Welcome to the Week 13 edition of Fantasy Baseball Risers and Fallers. This series helps fantasy managers with lineup and waiver wire decisions by examining recent player performances from a fantasy perspective.
In this week’s Fantasy Baseball Risers and Fallers, we highlight a couple of Rockies players who can boost our power and speed categories. On the flip side, we look at a first baseman whose role could be changing for the worse. With that, let’s go ahead and take a look at some Week 13 fantasy baseball risers and fallers.
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Fantasy Baseball Risers and Fallers
Week 13 stats from 6/16-6/22
Risers
Tyler Freeman (OF/UT — COL)
Tyler Freeman reached base safely in all seven games last week, collecting nine hits across 23 at-bats. He walked more than he struck out, got on base at a .500 clip and was 3-for-5 on the basepaths. Freeman’s recent hot play also moved him up from the nine-hole to batting out of the top two spots in the order.
Freeman has spent most of 2025 on the IL but started getting regular playing time at the end of May — and has been a flat-out hitting machine. He’s recorded a hit in all but three of his last 22 games while slashing .385/.468/.523 with a 166 wRC+. He’s also flexing elite plate skills in this stretch with a 10.1% walk rate and 5.1% strikeout rate while making an elite amount of contact (98.2% zone-contact rate). He doesn’t bring a lot of power to the table, but if you’re in the market for runs, steals, and a plus batting average, Freeman is your man.
Michael Toglia (1B — COL)
After a brief demotion to the minors, Michael Toglia is back. And he’s doing very Toglia-esque things since his recall, mainly hitting homers and striking out a lot. Toglia was 7-for-28 at the plate last week with three dingers, six RBI, and a stolen base. He also posted a 33.3% strikeout rate — a six-point drop from when we last saw him.
Toglia struggles with making contact (77.2% zone-contact rate), and there’s nothing in his underlying metrics to suggest that will change. However, when he does connect, he smokes the ball. If you need power, Toglia is worth taking a shot on in shallow formats while he’s swinging a hot stick. Just make sure you can stomach the batting average drain and know that the ride may be short — and bumpy.
Casey Schmitt (1B/2B/3B — SFG)
Casey Schmitt has been flying under the fantasy radar. He collected 10 hits across 21 at-bats last week, including a double, one home run and three multi-hit efforts. He finished the week with a 1.188 OPS and struck out at a sub-20% clip.
Schmitt has recorded a hit in 10 of 13 games since filling in for a sidelined Matt Chapman. He’s slashing .386/.449/.682 in that span with four homers, nine runs scored, and 12 RBI to go with a 216 wRC+. Schmitt has strong plate skills and is hitting the ball with authority, posting an 11.8% barrel and 50% hard-hit rate. A .433 BABIP is fueling some of that fantasy goodness, but a healthy .382 xwOBA is more than encouraging. Schmitt plays all over the infield and is a solid pickup in 15-teamers.
Jose Soriano (SP — LAA)
Jose Soriano had a fantastic two-start week, allowing a combined one earned run across 13.2 frames with 16 punchouts. He also picked up two quality starts and a win in the process. Soriano’s curveball stands out in these outings, both in its increased usage and its effectiveness. The pitch accounted for 17 of Soriano’s 33 whiffs for the week and registered a 47.2% CSW%.
Soriano has looked especially sharp in his last three starts and has picked up the pace in the strikeout department. His 28 Ks across 20.2 innings is good for a 35.9% strikeout rate to go with a sparkling 0.87 ERA (2.20 SIERA) and 0.82 WHIP in that span. Walks are a part of Soriano’s game, but he also induces ground balls at a league-leading 65.7% clip. Soriano shouldn’t be sitting on the waiver wire in shallow leagues.
Fallers
Paul Goldschmidt (1B — NYY)
It’s worth keeping tabs on Paul Goldschmidt’s playing time, as he started in only four of the Yankees’ last eight games. His reduced at-bats coincide with Giancarlo Stanton’s return, but it also doesn’t help that Goldschmidt has been underwhelming in June.
For the month, Goldschmidt has a paltry .169/.239/.292 slash line with two home runs, 10 runs scored, four RBI and a steal across 74 plate appearances. He’s also struggled against righties all season to the tune of a .638 OPS, compared to a 1.251 OPS versus southpaws. Moving forward, the Yankees could opt to sit Goldschmidt more against righties. Or, at worst, he falls into a strict short-side platoon role. Either way, it’s not ideal for fantasy managers, especially in weekly leagues. Stay tuned.
Cedric Mullins (OF — BAL)
Cedric Mullins went 1-for-21 last week and struck out at an elevated 36.4% clip. His lone hit went yard, but that’s not enough to salvage the poor week.
Mullins has been riding the struggle bus since the beginning of May. He has a .171/.202/.366 slash line over his last 129 plate appearances, with six home runs and three steals. He also posted a 31% strikeout rate in that span, nearly an 11-point jump from his career rate. The lack of steals in this stretch is most concerning. Mullins swiped 30+ bases in three of the last four seasons, and his dry spell has limited him to only eight in 2025. If Mullins can’t get right at the plate, his steals total — and fantasy value — will continue to take a hit.
Jack Leiter (SP — TEX)
In deeper leagues, Jack Leiter is on the hot seat after an ugly two-step. In his first outing, he coughed up a season-high three long balls with six earned runs against the Royals. He followed that up with a four-inning start against the Pirates, where he allowed three earned runs and registered a 0.0% K-BB. The starts were especially disappointing since both teams are tied for dead-last in runs scored this season.
Leiter’s performance has taken a turn for the worse over his last three starts. He carries an 8.56 ERA (5.57 SIERA) and 1.90 WHIP in that span with a 1.5% K-BB. Yuck. Leiter struggled with his command in all three of those appearances, which has been an issue at times throughout the year. The stuff is there, but unfortunately for Leiter, he remains a shaky play until he can command his arsenal better. He’s a hold in 15-teamers for now. But don’t hesitate to drop if Leiter puts up another dud start or two.
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