Fantasy Baseball Risers and Fallers: Marte Surges, Okamoto Falls

First, a bit of housekeeping. This is not added and dropped. What it is instead are hitters who have climbed up the ranks the most over the last 10 days. This is a list of players who have risen the ranks or fallen because of their production over that period. It is not just the hot new prospect that was just called up, or the hitter that just came off an injury.

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Also, I have made these numbers fit a standard 5×5 scoring system. So, if your league has settings for hit batsmen, pickoffs, or any of the other 70+ categories Fantrax allows, then your ranking may be different.

Fantasy Baseball Risers

Ketel Marte – One of the biggest risers has surged up fantasy rankings following an exceptional stretch over the last 10 days. After a slow April defined by unluckily low output, his production has caught up to his strong underlying metrics.

Over his last seven games, Marte hit .586 with a 1.069 slugging percentage, launching 3 home runs and driving in 12 RBIs. The sudden rise comes from a corrected approach that converted solid hard-hit data into tangible results, highlighted by a 452-foot home run.

Previous Rank: 332     Current Rank: 108     Rostered: 100%

Juan Soto – Second on our list of risers is back in the elite fantasy tier after a massive mid-May surge. Following an April slump and an early calf injury that suppressed his initial power numbers, Soto completely changed his swing mechanics over the last 10 days.

In his last 10 games, Soto is hitting .361 with 6 home runs, 10 RBIs, and a massive 1.311 OPS. He has replaced uncharacteristic passivity with aggressive, barrel-heavy contact, completely erasing his early-season mediocrity.

Previous Rank: 357     Current Rank: 173     Rostered: 100%

Bo Bichette has had a notable turnaround over the last 10 days. After a brutal start to his New York Mets tenure, defined by an incredibly low BABIP and a sizeable gap between his .228 average and a .277 xBA, his luck has finally corrected.

Over his last nine games, Bichette is slashing .308/.325/.564 with 3 home runs and 9 RBIs. A return to shortstop and an elite hard-hit profile that is finally yielding extra-base hits instead of empty outs fueled the sudden surge.

Previous Rank: 339     Current Rank: 212     Rostered: 98%

Bryson Stott has had a very productive 10 days. After a sluggish start to May, his season average dipped near .215.

Over his last 10 games, Stott elevated his performance by hitting .294 with 2 home runs and 7 RBIs. His recent hot streak was fueled by an improved, contact-oriented approach. This finally leveraged timely hitting to maximize run production for the Phillies’ offense.

Previous Rank: 278     Current Rank: 181     Rostered: 83%

Salvador Perez is well, looking like Salvador Perez. He is back up to the top tier of the catcher rankings and one of the top five risers following a strong turnaround over the last 10 days. A brutal stretch dragged his season average down to .197, alongside an uncharacteristically low .225 on-base percentage.

Over his last 10 games, Perez is slashing .286/.366/.543 with 3 home runs and 7 RBIs. His recent surge is driven by a better approach. He is trading early-season passivity for heavy barrel contact, highlighted by a 107.3 mph missile against the Yankees on Monday.

Previous Rank: 274     Current Rank: 182     Rostered: 93%

Risers rostered in less than 50% of leagues

Jacob Young – In last 10 games, he’s slashing an eye-popping .391/.462/.957 with one steal, five runs and seven RBI.

Previous Rank: 295     Current Rank: 213     Rostered: 29%

Josh Bell – started in each of Minnesota’s last seven games while going 7-for-26 (.269 average) with two home runs, three walks, five RBI, and three runs

Previous Rank: 294     Current Rank: 246     Rostered: 48%

Nathaniel Lowe – a seven-game hitting streak with two home runs in that period. This stretch has raised his average to .274, and his OPS is now at .912.

Previous Rank: 294     Current Rank: 246     Rostered: 48%

Curtis Mead – He has emerged as the preferred option at the position following Brady House’s recent demotion. For the year, he has an OBP of .352, a Slug of .472 and an OPS of .823.

Previous Rank: 394     Current Rank: 364     Rostered: 30%

Troy Johnston – He has hit in eight of his last ten games. On the year, he’s hitting .323 with an .827 OPS, two homers, two steals, 23 RBIs, 19 runs scored and 13 doubles.

Previous Rank: 336     Current Rank: 327     Rostered: 50%

Fantasy Baseball Fallers

Ryan McMahon – McMahon’s season baseline has dropped to a frigid .190 batting average, a .255 OBP, and a .307 slugging percentage. A severe contact issue fueled his recent fall, highlighted by an alarming 31.3% strikeout rate and a mere 8% walk rate. This is leading to heavy speculation about a potential benching or trade.

Previous Rank: 85     Current Rank: 162     Rostered: 28%

Ian Happ – Had a severe mid-May collapse. After a productive start to the season, the Chicago Cubs outfielder saw his value crater. The main reason was because of an immense contact drought that largely coincided with his team’s recent 10-game losing streak.  Happ endured a brutal 14-game stretch hitting just .122 with a single home run. His downfall stems from a ballooning 33.2% strikeout rate, trading his usual plate discipline for empty swings.

Previous Rank: 91     Current Rank: 156     Rostered: 99%

Max Muncy  – The primary reason for his decreased ranking and total absence of production is a right wrist injury sustained on May 22, when he was hit by a 95.5 mph pitch against Milwaukee. He had been slumping even before that. The veteran third baseman had started eight consecutive games before getting injured and went 5-for-27 (.185)

Previous Rank: 86     Current Rank: 145     Rostered: 97%

Kazuma Okamoto – Okamoto’s production has cratered into a brutal .135 average (7-for-52) with just 1 home run over his last 15 games. The primary culprit is a severe contact issue. He has racked up an alarming 25 strikeouts in that span. Exposing this major vulnerability to big-league pitching has forced fantasy managers to bench him.

Previous Rank: 133     Current Rank: 188     Rostered: 97%

Andrés Jiménez – Following a hot April and a temporary two-homer burst on May 11, the Blue Jays’ shortstop has completely stalled at the plate.

Over his last nine games, Giménez is hitting just .115 (3-for-26) with zero home runs and zero extra-base hits. His slide stems from a combination of strict platooning against left-handed pitchers and an abysmal 23.3% hard-hit rate that is yielding weak contact and empty outs.

Previous Rank: 229     Current Rank: 277     Rostered: 72%