Gavin Sheets is hitting .625 with four home runs and an .803 wOBA over the last seven days, and he's still sitting on your waiver wire at 12% ownership. That's the kind of disconnect that wins weeks. Let's get into all ten signals from the last 24 hours.
Today's Top Adds
Gavin Sheets (1B/OF, SD) — Add Now
This is the cleanest add on the board. Sheets posted a .803 wOBA over the past week against a .420 mark over 30 days — that's not a modest uptick, it's a transformation. The underlying process supports it: his strikeout rate cratered from 15.6% to 8.7%, his walk rate ballooned from 14.3% to 30.4%, and he's barreling the ball at 92.7 mph exit velocity with a 55.6% hard-hit rate. Four homers in five games with 23 plate appearances is a legitimate sample, not a fluky two-game burst. Ownership surged 9% in a week to 12%, which means the window to grab him for free is closing fast. He's a priority add in all formats.
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Jake Bauers (1B/OF, MIL) — Watch
Bauers is mashing at a .528 wOBA over the last seven days against a .362 monthly clip, hitting .467 with a 62.5% hard-hit rate and 95.4 mph exit velocity — the hardest contact of anyone on today's report. At 21% owned, he's already rostered in deeper leagues, but if he's available in yours, he's the closest Watch List name to an outright add. The zero home runs despite that elite exit velocity suggest some batted-ball luck is still coming.
Keibert Ruiz (C, WSH) — Watch
Catcher is a wasteland, which makes any signal at the position worth monitoring. Ruiz posted a .516 wOBA over the past week (.363 over 30 days), hitting .375 with two homers. His strikeout rate dipped to 16.7% and his walk rate climbed to 5.6% from a paltry 1.9%. At 3% ownership with a +3% weekly trend, he's essentially free. If you're streaming catchers, put him on the short list now.
J.P. Crawford (SS, SEA) — Watch
Crawford's 30 plate appearances in seven days confirm everyday playing time, and he's using it well: .385 wOBA (up from .349), .269 average, two homers, and a strikeout rate that dropped from 12.5% to 10.0%. The 39.5% hard-hit rate is modest, but the contact quality and discipline trend suggest a steady floor. He's 13% owned and trending up 3% — a solid middle infielder in deeper leagues.
Sam Antonacci (2B/3B/OF, CWS) — Watch
The multi-position eligibility alone makes Antonacci interesting. He's batting .350 with a .393 wOBA over the past week, backed by a 91.5 mph exit velocity and 40.3% hard-hit rate across 22 plate appearances. The strikeout rate ticked down from 14.6% to 13.6%. No power yet (zero homers), so the floor is what you're buying — but 15% owned and climbing for a reason.
Anthony Volpe (SS, NYY) — Watch
Volpe's .222 average doesn't scream "add me," but the underlying contact quality does: 92.0 mph exit velocity, 50.0% hard-hit rate, and a .434 wOBA over four games. This is an early signal in a small sample, but if the hard contact holds, the batting average will follow. At 6% owned in a premium lineup spot, he's worth a speculative stash in deeper formats.
Jack Dreyer (SP/RP, LAD) — Watch
Dreyer is the lone pitching signal today, and it's a good one: a 33.3% strikeout rate over the last week (up from 26.9% over 30 days) paired with a 1.43 FIP. The Dodgers' pitching pipeline continues to produce, and Dreyer's swing-and-miss stuff is playing. At 3% owned, he's a deep-league stash with legitimate upside if the role solidifies.
Miguel Andujar (3B/OF, SD) — Watch
Andujar is quietly producing in San Diego: .320 average, .384 wOBA (up from .330), 90.4 mph exit velocity, and 25 plate appearances confirming regular at-bats. One homer adds a bit of pop. He's a contact-over-power profile at 4% owned — not a league-winner, but a serviceable corner bat if you need one.
Joey Ortiz (SS, MIL) — Watch
Ortiz's plate discipline transformation is the most notable trend here: strikeout rate plummeted from 14.0% to 5.9%, walk rate climbed from 14.0% to 17.6%, and his wOBA jumped from .268 to .416. He's hitting .308 with a homer and a 45.8% hard-hit rate. At just 1% owned, he's the deepest sleeper on this list. The discipline numbers are the real story — if they hold, the production follows.
Michael Conforto (OF, CHC) — Watch
Conforto is squaring the ball up: 68.8% hard-hit rate (the second-highest on today's report behind Bauers), 91.3 mph exit velocity, and a .423 wOBA. The .273 average with one homer is fine, but it's the hard-hit quality that suggests more is coming. A 15.4% walk rate shows the plate discipline is intact. He's just 1% owned — a name to grab if the next week confirms what the batted-ball data is screaming.
Stream of the Day
No streaming-specific signals were detected today. Jack Dreyer is the closest candidate with his 33.3% strikeout rate and 1.43 FIP, but his SP/RP eligibility and early sample make him more of a speculative hold than a confident one-week stream. Check back tomorrow for matchup-specific streamers.
Ownership Movers
- Gavin Sheets (12%, +9%) — The biggest mover of the week, and entirely justified. An .803 wOBA with declining strikeouts and rising walks is the real deal. This train is leaving the station.
- Keibert Ruiz (3%, +3%) — A 100% ownership increase in relative terms, driven by a .516 wOBA week. The positional scarcity at catcher amplifies even modest signals.
- J.P. Crawford (13%, +3%) — Steady climb backed by consistent playing time (30 PA) and improved plate discipline. The move is proportional to the production.
- Sam Antonacci (15%, +2%) — Gradual rise on solid contact metrics. The multi-positional eligibility is doing work here alongside the .393 wOBA.
- Anthony Volpe (6%, +1%) — Minimal movement, but the 50.0% hard-hit rate and 92.0 mph EV suggest the ownership should be climbing faster than it is.
Quick Hits
- Jake Bauers' 95.4 mph exit velocity leads all players in today's signals — and yet he has zero homers over the past week. That's a correction waiting to happen.
- Michael Conforto's 68.8% hard-hit rate would be elite over any sample. At 1% owned, the market is completely asleep on him.
- Gavin Sheets' walk rate jumped from 14.3% to 30.4% in a week. That's not just better plate discipline — it's a sign pitchers are respecting him and he's not chasing.
- Joey Ortiz's 5.9% strikeout rate over the past seven days is the lowest of any hitter on today's report. Combined with a 17.6% walk rate, his approach has been nearly flawless.
- Today's report featured zero pitching streamers and only one arm (Jack Dreyer) among the ten signals. Bat-heavy days like this usually mean the pitching wire tightens tomorrow — plan accordingly.