Jake Bauers is mashing at an 83.3% hard-hit rate with a .508 wOBA over the past week, and he's sitting at just 11% ownership. That's the single most exploitable gap on today's wire. If you need power from the first base slot, this is your move — but he's not the only name worth burning a claim on this morning.

Today's Top Adds

Dillon Dingler (C, DET) — 32% Owned

Dingler's strikeout rate has cratered from 14.7% over 30 days to just 4.5% in the last week, and the contact quality is backing it up: 92.0 mph exit velocity, 51.7% hard-hit rate, and a .418 wOBA across 22 plate appearances. He's hitting .368 over five games with a homer. Catcher is a wasteland in most formats, and ownership has already surged 10.7% in seven days — the window is closing. He's the top priority add if you're running out a replacement-level backstop. He profiles well against the alternatives like Will Smith, William Contreras, or Iván Herrera for managers hunting upside.

Javier Báez (CF, DET) — 9% Owned

Yes, that Javier Báez. The player everyone dropped two years ago has posted a .396 wOBA in the past week with a .333 average and a homer, and here's what actually matters: his strikeout rate has been slashed in half, from 20.8% over 30 days to 11.1% over seven. The 55.0% hard-hit rate and 90.1 mph exit velocity suggest the contact isn't cheap. At 9% owned with a +5.1% surge, he's still essentially free. The approach change is the story — if the strikeouts stay down, the power has always been there.

Jake Bauers (1B, MIL) — 11% Owned

Bauers leads today's group in raw quality of contact: 95.7 mph exit velocity and an absurd 83.3% hard-hit rate over the last week. He's slashed his strikeout rate from 16.4% to 11.1% while maintaining an 11.1% walk rate, and the three homers in five games produced that monstrous .508 wOBA. The 30-day wOBA was already a strong .445, so this isn't a cold-to-hot fluke — it's a hot bat getting hotter. At 11% ownership and climbing fast (+4.4%), he's a priority in any league with a thin first base market. He should be rostered over deeper-league options while this surge has legs.

Brandon Marsh (CF, PHI) — 9% Owned

Marsh is the steadiest profile of the bunch: .318 average, .362 wOBA, 92.7 mph exit velocity, and a 59.7% hard-hit rate over 23 plate appearances in five games. His wOBA has ticked up from .339 to .362 over 30 and 7 days respectively. The appeal is the consistent playing time in a Phillies lineup that generates high-leverage at-bats. At 9% ownership, he's a volume play with quality underlying contact. He won't deliver Bauers-level fireworks, but the floor is real.

Watch List

Brooks Lee (3B, MIN) — 6% Owned

Three homers in five games with a .424 wOBA, up from .348 over 30 days. The strikeout rate is trending the right direction (16.0% from 18.5%), but the 44.0% hard-hit rate is the one number that gives pause. If the hard-hit rate climbs to match the power output, he graduates to an immediate add. He's getting 25 plate appearances in a week — the opportunity is locked in. Worth monitoring alongside Royce Lewis for Minnesota infield value.

Mason Montgomery (P, PIT) — 1% Owned

A 54.5% strikeout rate in the last week with a -0.23 FIP and a pristine 0.00 ERA. That K rate jumped from 40.0% over 30 days, translating to a 20 K/9. This is an early signal on limited data, but the swing-and-miss is elite. Stash in deeper leagues and wait for one more strong outing.

Oswald Peraza (3B, LAA) — 1% Owned

The most eye-popping raw numbers in today's data: .599 wOBA, 98.8 mph exit velocity, 80.0% hard-hit rate, two homers, and a .417 batting average — all in five games. His strikeout rate plummeted from 25.0% to 7.1% while his walk rate doubled to 14.3%. The 1% ownership says the fantasy world hasn't noticed yet. The risk: this is a player with a history of strikeout problems, and the 30-day wOBA was a pedestrian .332. If the K-rate sustains even near current levels for another week, he becomes a must-add.

Daniel Schneemann (2B, CLE) — 1% Owned

A .574 wOBA with a .462 average, 92.5 mph exit velocity, and a walk rate that surged from 7.5% to 18.8%. The strikeout rate is still 25.0%, which tempers enthusiasm, but the batted-ball quality is real at 56.2% hard-hit. He's a deeper-league speculative add alongside names like Brandon Lowe and Brice Turang at the middle infield position.

Riley Martin (P, CHC) — 0% Owned

Completely unowned, but a 36.4% K rate (up from 28.6%), 0.68 FIP, and 0.00 ERA across four appearances in the past week is worth a note. The 10.91 K/9 is strong. Early signal — likely a reliever profile — but worth a deeper-league flier if you need ratios.

Ty France (1B, SD) — 0% Owned

France hasn't struck out in the past week — literally 0.0% K rate, down from 10.3% — while posting a .534 wOBA with a .400 average and a homer. The 50.0% hard-hit rate and 92.1 mph exit velocity aren't explosive, but the plate discipline (8.3% walk rate, up from 3.4%) signals a real mechanical correction. He's completely unowned and that's likely due to a rough 30-day .282 wOBA. Another strong week and he jumps to add territory.

Stream of the Day

No streaming-specific signals triggered today — the algorithm didn't flag any two-start pitchers or favorable matchup-based streamers for the upcoming week. If you're looking for pitching upside on the wire, Mason Montgomery's 54.5% strikeout rate and -0.23 FIP make him the closest thing to a streaming weapon, though his limited sample means he's better as a speculative hold than a pure one-week rental. Check back tomorrow for updated streaming targets.

Ownership Movers

  • Dillon Dingler (+10.7% to 32%): Entirely justified. The strikeout rate collapse from 14.7% to 4.5% combined with a .418 wOBA and 92.0 mph EV makes this the most legitimate surge of the day. He should be 50%+ by next week.
  • Javier Báez (+5.1% to 9%): Justified by the approach change. A strikeout rate cut nearly in half with a 55.0% hard-hit rate backing the results. The ownership is still criminally low for this production level.
  • Jake Bauers (+4.4% to 11%): The 83.3% hard-hit rate and 95.7 mph EV make this the most data-backed surge on the board. The ownership should be climbing faster than it is.
  • Brandon Marsh (+3.6% to 9%): Steady rather than spectacular, but the 59.7% hard-hit rate and consistent playing time in Philadelphia's lineup support the move. Low-risk addition.
  • Brooks Lee (+1.9% to 6%): The power is real (3 HR in 5 games), but the 44.0% hard-hit rate is below what you'd want to see to trust the home runs as sustainable. The ownership move is slightly ahead of the underlying data.

Quick Hits

  • Oswald Peraza's 98.8 mph exit velocity is the highest among all players flagged today — higher than Bauers (95.7), Marsh (92.7), and Dingler (92.0). Combined with his 80.0% hard-hit rate, the batted-ball data is screaming. The 1% ownership makes him the highest-upside lottery ticket on the wire.
  • Two Detroit Tigers crack the Top Adds list (Dingler and Báez). Both are showing declining strikeout rates and improved contact quality simultaneously, suggesting the Tigers' early-season offensive improvements may have a systemic component worth monitoring.
  • Ty France has not struck out in a week — 0.0% K rate over 12 plate appearances. His wOBA jumped from .282 to .534 in that span. He's completely unowned. If you have a free bench slot and patience, this is the kind of zero-cost flier that wins weeks.
  • Mason Montgomery's 54.5% K rate would be historically absurd if sustained at any meaningful volume. For context, his 30-day rate was already a strong 40.0%. The FIP of -0.23 confirms the peripherals are elite. This is the deepest sleeper in today's data.
  • Jake Bauers' .445 wOBA over 30 days means the last week's .508 explosion isn't coming out of nowhere — he's been excellent for a month. The hard-hit rate jumping to 83.3% is the acceleration that separates him from a steady performer into a must-own bat.