Fantasy Baseball Hitters Trending Up Over the Past Week: Xavier Edwards, Max Muncy and More

We just looked at fantasy baseball hitters trending downward, so now it's time to go over the hitters on the rise of late.

Again, we'll be using stats from August 5-11.

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Most Hits

Xavier Edwards led the league with 14 hits over the past week. He had a double among those hits, along with three runs scored, four RBIs, no walks, five stolen bases and just two strikeouts. Edwards is the ultimate contact hitter and is an overlooked fantasy asset. He's trending up and is rostered in 80% of leagues now, but he really should be near 100% looking at his season-long numbers.

Shea Langeliers had 13 hits last week, including two doubles and five home runs. He added eight runs scored and RBIs, a walk and five strikeouts to his line. Langeliers is way up to 97% rostered now, and is a sell-high candidate if you can afford to part with a catcher.

Carlos Correa has 12 knocks over the past week. He had a homer and two doubles among the hits, along with five RBIs, four runs scored and walks and four strikeouts. Correa is way up to 65% owned, after being near 35% on August 3 - he's on a better team, so his fantasy outlook is up, and fantasy owners should be taking advantage of that, at least until his bat cools off.

Mookie Betts, Brent Rooker, Shohei Ohtani, Ryan Jeffers, Isaac Collins and Junior Caminero all had 11 hits over the past week.

Betts had two doubles and a homer among his hits, while also posting seven runs scored, five RBIs and two walks and strikeouts. He's had a down season by his standards, but could be heating up just in time for the stretch run. Roll with Betts instead of looking to sell high.

Rooker had four doubles and a homer among his 11 knocks. He added seven RBIs, six runs scored, a walk and stolen base and seven strikeouts. He's enjoying another good fantasy season, and those fantasy owners who have rostered him to this point should just keep riding the wave with Rooker.

Ohtani had four bombs and two doubles among his hits, while also tallying 10 runs scored, five RBIs, six walks, two stolen bases and seven strikeouts. It was another elite week for the two-way star, and shows why he's now the top fantasy player in the game.

Jeffers had three doubles among his hits, while also adding six runs scored, five RBIs, a walk and nine strikeouts to his line. Jeffers is trending up and is rostered in 27% of leagues now. He's a good deep-league asset to target if you need help at catcher - utilize him before he cools off.

Collins had three doubles, two triples and a homer among his hits, while also having seven runs scored, five RBIs, two walks, a stolen base and five strikeouts. Collins' own percentage has skyrocketed to 52%, and it's not likely to slow if he keeps producing at the plate.

Caminero delivered five home runs among his 11 total hits. He also posted eight RBIs, seven runs scored, a walk and six strikeouts. Caminero is owned in all leagues and is becoming harder and harder to acquire in a trade - it'd honestly take an overpay to get him off my roster now.

Most Home Runs

Langeliers and Caminero tied for the league lead in homers with five. Max Muncy, Brandon Lowe, Corbin Carroll and Ohtani all had four long balls.

Muncy just returned to the field after an injury and picked right up where he left off. He had eight hits in total, with four singles outside the homers - Muncy also had five runs scored, nine RBIs, seven walks and just one strikeout. He's up to 88% rostered, and could get to 100% with another good week of production at the plate.

Lowe had seven hits in total, with singles for the other three knocks. He also had four runs scored, six RBIs, a walk and five strikeouts. Lowe's own percentage continues to sit near 80%, but he's probably deserving of being rostered in a few more leagues, especially off a hot week.

Carroll had seven hits last week as well, with two singles and a double for the other three knocks. He had seven RBIs and runs scored, along with two walks and nine strikeouts. Carroll is a top-end fantasy hitter and proved he can still deliver big-time numbers even if his team sold at the deadline - keep rostering him and enjoying his success down the stretch instead of trying to sell him high.

Most RBIs

Cal Raleigh, Drake Baldwin and Luke Keaschall all had 10 RBIs this week.

Raleigh was on the hitter trending down story because he struck out 10 times, but he also had the 10 RBIs, five runs scored, three walks, a stolen base and three homers among four total hits. Raleigh should be kept if you already roster him, unless you get overpaid.

Baldwin had two homers among his nine hits this week. He added five runs scored, two walks and five strikeouts. Baldwin has been trending up for a bit now and is rostered in 44% of leagues overall. Being a catcher, he's a waiver option for all league owners.

Keaschall had three doubles and two homers among his 10 hits last week. He also had two runs scored, no walks and two punchouts. Keaschall is one of the top waiver wire adds over the past few days and is now sitting at 73% overall. Add him and utilize him until he cools off, and you just might end up with a daily standard league starting option.

Top On-Base Percentages

Kyle Manzardo posted a .625 on-base percentage last week. He posted six hits, including a double and two homers, and three walks over just 16 plate appearances. He also had four runs scored and RBIs and just one strikeout. Manzardo is rostered in 23% of leagues, but needs to play more in order to see his own percentage really take off.

Daulton Varsho got on base at a .588 clip over the past week. He had six hits, including a double and two homers, and four walks, along with six RBIs, two runs scored and three strikeouts. Varsho hasn't played a ton this season, which is why his own percentage is at just 22 - he could be a worthwhile add in deeper leagues, and standard leagues in time. 

Adam Frazier had a .550 OBP over his 20 plate appearances last week. He posted 10 hits, all singles, last week, while also having two RBIs and runs scored, no walks and two strikeouts. Frazier is getting on base enough to be rostered in more than 1% of fantasy leagues.

Geraldo Perdomo got on at a .536 clip last week. He had 10 hits, including two doubles and a homer, and also walked five times over 28 plate appearances. Perdomo also had three RBIs, eight runs scored and three strikeouts. He's been a surprise this season, but keeps showing up on these stories, so you should be adding and utilizing him instead of looking to sell him. 

Jake Cronenworth, Blaze Alexander and Jakob Marsee all had .520 OBPs.

Cronenworth had seven hits, including two doubles, walked four times and was plunked by two pitches over 26 plate appearances. He also had five RBIs, four runs scored and five strikeouts. Cronenworth is still trending down, but is worth owning in more than 32% after that kind of production.

Alexander had eight hits, including a double and two homers, walked three times and got hit by two pitches across 25 plate appearances. He also had six RBIs, three runs scored and five strikeouts. Alexander is on the rise over the past couple days and sits at 10% owned now - he's a solid deep-league asset who can play a couple positions. 

Marsee delivered nine hits last week, including two doubles and a home run. He also had five RBIs, four runs scored and walks, five stolen bases and three strikeouts. Marsee has impressed since being called up and is sitting at 46% rostered now - add him in deeper leagues and be ready to add him in standard leagues if he keeps things rolling at the plate.

Maikel Garcia had a .519 OBP. He tallied nine hits, including three doubles, while also walking five times. Garcia also posted four runs scored, two RBIs and stolen bases and four strikeouts. He's been a pleasant surprise this fantasy season and should remain on fantasy rosters now, unless you get an overpay.