader among C's is William Contreras
  • He is putting up better numbers than 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 Hand (Since Mar 9, 2025). Look at his player news.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 350th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.264
  • Ranked 354th in batting average with 0.210
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 353rd with 0.278
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 342nd with 0.328
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 354th with 0.605
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 251st in RBI with 27
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 257th in runs scored with 27
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.031, OBP: +0.023, HRs: -14, RBI: -13, Runs: -8, Wlks: -2, Stls: -1,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Ivan Herrera

No Injury Reported

Injury Francisco Alvarez

HAND - Since Mar 9, 2025

Alvarez is dealing with a fractured left hamate bone and will not take the field for the Mets. He is expected to miss 6-8 weeks.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Ivan Herrera
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Matchups Francisco Alvarez
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Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Ivan Herrera
10.33
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Francisco Alvarez
11.82
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Ivan Herrera
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2022 STL 11 2 0 0 1 0 2 .111 .182 .111 8
2023 STL 25 11 0 6 4 0 5 .297 .409 .351 42
2024 STL 72 69 5 36 27 5 24 .304 .373 .432 214
3-YEAR AVG 36 27 2 14 11 2 10 .291 .364 .401 88
Career 108 82 5 42 32 5 31 .291 .364 .401
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 117 84 11 43 50 1 32 .239 .306 .387 281
3-YEAR AVG 84 54 12 31 38 1 22 .221 .291 .409 207
Career 251 163 36 94 113 3 66 .221 .291 .409
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