Early buy low targets, 2026
May 18 2026
Hitters that have hurt you with bad early stats can be easy to view as guys to avoid or good sell-low targets. After all, we want to accumulate as few bad or empty stats as possible while the season is still young. But doing so locks in those losses and prevents you from enjoying the ride back up.
This group of sub-.700 OPS bats are hitting the ball the hardest on average (min 30 PA):
| Name | Lg | bb% | ct% | SwK% | OPS | EV | LA | Brl% | Chase % |
| Jarred Kelenic | AL | 11% | 69% | 16.4% | .652 | 96.6 | 14.3 | 22.2% | 23.8% |
| Gabriel Arias | AL | 6% | 60% | 18.0% | .683 | 94.6 | 4.9 | 16.7% | 29.4% |
| Jahmai Jones | AL | 6% | 63% | 14.2% | .594 | 94.0 | 15.0 | 15.6% | 32.0% |
| Adolis García | NL | 8% | 68% | 12.4% | .627 | 92.9 | 13.7 | 7.9% | 28.4% |
| Joc Pederson | AL | 16% | 70% | 14.0% | .663 | 92.5 | 16.2 | 6.7% | 25.8% |
| Roman Anthony | AL | 16% | 70% | 9.5% | .675 | 92.3 | 8.3 | 9.2% | 21.6% |
| Fernando Tatis Jr. |
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