| AVG | OBP | SLG | ||||||
| 1 | Nick Castellanos | .348 | 1 | Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | .444 | 1 | Fernando Tatis Jr. | .675 |
| 2 | Michael Brantley | .342 | 2 | Jesse Winker | .415 | T | Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | .675 |
| T | Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | .342 | 3 | Nick Castellanos | .401 | 3 | Jesse Winker | .621 |
| 4 | Jesse Winker | .340 | 4 | Yoan Moncada | .400 | 4 | Shohei Ohtani | .615 |
| 5 | Xander Bogaerts | .325 | 5 | Ronald Acuna Jr. | .398 | 5 | Ronald Acuna Jr. | .605 |
| xBA | xwOBA | Hard Hit% | ||||||
| 1 | Michael Brantley | .359 | 1 | Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | .438 | 1 | Aaron Judge | 58.6 |
| 2 | Ketel Marte | .329 | 2 | Aaron Judge | .434 | 2 | Rafael Devers | 57.2 |
| 3 | Aaron Judge | .326 | 3 | Ronald Acuna Jr. | .431 | 3 | Ronald Acuna Jr. | 56.7 |
| 4 | Nick Castellanos | .322 | 4 | Shohei Ohtani | .424 | 4 | Fernando Tatis Jr. | 55.9 |
| 5 | Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | .321 | 5 | Juan Soto | .421 | 5 | Shohei Ohtani | 55.5 |
| Hit Streaks | |||||||||
| Streak | Hitter | AB | Runs | Hits | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG/OBP/SLG |
| 14 | Raimel Tapia | 64 | 17 | 28 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 8 | .438/.446/.625 |
| 12 | Randy Arozarena | 50 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 14 | .340/.353/.620 |
| 8 | Alec Bohm | 29 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .379/.379/.414 |
| 8 | Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | 31 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 6 | .419/.486/.839 |
| 7 | Freddie Freeman | 30 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | .400/.441/.767 |
| 7 | J.D. Martinez | 29 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | .276/.290/.483 |
| 7 | Carlos Santana | 30 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .300/.323/.400 |
| 7 | Taylor Ward | 28 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | .321/.406/.500 |
Who's Hot
Michael Brantley, Houston
Seeing beach balls at the dish since his activation off of the injured list, Brantley's hitting .565/.630/.870 his last six games with four runs, a home run and eight RBI. He's also drawn more walks (3) than strikeouts (1) in this sample with a robust 312 weighted runs created plus (wRC+) and .304 isolated power. Since June 8th, he's 17-for-32 (.531) with five doubles, a home run and nine RBI. Teammate Jose Altuve also qualified with five home runs in his last six games spanning 29 plate appearances for an eye popping .920 slugging percentage with a .600 isolated power. Better news, the Astros play seven games next week versus Baltimore and Detroit.
Matt Chapman, Oakland
After an abysmal start to the year, Chapman's turned the corner of late with eight runs, two home runs, seven RBI and a .435/.500/.870 line his last six games over 26 plate appearances. He's also recorded a .567 weighted on-base average (wOBA) with a 272 wRC+ and a .435 isolated power. Through his last 19 batted ball events, he's produced three barrels (15.8 percent) with eight hard hits plus arrives in the Bronx for a three-game set. By the way, his teammate Matt Olson also enters this weekend in the midst of a power surge with three home runs in his last six contests, a .913 slugging percentage and matching .435 isolated power with the short porch in right field in his sights all weekend.
Bobby Bradley, Cleveland
Bypassed despite a hot spring, he's making the most of recent promotion. Bradley's launched three home runs with eight RBI his last seven games through 25 plate appearances with a .409 isolated power, a .364/.440/.773 slash and a .504 wOBA. Like Justin Upton who appeared in this same spot last week, there may be some streakiness to Bradley's game so monitor his results this weekend in Pittsburgh but ride the hot streak while it's in effect.
Who's Not
Rhys Hoskins, Philadelphia
Part of a scuffling offense, Hoskins owns a .056/.227/.222 slash line his last five games over 22 plate appearances with two runs, a home run and an RBI. Usually an on-base hog, his .218 wOBA does not provide much optimism for a quick rebound along with a trip to San Francisco this weekend. Bench him if possible.
Gleyber Torres, New York Yankees
Perhaps the poster boy for struggling to produce power with the new baseballs, Torres missed Thursday’s game with lower back stiffness. This coincides with a .056/.150/.111 slash his last five games in 20 plate appearances with a 30 percent strikeout rate in them. Strapped with a negative 21 wRC+ and a paltry .132 isolated power, he may need a break on your fantasy bench as well.
Paul DeJong, St. Louis Cardinals
It's been a lost season for this shortstop and he's struggling to find his way right now. Through his last seven games, he's hitting .091/.167/.227 with a 29.2 strikeout percentage. Seeing his one saving grace lies in his power, a .136 isolated power with a .132 wOBA in this stretch does not bode well.
Migration to the Mean
Alec Bohm, Philadelphia
On a modest eight-game hit streak, perhaps the talented third baseman may be turning the corner? There's plenty of room for more positive regression to the mean for Bohm if he can maintain his recent gains.
- .230 batting average versus a .275 expected batting average (xBA) - plus 45 points
- .315 slugging percentage versus a .431 expected slugging (xSLG) - plus 116 points
- .257 wOBA versus a .322 expected weighted on-base average (xwOBA) - plus 65 points
Joey Votto, Cincinnati
There's a chance he got dropped during his time on the injured list, so if this occurred, buying in on the ground floor may pay off. He's showing signs of life with three home runs in his last eight games along with an RBI in six of his last nine (12 RBI total). Plus:
- .241 batting average versus a .374 xBA - plus 33 points
- .454 slugging percentage versus a .541 xSLG - plus 87 points
- .342 wOBA versus a .385 xwOBA - plus 43 points
Dominic Smith, New York Mets
Shifting in the batting order to see more fastballs, there's a chance Smith returns to form closer to 2020 than his slow start of 2021. He's launched two home runs with four RBI his last seven games, but needs to improve upon his average. There's some hope but he needs a hot streak soon:
- .244 batting average versus a .267 xBA - plus 23 points
- .373 slugging percentage versus a .446 xSLG - plus 73 points
- .303 wOBA versus a .346 xwOBA - plus 43 points