Outlook Samad Taylor
Samad Taylor's Red-Hot June Offers Sneaky Speed and Average Boost
Samad Taylor is tearing it up for the second-place Padres (38-35), batting .382 with four stolen bases over his last 14 days. With outfielders Ramon Laureano and Miguel Andujar sidelined on the injured list, Taylor has stepped into an increased role in left field. He has capitalized on the opportunity, providing immediate speed and contact to a San Diego squad fighting to stay hot in the wild card race.
While Taylor's recent .361 average over ten games is a massive boon, his career average and our projected .231 mark suggest heavy regression is coming once his hit luck normalizes. However, his elite speed is entirely legitimate, as evidenced by his four steals in June and a history of high-volume swiping. Even when his bat cools, he remains a viable speed specialist who should continue to get run while the Padres deal with injuries.
San Diego travels to Texas for a three-game weekend series, starting with a tough matchup against ace Jacob deGrom (3.17 ERA) before facing more vulnerable arms in Nathan Eovaldi and MacKenzie Gore. Taylor's active base-running makes him an intriguing play despite the tough series opener. Stream him this week if you need immediate category help in runs and stolen bases.
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Outlook Andrew Benintendi
Andrew Benintendi flashes sudden power but remains a matchup-dependent option
Andrew Benintendi is showing signs of life for the second-place White Sox (38-34), slashing .286 with two home runs and a massive 1.161 OPS over his last seven days. He has firmly secured his role as Chicago's primary designated hitter on the depth chart, a spot that has become even more vital with key run-producers like Munetaka Murakami currently sidelined on the injured list.
While his recent five-homer month shows an encouraging power spike, his .238 season average is more in line with his recent years rather than his career-best marks. Our models project a more conservative rest-of-season pace, suggesting this recent power surge will likely level off, making him more of a steady deep-league compiler rather than a shallow-league difference-maker.
Looking at the remaining slate, Benintendi faces a mixed bag of matchups starting with Ryan Weathers before heading to Detroit. While he gets a highly favorable matchup against a struggling Justin Verlander (12.27 ERA), consecutive meetings with aces Tarik Skubal and Troy Melton limit his weekly ceiling, making him a Sit in standard formats.
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