Tatis Finally Goes Yard- Player Commentary- May 31, 2026
Fernando Tatis, Jr.– OF- SD- Hot- It finally happened! Tatis slugged his first homer of the season yesterday. He only has a total of 8 extra base hits in 241 PAs. Tatis is slashing .271/.346/.324. His EV has dipped from 93.3 in 2025 to 89.9 while his HardHit% is barely changed, going from 51.8% to 51.6%. Tatis has not been getting loft on the ball. His FB% has dropped from 33.9% to 24.7% while his GB% has increased to 53.8%. Tatis has a LA of 0.9. That is not a typo. Before yesterday Tatis had a .394 xSLG. There is a lot of room for positive regression and Tatis could be a buy low candidate. Regression will be his friend.
Colson Montgomery– SS- CHW- Hot- Montgomery went 2-for-3 with a walk and his 14th homer yesterday. He is below his homer pace of 2025, when he hit 21 in 284 PAs, but repeating that was not expected. With 240 PAs Montgomery is on a pace to exceed his preseason projection of 27 homers in 536 PAs. The power is real.
Peter Lambert– RP- HOU- Hot- Lambert evened his record at 4-4 and held the Brewers to 2 runs over 5 IP on 5 hits and 3 walks while striking out 3. His ERA is now at 3.77. Lambert has a 3.39 FIP and a 4.28 xFIP. Given that his HR/9 is at 0.40 his ERA likely reflects his underlying performance pretty accurately, being in the middle of his FIP and xFIP. Lambert’s K/9 (8.54) is higher than it was before he spent a year in Japan. He is getting more chase (28.2%) and his SwStr% is also a career best at 11.4%. Lambert is acting like a late bloomer.
Leody Taveras– OF- BAL- Stats- Taveras is having a solid age 27 season. He is slashing .280/.376/.406 with 2 homers and 6 steals in 169 PAs. Taveras has made a big jump in plate discipline. Pitchers are only throwing 44.8% of pitches in the strike zone and he is making the most of it. Taveras has a 12.4% BB%, well above his 7.0% career mark. He has hit safely in his last 6 games and 10 of his last 12 games. Taveras is overperforming to a certain extent, with a .251 xBA and .365 xSLG, but the trend is positive for him.
Lucas Erceg– RP- KC- Cold- Last year Erceg posted a 2.64 ERA, 2 saves, and 22 holds. He was elevated to closer this season with an injury to Carlos Estevez. The results have not been as good overall. While Erceg does have 11 saves he has also blown 5, including yesterday. His ERA swelled to 6.33 after allowing 3 runs without retiring a batter. Erceg has suffered some bad luck, as his FIP is a more reasonable 3.81, but with the Royals underperforming his potential for significant fantasy value has dropped.
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