Today is likely the final new everyday starters post of the week, unless a flurry of players are recalled and expected to play regularly. This trio is an interesting mix, so let’s dive in.

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I’m back from vacation, so it’s time to review the newest starters. Are any of these names worthy of a roster spot? Let’s find out.

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Let’s finish off my week with three more hitters playing every day in the NL.

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Let’s once again continue reviewing new everyday starters, but flipping over to the National League.

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The carousel of everyday starters never ends, so instead of jumping to the NL, we’ll continue with the new faces in AL lineups today.

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With a number of new faces showing up in the starting lineup each day over the last couple of weeks, let’s get back to discussing these new everyday starters. We’ll break it up by AL and NL this time. We’ll start with the AL.

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After spending the first two days of the week reviewing the last 30 day HardHit% gainers, let’s finish by shifting our attention to the other end of the list — the decliners. Yesterday, I discussed the AL guys, so today we’ll flip to the NAL guys and discuss those who have lost the most HardHit% compared to earlier in the season.

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After spending the last two days reviewing the last 30 day HardHit% gainers, let’s now shift our attention to the other end of the list — the decliners. We’ll start with the AL guys and discuss those who have lost the most HardHit% compared to earlier in the season.

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Yesterday, I reviewed and discussed the hitters who had posted the largest HardHit% gains over the last 30 days. In inadvertently filtered for AL batters only, so today, I’ll flip on over to the NL hitters. Remember this HardHit% includes all batted ball types, so an increase shouldn’t necessarily drive a higher HR/FB rate.

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Hitters go through slumps and hot streaks as a normal part of the season. These types of trends are magnified at the beginning of the year, but can easily get overlooked in the middle as a couple of weeks of good or poor performance don’t dramatically change the player’s full season results. It’s difficult to determine whether a hitter on a hot streak has made a legitimate change that has taken his skill level higher or is simply experiencing the standard ebbs and flows of a season. Let’s review the hitters who have posted the largest gains in HardHit% over the last 30 days. We can’t be sure if this is a new skill level, but it could be a sign of just that.

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