Fantasy Baseball Hitters Trending Up: Angel Martinez, Nick Kurtz and More

Each MLB team has played every day since Friday, July 18, so it's a good time to dive back into our series where we highlight the hitters trending up and down of late.

We'll be using stats from July 18-23.

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Most Hits

Geraldo Perdomo had 13 hits over the timeframe we are using. He had two doubles and a triple among the hits, along with seven RBIs, three runs scored, a walk, two stolen bases and no strikeouts.

He continues to be a top-end fantasy hitter, and he's owned in just about every fantasy league now. I'd say it's a good time to sell high on Perdomo, but with how he's looked this season, I'd be more inclined to just enjoy his breakout season.

Mickey Moniak, Angel Martinez, Masyn Winn and Nick Kurtz all have 11 hits since the All-Star break.

Moniak had two doubles and homers among the hits, along with five RBIs, seven runs scored, two walks and seven punchouts. He's on the rise as a fantasy asset and is rostered in 29% of leagues now. Moniak is a good deep-league fantasy waiver wire pickup.

Martinez has four doubles and a home run among his hits. He's also posted six runs scored, four RBIs, a walk and six strikeouts. Martinez has seen his own percentage rise from 9% to 37% since July 20, so he's another deep-league waiver target.

Winn has a double among his 10 hits, along with two runs scored and RBIs, no walks, a stolen base and three strikeouts. Winn is slightly trending up, but is still available in 51% of leagues. He'd really start to rise if his numbers outside hits started to explode.

Kurtz has six doubles, a triple and two home runs among his 10 knocks. He also has six runs scored and RBIs, three walks, a stolen base and six strikeouts. Kurtz has seen his own percentage go from 75% to 88% since July 20, and he probably should already be rostered in every fantasy league.

Most Home Runs

Salvador Perez, Eugenio Suarez and Shohei Ohtani all have five home runs since the break ended.

Perez has 10 knocks total since the break, including two doubles. He has eight RBIs, seven runs scored, two walks and no strikeouts. Perez has been a fantasy disappointment this season, but is maybe starting to lock in at the plate finally. He's owned in just about every league.

Suarez added a single for his sixth and final hit of the week. He added eight RBIs, six runs scored, four walks and five strikeouts over this stretch. Suarez is owned in all leagues, is trending up in his fantasy value, and could get a fantasy boost with a trade to a contending team.

Ohtani also had six hits this week, with a single for his other knock. He had 10 RBIs, six runs scored, two walks, a stolen base and 10 strikeouts. He's passed Aaron Judge for the most fantasy points this season, and should be the top fantasy player the rest of the way now that he's also pitching.

Most RBIs

Taylor Ward led the league with 11 RBIs over the timeframe we are using. He had eight hits, including two homers and four doubles, along with five walks and seven strikeouts. Ward is rostered in 92% of leagues and is trending up with his production of late.

Ozzie Albies, Ohtani and Colson Montgomery all drove in 10 runs.

Albies posted five hits, including two home runs. He also had three runs scored, four walks, a stolen base and five strikeouts. Albies has underwhelmed this fantasy season, but is maybe trending up now. He's rostered in 88% of leagues after being as low as 82%.

Montgomery had seven hits over the past week. He had two doubles and homers among the hits, along with four runs scored, no walks and eight punchouts. Montgomery is still only rostered in 10% of leagues, so he's going completely overlooked right now.

Most Runs Scored

Luis Robert Jr. led the way in runs scored with nine. Miguel Vargas also scored nine times - look at these White Sox go!

Robert homered among his eight hits last week, while also tallying six RBIs, four walks and stolen bases and two strikeouts. Robert's own percentage is way up to 69%, and it could really take off if he's traded before the deadline.

Vargas had three doubles and two homers among his seven hits last week. He added five RBIs and walks and struck out four times. Vargas sits at 39% owned, and that could also go way up if he's traded to a contending team.

Bryce Harper and Jose Ramirez scored eight runs each.

Harper doubled and homered four times each among his nine hits. He also had seven RBIs, two walks and seven strikeouts. Harper is obviously owned in all leagues, but he's delivering like the top-end fantasy hitter he can be. His fantasy owners should just enjoy the ride, instead of trying to sell high on him.

Ramirez had two doubles, a triple and three homers for his six hits. He added six RBIs and walks, a stolen base and struck out just twice. Ramirez is a top-end fantasy hitter and continues to deliver. Only trade him if you need a jumpstart with your fantasy squad, because not many players are worth what Ramirez is.

Other Hitters Trending Up

Among qualified hitters, Matt Shaw had the third-highest average (after Perdomo and Kurtz). Shaw hit .474, homering three times among his nine knocks. He also had four runs scored, six RBIs, no walks, two stolen bases and just one strikeout. Shaw is up to 37% rostered and finally might be enjoying his MLB breakout.

George Springer had a .455 average over the past week. He had a double and a homer among his 10 hits, along with seven runs scored, two RBIs, five walks, a stolen base and two strikeouts. Springer is up to 97% rostered and has great trade value right now - I'd consider selling him high, especially if you are set in the fantasy outfield on your squad.

Carlos Correa got on base at a .522 clip over 23 plate appearances. He had seven walks and five hits, including two doubles. Correa also had five runs scored, an RBI and two strikeouts over the timeframe we are looking at. Correa is owned in 30% of leagues and is actually trending down, so he's pretty overlooked right now.

Austin Hays tallied seven walks and four hits last week. He had two homers among his hits, along with six runs scored and three RBIs and strikeouts. Hays is owned in 43% of leagues, but is slightly trending down after his own percentage shot up.

Chandler Simpson stole five bases over his six games played. He had eight hits, including a double. Simpson had six runs scored, an RBI, two walks and two strikeouts. There's not much power to his game, but Simpson (owned in 62% of leagues) can score fantasy points with his blazing speed.

Jordan Beck had 10 hits and a walk last week. He doubled, tripled and homered among his hits, while also tallying four runs scored, three RBIs, a stolen base and eight strikeouts. Beck is up to 29% rostered, and is maybe still underowned looking at his season-long numbers.