Philadelphia Phillies DVOA, Stats, & MLB Rankings

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Nick Castellanos went 3-for-5 with a home run, a double, four RBI, and two runs scored in Tuesday's 8-4 win over the Rays. This was his third three-hit game of the season and his second straight multi-hit performance. He has been very good to begin 2025, producing a slash line of .288/.336/.455 with four home runs, 21 RBI, and 16 runs through his first 35 games. His 18.8% strikeout rate is a noticeable improvement, as he hasn't had a strikeout rate of less than 20 percent over a full season for the entirety of his career. The 33-year-old will continue to be a solid third-outfielder type for fantasy, putting up solid power numbers with good counting stats as part of an explosive Philadelphia lineup.

Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Carlos Estevez closed out his team's shutout of Chicago to earn his 10th save of the season in 12 save opportunities. He allowed one hit but no runs while lowering his ERA to 2.25 in his 15 games. He has worked a total of 16 innings and has 13 strikeouts along with nine walks and nine hits allowed. The Royals signed Estevez to a big offseason contract to be their primary closer, and so far, he has been very solid in the role. He has pitched scoreless innings for saves in each of his last five appearances and really just had one disastrous outing against the Rockies. He's fairly secure in his role and should be one of the better closers in the American League going forward.

Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona said that outfielder Austin Hays (hamstring) is doing really well in his rehab from a strained left hamstring and could return from the injured list on Friday. As long as Hays doesn't suffer a setback in the next few days, he could skip a minor-league rehab assignment and rejoin the club for their series opener on Friday in Houston against the Astros. Injuries have been the story of the 29-year-old's season so far in 2025, but when he's been on the field, he's been fantasy worthy in all formats, slashing .365/.431/.712 with five long balls, 13 RBI, 15 runs scored and a stolen base in just 13 games played. When Hays is back, expect him to continue playing regularly for Cincy in left field. Until then, rookie Tyler Callihan and Blake Dunn should continue to split playing time for the Reds in left field.

Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Weston Wilson went 2-for-5 with a three-run home run in Sunday's 11-9 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks. He also singled and struck out twice. The Clemson product blasted a 395-foot bomb in the bottom of the sixth inning to welcome Diamondbacks pitcher Juan Morillo to the game and cut the Phillies' deficit to two. Wilson hasn't played much in 2025 after recovering from an oblique injury he picked up during spring training. Still, he's hammering the ball when making contact, recording four hard-hit balls (three hits) in three appearances (nine at-bats). The North Carolina native may not garner consistent playing time, but he's shown the ability to be productive when called upon, bolstering a .284 average (25-for-88) in 41 games a season ago.

Philadelphia Phillies designated hitter Bryce Harper went 2-for-5 with a single and a home run in his team's 11-9 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday. He scored two runs, adding a walk and two strikeouts. The former first-overall pick gave the Phillies their first run of the game with a 362-foot solo blast that he barely poked over the left-field wall. It was his first time going yard since he cranked three over four games in mid-April (13 appearances). Harper is lacking quite a bit in the average department (.234), but he's sporting a .263 xBA and is walking a healthy 16.9% of the time (top 4% of the league). If it holds, that'd be the highest mark over a full season for him since 2018. His BABIP is uncharacteristically low (.264), so seeing some positive regression over the coming weeks wouldn't be surprising.