Avisail Garcia, Chicago White Sox
After putting up an average of 12 homers and 55 RBI in his first two full MLB season, this former Detroit Tigers prospect has been absolutely dazzling thus far this season. The 25-year-old Garcia heads into the week hitting .350 with eight homers, 34 RBI and an inflated .400 OBP.
Garcia is also hitting a robust .439 with a .425 BABip against left-handed pitchers on the season. This is a clear indication that you should stream him when he's going up against pitchers that toe that side of the rubber.
Ryan Zimmerman, Washington Nationals
We have to put Zimmerman on this list for one simple reason. Most figured the 32-year-old infielder was on the downside of his career after putting up no more than 15 homers and batting a combined .241 over the past two seasons. He was a good eight years removed from being a 30-homer, 100-RBI guy.
Fortunately for those who bought stock in Zimmerman, he's been absolutely tremendous at the plate this season. Here's a guy that's hitting .362 with 13 homers and 38 RBI. While he's still on pace for 110-plus strikeouts, Zimmerman has been more selective at the plate, as evidenced by his stellar .410 OBP.
We're not too sure whether he can maintain this, but Washington sure has the talent behind him in the lineup to continue protecting him. At this point, we can easily conclude that Zimmerman's hot start to the season will continue throughout the remainder fo the year and into the dog days of summer.
Corey Dickerson, Tampa Bay Rays
Dickerson is hitting a full 100 points higher this season than he did in 2016. That's the primary difference we see from him as it relates to the fake baseball world. Remember, Dickerson did hit 24 homers and drive in 70 RBI last season.
He currently sits with an 11/22 split about a quarter of the way into the year. Surely those numbers have increased from last year. The difference here is that he's hitting an absurd .347 with a near .400 OBP while striking out at a much lower rate. A left-handed hitter, Dickerson is also hitting at a surprising .354 mark against pitchers that toe that side of the rubber. He hit just .241 against lefties last season.
Aaron Judge, New York Yankees
Talka bout absurd. Sure Judge is striking out (48 in 39 games) a lot this season. Sure that's something he will have to curve moving forward. But the rookie is absolutely dominating from a power standpoint at the plate. Judge has hit 15 homers and driven in 30 runs in 39 games. All said, he's posted a .707 slugging percentage with 22 extra-base hits in 140 at-bats.
Did we mention that the 25-year-old phenom is also hitting a robust .321 with a .421 on-base percentage? That's absolutely ridiculous for someone with only 65 career games under his belt.