Ottoneu Hot Right Now: May 12, 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

Henry Bolte — 56 current auctions — 17.5% roster%

With Jacob Wilson heading to the IL with a shoulder injury, the Athletics are promoting Henry Bolte to make his big league debut. The 10th ranked prospect in the organization, Bolte has been one of the hottest hitters in Triple-A this year. His .348/.418/.658 slash line (a 157 wRC+) is the best he’s put up at any level during his minor league career.

With an interesting mix of speed (17 SBs in 37 games this year) and power (12 HRs), it certainly seems like Bolte is primed to be a fantasy standout. There are a few yellow flags in his scouting report that give me pause. Here’s the relevant bit from Eric Longenhagen’s write up earlier this spring: “Bolte is long levered and ends up underneath a ton of elevated fastballs, and the contact he does make tends to be on the ground and/or to the opposite field.” Looking through his minor league splits from this year, it’s apparent that he’s still working with the same approach; his Pull% is 41.5%, essentially in line with his career norms and his groundball rate is all the way up at 58.1%.

The biggest reason why he’s enjoyed so much success this year is a 6.6 point increase in his contact rate. Most of that additional contact has come on pitches outside the strike zone, which isn’t necessarily a good thing, though it means he’s been able to lower his strikeout rate to 22.0%. And even if he’s producing more contact on bad pitches, with his speed, he’s more than capable of turning mishits into infield hits.

The A’s outfield is already full with Tyler Soderstrom, Lawrence Butler, and Carlos Cortes each playing a full-time role and Brent Rooker acting as the designated hitter. It’s hard to see where Bolte might fit in, though I suppose he could press Butler for time in center field — Butler has largely struggled this year and is sort of miscast as a center fielder. Based on those yellow flags above and the playing time questions, I’m in wait-and-see mode with Bolte, especially in Ottoneu points leagues where his speed just isn’t as valuable.

Jesus Rodriguez — 49 current auctions — 26.8% roster%

The Giants promoted Jesus Rodriguez a week ago and he’s already made five starts at catcher and one in right field. A utility player who happens to catch as well, Rodriguez has made starts all across the diamond at every non-shortstop infield position and in both outfield corners in the minors and I’m sure he’ll be used all over the place in San Francisco. With Patrick Bailey traded away, Rodriguez will also get a long look behind the plate, though he’ll probably end up splitting time with Daniel Susac when he returns from his injury soon.

The positional eligibility will be nice for fantasy players (especially for those in the Ottoneu Prestige League — the second roster update is coming up soon!) but his fantasy value will be entirely tied to his bat. He’s already collected hits in four of his first six games in the majors after posting a 127 wRC+ in Triple-A this year. He’s got good bat-to-ball skills, a decent approach at the plate, and a little bit of pop. It’s a pretty average profile when it’s all combined, but that’ll play at catcher. Fantasy players won’t really mind if he ends up playing a more traditional utility role because they can just slot him in at catcher no matter where he’s playing in real life. I’ve already picked him up for my lone Prestige League team and I’m considering adding him to one of my teams that’s really struggling at catcher.

Foster Griffin — 42 current auctions — 48.4% roster%

After spending the last three years in Japan playing for the Yomiuri Giants, Foster Griffin returned to the United States this offseason, signing a one-year deal with the Nationals. He’s been one of the best pitchers on Washington’s beleaguered pitching staff, compiling a 2.12 ERA and a 4.08 FIP across his first eight starts this year. A crafty lefty with a deep repertoire, Griffin has excelled by keeping batters off balance with seven different pitches. Over his last three starts, he’s struck out 20 in 20 innings while allowing just five runs (one earned).

As you might expect from the large gap between his ERA and FIP, the rest of his ERA estimators aren’t as enamoured with his run prevention so far. His xERA, SIERA, and xFIP are currently 4.09, 3.94, and 3.85, respectively. His BABIP is way down at .216 as he’s clearly benefitted from a bunch of good luck on all the contact he allows. The deep arsenal will allow him to work through a lineup a few times — he’s pitched into the sixth inning or later in six of his eight starts — but he’s walking a very fine line right now. I expect some regression will come sooner or later.

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

Michael McGreevy — 7.3 FGPts/IP (last 14 days) — 50.4% roster%

Like Griffin above, Michael McGreevy is a kitchen sink righty with a fastball that barely touches 91 mph and seven different pitches in his arsenal. He’s got excellent command of his entire repertoire, though he relies more on generating weak contact rather than swings and misses. Of course, over his last three starts, McGreevy has struck out 18 in 18 innings while allowing just a single run. This stretch has bumped his strikeout rate up to 19.6%, five points clear of what he posted last year. The only difference I could discern was a slightly larger emphasis on his sweeper during those three starts; critically, that breaking ball produces the highest whiff rate in his repertoire.

I’m not sure that McGreevy has unlocked a new ceiling over these last few starts. If you liked him as a weak-contact machine who can eat a bunch of innings, he’s probably that same guy still. His ultra low strikeout rate from last year was probably a little low based on his deep repertoire, but the higher rate he’s currently running is probably a little high based on how unremarkable his raw stuff is. His ERA estimators don’t really think he’s turned a corner either; his xERA, SIERA, and xFIP are currently 5.06, 3.97, and 3.69, respectively.

If I had to choose between these two throwback starters, I’d pick Griffin simply based on his better Stuff+ scores and higher strikeout rate. I’d expect them to finish the season in pretty similar spots, and I’m not sure there’s really a significant difference between them.

Jake McCarthy — 7.2 FGPts/G (last 14 days) — 15.2% roster%

Thanks to Brenton Doyle’s ongoing struggles, Jake McCarthy has played his way into the strong side of a center field platoon in Colorado. Over the last two weeks, he’s produced a .348/.429/.739 slash line (a 199 wRC+) in nine games with a pair of home runs. McCarthy isn’t really known for his power — his career hard hit rate is just 26.3% — but he does provide a ton of speed on the basepaths. Despite the low contact quality, he’s actually putting the ball in the air more often than ever this year which helps explain how his barrel rate has increased to 6.2%.

McCarthy could be a decent flier to take if you need the help and can manage a platoon outfielder on your roster. The home ballpark should help keep his BABIP inflated and he could see a small uptick in power output thanks to the additional elevated contact.