He must have known we'd been paying attention to his recent work at this dish here at Pitcher List, because Yonder Alonso had a night to remember to solidify his case as a fantasy 1B to take seriously. Alonso sent two balls into the stands Tuesday night as part of a 2-3, 2 R, 2 HR, 3 RBI, BB stat line, and it's the second time he's accomplished that feat in four games. That makes for seven total homers in eight games, for further context. He's taken nicely to the cleanup spot in the Oakland lineup recently awarded to him. His 27 RBI rank third in the AL, and 13 of them have come since the start of May. He's the definition of a hot power bat, with 38.6% hard contact registering as his highest mark since playing 47 games for the Reds in his 2010 MLB debut. What's even better about his .309 average is that a rather ordinary BABIP of .311 means Alonso should theoretically be able to sustain this work rate.
Let’s take a look at what else happened hitting-wise around the league:
What can I expect from E Encarnacion and M Franco rest of the year? Are they top 12 at their positions any longer in points leagues where strikeouts are -1?
Bruh why do you hate Altherr so much? What did he do?
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