Archive for Hitters

Hitters in the Top Home Run Parks This Week

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September 15, 2025
Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images

With just two more weeks of regular season action, it’s worth doing the research to benefit from every possible advantage. So today, I’ll focus on hitters playing in the top home run parks in baseball this week. Taking advantage of park factors on a weekly basis always makes sense. However, I typically limit my research to Coors Field, as that’s consistently the most favorable hitting environment in baseball, or at least close to it when it fails to top the leaderboard. As usual, I’ll limit the names to those that are lesser owned (less than 50% owned in CBS leagues).

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OOPSY’s Top 60 Prospects, Final 2025 Update

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September 12, 2025
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With the season nearly complete, this article takes a final look at OOPSY’s projections-based top 60 prospects in an effort to give readers a jump start on the offseason.

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Position Player Playing Time Changes: September 10, 2025

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September 10, 2025
Sam Navarro – Imagn Images

Hello, and welcome to one of the last Position Player Playing Time Changes roundups of the year! We’ve got plenty to go over this week, as usual, but before we dive in it’s important to note how the methodology makes for some large swings this late in the season.

Because we’re looking at remaining playing time and there’s so little time left in the season, even the most minor of injuries — like an IL stint for Alec Bohm that’s expected to be the minimum ten days — can lead to massive swings in playing time because the Phillies only have 18 games left. For example, if this was Opening Day and Bohm was expected to miss only ten games, his projected playing time would only go down six percent. But now even a relatively minor injury means his playing time goes down 50 percentage points. Basically, there’s an inverse relationship between games remaining in the season and the significance of an individual injury, which is why our list keeps getting longer with each week!

With that explanation out of the way, let’s get to it:

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Stacking Coors Fielders Next Week

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September 9, 2025
Mandatory Credit: David Richard-Imagn Images

The year may have changed, but Coors Field remains the premier hitting venue in baseball. I have to go back to 2021 to find the first season it wasn’t the most offense-friendly park in baseball, and even that year it trailed by only two Park Factor points. With only a couple of weeks left in the regular season, taking advantage of scheduling could provide that boost that either gets you into a prize finish or keeps you there. So it’s worth knowing that next week, the Rockies play a six game homestand, which means it’s time to load up on players scheduled to play there!

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4 More Hitters Now Playing Regularly

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September 8, 2025
Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images

Gosh, it’s already difficult enough keeping up with playing time changes earlier in the season. It’s even more challenging now with expanded rosters and teams with no shot at the playoffs giving younger hitters a chance, or perhaps more evenly dividing the playing time among multiple players. Unlike any of my teams, many of you are likely fighting for a prize finish, so keeping abreast of all the changes is vital to finishing strong. So let’s discuss four more hitters who are now seeing regular playing time.

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Lineup Analysis (9/5/25)

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September 5, 2025


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A few days ago, I asked for any improvements for this lineup’s article. The biggest takeaway was to “not change a thing”. Some people didn’t like all the stats, so today’s edition has none except games played.

American League

Angels

• Niko Kavadas and Oswald Peraza split time at first base.

• Chris Taylor with three straight starts since coming off the IL. Read the rest of this entry »


Position Player Playing Time Changes: September 2, 2025

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September 2, 2025
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Welcome to September’s first Position Player Playing Time Changes roundup! Waiver claims and some unfortunate injuries are the highlight of this week’s summary, as well as a notable prospect recall in the Royals’ Carter Jensen.

% Change in Remaining Projected Playing Time, 8/26 to 9/2
Name Team Positions Old PT New PT PT Change Reason
Cam Devanney PIT 3B,2B,SS 8% 72% 64% Called up to MLB
Jose Iglesias SDP SS, 3B, 2B 30% 83% 53% Filling in for Bogaerts
Carson Williams TBR SS 22% 75% 53% Kim claimed by ATL
Tim Elko CHW 1B,DH 12% 41% 29% Helping to replace Vargas
Jake McCarthy ARI RF,CF,LF 47% 74% 27% Gurriel injury
Riley Adams WSN C,1B 33% 59% 26% Continuing to hit well + Ruiz uncertainty
Mason McCoy SDP SS 1% 26% 25% Helping to replace Bogaerts
Jorge Barrosa ARI RF,CF,LF 4% 27% 23% Gurriel injury
Will Robertson CHW RF,LF 6% 29% 23% Robert injury
Jordan Lawlar ARI 3B, DH, SS 47% 70% 23% Called back up
Michael Helman TEX CF, LF, SS 20% 42% 22% Hot hitting lately
Brooks Baldwin CHW LF,RF,CF,SS,3B,2B 44% 66% 22% Hot hitting + versatility
Jackson Chourio MIL RF, DH, CF, LF 70% 91% 21% Back from IL
Michael A. Taylor CHW RF, CF, LF 47% 67% 20% Robert injury
Carter Jensen KCR C 8% 28% 20% Welcome to MLB!
Liover Peguero PIT SS,1B,3B,2B 50% 69% 19% IKF claimed by TOR
Max Muncy LAD 3B, 1B, DH 40% 58% 18% Nearing return from injury
Bryan Ramos CHW 3B, DH 13% 31% 18% Called up to MLB
Luis Matos SFG LF,RF,CF 45% 63% 18% Continuing to play pretty regularly
Connor Norby MIA 2B,3B 61% 79% 18% Back from IL
Ildemaro Vargas ARI 2B, 3B, LF, SS 16% 33% 17% Playing most days against LHP
Kyle Manzardo CLE 1B, DH 76% 93% 17% Santana gone opens up even more PT
Javier Sanoja MIA SS,3B,LF,2B,CF 31% 45% 14% Hot hitting + versatility
Angel Martínez CLE 3B,SS,CF,2B 41% 54% 13% Versatility keeps him playing often
Ha-Seong Kim ATL SS, 2B 62% 75% 13% Should be unquestioned starting SS for ATL
Jackson Merrill SDP CF,DH 77% 90% 13% Back from IL
Henry Davis PIT C, DH 46% 59% 13% Getting more starts lately
Curtis Mead CHW 3B, 2B, 1B, DH 49% 61% 12% Vargas injury
Lane Thomas CLE CF,RF 43% 54% 11% Took BP + ran the bases, getting closer to return
Blaze Alexander ARI SS,3B,2B,DH, CF 59% 70% 11% Newfound OF versatility + hot hitting
Richie Palacios TBR DH,2B,LF 9% 20% 11% Finally back from IL
Joey Ortiz MIL SS, 2B 78% 89% 11% Activated from IL
Pedro Pagés STL C 51% 62% 11% Pozo injury
Nasim Nuñez WSN SS,2B 3% 13% 10% Back in MLB
Victor Scott II STL CF 48% 58% 10% Activated from IL
Tyler Locklear ARI 1B, DH 60% 70% 10% Smith injury opens up more PT
Owen Caissie CHC RF, LF, DH 12% 2% -10% Optioned to AAA
Jhostynxon Garcia BOS LF,1B,RF,CF 14% 4% -10% Optioned to AAA
Christian Encarnacion-Strand CIN 1B,DH 16% 6% -10% Future PT remains unclear
Francisco Alvarez NYM C,DH 48% 37% -11% Fractured pinky on rehab pushes back return a bit
Blake Perkins MIL CF, RF, LF 33% 21% -12% Chourio activated
Graham Pauley MIA 3B,DH 29% 17% -12% Norby activated
Luke Maile KCR C 32% 19% -13% Jensen called up
Joey Bart PIT C,DH 57% 44% -13% Losing PT to Davis
Maximo Acosta MIA SS,2B,3B 22% 9% -13% Norby activated
Keibert Ruiz WSN C 42% 28% -14% Still not on rehab assignment
Yohel Pozo STL C,DH 45% 29% -16% Concussion
Alec Burleson STL RF, 1B, DH, LF 77% 60% -17% Wrist inflammation
Anthony Seigler MIL 3B, 2B 27% 8% -19% Ortiz activated
Dane Myers MIA RF, CF 42% 8% -34% Oblique strain
Carlos Santana CHC 1B, DH 70% 15% -55% Will play way more niche role with Cubs
Pavin Smith ARI 1B, DH 64% 8% -56% Quad strain
Miguel Vargas CHW 3B, 1B, DH 87% 28% -59% Wrist sprain
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. ARI LF, DH 88% 23% -65% Knee injury, MRI incoming
Nick Allen ATL SS 90% 23% -67% Will lose a ton of PT to Kim
Isiah Kiner-Falefa TOR SS, 3B 86% 17% -69% Unclear where his PT will come from with TOR
Corey Seager TEX SS, DH 83% 13% -70% Appendectomy
Luis Robert Jr. CHW CF, DH 90% 16% -74% Hamstring strain
Xander Bogaerts SDP SS, DH 92% 9% -83% Fractured foot

Callups Galore! 7 Names to Consider

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September 2, 2025
Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

The calendar has finally flipped to September 1, which means that teams can now expand their active roster from 26 to 28 players. It’s a fun time for fantasy owners as oodles of new players are recalled, some of whom could make significant impacts over the final month of the season. Let’s review some of those callups, along with some additional names recalled a bit earlier than yesterday.

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Position Player Playing Time Changes: August 26, 2025

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August 26, 2025
Daniel Kucin Jr. – Imagn Images

Welcome to the last Position Player Playing Time Changes roundup of August, highlighted by Adley Rutschman’s injury leading to some rearranging with the Orioles.

Change in Remaining % of Projected Playing Time, 8/19 to 8/26
Name Team Positions Old PT New PT PT Change Reason
Nacho Alvarez Jr. ATL 3B,2B,SS 27% 69% 42% Riley injury
Ezequiel Duran TEX LF,SS,3B,1B,2B,RF 28% 68% 40% Semien injury
Darell Hernaiz ATH SS,2B,3B 32% 71% 39% Urías DFA
Luis Matos SFG LF,RF,CF 13% 45% 32% Hot hitting keeping him in lineup
Zack Gelof ATH 2B 48% 77% 29% Back in MLB
Michael Massey KCR 2B 10% 38% 28% Returned from IL
Jacob Wilson ATH SS 60% 88% 28% Returned from IL
Cody Freeman TEX 3B, DH, LF, 2B, SS 31% 56% 25% Semien injury
Jose Trevino CIN C 42% 66% 24% Stephenson injury
Jeremiah Jackson BAL RF, LF, 3B, 2B 26% 48% 22% Hot hitting keeping him in lineup
Adolis García TEX RF, DH 68% 89% 21% Back from IL
Jared Triolo PIT 3B,SS,2B,1B 61% 82% 21% Great month and playing every day
Matt Chapman SFG 3B 73% 92% 19% Back from IL
Gabriel Moreno ARI C, DH 48% 67% 19% Back from IL
Michael Helman TEX CF 1% 20% 19% Called up from AAA
Curtis Mead CHW 2B,DH,3B,1B 31% 49% 18% Playing a bit more lately
Ryan Mountcastle BAL DH, 1B 49% 65% 16% Rutschman injury opened up DH time
JJ Bleday ATH RF, LF, CF 47% 63% 16% Continuing to play pretty often
Rowdy Tellez TEX 1B 35% 50% 15% Getting lion’s share of 1B time against RHP
Alex Jackson BAL C 10% 25% 15% Rutschman injury
Niko Kavadas LAA 1B 5% 19% 14% Schanuel injury
Yordan Alvarez HOU LF,DH 68% 79% 11% Nearing IL return
Alejandro Osuna TEX RF,LF 9% 20% 11% Back in MLB
Andruw Monasterio MIL SS,2B,3B 15% 25% 10% Starting SS with Ortiz out
David Hamilton BOS 2B,SS 6% 16% 10% Back in MLB
Wilyer Abreu BOS RF, DH 73% 62% -11% Strained calf, though should be back soon
Joey Ortiz MIL SS,2B 89% 78% -11% Minor hamstring strain
Francisco Alvarez NYM C, DH 59% 48% -11% Thumb sprain, but ahead of schedule
Dylan Carlson BAL RF,LF,CF 59% 47% -12% Playing less of late
Jackson Merrill SDP CF, DH 89% 77% -12% Sprained ankle
Brett Harris ATH 3B 43% 31% -12% Wilson, Gelof on roster cuts into time
Liover Peguero PIT 2B,3B,1B,SS 63% 50% -13% Losing PT to Triolo
Grant McCray SFG RF,CF,LF 21% 8% -13% Optioned to AAA
Denzel Clarke ATH CF 45% 24% -21% Running out of time to return
Nolan Schanuel LAA 1B 93% 72% -21% Wrist contusion
Ha-Seong Kim TBR SS, 2B 87% 62% -25% Back inflammation
Max Schuemann ATH SS,CF,2B,3B,LF 34% 7% -27% Optioned to AAA
Jordan Westburg BAL 3B 91% 63% -28% Sprained ankle
John Rave KCR CF,RF,DH,LF 47% 16% -31% Optioned to AAA
Tyler Fitzgerald SFG 2B, LF, RF 49% 15% -34% Optioned to AAA
Tyler Stephenson CIN C, DH, 1B 68% 31% -37% Fractured thumb
Adley Rutschman BAL C, DH 88% 33% -55% Oblique strain
Marcus Semien TEX 2B, DH 92% 13% -79% Broken foot

Lineup Analysis (8/22/25)

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August 23, 2025


Ken Blaze-Imagn Images

American League

Angels

• Yoán Moncada (vs RHP) and Oswald Peraza (vs LHP) are in a third base platoon.

• Bryce Teodosio (.250/.306/.364, 0 HR, 3 SB) continues to start every game in center field. Read the rest of this entry »


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