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Jacob Misiorowski, SP, MIL To say that Misiorowski was amped up to be pitching against the Bronx Bombers on Friday night would be a massive understatement. The youngster threw the seven fastest pitches ever recorded by Statcast (since 2008) for...

Zac Gallen-Diamondbacks-SP Zac Gallen went 6.0 IP and gave up 4 ER on 6 H, 2 BB, and 5 K's against the Pirates. Gallen has struggled to start 2026, posting a 4.70 ERA and 1.49 WHIP across 38.1 IP. This...

Andy Pages, OF, LAD Pages had a career game against the Astros on Wednesday, crushing 3 HR's and driving in 6 in the blowout victory. Pages started the season on a power surge, homering 5 times in his first 16...

Bryce Harper, 1B (PHI) Harper is heating up. After going 3-for-4 with a pair of home runs on Tuesday, the Phillies superstar has raised his slash line to .286/.377/.571. He has six hits and three home runs in his past...

Jackson Chourio, OF, Brewers Jackson Chourio was finally activated from the injured list to make his 2026 debut after suffering a fractured hand in the WBC. He hit second in the lineup for the Brewers and went 4-for-4 with two...

Agustin Ramirez (C? - MIA) - A report surfaced after Sunday's game (another 0-4 for Ramirez with another SB allowed) that the Marlins are sending the 24 year old down to AAA and bringing up catching prospect Joe Mack. Ramirez...

Cody Bellinger- OF- NYY- Hot- Regression is helping Bellinger. He went 4-for-4 with 2 homers, 3 runs and 4 RBI yesterday. He entered the game with a .250 AVG and .402 SLG and an xBA of .278 and xSLG of...

Julio Rodriguez, OF, Mariners Julio Rodriguez is finally getting in a groove, going 2-for-4 with two homers and four RBI in Friday's game against the Royals. This makes three homers in the past week, and he is now slashing .262/.333/.400...

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...

Taj Bradley (SP-MIN) put together another quality outing in a no-decision against the Mariners on Wednesday, allowing 2 ER on 4 hits and 2 walks while striking out 7 over 7 IP. The 25 year-old righty served up a lone...

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...