Ryan O'Hearn and Nick Kurtz Among Fantasy Baseball Hitters on Rise Over Past Week

It's time to check out which fantasy baseball hitters are trending up and down over the past week.

We'll look at stats from May 19-26 and look at excelling hitters only in this story - check back soon for a look at hitters trending down. Let's dive into things!

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Most Hits

Baltimore's Ryan O'Hearn leads the MLB with 15 hits in that week timeframe. He has two doubles and a homer among the knocks, along with five runs scored, four RBIs and walks, a stolen base and four punchouts.

O'Hearn's own percentage has risen from 35% to 50% over the past couple days as a result of his hot hitting, and he's been one of the bigger waiver wire adds. I wrote about him on Monday, so check that waiver story to see more of my thoughts on him.

Kansas City's Vinnie Pasquantino has 14 knocks over the past week. He has a double and homer among the hits, along with five runs scored, four RBIs, a walk and four strikeouts.

He's struggled this season, so it's good to see Pasquantino get going a bit. His own percentage is rising a bit, and he's available to 15% of you. This might be the time to add him, and he might remain a good fantasy asset for the remainder of the season.

Most Runs Scored

Philadelphia's Kyle Schwarber, Los Angeles Angels' Taylor Ward and Chicago Cubs' Seiya Suzuki all have scored nine runs over the past week.

Schwarber has six hits, including three homers and a double, and nine walks over the past week. He also has five RBIs and 10 strikeouts.

Schwarber is obviously owned in all fantasy leagues, and he continues to be a top-end fantasy talent. I think he's too valuable to trade away, but he's someone to look into acquiring for sure. He could help a struggling fantasy team get some depth, but make sure you're getting enough value back.

Ward has 11 hits and three walks over the past week. He has four doubles, three homers and a triple among the hits, along with 12 RBIs, a stolen base and 11 strikeouts.

Ward continues to surge up, and his own percentage is way up to 93% - he was at 56% back on May 18, so that shows how productive he's been of late. Add him now before it's too late - he won't stay this hot all season, but he was bound to improve from his slow start at the plate. He'll be a good fantasy asset for long stretches the remainder of this season.

Suzuki has 13 hits and five walks over the past week. He has five doubles among his hits, along with 10 RBIs and just five strikeouts.

Suzuki has been one of the top fantasy hitters most of the season, and he's hot again now. He should be starting daily. If you're not a fan of Suzuki, or are worried about his injury history, now would be a good time to sell him high in a trade.

Most RBIs

Ward leads the league with his 12 RBIs over the past week. Suzuki, Boston's Rafael Devers and Chicago Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong are tied for second with 10 RBIs each.

Devers has eight hits, including three homers and a double, over the past week. He also has eight walks and four strikeouts, along with seven runs scored.

Devers is one of the top fantasy hitters in the game, and is delivering big results again in 2025. He's another guy I'd look to keep rostering, unless my team needed some depth and a jumpstart after a slow start.

Crow-Armstrong has seven hits and no walks over the past week. He's homered twice and doubled once among those hits, along with tallying five runs scored and eight strikeouts.

He's another must own and start player for fantasy. Crow-Armstrong wasn't a super high draft pick on average, so I'd be more inclined to ride the wave with him instead of selling high. Only trade him away if you truly don't believe in PCA for the long haul - I think that'd be a mistake though.

Athletics' Nick Kurtz has nine RBIs over the past week. He has four homers among his seven hits, and has also walked five times. Kurtz has five runs scored and six strikeouts as well.

Kurtz was trending down after a pretty slow start to his MLB career. He's on the rise now, and is up to 35% rostered. That own mark would be higher if he didn't injure his hip on Saturday. Keep an eye on his status and add him in deeper leagues when he's cleared for action again.

Most Home Runs

Kurtz is tied with San Diego's Gavin Sheets, Houston's Isaac Paredes and Los Angeles Angels' Logan O'Hoppe with four homers over the past week.

Sheets had three other hits last week, all singles. He also had four runs scored, eight RBIs, no walks and six strikeouts in that span.

Sheets has been on the rise as a fantasy asset, and he's now rostered in 43% of leagues - he was at 20% on May 23. He's got good season-long numbers, so this power surge is helping him get a bit more recognition. Sheets is a good deep-league option, and might remain one for the rest of the season - he could be a standard league streamer in a pinch right now.

Paredes had 11 total hits last week, adding a double and six singles to his four home runs. He also had seven RBIs and runs scored, a walk and four strikeouts.

Paredes is owned in nearly every fantasy league now and has been one of the top fantasy third basemen in the game. He's a sell-high candidate if you don't believe in him keeping up his season-long numbers for the rest of the season.

O'Hoppe had 10 hits last week, including his four homers, a double and five singles. He also has seven RBIs, six runs scored, a walk and 11 strikeouts.

He's rostered in 84% of leagues, and that might be even higher if he didn't get hit by a backswing on Monday. O'Hoppe has been one of the top fantasy catchers this season, and he probably deserves more fantasy attention. As long as he isn't out an extended period of time, O'Hoppe is worth adding in a few more leagues, even if you have a daily starting catcher, O'Hoppe can be utilized as an additional hitter.

Highest OBPs

O'Hearn leads the MLB with his .571 OBP over the past week.

Athletics' Jacob Wilson is second at .556, while Suzuki is third at a .545 OBP. Pittsburgh's Adam Frazier has a .536 OBP over the past week. Pasquantino is at .533 and is the last guy over .500.

Wilson has 10 hits and three walks over the past week. He's got a double and a homer among those hits, along with three runs scored, two RBIs, a stolen base and just one strikeout.

Wilson just continues to deliver at the plate, so while his own percentage keeps moving up, his 88% overall mark simply isn't high enough yet. He needs to be rostered and utilized in all leagues, and his season-long numbers back that up.

Frazier has 12 hits and three walks over the past week. He has three doubles among the hits, along with four RBIs, two runs scored and two strikeouts.

He's owned in just 2% of leagues, so deep-league fantasy owners could really take advantage of an overlooked hitter here. Frazier is likely to fizzle out soon, so take advantage of things while he's excelling.