Major League Baseball's standings right now reflect a tentative changing of the guard: the 2016 ALCS runners-up have the worst record at 2-10 up in Toronto, while injury-riddled Colorado hasn't looked back en route to 9-5 record and a Cincinnati team that lost 94 contests last year finds itself leading the hyper-competitive NL Central despite dropping a four-game series to Milwaukee. The Brewers are riding the wave that is Eric Thames' bat, as the Brewers' 1B has hit safely in every game since April 4. He went 5-13, 6 R, 4 HR, 6 RBI, 2 BB, 2 K over the weekend's slate of games, and that doesn't even include the 2-3 showing he had with a homer Thursday. It's refreshing to see Thames in his return to The Show from several years of pro ball in Korea systematically swatting the doubters away with a .368 average to date. Thames also leads the league in OPS at 1.376 right now. Fantasy-wise, Thames' owners who took a purported risk on the uncertainty of his skills—perhaps at a bargain later in drafts—are being handsomely rewarded for so doing. Sure, it's early. But a handful of players and teams are making a splash that bodes for an exciting 2017 overall.
Let’s take a look at what else happened hitting-wise around the league:
Could you put the position eligibility next to the names? Helps out the amateurs like myself.
Roger, I got you. Eligibility will be listed alongside the names from here on out.
What are your thoughts on Vmart? He was just dropped in my league. Will he be as studly as he was last year?
I personally dropped him from a league too. I wanted him to be good but he’s just not on the same level anymore. Projected for 20 HR, irrelevant for steals and 70s for runs and RBI but he only has 2 runs and 6 RBI thus far. And zero jacks, batting just .204/.286/.204. He’s also struggling for points formats, it’s not limited to 5×5. It’s just been too slow of a start when you have other more active/productive bats.