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Welcome to our weekly fantasy baseball risers and fallers column. In this article, I’ll identify three risers and three fallers based on what transpired over the previous week.
Given that we’re in the second half of the season, there are more options to choose from. We know how managers are deploying their players, with some surprisingly receiving less playing time than initially expected. We also have a few young hitters who are making their presence felt immediately.
Without further ado, let’s find out who this week’s biggest risers and fallers are.
Jac Caglianone is heating up at the plate. In the last seven days, he has a 295 wRC+ with three home runs and one stolen base in 27 plate appearances. This includes a homer off Tarik Skubal last night, which is extremely impressive considering it was a lefty versus lefty matchup against one of the best pitchers in baseball. We could see a strong finish from Caglianone.
Tyler O’Neill is a streaky hitter who is running hot right now, registering a 222 wRC+ with three home runs in his last 22 plate appearances. He’s seeing an uptick in playing time while hitting cleanup for the Orioles. This puts him in a good spot for counting stats, so it’s a good idea to pick him up to ride the wave right now.
Jackson Merrill is having a second-half surge for the second year in a row. In the last seven days, he has a 208 wRC+ with three home runs and one stolen base in 29 plate appearances. With Merrill being such a touted young hitter, you have to feel like it’s wheels up for the rest of the season. Congratulations if you bought low.
Jeremy Pena has been having a terrific season, but he’s ice-cold at the plate right now, putting up a -44 wRC+ with zero home runs and zero stolen bases in 28 plate appearances. While I’m confident he’ll get it going at some point, we have to acknowledge that this is just regression for a player who was performing above expectations.
Kazuma Okamoto is one of the streakiest hitters in Major League Baseball. Right now, he’s running cold, putting up a -13 wRC+ with zero home runs and zero stolen bases in his last 27 plate appearances. Now, he’s day-to-day with a left knee contusion. It remains to be seen if the Blue Jays feel like Okamoto needs an injured list (IL) stint, but it wouldn’t be surprising if he did.
Zach Neto is having a bit of a disappointing season thanks to a high strikeout rate. He’s ice cold at the plate right now, putting up a -9 wRC+ with one home run and zero steals in his last 32 plate appearances. It’s time to start looking at Neto more as a Javier Baez (prime version) type — a free-swinger with peaks and valleys.
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Let’s take a look at the latest NFL Training Camp news and notes around fantasy football. We’ll dive into some notable fantasy football injuries, including those to Luther Burden III, Zay Flowers, Tucker Kraft, and more. To stay up to date on all of the latest fantasy football news, NFL injury updates, and rumors, be sure to follow @FantasyProsNFL on Twitter and bookmark the FantasyPros NFL Player News page.
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Sun, Aug 9th 1:55pm EDT
By Garrett Ball
Luther Burden III (groin) will miss some time after suffering a groin injury in practice. (Source: Ian Rapoport on X)
Fantasy Impact: This is awful news for Burden drafters and managers. He will see his stock drop in drafts, and don’t be surprised if he gets off to a slow start once he comes back.
Sun, Aug 9th 1:27pm EDT
By Ari Koslow
Ravens coach Jesse Minter told reporters on Sunday that Zay Flowers won’t be sidelined very long. (Source: Jamison Hensley on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact: Flowers suffered a quad contusion during practice on Saturday. “I feel really good about where that’s at,” Minter said. “It may take a couple days. It may take one day, three days. I feel good that he’ll be back out there being Zay pretty soon.”
Sun, Aug 9th 12:47pm EDT
By Diego Sandoval
Tucker Kraft returned to practice on Sunday as he continues to rehab from a torn ACL. (Source: Rob Demovsky on X)
Fantasy Impact: Kraft is back on the field and running routes as he ramps up from the ACL injury he suffered last season. The tight end is eyeing a Week 1 return, but his practice activity should be closely monitored throughout training camp.
Sat, Aug 8th 9:38pm EDT
By Ari Koslow
Jadarian Price is missing practice for a second consecutive day on Saturday. (Source: Jeremy Fowler on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact: Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald said Price has leg soreness. He is expected back on the field in a few days.
Sat, Aug 8th 1:22pm EDT
By Ari Koslow
Makai Lemon remained absent from practice on Saturday due to a hamstring injury.
Fantasy Impact: Lemon has now missed several days due to a hamstring injury. He was at least able to catch some passes from the JUGS machine on Saturday. It’s not ideal for the rookie to be missing several days of training camp, but it’s still early.
Sat, Aug 8th 1:49pm EDT
By Ari Koslow
Cam Skattebo participated in Saturday’s practice. (Source: Jordan Raanan on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact: Raanan noted that Skattebo was limited, but seemed fine. He left practice early on Friday following a collision, but it had appeared to be precautionary.
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