Before we look at some of the hot performers from the past couple days, let's take a moment to appreciate a couple guys who've done nothing for months on end now.
I'm talking, of course, about Braves catcher Travis d'Arnaud and Giants third baseman Evan Longoria.
Why? Well, because they're expected back Wednesday after recovering from their injuries -- in d'Arnaud's case, a torn thumb ligament, and in Longoria's case, a sprained shoulder -- and, also, because they've been out for so long that you may have forgotten what they bring to the table.
True, d'Arnaud's 2021 numbers are downright awful, but we're talking just a 23-game sample. Last year, he emerged as one of the studs at a position of duds, batting .321 with a .919 OPS, and while it's possible those numbers were themselves skewed by a small sample, he was fairly productive in 2019 as well. As few quality catchers as there are to go around, d'Arnaud seems like a reasonable dice throw.
Then there's Longoria, who was having a resurgent season at age 35. His expected stats, according to Statcast, are even better than his actual ones, thanks in large part to an average exit velocity and hard-hit rate that would both lead the league if he had enough batted-ball events to qualify. He had caught fire just before going down, too, homering five times in his last 12 games. His 2.92 Head-to-Head points per game this season rank right in between Austin Riley's 2.95 and Eduardo Escobar's 2.92.
Here's who else is making a case to be added ...
- We rank Anthony Santander, Rafael Ortega and Lorenzo Cain, and fire up the Dropometer for Matt Chapman, Casey Mize and Michael Conforto on the Fantasy Baseball Today in 5 podcast. You can follow us to get the latest episodes on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
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