Fernando Tatis Jr. and Austin Riley Among Struggling Fantasy Baseball Hitters Over Past Week

After taking a look at fantasy baseball hitters trending up over the past week, now let's look at some hitters trending down.

We'll keep our focus on notable fantasy hitters and break things down by several stats. The numbers cover May 19-26.

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Least Amount of Hits

Minnesota's Royce Lewis has just one hit over that week timeframe. It was a double, and he also had two walks, no runs scored or RBIs and three strikeouts over that span.

Lewis started the season injured and hasn't gotten going since he's hit the field. He's only rostered in 61% of leagues, and that number is falling by the day. Lewis should be held onto in deeper leagues, but it's time to part ways with him in standard leagues - don't write him off for the full season though, as he can be an elite fantasy asset when he's hot at the plate.

San Diego's Xander Bogaerts, San Francisco's Willy Adames, Atlanta's Austin Riley and Texas' Josh Smith are some notable hitters with only two hits over the past week.

Bogaerts had singles for both of his hits. He also had a run scored, no RBIs, three walks, two stolen bases and six strikeouts over that span.

Bogaerts has struggled for most of this season, and he's down to 87% rostered as a result. If his struggles continue for much longer, fantasy owners in standard leagues will have no choice but to look elsewhere for fantasy help. He's another player to not write off completely if he gets dropped.

Adames had a triple and a single for his lone hits last week. He drove in three runs, scored twice, walked two times and struck out eight times as well.

He's at 85% rostered while struggling in his first season with the Giants. Adames will have stretches this season where he's a great fantasy hitter to utilize, but right now, it's hard to justify starting him. I think he's owned in an appropriate amount of leagues, but that mark will drop if he doesn't heat up soon.

Riley had a double and single for his hits last week. He scored three times and walked on three occasions, but also struck out eight times and didn't drive in a run.

Riley has underwhelmed this season, but he's still rostered in all fantasy leagues. He's not being started in nearly as many leagues as a hitter drafted as early as he was should be. Now would be a time to buy low on Riley if you need some fantasy help at third base and believe in him getting going soon.

Smith had a single and double for his lone hits last week. He walked twice, failed to score a run, drove in one, stole a base and struck out six times.

He has seen his own percentage drop about 17% (to 26% overall now) over the past 10 or so days. Smith doesn't provide much run production, so if his average and on-base percentages are down, so should his fantasy own percentage be.

Least Amount of Runs Scored

Texas' Marcus Semien, Los Angeles Dodgers' Max Muncy, San Diego's Fernando Tatis Jr., Atlanta's Michael Harris II, Miami's Kyle Stowers and San Francisco's Tyler Fitzgerald are among the qualified hitters who didn't score a run last week.

Semien had four singles last week, while also walking once. He drove in a run, stole a base and struck out four times.

Semien has frankly been bad this fantasy season, which is a continuation from his 2024 season. He doesn't even deserve to be rostered in 69% of leagues, like he is now. Bench Semien in deeper leagues for now, but he's even losing value and becoming droppable in those leagues.

Muncy had three singles last week. He drove in three runs, walked five times and struck out on four occasions.

Muncy was a sleeper fantasy hitter for me going into 2025, but he's been bad too. Even in a stacked lineup, Muncy cannot consistently produce. He's at 29% rostered, and he might continue to drop as the season rolls along.

Tatis had a double among his three hits and walked once last week. It's weird to see him without a run scored, and he also didn't drive in any runs. Tatis struck out 11 times over 30 plate appearances last week.

He's still owned and started in nearly every fantasy league out there. If there was ever a time to buy low on Tatis, now would be one of those times. He's bound to bounce back soon, and then he'll be back in the mix of the top fantasy hitters in the game again.

Harris had a double among his four hits last week. He failed to walk, but still drove in five runs. Harris had two stolen bases and just two strikeouts, so he wasn't too big of a negative either.

He's down to 88% rostered. Harris has underwhelmed this season, and that own percentage is probably too high for what he's actually accomplished. It's hard to justify starting Harris in any standard leagues right now.

Stowers had eight hits, including two doubles, and a walk last week, but the hapless Marlins failed to drive him in. He had an RBI, stolen base and five strikeouts last week.

His own percentage is actually rising of late, despite the low run production. Stowers is at 80% rostered, and has been a standard league daily asset most of the season. His team is going to cap his fantasy value, but he's produced enough to still utilize in most fantasy leagues.

Fitzgerald had a double among his four hits last week, and he also walked twice. He didn't drive in a run either. Fitzgerald stole a base and struck out seven times.

He's at 24% rostered now, which is way down from 56% a month ago. Fitzgerald has deep-league fantasy potential, but only when he's producing at the plate. Don't write him off completely, but things aren't looking great right now for Fitzgerald.

Most Strikeouts

Colorado's Jordan Beck leads the big leagues with 13 strikeouts over the past week. He did have 11 hits though, including three doubles. Beck had three runs scored, no RBIs, a walk and a stolen base.

Beck is rostered in 42% of fantasy leagues, and has done enough when in the big leagues to utilize in some deeper redraft leagues and dynasty/keeper leagues. His strikeout numbers definitely can hurt a fantasy team though, so check and see if there's a comparable fantasy hitter on the waiver wire who doesn't post so many negative point totals with strikeouts.

Milwaukee's Rhys Hoskins had 12 punchouts last week. He also had eight hits at the plate though, including two homers and two doubles. Hoskins drove in four runs, scored five runs and walked on four occasions.

Hoskins is on the rise as a fantasy asset. His season-long numbers are pretty strong, and I think he's undervalued and underowned at just 54% overall. Do some digging and see if Hoskins is outperforming your fantasy first basemen, or secondary hitting options.

Lowest OBPs

Lewis, Tatis, Adames and Smith own the lowest four on-base percentages over the past week.

Toronto's Bo Bichette is fifth at just a .156 mark. Baltimore's Heston Kjerstad (.160) and Colorado's Hunter Goodman (.161) slot in after that.

Bichette had four singles and one walk last week. He also tallied three runs and RBIs, while striking out four times.

Bichette has been pretty good this season, but definitely struggled last week. He's rostered in 92% of leagues, but could see that drop if he struggles like he did for another week or so.

Kjerstad had three hits, including a double, and one walk last week. He scored four runs, drove in one and was a strikeout victim seven times.

Kjerstad was a highly-regarded prospect at one time, but is only owned in 7% of leagues right now. His redraft value is almost dried up, and his long-term value has taken a major hit too. If you believe in him in the long run, now would be the time to buy low, because his numbers can't get much worse than they currently are.

Goodman had four singles and a walk last week. He drove in two runs, scored once, stole a base and struck out 11 times.

I've been on fantasy owners to add Goodman, but he wasn't good last week. He's down to 80% rostered after being over 85% last week. He's still one a top-10 fantasy catcher in points leagues so far, so I still like the idea of rostering him in a good amount of standard redraft leagues, plus all deeper leagues.