We’re back for one more List before the Break! We’ll have one right as we come out of the break as well, mostly to add in all of the players expected to return when play resumes on the 17th.
- As a reminder, these rankings are geared toward a standard, daily, 12-team H2H redraft league, which is typically the most popular fantasy baseball format. They will only factor in the five standard categories: runs, RBI, home runs, batting average, and stolen bases.
- These are not best ball or draft and hold rankings. The 12-team redraft format with daily moves is the fundamental opposite of that. Pure volume plays are not valued as much here as in those no-move formats.
- I take rankings like this more as art than science. Every person’s rankings are influenced by their biases, strategic philosophies, risk assessments, and projections. It’s why no two rankings are ever exactly alike. My way of evaluating and ranking players has worked well for me, but it might not be an excellent fit for you. I can’t possibly predict your team’s specific needs, your leaguemates’ player evaluations, or your current waiver wire, and if I could, it’d be weird in a bad way.
- This is a safe space for me where I answer to no one but myself…and you if you leave a comment.
- I’m doing my best to use five starts or 10 appearances as the threshold for positional eligibility. I have not included presumed eligibilities based on likely new positions, but I’ll add them once those eligibilities are earned. This is just a maintenance thing, and we will update eligibility throughout the season. Feel free to let me know if I’m missing any!
Ranking Philosophy
To keep things in the same ilk, here are a couple of notes on how I generally evaluate hitters before we dive in:
- In 12-team formats, I don’t see much value in guys who only provide stolen bases. It’s an important category, especially in Roto, but in shallower formats, there are too many other (and better) ways to get the steals you need without sacrificing production in the other categories.
- No stat is an island, and they should all be taken in proper context. For ranking purposes, the primary starting points I use are plate discipline, wRC+, quality-of-contact metrics (also known as Statcast batted-ball data), lineup context, and the skills we can measure with tools such as our PLV Hitter Attributes (available to PL Pro members). I also use various projections (some free, some I buy) and dollar value generators.
- Positional eligibility, specifically multi-eligibility, is neat but isn’t a huge factor in many 10- and 12-team leagues anymore due to the prevalence of multi-eligible players. It’s more valuable in deeper contests like the NFBC or in leagues with limited roster moves (draft-and-hold leagues, transaction limits/costs, extremely short benches, etc.). Still, the value is fairly situational and context-dependent.
- Similarly, I don’t penalize players for only qualifying in the utility slot. At most, it is a mild inconvenience if a DH-only player is available at a great value and you already have filled your utility spots.
- Regardless of true talent, anyone talented enough to make it to the big leagues can be brilliant or putrid for 50 to 100 at-bats. It could even last over a month with no change in potential or skill. It also could be wildly meaningful. We can’t and don’t know which will be valid until it’s over, though track record, scouting, and trends can give us hints.
- One of the most difficult things to account for in these rankings is the dynamic between low-ceiling players with clear roles and players with higher ceilings who lack a clear path to playing time. I try to note this in the blurbs as much as I can.
- THIS IS NOT A TRADE CHART. Trade charts need to account for “market” value, which is largely perception-based.
Read The Notes
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Tier 1
- No changes here, but over the break I’ll be contemplating whether I need to expand Tier 1 to include Soto, Alvarez, and Wood.
Tier 2
- Bobby Witt Jr.. moves down but only to accommodate the rise of James Wood.
Tier 3
- Pete Crow-Armstrong has elevated himself to a top-five hitter in terms of results thanks to his unbelievable run this summer. For those not paying close attention, he has 14 home runs, 11 steals, and a .395/.487/.806 line since June 1. While luck is playing a factor in just how crazy these results are (his .806 slugging is over 250 points higher than his expected slugging), he’d still be incredibly good if you took that luck away. The only reason PCA hasn’t risen into Tier 2 is that we saw him be this good in 2025 only for the bottom to fall out suddenly, and he never rebounded. I am not suggesting PCA is a sell-high, I’m just gently reminding all that there is still some risk here over the long haul.
- Junior Caminero went four whole games without a home run, but went back to his dinger-smashing ways on Thursday. I don’t expect any human being to repeat what he did at the end of June through early July, but even a few modest power surges should be enough to get him to 40 home runs this season.
- For those wondering how to read this chart of Jordan Walker’s rolling ground ball rate and wOBA, the red line is the ground ball rate, and the blue line is his wOBA (which is a good measure of his overall performance). When the red line is up, the performance is way down, and when the red line is down, the performance is way up. It’s normal to see strong correlation between these two numbers, but this is one of the most direct and obvious correlations I’ve seen from a player. As long as Walker avoids prolonged stretches with a high ground ball rate, he’s going to be a top-10 hitter.
Tier 4
- Otto Lopez finally breaks into the top-20, but it’s less because of some amazing stat I discovered or some explosion of results and more of a reckoning with how incredibly consistent Otto Lopez has been so far this season. He’s yet to have a “bad” week this season (he’s had a few that were lackluster, maybe, but not outright bad), and in a game that is loaded with streaky power bats, Lopez’s steady contributions are a breath of fresh air. We may see an eventual downturn in his overall stats as he’s overperformed a bit this season, but even a reduced version of the current Lopez is a fantastic fantasy asset.
- Francisco Lindor hasn’t exploded out of the gate, but the underlying data looks strong: he’s sporting a 63.4% hard-hit rate since his return and his expected stats suggest he’s been crushed by bad luck (expected average is .295, expected slugging is .491). If there are those wavering on Lindor in your leagues since his return, I’d be trying to aggressively acquire him.
Tier 5
- Sal Stewart has rediscovered some of his mojo, hitting five doubles and five homers while tallying 20 combined runs and RBI over his last 14 games. He’s barreled the ball fairly consistently in this stretch, though his results have outpaced the underlying batted ball quality. We still haven’t seen anything like what Stewart gave us in April, though he remains on pace to reach about 30 home runs with 15-20 steals and 90-100 RBI by the end of the season.
- Luis García Jr. Jr continues to rip the cover off the ball despite playing in mostly a platoon, but hey, hitting in the middle of the upstart Nationals’ batting order is much more of a boon than we could have imagined coming into the season. Sure, he doesn’t steal bases like he used to, but that’s probably because 22 of his 37 hits since the start of June have been for extra bases, and who needs to steal third when Curtis Mead and CJ Abrams are proving they can hit you home?
Tier 6
- Welcome back, Wyatt Langford. If not for the injury risk, he’d be a tier higher, but at this point it’s hard not to be cautious.
- Things are spiraling out of control a bit for Cody Bellinger, as the strikeout rate climbs and the batted ball quality tumbles. The primary culprit appears to be his decision-making, which has always been erratic but rarely this bad. Hopefully the All-Star Break gives him a chance to reset, as the contact ability and power look just fine.
Tier 7
- Seiya Suzuki would have risen again if not for being pulled from a recent game due to calf cramping. While that injury itself doesn’t concern me, it did remind me that Suzuki has only cleared 140 games once in his career, and the injury risk plus the streaky performance gives me slight pause (but not so much pause that I’d keep him out of the top-50 if he continues performing).
- On one hand, Kyle Tucker has been much better at the dish of late, posting a 166 wRC+ over his last 12 games and slugging .463. On the other hand, that slugging is three points below his .469 OBP, and he has just two extra-base hits across those 12 games. I still love Kyle Tucker and hope that the version of him we saw in the first half of 2025 returns, but this might be an ideal time to try and flip Tucker to an overly-aggressive manager if you can lock in a surefire top-40 hitter, as the power just still isn’t showing like it should.
- Carson Benge lost his leadoff role, but hitting fifth (or even fourth, like he did Thrusday) isn’t a bad thing when you’re showing the kind of approach he has so far in July. As a weird fluke of baseball, he has more runs in his last four games hitting in the middle of the order (seven) than he had runs and RBI combined in the twelve games prior as a leadoff man (six).
Tier 8
- The strikeouts remain a bit up for Manny Machado, but he also just clubbed his 19th home run of the season and his eighth over his last 24 games. He’s still missing about two ticks from his average exit velocity (even during this hot streak), and the batting average doesn’t seem like it’s on the verge of improving (in part because he’s hardly hitting any line drives), but at this point we’ll happily take the power and counting stats on their own.
- Kazuma Okamoto has steadily decreased the strikeouts over his last 16 games, going down on strikes just 22.4% of the time during that stretch while still mashing six homers. This version of Okamoto is a lot closer to the one I expected before the season began, though still with more power than I imagined. If he can continue this kind of strikeout avoidance with results like this (or even with a bit less power), then Okamaoto should be able to provide much more consistent production, even if it comes at the cost of some of those crazy explosions that we saw earlier in the season.
- Jackson Merrill has hit his way back near the top of the order, hitting second for the last three games. The power has still been a bit of a disappointment, and he’s striking out a lot more than usual (30.2%) over his last 53 plate appearances, but hitting second in a lineup that can still score runs at the top gives him extra value.
- Josh Naylor continues to swipe bags (he added two more thefts on Thursday), but it’s hard to ignore the disappointing results from his bat. Thankfully, the stolen bases should keep his value afloat while he works out the batted ball quality issues, and I still believe he could fight his way back into the top-40 (or higher) if he rediscovers the hitting he displayed the last few seasons.
Tier 9
- Since April 21 (66 games), Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has just three homers and 25 RBI with a .230 batting average. Bad luck has bitten him hard, as his expected batting average is .280 per Statcast in that stretch, but the power simply isn’t there has he hits far too many balls into the ground, and the balls he hits into the air don’t have the power needed to clear the fence. He’s still swinging the bat as hard as in years past, but the quality of the hits is significantly lower than before and he’s struggling to find the good part of the bat on contact. The reputation and track record keep Vladito in the top-80, and I’m not ready to call for a drop, but I completely understand those hoping to get that recommendation.
- Cole Carrigg still sits about once a week for reasons beyond my understanding, but he is hitting the ball hard all over the place and has shwon solid plate discipline, even on the road. Sure, his road results aren’t even close to what he does at home (1.060 OPS at home, .796 on the road), but they’re still solid enough to keep him plugged into your lineup regardless of where he’s playing right now. The hard-hit rate remains surprisingly low for a guy who swings as hard as he does (31.1%), but he’s done well so far to get the ball in the air consistently in the big leagues. As long as he keeps doing that (Carrigg struggled a bit with grounders in triple-A this season), he can continue to be a contributor worthy of a roster spot in all formats.
- Welcome back, Mike Trout! Trout has looked solid in his two games back, picking up right where he left off. In OBP formats, Trout would be one, if not two tiers higher as he walks nearly 20% of the time, but the real thing holding back Trout is obviously the health concerns. A healthy Trout can move as high as the top-50 by the end of the month, though there’s a bit of a cap on how high he can climb due to that extensive injury history.
- Casey Schmitt remains one of the league’s most unlucky hitters over the last few weeks, as he ranks ninth in xwOBA since June 15 but just 98th in actual wOBA over the same timespan. He feels like an obvious buy-low from any manager who might be getting antsy.
- Nick Gonzales is the unsung hero of the Pirates so far this year, as he’s hit at least .276 each month of the season so far with a solid number of runs and RBI. There’s not a ton of power or speed here, as he’s got an uphill battle to get to 10 home runs or 10 steals this season, but the ratios he provides has been far from empty thanks to an improved Pirates’ offense as well as the fact he can man second and third base for fantasy managers.
Tier 10
- I’m not sure how much more juice we can get from Josh Bell, as he’s historically struggled mightily to keep the ball in the air over extended periods, but he’s hitting the ball in the air right now as well as he ever has, and while he’s doing that he’s a solid plug-in for managers in any format.
- Curtis Mead is still doing all of the things.
- Welcome back, Tyler Soderstrom! I don’t love that he’s sat against the last two lefties he’s been active to face, though I’m hoping some of that is just managing his injury and that the Break will get him back to 100%.
- Travis Bazzana hasn’t looked awful or anything so far in July, but the margin for error in terms of collecting stats is razor thin right now in Cleveland, who are a bottom-five offense since June 15.
Tier 11
At this point in the ranks, you can start considering players as streamers in standard-size 10-12-team leagues. That doesn’t mean they are bad; it just means we are at/near the replacement level, as several of these guys are likely on your wire.
- Our feature this week is Garrett Mitchell, who has shown amazing batted ball quality over the last several weeks (.420 xwOBA since June 7, fourth-best in all of baseball during that stretch). Mitchell has long been known for his ability to hit the ball hard and run fast, though injuries and inconsistency have been a thorn in his side since his debut in 2022. His 82 games played this season are more than he’s ever compiled in the majors, and it’s just the second time Mitchell has logged more than 30 big league starts. While injuries remain the chief concern for Mitchell, there’s another that has characterized his performance when active: contact struggles. Mitchell has historically been one of the worst in the league when it comes to contact, particularly against heaters, and that has marred his game logs with extreme inconsistency.That said, we’ve seen meaningful improvements over the last several weeks, and that could be Mitchell laying the groundwork to become a more consistent (though likely still streaky) hitter in the majors. We don’t need Mitchell to be a contact king to find more success, he merely needs to be not-awful to find big improvements in performance. When you combine his elite power and a halfway-decent ability to connect on fastballs, you get a player who could hit 25+ home runs in a full season (it’s likely too late to get that high in 2026, but he could certainly continue on at that kind of pace).
- A.J. Ewing has moved into the leadoff spot for the Mets, and in those first four games alone he has six runs scored and a stolen base (thanks in large part to a four-run game earlier this week), and Ewing’s skill set should allow him to thrive batting first. The three home runs in his last five games are likely more fluke than new reality, as Ewing has never hit more than 10 home runs in a single season (and he had just three in 2025), but his ability to hit for average and steal bases should serve him well atop the lineup card.
- Welcome back, Trent Grisham! The Yankees immediately plugged Grisham back into the leadoff role on his activation, and even led him off against one of the two lefties they’ve faced since his return. Grisham isn’t hitting home runs like he did in 2025, but he’s hit the ball hard and taken a ton of walks while avoiding strikeouts, which makes him especially valuable in points and OBP leagues.
- The deep well of luck that Paul Goldschmidt drank from in June seems to have dried out, as he’s hitless in his last 35 plate appearances with just a single walk and 15 strikeouts. He remains in the top-125 if only because I expect Goldy to get a bit more playing time once he gets some hits again and because they continue to hit him high in the order whenever he plays, but if any of your leaguemates see this as a buy-low opportunity for Goldschmidt, you should make them a strong offer to try and acquire almost anyone else in this tier or the tier above it (though you may be able to shoot even higher if they haven’t been paying attention).
Tier 12
- My confidence in Zack Gelof overall remains low, but I do hope his knee bounces back quickly after a painful-looking slide into the wall on Thursday. I wouldn’t be terribly shocked if they hold him out until the Break.
- Tommy Edman has been excellent since his return and has secured quite a bit more playing time than I imagined. He also led off against a lefty and his second against a righty so far this week. The injury risk is extremely high for Edman, and we haven’t seen Edman stay healthy or hot for more than a few weeks at a time over the last few seasons (2026 will be the fourth consecutive season he falls short of 100 games played), but he’s well worth a scoop off the wire for a stream if he’s still out there.
- Daulton Varsho will surely have two or three more hot streaks on the season that remind us of his power and speed blend, but the streakiness is hard to stomach for a guy only eligible in the outfield, and I wouldn’t begrudge anyone in a 12-teamer with just three outfield spots for moving on to a hot bat.
- Alex Bregman and Michael Busch are definitely better hitters than they’ve shown so far this season, but those in shallow leagues need to make some tough decisions at this point in the year and in 10-teamers I think you can justify letting them go if there’s something good on the wire.
- Dalton Rushing is showing some skills just in time for Will Smith to return after the Break, so let’s see if it’s enough to secure regular plate appearances when both backstops are healthy.
- Heliot Ramos is a streaky power bat who is seemingly on one of those hot streaks, so go ahead and scoop him up and ride the wave for a few weeks.
UPDATE: I’ve separated the Taxi Squad and Injured List for my own organization. The Injured List will only focus on players who might actually get ranked on return.
Injured List
Listed by position in no particular order.
Catcher
- Will Smith (C, LAD) — Hopefully, some time on the IL helps him recover and find his old form.
- Carson Kelly (C, LAD) — Streaky part-timer.
First Base
- Munetaka Murakami (1B/3B, CWS) — He’ll be back for the weekend series and will rank somewhere in the top 40-60 in the first update after the Break.
- Vinnie Pasquantino (1B, KCR) — He’ll be back by the next time I publish but he’ll be on the back of the List.
- Spencer Horwitz (1B, PIT) — Hamstring strains can last a few weeks, but he should be back after the Break (if not sooner).
Second Base
- Brendan Donovan (2B/3B/OF) — Close to a rehab. Might be back by August.
- Gleyber Torres (2B, DET) — Gleyber was raking at the top of the order (though good luck was playing a big role). He’s a fringe top-100 type when healthy.
- David Hamilton (2B/3B/SS, MIL) — Doesn’t need to be held in 12-teamers unless it’s a very deep roster and you’re desperate for steals.
Third Base
- José Ramírez (3B, CLE) — Progressing well. As long as there are no set-backs, he’ll move back into Tier 2 immediately upon activation (which is still a ways away).
- Maikel Garcia (2B/3B/SS/OF, KCR) — Shouldn’t be a terribly long IL stint but might last through the Break.
- Matt Chapman (3B, SFG) — Still no progress. I wouldn’t be holding in any 12-teamers.
Shortstop
- Trevor Story (SS, BOS) — Surgery means he could be out for nearly three months. That’s a drop in most formats.
- Corey Seager (SS, TEX) — Feeling like this might be a lost season for Seager, especially when he sat against lefties in his brief return. In 10-team and shallower, the wire might be robust enough to just move on.
- Jeremy Peña (SS, HOU) — Should be a short stay.
- Konnor Griffin (SS, PIT) — He should return by early September: the only question is whether you can wait that long. If you can, you really should (especially in keeper leagues).
Outfield/DH
- Aaron Judge (OF, NYY) — There’s still hope he’s back by the end of August
- Luis Robert Jr. (OF, NYM) — The move to the 60-Day IL doesn’t really change much here. He’s out for the foreseeable future.
- Giancarlo Stanton (OF, NYY) — If you only have two IL spots, he’s not a must-keep.
- Brent Rooker (OF, ATH) — Out for the season.
- Ronald Acuña Jr. (OF, ATL) — Starting a rehab soon.
- Oneil Cruz (OF, PIT) — Hoping he’s back by August.
- Byron Buxton (OF, MIN) — Should be back by August.
- Julio Rodríguez (OF, SEA) — Concussion IL stays are tough to gauge but he should be back shortly after the Break, if not right after.
Taxi Squad
Players are listed by position in no particular order.
Catcher
- Tyler Stephenson (C, CIN) — Boring-but-safe streamer when he’s at home.
- J.T. Realmuto (C, PHI) — Not the hitter he once was, but plays often and doesn’t strike out a ton.
- Endy Rodríguez (C, PIT) — Hitting the ball hard and often lately. A solid streamer who has more upside than I initially thought.
- Alejandro Kirk (C, TOR) — Strong plate skills but no longer plays every day so he’s more of a safe streamer than locked-in regular.
- Francisco Alvarez (C, NYM) — Plenty of power but injuries and inconsistency continue to hold him back.
- Ryan Jeffers (C, MIN) — Statcast as always liked him, but the results have been mild most of the time.
First Base
- Spencer Torkelson (1B, DET) —Just let me have this one. If he could make contact at even a below-average (as opposed to abysmal) clip, he’d be quite relevant.
- Coby Mayo (1B/3B, BAL) — The strikeout issues just keep popping up.
- Andrew Vaughn (1B, MIL) — Just not enough playing time right now.
- Kyle Manzardo (1B, CLE) — Streaky and prone to platooning.
- Nolan Schanuel (1B, LAA) — Points league streamer.
Second Base
- Cole Young (2B, SEA) — Love the low strikeout rate of late, but he’s hard to rank when hitting at the bottom of the order.
- Marcus Semien (2B, NYM) — On the IL, but not a guy I intend to rank on his return.
- Angel Martínez (2B/OF, CLE) — Not worth holding on your IL unless it’s unlimited.
- Ezequiel Duran (2B/3B/SS/OF, TEX) — He’s more versatile than he is useful.
- Matt McLain (2B/SS, CIN) — The strikeouts are back with a vengeance, though he’s hit the ball hard when he has made contact (which is not terribly often).
- Max Muncy (2B/3B, ATH) — Demoted
- Javier Sanoja (2B/3B/OF, MIA) — Points league streamer.
- Tyler Tolbert (2B/SS/OF, KCR) — A pair of five-hit games was incredible, but he doesn’t hit the ball hard at all (average exit velo from those two games was less than 81 mph) and was highly unimpressive in the minors. Tolbert also isn’t seeing much time against righties, though when he does play he should keep stealing bases.
- Samad Taylor (2B/OF, SDP) — No need to hold. He’s lost a ton of playing time and his spot near the top of the lineup.
- Jorge Polanco (2B/3B, NYM) — My hopes aren’t terribly high that he’ll find success but he’ll likely have a fantasy relevant stretch or two between now and the end of the season.
- Willi Castro (2B/3B/SS/OF, COL) — Sat against the last three lefties.
Third Base
- Nolan Arenado (3B, ARI) — The power isn’t there anymore, but he can still provide ratios and RBI at a slightly above-average clip.
- Austin Riley (3B, ATL) — No signs of life.
- Kyle Karros (3B, COL) — Streamer at home.
- Jordan Lawlar (3B/OF, ARI) — This dude cannot catch a break.
- Noelvi Marte (3B/OF, CIN) — Those three straight games with a homer were cool but the strikeouts are piling up again.
- Blaze Jordan (3B, STL) — Puts a lot of balls in play, but they aren’t very good.
Shortstop
- Anthony Volpe (SS, NYY) — He’ll be a post-hype sleeper at some point, probably.
- Masyn Winn (SS, STL) — Had two fun weeks but has quieted down to a below-replacement option.
- Brayan Rocchio (SS, CLE) — He’s moved to the heart of the order, but without J-Ram, it’s not much of a batting order.
- Xander Bogaerts (SS, SDP) — I was probably too slow to do this, but he was just so strong to start the season.
- Colt Emerson (3B/SS, SEA) — There’s long-term upside here, but I’m not waiting for it in 2026. He needs to figure out those holes in his swing and make more contact in the zone.
- J.P. Crawford (3B/SS, SEA) — He just gained eligibility at third and continues to lead off, but has not been hitting at all since coming off the IL.
Outfield/DH
- Kerry Carpenter (OF, DET) — The premier streaky lefty platoon guy.
- Mike Yastrzemski (OF, ATL) — Streaky lefty platoon guy.
- Gavin Sheets (1B/OF, SDP) — Streaky lefty platoon guy.
- Luke Raley (OF, SEA) — Streaky lefty platoon guy.
- Mickey Moniak (OF, COL) — Sat against both lefties in his return, though he did pinch hit in both games. Streaky lefty platoon guy.
- Jesús Sánchez (OF, TOR) — Streaky lefty platoon guy.
- Jorge Soler (OF, LAA) — Streaky power streamer.
- Steven Kwan (OF, CLE) — There is no path to success with an average exit velocity under 82 mph.
- Justin Crawford (OF, PHI) — Lost interest until the walk rate is closer to 10%.
- Joc Pederson (DH, TEX) — Streaky lefty platoon guy.
- Joshua Baez (OF, STL) — The home runs are there, but nothing else.
- Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (OF, ARI) — I never know what to expect from him, and in a shallow league, I would just avoid the headache entirely.
- Lawrence Butler (OF, ATH) — Feels like a flash from the favorable environment more than anything else.
- Jacob Young (OF, WAS) — Has shown signs here and there, but the wheels keep falling off soon after.
- Dylan Beavers (OF, BAL) — Might be worth a look in deeper OBP formats.
- Jarren Duran (OF, BOS) — Mercurial and unpredictable, but mostly bad.
- Braden Montgomery (OF, CWS) — Not showing enough to justify holding over other outfield streamers.
- Colton Cowser (OF, BAL) — The strikeouts are back and so is the platoon.
- Lars Nootbaar (OF, STL) — No need to hold here as he has dropped in the lineup and is sitting against most lefties.
- Cam Smith (OF, HOU) — One of these days, he’ll stay on the list.
- Ryan Waldschmidt (OF, ARI) — They’ve recalled him after he slashed .286/.416/.524 following his demotion, but playing time and opportunity remain to be determed.
- Jacob Gonzalez (OF, CWS) — Demoted.
- Heriberto Hernández (OF, MIA) — He’s been streaky, but should get more playing time with Caissie on the IL. Watch out for righty-heavy matchups, though, as he’ll sit against righties a few times a week.
- Lane Thomas (OF, KCR) — I suspect a lot of his recent production is merely because the Royals have seen a lot of lefties, as Thomas continues to perform badly against right-handed pitching.
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