I feel as though I've done Detroit OF Mikie Mahtook a disservice by not realizing what a quietly decent season he's been having. His counting stats are not eye-popping from a fantasy standpoint, to be fair, but he's still been able to achieve a lot throughout his 238 at-bats of the 2017 campaign. Most impressively, his average has ballooned of late to hover around .300 without much fanfare whatsoever. After a 5-14, 5 R, HR, RBI, BB, 2 K performance against the Twins this weekend, Mahtook has a .298 average that's been helped in droves by him having seven games with multiple hits in August. In going 0-5 Sunday, he actually snapped a streak of five consecutive with two or more hits. He's more of a run-scorer, particularly when he slots into the 2-spot, although he has absolutely hopped around the Detroit order a bit: 35 runs on the year have outpaced his 27 RBI. To reiterate, the totals aren't bonkers but he's manufacturing a lot for the Tigers offense lately. Mahtook's Friday homer was his eighth of the year, and he did steal his second base of the season on August 2 without having been caught once. He's probably only a recommended start in deep leagues or AL-only formats, but he's absolutely doing enough to warrant you having him on your fantasy radar.
Let's survey what other noteworthy hitting happened around the league this weekend:
