Overperformers and Underperformers- Player Commentary- April 12, 2026
Fernando Taits Jr.- OF- SD- FYI- Tatis made his first MLB start at 2B. The unfamiliar position didn’t distract him at the plate, where he went 3-for-4 with a double, walk, and steal. He may be the option to fill in when Xander Bogaerts gets a day off. Depending on your league’s eligibility rules, Tatis can get added value. Currently he is slashing .228/.313/.298 with no homers, but his xBA of .262 and xSLG of .422 are indicators that his results will be ticking up.
Nolan Schanuel– 1B- LAA- Stats- Schanuel is having a rough start to the season with a slash line of .208/.283/358. An xBA heading of .257 into yesterday’s game (when he went 1-for-3 with a walk) indicates that his BABIP of .214 is having a major impact. Schanuel’s EV, HardHIt%, and BatSpd have all increased over 2025. His BB% of 10.0% is solid. Schanuel has hit 2 homers in 56 PAs, above his pace of 12in 564 PAs last year. He looks like a player that will have his issues solved by regression.
Jakob Marsee– OF- MIA- Cold- Marsee is slashing just .138/.250/.190. His BABIP is .195 after being .357 in his 234 PAs last season. His EV, HardHIt%, and BatSpd are all slightly above 2025. Marsee has also stolen 6 bases already, ahead of his pace when he swiped 14 last year. His BB% has risen to 11.8%. His xBA is not great at .211, but that’s still well above his results. Marsee is providing value in the steals column and regression will be his friend elsewhere.
Michael Busch– 1B- CHC- Cold- After collecting 4 hits in the first two games of the season, Busch has gone hitless in 11 of 12 games. He is slashing .118/.220/.157. Busch’s EV has taken a dive from 92.2 in 2025 to 86.8 and his HardHit% has gone from 47.3% to 35.9%. These numbers are lower than any of his prior MLB season. Combined with a .150 BABIP it looks more like a small sample size issue.
Justin Crawford– OF- PHI- Rookie- Crawford went 2-for-2 with a walk yesterday to boost his slash line to .350/.422/.475. His first-year results are getting a big help from good luck. Going into yesterday’s game Crawford’s xBA was .236 and his xSLG was .270. He has been banging balls into the ground with a 75% GB% and -3.1 LA. They are finding holes as shown by his .452 BABIP. With AAA Lehigh Valley in 2025 his GB% was 59.4% and across 2 levels in 2024 it was 60.9%. Crawford has yet to hit a homer or steal a base with the Phillies and so his value is tied up in his average. He has had a history of a high BABIP in the minors with at least 40 steals over the past 3 minor league seasons, so the speed is real. That will help mitigate some of the effects of regression but now is likely his high in value.
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