Ottoneu Hot Right Now: April 14, 2026

Hot Right Now (HRN) is a weekly Ottoneu feature focused on popular players currently being auctioned or players who you should think about auctioning in your Ottoneu leagues. Even if you don’t play Ottoneu, we’ll be highlighting players you should be looking at in deeper and keeper formats. In this feature, we will break down players into two sections:

1. Current Auctions: A closer look at players being auctioned at a high rate.
2. Hot Performers: Players with a high P/G or P/IP over the last 14 days who are also rostered in 80% of leagues or less.

The RotoGraphs Ottoneu team plans to run this feature weekly, updating fantasy managers on the biggest movers in Ottoneu leagues with an analysis of how these players could or could not help your roster.

Current Auctions

Nick Yorke — 76 current auctions — 11.1% roster%

A former top prospect, Nick Yorke has gotten off to a hot start this season after two failed cups of coffee in the big leagues the last two years. His carrying tool as a prospect was his bat. He’s got a discerning eye at the plate, great bat-to-ball skills, and above average raw power. He’s also got one of the weirdest batted ball distributions; his extreme inside-out style of hitting means he’s often peppering the opposite field with line drives and he struggles to get to his power in game situations. It also means he runs a pretty dramatic reverse split.

His hot start to the season looks pretty mixed under the hood. He’s been extremely patient, cutting his swing rate to just 42.3% while improving his in-zone contact rate to 97.8%. That’s a big reason why both his strikeout and walk rates have improved significantly. His hard hit rate is sitting right at 50%, but because of his swing, he’s pounding the ball into the ground and has collected just three extra-base hits. He’s getting regular time at third base in the middle of the Pirates lineup, so the opportunity is there, but I’m just not sure how high his ceiling is.

Sam Antonacci — 73 current auctions — 42.6% roster%

Sam Antonacci found the spotlight during Italy’s Cinderella run to the semifinals of the WBC this March. He blasted a home run off Nolan McLean in the upset victory over Team USA and played fantastic defense at short. He’s gotten off to a strong start in his first taste of Triple-A, slashing .289/.484/.444 through 13 games. With the trade of Lenyn Sosa on Monday, the White Sox have cleared some space on their big league roster, though Antonacci’s promotion hasn’t been officially announced. If he does make his debut, it’ll probably be as a utility player who will probably get pushed to the outfield because Chicago’s infield is pretty crowded at the moment.

Antonacci was ranked 11th on the White Sox top prospect list with a 40+ FV grade. He’s a speed and contact merchant without much game power — WBC homer notwithstanding. If he does end up getting called up — and if it doesn’t happen on Tuesday, it shouldn’t be long before he breaks into the big leagues — his utility for fantasy baseball might be a little limited. He’ll steal some bags which will help in 5×5 leagues, and his high on-base rate gives him a solid floor in points leagues, but he doesn’t have the high power ceiling like some of the other top prospects around baseball.

Angel Martínez — 66 current auctions — 21.3% roster%

Angel Martínez has struggled to establish himself in the big leagues thanks to a pretty dramatic platoon split, even as a switch hitter. He’s historically crushed left-handed pitching but struggled against right-handers. It’s significant, then, that his hot start this season has come primarily against right-handed pitching. He’s improved his contact rate to 88.3%, he’s lifting the ball to the pull side more often than ever, and he’s already set a new career high max exit velocity.

If Martínez has truly turned a corner against right-handed pitching, it would elevate him from simply a platoon outfielder to a bonafide everyday player. And with his improved contact rate and emphasis on getting to his pull-side power, we could be seeing the first inklings of a breakout season. The one thing I want to pump the breaks on is his contact quality. Right now, his hard hit rate is just 32.4%, which is a career high, but still well below league average. Yes, he’s putting the ball in play more often, and he’s pulling it in the air when he does, but there still isn’t much authority behind that contact.

Jakob Junis — 55 current auctions — 50.7% roster%

The Rangers bullpen was a bit of a mystery heading into the season. Robert Garcia had finished 2025 as the nominal closer but his skillset wasn’t really suited to the ninth inning. There were a bunch of new relievers in the fold this spring plus holdovers like Garcia, Chris Martin, and Cole Winn. After a few weeks of play, Jakob Junis has emerged as one of the most trusted relievers for Texas. He hasn’t allowed a run across eight innings and seven appearances, and he’s converted a save in his last three straight outings. His strikeout rate isn’t much to write home about, but he’s actually been a pretty solid reliever over the last couple of seasons. If you’re looking for a high-leverage reliever, Junis is a pretty good bet to hold onto that role in Texas as long as he continues to be effective.

Hot Performers
Players with a high P/G or P/IP over the last 14 days rostered in 80% of leagues or less.

Casey Schmitt — 10.5 FGPts/G (last 14 days) — 1.8% roster%

Casey Schmitt has been on a pretty insane heater over the last few weeks; he’s collected hits in seven of his last eight games, multiple hits in four of those games, and had a particularly great series in Baltimore last weekend where he picked up seven hits, a home run, and three doubles. As you’d expect for someone on such a hot streak, his BABIP is clearly unsustainable at .520. He has improved his contact quality significantly this season which is something to monitor. He’s getting regular playing time as the Giants’ designated hitter, and I’d expect that to continue until his bat cools off.

Jeffrey Springs — 8.1 FGPts/IP (last 14 days) — 47.2% roster%

Jeffrey Springs shocked everyone by holding the Yankees scoreless across seven innings in his last start last Thursday. He’s only allowed three runs total across his three starts this year, though his strikeout-to-walk ratio looks pretty normal for him. Most of his peripherals point to some looming regression — his SIERA is 3.97 and his xFIP is 3.91 — though his xERA is a tidy 2.19.

If you’re looking for a significant change to latch onto, you might consider his new arm angle. He’s raised his arm slot pretty significantly this year, and when combined with the extra half tick of velocity on his fastball, that means his heater is generating an extra 2.5 inches of IVB. All of his pitches are benefitting from some extra carry, leading to a ton of weak contact. His changeup has always been a fantastic swing-and-miss offering, but now he might have added contact management to his bag of tricks. It bears monitoring. I would be a little weary simply because his home ballpark is absolutely horrendous for pitchers, but he’s showing some early signs of improvement under the hood.