Corbin Carroll- OF- ARI- Hot- Carroll went 2-for-5 with a double, homer, 2 runs, 4 RBI, and a steal. The steal was his 30th of the season and enrolled him as a member of the 30/30 club, as he has 31 homers. Carroll is slashing .260/.340/.546 for the season. His Statcast stat have improved not only from last year, but also from his 2023 campaign. Carroll has a 92.3EV, 50.5% Hardhit%, and 14.7& Barrell%. His xBA of .274 is higher than his 2.23 mark of .268, when he overperformed. Carroll has become more of a free swinger to gain more power. His chase rate is 31.9% and SwStr% is 11.2%. Carroll has a 23.7% K% after posting 19.0% in 2024 and 19.4% in 2023. He also has a 9.9% BB%, which helps his OBP. The powerful Carroll is likely the one we will see again in 2026.
Yandy Díaz- 1B- TB- Hot- Díaz went 1-for-3 with a walk and 2 runs scored yesterday. He has collected multiple hits in 8 of his last 12 games, slugging 3 homers. This latest hot streak gives Díaz a slash line of .302/.368/.488 with 25 homers. While his average does not have much of a home/road split difference, homers are another story. Díaz has hit 18 of his homers at George Steinbrenner Field, the Rays' temporary home. Returning to the Trop could hamper his overall homer numbers in 2026. He has impressive Statcast numbers o 93.1 for EV and a 52.5% HardHIt%. However, he is still hitting the ball into the ground to often. It's hit hard into the ground, but into the ground nevertheless. Díaz has a 3.3% GB% and 27.5% FB% with a 5.0 LA. Those numbers are in line with his career norms. Unless Díaz can get more loft in his swing at the age of 34, expect his homer numbers to decrease.
Agustín Ramírez- C- MIA- Rookie- Ramírez went 1-for-4 yesterday to extend his hitting streak to 12 games. He is hitting .306 in that span with 5 doubles, 2 homers, 8 runs and 7 RBI. For the season Ramírez is hitting .234 but has a .274 xBA and a .477 xSLG, higher than his .424 SLG. With a 90.9 EV and 47.2% HardHit%, he is translating his power from the minors to MLB. Ramírez hit 25 homers in the minors in 2024 and has 24 so far between AAA Jacksonville and in the majors with Miami. He just turned 24 this month and will be a valuable target at the C position in 2026.
Michael Wacha- P- KC- Cold- After allowing 2 runs on 5 hits with no walks and 3 strikeouts in 6 IP on August 6th, Wacha's ERA stood at 3.36. With a 3.71 FIP and 4.51 xFIP some regression was a real possibility. Since then Wacha has had one quality start in 7 outings and his ERA has risen to 4.00. His ERA had been below his FIP for every season since 2022, but that streak has ended. Wacha benefits from his home park (2.62 ERA before yesterday) and should do so next year. Road starts will not be as good.
Sean Manaea- P- NYM- Cold- Manaea had another poor performance yesterday. He gave up 3 runs on 4 hits (one of which was a 2-run homer) while striking out 3 in 3 IP. Manaea has a 5.59 after his 11th start of the season. A big part of that is an uncharacteristic tendency for Manaea to allow long balls. He has served up 12 homers in 58 IP for a HR/9 of 1.86. Manaea's career mark is 1.23. His xFIP for 2025 is 3.25. Looking at 2026, with more time removed from recovering from injury, Manaea will probably reduce the homers and help his other numbers.
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