Welcome to our weekly fantasy baseball risers and fallers column. In this article, I’ll provide three risers and three fallers based on what has transpired in the previous week.
Given that we’re over a month into the season, there are more options to choose from. We now know how managers are deploying their players, with some surprisingly receiving less playing time than initially expected. We also have a few young hitters who are making their presence felt immediately.
Without further ado, let’s find out who this week’s biggest risers and fallers are.
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Fantasy Baseball Risers & Fallers
Fantasy Baseball Risers
Jonathan Aranda (1B – TBR)
Jonathan Aranda came into Monday’s action with a .268/.370/.457 slash with seven home runs in 165 plate appearances. You have to like the plate discipline metrics, including an impressive 13.3% walk rate.
Aranda has become a fixture in the middle of an underrated Rays lineup.
Josh Jung (3B – TEX)
It’s time to start taking Josh Jung more seriously, as he came into Monday’s action with a .331/.382/.525 slash with five home runs in 152 plate appearances.
What’s most intriguing here is that Jung has trimmed his strikeout rate from 25.2% to 15.1%.
Konnor Griffin (SS – PIT)
Konnor Griffin has gotten red-hot after a slow start to the season. The Pirates’ phenom is slashing .324/.400/.559 with one home run and two stolen bases in May.
It’s wheels up for the rest of the season for the top prospect in baseball. Don’t sell high.
Fantasy Baseball Fallers
Fernando Tatis Jr. (OF – SDP)
Fernando Tatis Jr. is one of the strangest cases in fantasy baseball this season. Despite a strong hard-hit rate, he still has zero home runs.
We’re now into mid-May, so it’s time to take this slow start more seriously. Bump Tatis down in your ranks.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (1B – TOR)
I had high hopes for Vladimir Guerrero Jr. coming into the season. I thought he could build off an incredible postseason run with a strong regular season.
While the batting average has been there, the power has been non-existent, as he has a .397 slugging rate with two homers in 167 plate appearances. Time to push him down the ranks.
Cal Raleigh (C – SEA)
Another elite hitter from last year off to a terrible start. Cal Raleigh came into Monday’s action with a .161/.244/.329 slash with seven home runs in 168 plate appearances.
While he’s definitely going to get hot at some point, it’s becoming clear that paying a premium for Raleigh in drafts was the wrong move. Both Shea Langeliers and Ben Rice were better picks, especially at the reduced cost.
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