Onward and PullWard – Might twenty third, 2025
Taylor Ward, OF, LAA
Ward prolonged his hitting streak to eight video games in a giant means, going 3 for five with a homer and 5 RBI. The 31-year-old’s newly carried out aggressive, pull-centric energy strategy has began to pay dividends previously few weeks. Ward noticed his common drop to an abysmal .174 on Might tenth; since then, he has gone 18 for 49 with six homers and 18 RBI, bringing his common as much as .225. In 2025, the 6’0 foot, 200 LB Ward, has posted a career-high 40.7% Pull%, 51.1% FB%, and 16.1% Barrel% whereas posting a career-low 14.1% LD%. The intention is obvious: Ward desires to go deep. Two weeks in the past, you’ll have mentioned that the swing overhaul has been a catastrophe. Now, nevertheless? He boasts a .283 ISO and his 14 homers are simply two fewer than Aaron Decide.
Gavin Sheets, 1B, SD
Sheets exploded on the dish on Thursday, going 3 for five with a pair of homers and 5 RBI. After languishing within the south aspect of Chicago for his first 4 huge league seasons (.230/.295/.385 triple-slash), the 29-year-old is off to an awesome begin along with his new staff in San Diego. With a 32% Chase%, 27.3% Whiff%, and 27.3% Ok%, he has been as aggressive as ever, however with a 44.6% LA Candy-Spot% (98th percentile) and 54.5% HardHit% (94th percentile) he has been extra productive than ever. Sheets’ plate-discipline percentages aren’t dissimilar from his profession averages, aside from his O-Contact%, which is 12.7% decrease than his profession 67.1% mark. So, although Sheets continues to be chasing so much, he has been chasing as a result of he’s fooled slightly than as a result of he’s swinging at a troublesome pitch to hit. The results of which is a swing-and-miss slightly than a delicate contact out. Sheets is slashing .286/.333/.497 with eight homers and a career-high .360 wOBA.Â
Carlos Rodon, SP, NYY
Rodon tossed 6.0 shutout innings and fanned eight en path to his sixth win of the 2025 marketing campaign. He gave up a pair of hits and walked two within the contest. The 32-year-old noticed his ERA drop beneath 3.00 (2.88), and his 10.98 Ok/9 ranks fifth amongst certified main league starters. Rodon has seen marked enhancements by his 11 begins this season. He’s counting on his off-speed pitches extra; his four-seam utilization is at 42.1%, which is the bottom it has been since 2016. The change in pitch combine has made Rodon extra unpredictable (and efficient), which is highlighted by his career-best 57.2% Z-Swing% (65.7% profession common). Moreover, Rodon’s 13.9% LD% is a career-low, and his 7.1% Barrel% is a large enchancment over his 2023/2024 marks (12.1%/11.0%). The brand new technique has additionally made him extra walk-prone (3.56 BB/9), however with the enhancements it has created elsewhere, that is a small value to pay.Â
Nathan Eovaldi, SP, TEX
Eovaldi was incredible once more on Thursday afternoon, holding the Yankees to 1 run throughout 6.0 innings in New York. Sadly, the Rangers did not plate a run, and Eovaldi took the L, falling to 4-3 on the season. Nonetheless, the 35-year-old has been pitching as properly (or higher) than he ever has throughout his 13-year profession. He has executed so with unbelievable management, limiting homers (.53 HR/9), and getting floor balls (51.0% GB%). Eovaldi’s 1.20 BB/9 ranks 2nd amongst certified starters, and his 19-pitching run worth ranks 1st. Nonetheless, he offers up his justifiable share of onerous contact (90.2 AVG Exit Velo, thirty second percentile), and his 3.19 xERA and a pair of.58 xFIP aren’t fairly as stellar as his 1.60 ERA.Â
James Wooden, OF, WSH
On Thursday, Wooden went 2 for 3 with a double, two walks, and three RBI. He’s now on a five-game hitting streak through which he’s 9 for 17 with 5 walks and eight RBI. In his second season within the Bigs, the 22-year-old is having a real breakout marketing campaign. He’s slashing .291/.389/.545 with 12 homers and a 159 wRC+. With a 13.6% BB%, Wooden is already displaying persistence on the dish, and with a 57.7% HardHit% and 93.4 AVG Exit Velocity, his means to crush the ball is plain. The sky really is the restrict for this teenager.
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