Weekly Hitter Rankings: Top Fantasy Baseball Batters to Target

Bats are heating up on the south side of Chicago.

May 23, 2026

Weekly Hitter Rankings: Top Fantasy Baseball Batters to Target

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May 23, 2026

Eight teams are on seven games this week with the Orioles, White Sox, Pirates and Rangers enjoying home cooking throughout. The Cubs and Twins also have seven, but they'll be ordering room service from their hotel rooms.

Not only is Pittsburgh at home all week, but they're slated to face seven right-handers. Atlanta lefties are in a favorable spot with four against a southpaw.

FYI, the stolen base index was tweaked to better reflect changes to the catchers and not be based on team totals. This was instigated by the unfortunate rash of backstop injuries. The rating considers the active catchers on every team and their likely playing time split.

As always, individual hitters will be added on Sunday night.

Week of May 25 - 31

Team Hitter Rankings

	TM	GMS	vLHP	vRHP	HOME	AWAY	HR LHB	HR RHB	SB	P LHB	P RHB	RUNS	AVE LHB	AVE RHB	TOTAL
1	ARZ	6	0	6	0	6	86	92	93	100	103	80	89	91	91
2	ATL	6	4	2	0	6	113	117	77	97	101	99	92	94	93
3	BAL	7	3	4	7	0	127	85	141	100	103	109	120	117	118
4	BOS	6	2	4	3	3	103	106	93	96	100	85	91	93	92
5	CHC	7	1	6	0	7	90	86	104	101	98	110	111	109	109
6	CHW	7	2	5	7	0	133	117	124	96	100	122	120	120	120
7	CIN	6	3

Not only is Pittsburgh at home all week, but they're slated to face seven right-handers. Atlanta lefties are in a favorable spot with four against a southpaw.

As always, individual hitters will be added on Sunday night.

Week of May 25 - 31

Team Hitter Rankings

	TM	GMS	vLHP	vRHP	HOME	AWAY	HR LHB	HR RHB	SB	P LHB	P RHB	RUNS	AVE LHB	AVE RHB	TOTAL
1	ARZ	6	0	6	0	6	86	92	93	100	103	80	89	91	91
2	ATL	6	4	2	0	6	113	117	77	97	101	99	92	94	93
3	BAL	7	3	4	7	0	127	85	141	100	103	109	120	117	118
4	BOS	6	2	4	3	3	103	106	93	96	100	85	91	93	92
5	CHC	7	1	6	0	7	90	86	104	101	98	110	111	109	109
6	CHW	7	2	5	7	0	133	117	124	96	100	122	120	120	120
7	CIN	6	3	3	3	3	113	109	68	98	96	87	92	91	92
8	CLE	6	1	5	6	0	109	105	87	99	98	104	96	95	95
9	COL	6	2	4	3	3	113	128	103	99	97	85	94	95	95
10	DET	6	2	4	3	3	101	100	112	103	100	101	97	95	96
11	HOU	7	1	6	3	4	112	106	106	104	98	99	115	112	112
12	KC	6	2	4	3	3	99	90	108	100	101	84	93	93	93
13	LAA	6	1	5	0	6	89	92	112	98	102	95	91	93	93
14	LAD	6	2	4	6	0	116	129	98	107	100	104	100	99	99
15	MIA	6	0	6	0	6	106	105	73	98	100	84	90	91	91
16	MIL	6	0	6	3	3	111	109	76	102	102	104	95	95	95
17	MIN	7	1	6	0	7	117	102	129	103	103	119	118	116	116
18	NYM	6	3	3	6	0	96	92	110	102	102	93	96	96	96
19	NYY	6	3	3	0	6	88	82	93	101	103	108	93	93	93
20	ATH	6	1	5	6	0	86	83	93	98	100	95	93	93	93
21	PHI	6	1	5	0	6	106	111	84	97	103	81	90	93	93
22	PIT	7	0	7	7	0	96	83	139	98	102	123	117	117	117
23	SD	6	3	3	3	3	105	103	91	100	92	99	95	91	93
24	SF	6	3	3	3	3	92	102	94	106	104	108	97	97	97
25	SEA	6	1	5	3	3	90	94	74	99	98	108	92	92	92
26	STL	6	2	4	3	3	96	98	88	101	95	90	93	91	92
27	TB	6	1	5	3	3	112	90	106	100	102	92	95	94	94
28	TEX	7	1	6	7	0	112	101	110	102	97	115	118	114	115
29	TOR	7	1	6	3	4	122	99	138	101	98	109	118	114	115
30	WAS	6	1	5	3	3	111	110	79	93	103	88	90	94	93

Pitching Matchups

Team	MON	TUE	WED	THU	FRI	SAT	SUN
ARZ	@Roupp R	@Mahle R	@Webb R		@Kirby R	@Woo R	@Miller R
ATH	Miller R	Hancock R	Gilbert R		Cole R	Weathers L	Warren R
ATL		@Suarez L	@Early L	@Tolle L	@Paddack R	@Singer R	@Lodolo L
BAL	McClanahan L	Jax R	Matz L	Corbin L	Cease R	Yesavage R	Miles R
BOS		Sale L	Strider R	Elder R	@Cecconi R	@Messick L	@Bibee R
CHC	@Mlodzinski R	@Ashcraft R	@Chandler R	@Skenes R	@Pallante R	@Leahy R	@Liberatore L
CHW	Matthews R	Ryan R	Prielipp L	Bradley R	Valdez L	Melton R	Montero R
CIN	@McLean R	@Peterson L	@Tong R		Holmes R	Perez L	Sale L
CLE	Littell R	Cavalli R	Mikolas R		Bello R	Gray R	Suarez L
COL	@Lauer L	@Sheehan R	@Ohtani R		Houser R	Ray L	Roupp R
DET		Kochanowicz R	Soriano R	Rodriguez R	@Schultz L	@Kay L	@Burke R
HOU	@Rocker R	@Leiter R	@deGrom R	@Eovaldi R	Gasser L	Sproat R	Misiorowski R
KC	Warren R	Schlittler R	Rodon L		@Gore L	@Rocker R	@Leiter R
LAA		@Montero R	@Mize R	@Flaherty R	@Martinez R	@Rasmussen R	@McClanahan L
LAD	Freeland L	Agnos R	Sugano R		Wheeler R	Painter R	Luzardo L
MIA	@Yesavage R	@Miles R	@Gausman R		@Peralta R	@Scott R	@McLean R
MIL	McGreevy R	Dobbins R	May R		@Teng R	@Lambert R	@Imai R
MIN	@Kay L	@Burke R	@Martin R	@Fedde R	@Jones R	@Keller R	@Mlodzinski R
NYM	Lodolo L	Burns R	Abbott L		Meyer R	Fulton L	Junk R
NYY	@Wacha R	@Falter L	@Cameron L		@Ginn R	@Lopez L	@Civale R
PHI	@Canning R	@Vasquez R	@Buehler R		@Wrobleski L	@Sasaki R	@Yamamoto R
PIT	Brown R	Cabrera R	Taillon R	Rea R	Ober R	Matthews R	Ryan R
SD	Luzardo L	Nola R	Sanchez L		@Irvin R	@Griffin L	@Littell R
SEA	@Civale R	@Severino R	@Springs L		Gallen R	Nelson R	Kelly R
SF	Kelly R	Rodriguez L	Soroka R		@Lorenzen R	@Quintana L	@Freeland L
STL	@Misiorowski R	@Harrison L	@Henderson R		Imanaga L	Brown R	Cabrera R
TB	@Bradish R	@Baz R	@Bassitt R		Urena R	Detmers L	Kochanowicz R
TEX	Imai R	Alexander R	Burrows R	Arrighetti R	Ragans L	Lugo R	Wacha R
TOR	Junk R	Alcantara R	Perez R	@Suarez R	@Young R	@Rogers L	@Bradish R
WSH	@Bibee R	@Cantillo L	@Williams R		Giolito R	King R	Canning R

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	TM	GMS	vLHP	vRHP	HOME	AWAY	HR LHB	HR RHB	SB	P LHB	P RHB	RUNS	AVE LHB	AVE RHB	TOTAL
1	ARZ	6	0	6	0	6	86	92	93	100	103	80	89	91	91
2	ATL	6	4	2	0	6	113	117	77	97	101	99	92	94	93
3	BAL	7	3	4	7	0	127	85	141	100	103	109	120	117	118
4	BOS	6	2	4	3	3	103	106	93	96	100	85	91	93	92
5	CHC	7	1	6	0	7	90	86	104	101	98	110	111	109	109
6	CHW	7	2	5	7	0	133	117	124	96	100	122	120	120	120
7	CIN	6	3

	TM	GMS	vLHP	vRHP	HOME	AWAY	HR LHB	HR RHB	SB	P LHB	P RHB	RUNS	AVE LHB	AVE RHB	TOTAL
1	ARZ	6	0	6	0	6	86	92	93	100	103	80	89	91	91
2	ATL	6	4	2	0	6	113	117	77	97	101	99	92	94	93
3	BAL	7	3	4	7	0	127	85	141	100	103	109	120	117	118
4	BOS	6	2	4	3	3	103	106	93	96	100	85	91	93	92
5	CHC	7	1	6	0	7	90	86	104	101	98	110	111	109	109
6	CHW	7	2	5	7	0	133	117	124	96	100	122	120	120	120
7	CIN	6	3	3	3	3	113	109	68	98	96	87	92	91	92
8	CLE	6	1	5	6	0	109	105	87	99	98	104	96	95	95
9	COL	6	2	4	3	3	113	128	103	99	97	85	94	95	95
10	DET	6	2	4	3	3	101	100	112	103	100	101	97	95	96
11	HOU	7	1	6	3	4	112	106	106	104	98	99	115	112	112
12	KC	6	2	4	3	3	99	90	108	100	101	84	93	93	93
13	LAA	6	1	5	0	6	89	92	112	98	102	95	91	93	93
14	LAD	6	2	4	6	0	116	129	98	107	100	104	100	99	99
15	MIA	6	0	6	0	6	106	105	73	98	100	84	90	91	91
16	MIL	6	0	6	3	3	111	109	76	102	102	104	95	95	95
17	MIN	7	1	6	0	7	117	102	129	103	103	119	118	116	116
18	NYM	6	3	3	6	0	96	92	110	102	102	93	96	96	96
19	NYY	6	3	3	0	6	88	82	93	101	103	108	93	93	93
20	ATH	6	1	5	6	0	86	83	93	98	100	95	93	93	93
21	PHI	6	1	5	0	6	106	111	84	97	103	81	90	93	93
22	PIT	7	0	7	7	0	96	83	139	98	102	123	117	117	117
23	SD	6	3	3	3	3	105	103	91	100	92	99	95	91	93
24	SF	6	3	3	3	3	92	102	94	106	104	108	97	97	97
25	SEA	6	1	5	3	3	90	94	74	99	98	108	92	92	92
26	STL	6	2	4	3	3	96	98	88	101	95	90	93	91	92
27	TB	6	1	5	3	3	112	90	106	100	102	92	95	94	94
28	TEX	7	1	6	7	0	112	101	110	102	97	115	118	114	115
29	TOR	7	1	6	3	4	122	99	138	101	98	109	118	114	115
30	WAS	6	1	5	3	3	111	110	79	93	103	88	90	94	93

	TM	GMS	vLHP	vRHP	HOME	AWAY	HR LHB	HR RHB	SB	P LHB	P RHB	RUNS	AVE LHB	AVE RHB	TOTAL
1	ARZ	6	0	6	0	6	86	92	93	100	103	80	89	91	91
2	ATL	6	4	2	0	6	113	117	77	97	101	99	92	94	93
3	BAL	7	3	4	7	0	127	85	141	100	103	109	120	117	118
4	BOS	6	2	4	3	3	103	106	93	96	100	85	91	93	92
5	CHC	7	1	6	0	7	90	86	104	101	98	110	111	109	109
6	CHW	7	2	5	7	0	133	117	124	96	100	122	120	120	120
7	CIN	6	3

	TM	GMS	vLHP	vRHP	HOME	AWAY	HR LHB	HR RHB	SB	P LHB	P RHB	RUNS	AVE LHB	AVE RHB	TOTAL
1	ARZ	6	0	6	0	6	86	92	93	100	103	80	89	91	91
2	ATL	6	4	2	0	6	113	117	77	97	101	99	92	94	93
3	BAL	7	3	4	7	0	127	85	141	100	103	109	120	117	118
4	BOS	6	2	4	3	3	103	106	93	96	100	85	91	93	92
5	CHC	7	1	6	0	7	90	86	104	101	98	110	111	109	109
6	CHW	7	2	5	7	0	133	117	124	96	100	122	120	120	120
7	CIN	6	3	3	3	3	113	109	68	98	96	87	92	91	92
8	CLE	6	1	5	6	0	109	105	87	99	98	104	96	95	95
9	COL	6	2	4	3	3	113	128	103	99	97	85	94	95	95
10	DET	6	2	4	3	3	101	100	112	103	100	101	97	95	96
11	HOU	7	1	6	3	4	112	106	106	104	98	99	115	112	112
12	KC	6	2	4	3	3	99	90	108	100	101	84	93	93	93
13	LAA	6	1	5	0	6	89	92	112	98	102	95	91	93	93
14	LAD	6	2	4	6	0	116	129	98	107	100	104	100	99	99
15	MIA	6	0	6	0	6	106	105	73	98	100	84	90	91	91
16	MIL	6	0	6	3	3	111	109	76	102	102	104	95	95	95
17	MIN	7	1	6	0	7	117	102	129	103	103	119	118	116	116
18	NYM	6	3	3	6	0	96	92	110	102	102	93	96	96	96
19	NYY	6	3	3	0	6	88	82	93	101	103	108	93	93	93
20	ATH	6	1	5	6	0	86	83	93	98	100	95	93	93	93
21	PHI	6	1	5	0	6	106	111	84	97	103	81	90	93	93
22	PIT	7	0	7	7	0	96	83	139	98	102	123	117	117	117
23	SD	6	3	3	3	3	105	103	91	100	92	99	95	91	93
24	SF	6	3	3	3	3	92	102	94	106	104	108	97	97	97
25	SEA	6	1	5	3	3	90	94	74	99	98	108	92	92	92
26	STL	6	2	4	3	3	96	98	88	101	95	90	93	91	92
27	TB	6	1	5	3	3	112	90	106	100	102	92	95	94	94
28	TEX	7	1	6	7	0	112	101	110	102	97	115	118	114	115
29	TOR	7	1	6	3	4	122	99	138	101	98	109	118	114	115
30	WAS	6	1	5	3	3	111	110	79	93	103	88	90	94	93

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	TM	GMS	vLHP	vRHP	HOME	AWAY	HR LHB	HR RHB	SB	P LHB	P RHB	RUNS	AVE LHB	AVE RHB	TOTAL
1	ARZ	6	0	6	0	6	86	92	93	100	103	80	89	91	91
2	ATL	6	4	2	0	6	113	117	77	97	101	99	92	94	93
3	BAL	7	3	4	7	0	127	85	141	100	103	109	120	117	118
4	BOS	6	2	4	3	3	103	106	93	96	100	85	91	93	92
5	CHC	7	1	6	0	7	90	86	104	101	98	110	111	109	109
6	CHW	7	2	5	7	0	133	117	124	96	100	122	120	120	120
7	CIN	6	3

	TM	GMS	vLHP	vRHP	HOME	AWAY	HR LHB	HR RHB	SB	P LHB	P RHB	RUNS	AVE LHB	AVE RHB	TOTAL
1	ARZ	6	0	6	0	6	86	92	93	100	103	80	89	91	91
2	ATL	6	4	2	0	6	113	117	77	97	101	99	92	94	93
3	BAL	7	3	4	7	0	127	85	141	100	103	109	120	117	118
4	BOS	6	2	4	3	3	103	106	93	96	100	85	91	93	92
5	CHC	7	1	6	0	7	90	86	104	101	98	110	111	109	109
6	CHW	7	2	5	7	0	133	117	124	96	100	122	120	120	120
7	CIN	6	3	3	3	3	113	109	68	98	96	87	92	91	92
8	CLE	6	1	5	6	0	109	105	87	99	98	104	96	95	95
9	COL	6	2	4	3	3	113	128	103	99	97	85	94	95	95
10	DET	6	2	4	3	3	101	100	112	103	100	101	97	95	96
11	HOU	7	1	6	3	4	112	106	106	104	98	99	115	112	112
12	KC	6	2	4	3	3	99	90	108	100	101	84	93	93	93
13	LAA	6	1	5	0	6	89	92	112	98	102	95	91	93	93
14	LAD	6	2	4	6	0	116	129	98	107	100	104	100	99	99
15	MIA	6	0	6	0	6	106	105	73	98	100	84	90	91	91
16	MIL	6	0	6	3	3	111	109	76	102	102	104	95	95	95
17	MIN	7	1	6	0	7	117	102	129	103	103	119	118	116	116
18	NYM	6	3	3	6	0	96	92	110	102	102	93	96	96	96
19	NYY	6	3	3	0	6	88	82	93	101	103	108	93	93	93
20	ATH	6	1	5	6	0	86	83	93	98	100	95	93	93	93
21	PHI	6	1	5	0	6	106	111	84	97	103	81	90	93	93
22	PIT	7	0	7	7	0	96	83	139	98	102	123	117	117	117
23	SD	6	3	3	3	3	105	103	91	100	92	99	95	91	93
24	SF	6	3	3	3	3	92	102	94	106	104	108	97	97	97
25	SEA	6	1	5	3	3	90	94	74	99	98	108	92	92	92
26	STL	6	2	4	3	3	96	98	88	101	95	90	93	91	92
27	TB	6	1	5	3	3	112	90	106	100	102	92	95	94	94
28	TEX	7	1	6	7	0	112	101	110	102	97	115	118	114	115
29	TOR	7	1	6	3	4	122	99	138	101	98	109	118	114	115
30	WAS	6	1	5	3	3	111	110	79	93	103	88	90	94	93