Weekly Hitter Rankings: Offenses Heating Up

Weekly Hitter Rankings: Offenses Heating Up

This article is part of our Weekly Hitter Rankings series.

Temperatures are up, and so is offense. After a colder than usual first week, the mercury is on the rise. BABIP is still due some regression, but there are signs power will subsist. There's nothing really actionable, other than focusing on maximizing playing time. The counting-stats totals will be higher than expected, and the best way to keep up is via volume.

With that in mind, a dozen teams play seven games, with the Dodgers and Angels leading the way. Keep in mind the Angels face the Red Sox in this season's Patriots Day affair, with an early 11 a.m. ET start time.

A sleeper team this week is the Pirates, who open the week with a three-game set in Colorado, followed by four at home against an improving (but still raw) Reds rotation.

Tough decisions will be needed for Nationals and especially Orioles hitters, as both teams have only five games on the docket. However, Baltimore is slated to face a southpaw starter in three of their five contests, making it harder to bench righties like Austin Hays and Ryan Mountcastle.

UPDATED: Monday April 17 12:20 AM ET

Week of April 17 - 23

MLB Hitting Rankings

KEY (100 neutral)

  • HR LHB/HR RHB - Average HR Park Factors
  • SB - Stolen Base Index
  • P LHB/P RHB - Opposing pitcher quality index
  • Runs - Runs scoring index
TMGMSvLHPvRHPHOMEAWAYHR LHBHR RHBSBP LHBP RHBRUNSAVE LHBAVE RHBTOTAL

Temperatures are up, and so is offense. After a colder than usual first week, the mercury is on the rise. BABIP is still due some regression, but there are signs power will subsist. There's nothing really actionable, other than focusing on maximizing playing time. The counting-stats totals will be higher than expected, and the best way to keep up is via volume.

With that in mind, a dozen teams play seven games, with the Dodgers and Angels leading the way. Keep in mind the Angels face the Red Sox in this season's Patriots Day affair, with an early 11 a.m. ET start time.

A sleeper team this week is the Pirates, who open the week with a three-game set in Colorado, followed by four at home against an improving (but still raw) Reds rotation.

Tough decisions will be needed for Nationals and especially Orioles hitters, as both teams have only five games on the docket. However, Baltimore is slated to face a southpaw starter in three of their five contests, making it harder to bench righties like Austin Hays and Ryan Mountcastle.

UPDATED: Monday April 17 12:20 AM ET

Week of April 17 - 23

MLB Hitting Rankings

KEY (100 neutral)

  • HR LHB/HR RHB - Average HR Park Factors
  • SB - Stolen Base Index
  • P LHB/P RHB - Opposing pitcher quality index
  • Runs - Runs scoring index
TMGMSvLHPvRHPHOMEAWAYHR LHBHR RHBSBP LHBP RHBRUNSAVE LHBAVE RHBTOTAL
1ARZ716439589979299107979998
2ATL633339091110949696959696
3BAL532321131208910698881009799
4BOS7164392981319696104100100100
5CHC7434387991099898107100101101
6CHW63333106101661029794989597
7CIN725341049687104102114103101102
8CLE6423310010281989894969797
9COL734341221239699104122104106105
10DET606331031141041011019799100100
11HOU61533105102102999793989798
12KC6333310289119959588979596
13LAA71634114101138100100116105104105
14LAD725349810612510695124106102104
15MIA615339487791039792979496
16MIL62433101102859710492969998
17MIN62433889510710710699101101101
18NYM7340782881231049810610099100
19NYY6336011910698951049599102101
20OAK624339596991009585979596
21PHI71643122118101107107120108107108
22PIT7344310796103106114113105108107
23SD7163489931009294106969797
24SF734436874106100101105989999
25SEA6246091991061009992989999
26STL615339390789510398949796
27TB615331021071091041028810099100
28TEX6243395919110810410510299101
29TOR60606115110117939495969696
30WSH5052310210410010010273949595

Pitching Matchups

TeamMONTUEWEDTHUFRISATSUN
ARZ@Flaherty R@Montgomery L@Woodford RWacha RLugo RDarvish RMusgrove R
ATL@Weathers L@Snell L@Martinez R Brown RValdez LJavier R
BAL @Gray. R@Gore L Wentz LLorenzen RBoyd L
BOSOhtani RGray RRyan RMahle R@Peralta R@Miley L@Burnes R
CHC@Muller L@Waldichuk L@Kaprielian RGrove RUrias LMay RKershaw L
CHWWheeler RFalter LWalker R @Fleming L@McClanahan L@Eflin R
CINBeeks LCriswell RRasmussen R@Contreras R@Keller R@Hill L@Velasquez R
CLE@Boyd L@Rodriguez L@Turnbull R Garrett LAlcantara RLuzardo L
COLHill LVelasquez ROviedo R@Strahm L@Nola R@Wheeler R@Falter L
DETGaddis RBattenfield RQuantrill R @Rodriguez R@Wells R@Gibson R
HOUGausman RBassitt RBerrios R @Elder R@Wright R@Fried L
KCdeGrom REovaldi RPerez L @Anderson L@Detmers L@Ohtani R
LAA@Bello R@Schmidt R@Brito R@Cortes LCastillo RGreinke RLyles R
LADPeterson LMegill RScherzer R@Taillon R@Smyly L@Wesneski R@Stroman R
MIAWebb RWood LCobb R @Plesac R@Bieber R@Gaddis R
MIL@Flexen R@Gilbert R@Gonzales L Whitlock RBello RSale L
MIN @Sale L@Kluber R@Pivetta RWilliams RKuhl RCorbin L
NYM@May R@Kershaw L@Syndergaard R@Manaea L@DeSclafani R@Webb R@Wood L
NYY Suarez LCanning RSandoval LKikuchi LManoah RGausman R
OAKWesneski RStroman RSteele L @Gray R@Heaney L@deGrom R
PHI@Lynn R@Giolito R@Clevinger RFeltner RDavis RFreeland LUrena R
PIT@Freeland L@Urena R@Gomber LAshcraft RCessa RGreene RLodolo L
SDFried LStrider RMorton R@Nelson R@Gallen R@Kelly R@Jameson R
SEABurnes RRea RLauer L Matz LMikolas RFlaherty R
SF@Luzardo L@Cabrera R@Rogers LSenga RCarrasco RPeterson LMegill R
STLKelly RJameson RBumgarner L @Kirby R@Castillo R@Flexen R
TB@Greene R@Lodolo L@Weaver R Kopech RCease RLynn R
TEX@Lyles R@Keller R@Singer R Fujinami RSears LMuller L
TOR@Javier R@Urquidy R@Garcia R @German R@Cole R@Schmidt R
WSH Kremer RBradish R @Maeda R@Lopez R@Gray R

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