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Alec Burleson, 1B, St. Louis Cardinals Burleson went 3-5 with R, 3 RBI, K on two hard hit balls. Burleson is truly an unsung hero in the fantasy baseball space. His 13/11 K/BB ratio makes him super relevant in points...

Edouard Julien (2B-COL) went 3-4 with a HR, 2 RBI, and a walk out of the leadoff spot against the Reds on Tuesday. The 26 year-old seems to be settling in at his new home in Colorado as he's now...

Dylan Cease (SP - TOR) - I don't mean to suggest that Dylan Cease is "bad" by any stretch of the imagination. I merely think that he's pretty significantly overvalued due to the fantastic swing-and-miss stuff. Cease took the loss...

Kyle Harrison-Brewers-SP Kyle Harrison went 6 IP and gave up 0 ER on 1 H, 1 BB, and 12 K's against the Pirates. He was dominant in this one, locating his fastball at the top of the zone. Harrison has...

Cole Ragans- P- KC- Hot- Ragans finally looked like himself last night. He allowed 1 run on 5 hits, walked no one, and struck out 11 in 6 IP. Ragans threw 99 pitches, 70 of them strikes. He says that...

Konnor Griffin (SS-PIT) went 3-4 with a SB, 3 RBI, and his first MLB homer against the Brewers on Friday. The 20 year-old had started his MLB career slowly as he was batting just .182 with no homers, 8 RBI,...

Payton Tolle, SP, BOS Tolle was incredible against the Yankees on Thursday, striking out 11 across 6.0 IP, while allowing 1 ER on 3 hits and 1 BB. He picked up right where he left off in AAA, where he...

Michael Harris II (OF - ATL) - Harris homered twice against the Nationals on Wednesday, giving him 6 already in just 86 PAs this season. He's had a heck of a road trip, reaching base in all 6 games and...

Garrett Mitchell, OF, Milwaukee Brewers Mitchell went 2-4 with R, 3B, RBI, and K on two hard hit balls. Mitchell's offensive profile is immensely polarizing. A 60% hard hit rate and 48% LASS are truly eye-popping, and they're backed by...

Sal Stewart, 1B, Reds Sal Stewart continued his sensational rookie campaign on Monday, going 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, two runs, two RBI, and a stolen base. He's now slashing a robust .289/.388/.639 with 17 runs, 8 home...

Bryan Woo- P- SEA- Hot- Woo picked up his first win of 2026 by allowing 2 runs on 4 hits and a walk while striking out 6 in 7 IP. His ERA and FIP are identical at 2.25. Woo had...

Here's some starting pitchers who have given up some of the softest contact in MLB so far in 2026. Welcome to the Soft Parade.

Oneil Cruz (OF-PIT) continued his hot start to the 2026 season as he went 1-4 with a BB and 2-run homer against the Rays on Friday. The 27 year-old is now hitting .313 with 6 dingers, 19 RBI, 16 runs...

Parker Messick, SP, Guardians Parker Messick almost made history on Thursday, as he was no-hitting the Orioles through eight dominant innings. Unfortunately, he allowed two hits to start the ninth frame that ended up scoring, so he ended up allowing...

These hitters are hitting the ball hard, so far. Munetaka Murakami CHW Extremely early returns on the first-year, not really a "rookie" MLB slugger say he does hit the ball hard: 21.2% Barrel Rate and 57.6 Hard Hit Rate through...

Mike Trout, OF, Angels Mike Trout had a monster performance at the dish on Monday, smashing two home runs, scoring three times, and tallying five RBI. These were his first home runs since the first two games of the season,...

Jung Hoo Lee-Giants-OF Jung Hoo Lee was 0-4 against the Orioles. He has gotten off to a slow start in 2026, hitting .185 with 1 HR, 4 R, and 7 RBI in 61 PA. He continues to show good contact...

Fernando Taits Jr.- OF- SD- FYI- Tatis made his first MLB start at 2B. The unfamiliar position didn't distract him at the plate, where he went 3-for-4 with a double, walk, and steal. He may be the option to fill...

Ben Rice, C, New York Yankees Rice came in for a pinch-hit AB in today's game and swatted a solo homer. Rice is now slashing .342/.490/.763. He's doing some irrationally good things right now, including a 74% hard hit rate,...

Okay, this is getting ridiculous, Mason Miller! The star closer made his sixth appearance of the season on Thursday. He delivered his fourth-straight perfect inning. In 6.1 innings, he has allowed only one hit and one walk while striking out 16 batters. He has at least two strikeouts in every appearance and at least three K's in all but two. He threw four fastballs on Thursday: all four were over 101 miles-per-hour and one was clocked at 103.4. Meanwhile, his slider generates an 80% swinging-strike rate. This feels very unfair.

Taylor Ward, OF, BAL Ward went 4 for 5 with three doubles and two RBI in Chicago on Wednesday. He has recorded a two-bagger in four straight games and in seven of the last eight. The 32-year-old has made an...

Carter Jensen, C, Kansas City Royals Jensen homered yet again, going 1-3 with a BB and K. His hit was the only one the Royals put together on the day, so it came at an opportune time. I think Jensen...

Jordan Walker, OF, Cardinals Jordan Walker continued his hot start on Monday, going 2 for 5 with a solo home run. It was his third long ball of the season, to go along with eight runs, nine RBI, and a...

Jack Leiter (SP - TEX) - Granted, it's been against two of the league's most struggling offenses thus far, but Jack Leiter has looked very solid through two outings this year. Sunday was even more impressive than his opener against...

Early in the season some things stick out that would pass unnoticed in July or August. Nick Kurtz-1B- ATH- Cold- Kurtz is having a horrid start to 2026 and small sample sizes make things look weirder. He only has two...

Konnor Griffin (SS-PIT) made his MLB debut against the Orioles, going 1-3 with a walk and RBI double as he batted 7th. The 19 year-old is the #1 prospect in all of baseball lasted just 5 games in Triple-A to...

Kodai Senga (SP - NYM) - I was big on Senga heading into this season primarily because he is one of those players that I covet, particularly in shallow leagues: he's either good or he's injured. Last year he struggled...

Quickly putting his 2025 struggles in the rearview mirror, Sandy Alcantara delivered the league's first complete game shutout with a dominant performance in just his second start of the season. The Marlins ace needed only 93 pitches to set down the White Sox offense, allowing only three hits and no walks while striking out seven. This follows an impressive season debut in which he held the Rockies to only one unearned run in seven innings last week. The Rockies and White Sox could battle for two of the game's worst offenses so it's important to temper the excitement, but Alcantara is looking more and more like the 2022 Cy Young Award winner rather than the post-Tommy John Surgery sample of last year.

Andrew Painter, SP, PHI Painter was stellar in his major league debut on Thursday against the Nationals. He gave up one run on four hits and one walk while striking out eight batters in 5.1 innings. Painter averaged 96.7 MPH...

Chase Burns (SP-CIN) was electric as he earned a win against the Pirates on Monday, firing 5 innings of shutout ball in which he scattered 1 hit and 3 walks while recording 7 punchouts on 78 pitches (46 strikes). Although...

Carmen Mlodzinski-Pirates-SP Carmen Mlodzinski went 4.1 IP and gave up 2 ER on 6 H, 0 BB, and 8 K's against the Mets. Mlodzinski split his time between the bullpen and rotation last year. He made 34 appearances with 12...

Dylan Cease drops 12 Ks in his 2026 debut. Murakami has a HR in all of of MLB games. David Hamilton: is he the starting 3B for MIL?

Chase DeLauter, OF, Guardians Plenty of rookies have gotten off to hot starts in 2026, but DeLauter is leading the pack. He launched another home run on Friday night after hitting two on Thursday, giving him three bombs in the...

Carson Benge, OF, Mets Carson Benge impressed in his MLB debut, going 1 for 3 with a solo home run, two runs scored, two walks, and a stolen base. This performance perfectly describes who he is as a player and...

Corbin Carroll- OF- ARI- Carroll is one of the hamate bone brigade who may be ready for Opening Day. He has begun swinging a bat with both hands. Carroll's progression of baseball activity gives him a timetable to be ready...

As the regular season ends today it's time to start taking an early look at which players are due to rebound in 2026, based on differences between their results and underlying metrics. Jo Adell- OF- LAA- Stats- Adell experienced a...