By , Ryan Fowler
Published May 31, 2016
Here are ten of the most added and dropped fantasy baseball players from May 23rd - May 29th.
Jonathan Villar
Why % Is Up -- consistent bat and stolen base totals
When a career .253 hitter is raking above .300 (.410 OBP) two months into the season, fantasy owners should take a step back and review. As great as Villar's 18 stolen bases are, the fact of the matter is his BABIP sits at .421 -- highest in baseball. His career-BABIP is .345 -- well above league average -- but 80 points between career norms and 2016 production should remind us all that Villar's other shoe will drop. Until then, Billy Hamilton owners know they are eight bag swipes off the pace.
Nomar Mazara
Why % Is Up - .356 OBP / 5 HR / 6 R / 12 RBI last 14 days
Now 53 games into his MLB career, Mazara is settling into a reliable outfield fantasy option. I compare him to Stephen Piscotty. His contact rate (%) is comparable to Kyle Seager, Xander Bogaerts and Gregory Polanco in 2016. Oh, and how those summer Texas months encourage the ball to jump off the bat.
Most Added Fantasy Players May 23-29 | |||
Name | Last Week % Owned | This week % Owned | % Change |
Jonathan Villar | 25.0 | 47.3 | 22.2 |
Nomar Mazara | 39.4 | 60.7 | 21.3 |
Cameron Maybin | 20.0 | 40.7 | 20.6 |
Josh Tomlin | 46.4 | 66.1 | 19.7 |
Matt Wieters | 31.5 | 50.5 | 18.9 |
Cameron Maybin
Why % Is Up -- bat has stayed hot and stolen bases totals
Maybin's sputtered the past three games, but five more runs scored last week. His OBP is .490 in 46 at bats.
Josh Tomlin
Why % Is Up -- five quality starts and slight uptick in strikeout rate
Before the absolute disaster against the Rangers on Memorial Day - 3 2/3 IP, nine hits and four earned runs - Tomlin picked up back-to-back wins allowing only four earned runs, while striking out 13 in 15 2/3 IP. That's why owners gobbled him up off the waiver wire. As is the case with most Indians' starting pitchers, volatility can run rampant, but Tomlin is a sneaky option
Matt Wieters
Why % Is Up -- OBP above .400 last 14 days with a little sign of pop and Salvador Perez injury created need
Look who has an active 12-game hitting streak in games he's started! Wieters has picked up five multi-hit games during that stretch. The 25.8 percent strikeout rate is six percent above his career average. So, that's red flag. However, when Salvador Perez hit the bench with a quad injury, Wieters became a commodity.
Eugenio Suarez
Why % Is Down -- .156 OBP last 14 days
Michael Wacha
Why % Is Down -- 10.93 ERA last 3 starts
Most Dropped Fantasy Players May 23-29 | |||
Name | Last Week % Owned | This week % Owned | % Change |
Eugenio Suarez | 72.3 | 54.7 | -17.5 |
Michael Wacha | 84.8 | 71.3 | -13.5 |
Danny Valencia | 46.7 | 35.2 | -11.5 |
Jaime Garcia | 84.1 | 73.2 | -10.9 |
Gerardo Parra | 66.5 | 56.2 | -10.3 |
Danny Valencia
Why % Is Down - .256 BA over last 10 games
Jaime Garcia
Why % Is Down -- 10 ER in last 14 innings pitched
Gerardo Parra
Why % Is Down - .262 OBP last 30 days
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