Samuel Basallo

Basallo is a buy — elite contact, earned production.

His hard-hit rate has stepped up across the season, now at 46.2% — six points above the league average — and his exit velocity sits at 91.5 mph, well above the 89.0 mph mark. Both are based on 199 batted balls, well past the stabilization threshold, so the contact quality is real. His expected wOBA is .341, .026 above league average, and his actual wOBA is .331, tracking close — no luck inflating the line. He does chase at 40.2%, well above the league average of 28.5%, and his swing-and-miss rate is elevated too, meaning strikeouts will be part of the profile. But the contact he makes is quality, and the production is earned. Buy.