Langeliers, Walker, Eovaldi, O'Hoppe, Wacha

Langeliers: Contact is king … Through the end of June, Shea Langeliers (C, ATH) was delivering about what we expected from the 27-year-old: HR pop with little BA support. He picked up the pace with a .293-7 HR month of July, and he's so far owned August, including a 3-homer game vs. Washington. We've known Langeliers had power, but is he also becoming an all-around better hitter before our eyes?

Year	PA	HR	BA	xBA	bb%	ct%	HctX	PX	xPX	HR/F	LA
2022	153	6	.218	.238	5	62	84	168	95	16%	16.9%
2023	490	22	.205	.224	7	68	96	129	122	14%	19.6%
2024	534	29	.224	.245	8	69	104	143	122	19%	16.3%
2025	354	22	.269	.289	7	80	117	151	109	19%	14.7%

By the looks of it, yes, Langeliers is maturing as a hitter:

• The gains in ct% are glaringly obvious. This is a step-change improvement that underpins a rise in...

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