Jeremy Peña DVOA, Advanced Stats, & Fantasy Rankings

Houston Astros shortstop Jeremy Pena was a rare bright spot for the team in a 16-3 blowout loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday. Pena drove in all of the Astros' runs on a couple of homers against right-hander Zack Littell during a 2-for-3 afternoon, extending his hitting streak to seven games. This is shaping up to be a career campaign for the 27-year-old Pena, who's hitting a hearty .305/.367/.477 with nine HRs, 30 RBI, and nine steals over 246 plate appearances. Pena has helped his cause with a much-improved 13.8% strikeout rate that sits well below his lifetime rate of 19.6%. Next up, he'll face Rays righty Taj Bradley on Sunday. Pena is 2-for-9 with a homer against Bradley.

Houston Astros shortstop Jeremy Pena had a productive night in his team's 11-1 win over the Athletics on Tuesday. Pena went 2-for-5 with a two-run homer and two runs. The Houston infielder pushed his team's lead to 4-0 with his two-run shot in the second inning, giving him seven homers on the season. Pena is off to an excellent start in 2025, hitting .298 with 27 runs, 27 RBI, and six steals across 205 at-bats while serving as Houston's leadoff hitter. He has been slumping a bit at the plate of late, with a .222 batting average over his past seven contests, so he will hope his big outing on Tuesday gets him going again.

Houston Astros shortstop Jeremy Pena will receive his first day off of the season on Sunday when they conclude a series against the Texas Rangers. Pena has been in the starting nine in each of their first 45 games of the 2025 campaign. Through this stretch, the 27-year-old has been effective at the plate, posting a .301/.356/.451 slash line with eight doubles, six home runs, and six stolen bases. He has tallied 23 RBI and scored 23 runs. Under the hood, he has generated an elite .294 xBA (94th percentile) and struck out at an impressive 14.6% rate (88th percentile). This afternoon, Mauricio Dubon will cover shortstop and bat in the nine-hole. Fantasy managers should expect Pena to return to the starting nine on Monday when they begin a series against the Tampa Bay Rays.