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Hot/Cold: Week 14

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We’re at the point of the season that we kinda know who players are. At least we think we do. Are they performing up to expectations or are the struggling to live up to the hopes placed on their shoulders? That said, do we really “know” who players are? Is it possible that the guy that started out hot has seen his performance cave of late? Perhaps that slow starter, whose overall numbers are still lacking, has actually performed pretty darn well of late? Let’s investigate how these players have performed of late and see if they meet your expectations for the players.

HITTERS: THE LAST TWO WEEKS – HOT

Name Team G PA AVG HR RBI R SB OBP SLG OPS ISO BB/K GB/FB wOBA wRC+
Ketel Marte Diamondbacks 11 49 0.533 4 5 12 1 0.571 0.933 1.505 0.400 1.33 1.64 0.614 286
Manny Machado Padres 12 56 0.442 6 14 16 1 0.482 0.904 1.386 0.462 0.44 0.68 0.561 256
Peter Alonso Mets 14 63 0.388 6 15 14 0 0.524 0.857 1.381 0.469 0.92 1.08 0.548 250
Yasiel Puig Reds 12 49 0.400 5 11 9 2 0.449 0.867 1.316 0.467 0.38 0.50 0.530 231
Bryan Reynolds Pirates 11 45 0.474 1 8 10 0 0.533 0.711 1.244 0.237 1.00 1.09 0.512 223
Cody Bellinger Dodgers 13 53 0.349 5 8 11 1 0.472 0.791 1.262 0.442 1.00 0.92 0.498 216
Yordan Alvarez Astros 11 52 0.333 6 14 11 0 0.423 0.778 1.201 0.444 0.54 0.75 0.483 214
Charlie Blackmon Rockies 13 62 0.419 7 15 17 0 0.419 0.855 1.274 0.435 0.00 0.95 0.521 212
Garrett Cooper Marlins 10 41 0.436 2 6 9 0 0.463 0.718 1.181 0.282 0.17 2.40 0.490 211
Gleyber Torres Yankees 12 49 0.351 4 13 13 0 0.490 0.703 1.192 0.351 1.22 0.50 0.482 208
Mike Trout Angels 12 56 0.362 4 12 11 1 0.464 0.681 1.145 0.319 0.64 0.50 0.469 204
Jason Kipnis Indians 11 49 0.372 4 14 9 0 0.438 0.721 1.158 0.349 1.00 0.81 0.474 200
Trey Mancini Orioles 11 44 0.342 4 5 7 1 0.432 0.737 1.169 0.395 1.00 1.89 0.469 200
Juan Soto Nationals 11 46 0.410 2 9 8 2 0.478 0.718 1.196 0.308 1.00 2.00 0.481 199
Eloy Jimenez White Sox 11 46 0.342 4 12 12 0 0.435 0.711 1.145 0.368 0.64 2.29 0.461 196
Ian Desmond Rockies 11 44 0.439 3 15 10 0 0.455 0.756 1.211 0.317 0.25 3.75 0.494 194
Carlos Santana Indians 13 59 0.319 5 7 14 2 0.458 0.681 1.138 0.362 1.50 0.88 0.466 194
Josh Donaldson Braves 13 58 0.345 7 12 8 0 0.379 0.782 1.161 0.436 0.20 1.19 0.471 192
Shohei Ohtani Angels 12 41 0.359 3 8 6 3 0.390 0.718 1.108 0.359 0.20 3.00 0.453 192
Omar Narvaez Mariners 12 46 0.385 2 5 10 0 0.457 0.615 1.072 0.231 1.25 0.60 0.445 189
Kevin Pillar Giants 13 49 0.375 4 10 14 2 0.388 0.729 1.117 0.354 0.33 1.50 0.458 188
Eric Sogard Blue Jays 13 62 0.389 3 7 11 2 0.452 0.630 1.081 0.241 1.40 0.63 0.448 186
James McCann White Sox 10 42 0.324 3 7 7 1 0.452 0.618 1.070 0.294 0.54 1.43 0.446 186
Christian Yelich Brewers 12 57 0.352 5 10 13 3 0.386 0.741 1.127 0.389 0.23 1.14 0.459 185
Max Muncy Dodgers 12 52 0.310 4 11 9 0 0.442 0.643 1.085 0.333 1.67 1.55 0.448 183

Manny Machado has been out of control the last two weeks: .442-6-16-14, just slightly ahead of the surging Peter Alonso (.388-6-14-15) which is just behind Charlie Blackmon (.419-7-17-15).

Garrett Cooper is hitting .436 with a 1.181 OPS for the Marlins. Hate that 0.17 BB/K rate though and the laughable .600 BABIP.

Ian Desmond has a lower body thing going, but those that bailed on the veteran have felt the past of late as he’s gone .439-3-10-15 his last 11 games. He’s not running anymore, but the bat is white-hot.

Josh Donaldson has seven homers his last 13 while sporting a .782 SLG.

Bryan Reynolds has an absurd .515 the last two weeks leading to a .474 average and 10 RBI. He’s also sporting an impressive 1.00 BB/K in that time. He’s been tremendous hitting .362 overall, but realize that the .443 BABIP he currently has, even in the absolute best-case scenario, is dropping .050 points, and likely much more.

Carlos Santana has a .319/.458/.681 slash line with five homers and 14 RBI. We keep waiting for the batting average to dip, but we’ve seen no clear-cut data at the moment to suggest it will – other than a decade of data of course.

Fernando Tatis returned from injury with a flurry. Over his last 12 he’s scored a remarkable 15 runs with a homer, two steals, and a .404 OBP.

Gleyber Torres has more walks than strikeouts, and he’s gone deep with four homers, 13 RBI/Runs the last 12.

Kolten Wong had an amazing 2.50 BB/K ratio the last two weeks, just ahead of Xander Bogarts (2.17), Tony Wolters (2.00) and Jose Ramirez (2.00). Speaking of Ramirez, he has a homer, two steals, nine RBI and nine runs scored the last 13 games with a solid .351 OBP. Finally showing some sight. 

HITTERS: THE LAST TWO WEEKS – COLD

 

Name Team G PA AVG HR RBI R SB OBP SLG OPS ISO BB/K GB/FB wOBA wRC+
Asdrubal Cabrera Rangers 13 52 0.125 1 5 3 2 0.192 0.208 0.401 0.083 0.20 1.20 0.181 -2
Orlando Arcia Brewers 12 45 0.159 2 5 4 1 0.178 0.295 0.473 0.136 0.09 1.90 0.199 16
Austin Meadows Rays 12 48 0.156 0 3 1 0 0.208 0.289 0.497 0.133 0.12 0.69 0.203 23
Eduardo Escobar Diamondbacks 13 55 0.191 0 5 7 1 0.273 0.213 0.485 0.021 0.75 0.53 0.216 26
Alex Gordon Royals 12 52 0.170 0 8 4 1 0.250 0.255 0.505 0.085 0.23 1.23 0.220 30
Didi Gregorius Yankees 11 47 0.222 0 1 3 0 0.255 0.244 0.500 0.022 0.25 1.00 0.222 32
Christin Stewart Tigers 11 46 0.150 1 4 4 0 0.239 0.250 0.489 0.100 0.36 0.60 0.221 32
Billy Hamilton Royals 13 48 0.205 0 2 3 4 0.255 0.250 0.505 0.045 0.43 1.00 0.226 34
J.T. Realmuto Phillies 11 38 0.171 0 0 7 1 0.237 0.286 0.523 0.114 0.43 1.40 0.228 37
Eugenio Suarez Reds 12 53 0.149 2 4 5 0 0.245 0.277 0.522 0.128 0.25 1.88 0.235 38
Harrison Bader Cardinals 13 45 0.132 0 3 5 2 0.267 0.237 0.504 0.105 0.46 0.67 0.235 43
Brandon Belt Giants 13 50 0.132 0 2 8 0 0.320 0.158 0.478 0.026 1.22 0.50 0.237 45
David Fletcher Angels 12 46 0.214 1 6 4 0 0.261 0.286 0.547 0.071 0.60 1.46 0.239 48
Dee Gordon Mariners 12 46 0.227 0 4 4 1 0.239 0.341 0.580 0.114 0.13 1.73 0.242 51
Aaron Hicks Yankees 11 44 0.158 1 3 8 1 0.273 0.289 0.562 0.132 0.46 1.86 0.254 53
Renato Nunez Orioles 12 47 0.190 0 3 2 0 0.277 0.286 0.562 0.095 0.56 1.00 0.252 53
Brandon Crawford Giants 11 43 0.238 0 8 2 0 0.233 0.381 0.614 0.143 0.00 1.40 0.252 54
Ronald Guzman Rangers 12 46 0.162 0 3 5 0 0.304 0.270 0.575 0.108 0.64 1.57 0.265 55
Tommy La Stella Angels 10 45 0.244 0 4 7 0 0.279 0.293 0.572 0.049 0.33 3.14 0.251 56
Evan Longoria Giants 12 42 0.211 0 3 5 0 0.286 0.289 0.575 0.079 0.36 1.88 0.256 57
Lorenzo Cain Brewers 11 48 0.250 0 1 6 4 0.313 0.273 0.585 0.023 0.25 3.50 0.265 59

Kole Calhoun was rolling… until he wasn’t. Over his last 12 games he has but two RBI, is hitting .178 and has a poor .622 OPS. He’s nothing more than a fifth outfielder in mixed leagues.
Asdrubal Cabrera is having issues with the league, and with pitchers. He’s gone ice cold with a .125/.192/.208 slash line.Orlando Arcia has a .178 OBP over 12 games. That’s not easy to do.

Alex Gordon, usable fantasy piece, is dead. The last 12 games he has no homers, four RBI, has hit .170 and owns a .505 OPS.

Didi Gregorius has started pretty slowly. The last 11 outings he’s hit .222 with a .255 OBP and a .244 SLG. Yes, a higher OBP than SLG. He has just one RBI in that time as well.

Austin Meadows has stopped hitting. Over his last 12 games he has one runs scored, a .156 average and a .208 OBP.

Renato Nunez is just about as streaky as any player in the world of baseball. Over the last 12 games he doesn’t have a homer, has three RBI, two runs scored and a .190 batting average. So, goes it with the Orioles’ slugger.

J.T. Realmuto has gone 11 games without an RBI. He’s also looked terrible overall with a .171/.237/.286 line. This isn’t the type of production anyone was expecting when they made Realmuto the top catcher off the board this season.

Miguel Sano cannot get on track. The last 11 includes three homers, but those are his only three runs scored, he’s hitting .150 and he has a mere .244 OBP.

Eugenio Suarez will be fine, but it’s been ugly of late. Over his last 12 games he’s driven in four and scored five times. That’s not the worst of it. Suarez has hit a mere .149 with a .522 OPS as he’s in a deep funk. 

 

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HITTERS: THE LAST FOUR WEEKS – HOT 

Name Team G PA AVG HR RBI R SB OBP SLG OPS ISO BB/K GB/FB wOBA wRC+
Mike Trout Angels 27 124 0.351 11 28 27 2 0.492 0.773 1.265 0.423 0.88 0.36 0.503 226
Peter Alonso Mets 27 118 0.337 10 23 19 0 0.449 0.745 1.194 0.408 0.65 1.04 0.483 208
Christian Yelich Brewers 25 116 0.373 9 21 22 8 0.431 0.765 1.196 0.392 0.50 1.07 0.478 198
Ketel Marte Diamondbacks 25 115 0.393 9 15 22 1 0.426 0.720 1.146 0.327 0.70 1.03 0.467 190
Garrett Cooper Marlins 24 100 0.398 5 15 23 0 0.460 0.636 1.096 0.239 0.48 2.46 0.456 190
Bryan Reynolds Pirates 27 111 0.404 2 16 23 0 0.459 0.586 1.045 0.182 0.41 2.00 0.440 176
Mike Moustakas Brewers 24 102 0.310 9 16 17 0 0.412 0.655 1.067 0.345 0.75 0.81 0.439 172
Todd Frazier Mets 28 112 0.319 7 22 19 0 0.429 0.585 1.014 0.266 1.07 0.71 0.426 170
Ian Desmond Rockies 25 90 0.386 5 20 17 1 0.422 0.687 1.109 0.301 0.24 2.58 0.456 169
Yasmani Grandal Brewers 24 103 0.286 8 19 15 0 0.398 0.667 1.065 0.381 0.78 0.64 0.429 166
JaCoby Jones Tigers 24 91 0.341 4 10 12 2 0.400 0.610 1.010 0.268 0.29 1.05 0.417 165
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. Blue Jays 27 115 0.330 8 17 20 1 0.374 0.642 1.015 0.311 0.24 0.85 0.416 165
Carlos Santana Indians 27 122 0.297 8 18 25 2 0.418 0.604 1.022 0.307 1.05 1.19 0.422 164
Freddie Freeman Braves 26 119 0.314 8 29 23 1 0.395 0.648 1.043 0.333 0.57 0.88 0.424 162
Jackie Bradley Jr. Red Sox 27 107 0.307 5 16 13 3 0.425 0.602 1.027 0.295 0.64 1.07 0.420 162
Max Muncy Dodgers 26 117 0.295 7 18 20 0 0.419 0.568 0.987 0.274 0.91 1.04 0.412 160
Yoan Moncada White Sox 20 82 0.342 4 10 9 0 0.390 0.592 0.982 0.250 0.26 0.95 0.406 159
DJ LeMahieu Yankees 26 124 0.348 6 25 25 2 0.395 0.574 0.969 0.226 0.50 1.88 0.406 156
Trey Mancini Orioles 24 101 0.307 7 12 17 1 0.386 0.602 0.988 0.295 0.64 2.00 0.405 156
James McCann White Sox 21 86 0.338 3 10 14 1 0.430 0.514 0.944 0.176 0.58 1.73 0.401 156
Scott Kingery Phillies 25 100 0.319 7 16 15 2 0.360 0.638 0.998 0.319 0.23 0.79 0.410 155
Xander Bogaerts Red Sox 27 124 0.320 5 18 22 2 0.411 0.592 1.004 0.272 1.13 1.06 0.408 154
Max Kepler Twins 25 110 0.278 8 22 18 0 0.364 0.608 0.972 0.330 0.65 0.68 0.400 151
Juan Soto Nationals 25 108 0.337 4 14 21 2 0.417 0.565 0.982 0.228 0.81 1.81 0.406 150
Eric Sogard Blue Jays 25 106 0.347 4 9 17 3 0.396 0.547 0.944 0.200 0.53 0.69 0.394 150

No one talks about Todd Frazier, and I get it, but that doesn’t mean he hasn’t been producing. Not only does he have seven homers, but he is rocking a .319/.429/.585 slash line with a .426 wOBA.

Freddie Freeman is downright amazing, season after season. He has 23 runs his last 26 games while posting a 1.043 OPS. The most impressive number though might be the 29 RBI, the most in the game.

Yasmani Grandal has gone deep eight times with 15 RBI and he’s scored 19 runs in 24 games thanks to a .398 OBP.

Ramon Laureano has been a very effective offensive performer of late. Over his last 27 games he’s produced a huge seven homers, five steals, and 21 runs scored. He’s also rocking a .899 OPS as one of the better power/speed guys going.

D.J. LeMahieu has been an absolute monster for the Yankees through all their injuries. Not only does he have a current 10-game hitting streak, but his last 26 games he’s, get this, scored 25 times and driven in 25 runs. He’s also hit six homers leading to a .969 OPS.

Mallex Smith has a massive 13 steals his last 27 games. He’s also gone deep three times, has scored 21 times, has driven in 17 and is batting .308 with a .372 OBP. Currently, he’s hitting better than he did last season. Hopefully you held/added him when he was sent to the minors. He’s been amazing since.

Jorge Soler has 10 homers, tied for the second most. He also has 21 RBI and 17 runs scored in 28 games with a .895 OPS. A solid power source at the moment without average or speed. 

HITTERS: THE LAST FOUR WEEKS – COLD

Name Team G PA AVG HR RBI R SB OBP SLG OPS ISO BB/K GB/FB wOBA wRC+
Nicky Lopez Royals 26 107 0.221 1 6 14 1 0.243 0.308 0.551 0.087 0.11 3.06 0.237 41
Raimel Tapia Rockies 27 93 0.227 1 6 16 2 0.269 0.341 0.610 0.114 0.26 2.33 0.263 44
Billy Hamilton Royals 26 96 0.218 0 3 6 7 0.284 0.253 0.537 0.034 0.40 1.37 0.244 46
Stephen Piscotty Athletics 22 91 0.186 3 10 11 0 0.220 0.349 0.569 0.163 0.19 1.17 0.239 47
Harrison Bader Cardinals 26 92 0.141 2 7 9 3 0.261 0.295 0.556 0.154 0.46 0.61 0.244 48
Dexter Fowler Cardinals 26 81 0.187 4 14 7 2 0.225 0.360 0.585 0.173 0.17 0.91 0.246 50
Eugenio Suarez Reds 25 108 0.202 2 11 9 0 0.278 0.298 0.576 0.096 0.29 1.43 0.254 51
Adalberto Mondesi Royals 21 91 0.218 1 3 11 9 0.253 0.333 0.586 0.115 0.15 1.74 0.251 51
Rougned Odor Rangers 28 110 0.190 3 14 13 3 0.264 0.350 0.614 0.160 0.31 1.00 0.265 55
Alex Gordon Royals 26 108 0.218 2 13 12 1 0.262 0.356 0.618 0.139 0.15 1.11 0.261 58
Jean Segura Phillies 26 112 0.204 3 9 10 2 0.252 0.369 0.621 0.165 0.43 1.59 0.263 59
Cesar Hernandez Phillies 26 107 0.230 2 11 11 2 0.271 0.350 0.621 0.120 0.29 1.65 0.262 59
Lorenzo Cain Brewers 23 99 0.247 0 9 13 5 0.313 0.281 0.594 0.034 0.38 2.31 0.268 60
Evan Longoria Giants 24 89 0.215 1 7 9 0 0.292 0.304 0.596 0.089 0.38 1.14 0.264 62
Starlin Castro Marlins 27 118 0.257 2 19 9 0 0.263 0.381 0.643 0.124 0.07 1.29 0.264 64
Adam Jones Diamondbacks 23 91 0.235 3 9 13 1 0.275 0.376 0.651 0.141 0.17 1.25 0.277 66
Michael Chavis Red Sox 28 117 0.241 2 12 13 0 0.299 0.343 0.642 0.102 0.16 1.42 0.277 66
Joe Panik Giants 24 105 0.232 1 6 7 2 0.295 0.316 0.611 0.084 0.89 0.79 0.269 66
Paul DeJong Cardinals 25 109 0.196 5 9 13 2 0.275 0.371 0.646 0.175 0.33 1.03 0.275 68
Elvis Andrus Rangers 28 127 0.267 1 17 19 7 0.283 0.400 0.683 0.133 0.10 1.43 0.286 69
Brandon Dixon Tigers 24 100 0.232 5 16 9 3 0.250 0.421 0.671 0.189 0.13 0.68 0.277 70

Tim Anderson has hit .267 with a .275 OBP the last 23 games. He doesn’t have a single walk on his way to a terrible .719 OPS.

Harrison Bader has seven RBI, nine runs scored his last 26 games. That’s bad enough. When you toss in the .141 batting average and .556 OPS you’ve got a massive drain.

Lorenzo Cain has no homers while batting .247 with a .313 OBP and .281 SLG. He’s simply not performing well with the bat in his hands. Turns out, his thumb has been an issue. 

The star isn’t shining on Michael Chavis like it was a month ago. The last month he’s hit .241 with a .299 OBP and a .343 SLG leading to a .642 OPS.

Paul DeJong, predictably, has slowed. The last 25 he’s hit five homers with two steals, and that plays, but the .196/.275/.371 line speaks more directly to his struggles.

Alex Gordon has a .618 OPS over 26 outings.

Adalberto Mondesi is hurt, and over his last 21 games he has one homer, three RBI, a .218 average and a .586 OPS. Ugh.

Some OPS marks: Cesar Hernandez .621, Wil Myers .630, Adam Jones .651, J.T. Realmuto .661, Matt Carpenter .677.

Stephen Piscotty has a .186/.220/.349 line over 22 games.

Jean Segura has, surprisingly, fallen totally flat. Over his last 26 outings he’s hit .204 with a .252 OBP and just nine runs scored. He’s a much better player than that.

Justin Turner is hitting .330 which is great, but in 25 games he has just one homer and seven RBI.

 

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