Christian Yelich DVOA, Advanced Stats, & Fantasy Rankings

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich and second baseman Brice Turang are both out of the starting lineup for Monday's contest against the visiting Boston Red Sox and tough left-handed pitcher Garrett Crochet. Yelich is currently riding a four-game hitting streak in which he's gone 7-for-16 with two homers, four RBI and a steal, but he's gone 8-for-63 (.127) with none of his nine home runs and 25 strikeouts in 71 plate appearances against left-handers on the year. The 33-year-old's recent hot streak has gotten his season average up to .205 on the year. Turang has struggled so far in May, going 15-for-77 (.195) with a homer, three doubles and five stolen bases. Isaac Collins is starting in left field and batting second, while Andruw Monasterios is at the keystone and batting ninth on Monday against Crochet. Neither player will be very attractive in DFS lineups against Crochet.

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich had a huge night in his team's 8-5 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday. Yelich went 2-for-3 with two homers, three runs, four RBI, and one walk to power the Brewers to the win. The veteran outfielder got his team off to a quick start with a three-run homer in the top of the first inning and then came back and added a solo shot in the sixth. Yelich's batting average of .192 is rough, but he is contributing in other categories in fantasy, with nine homers, 24 runs, 30 RBI, and eight stolen bases. Fantasy gamers will certainly take that while hoping the career .284 hitter's average normalizes throughout the season.

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich went deep on Sunday in the fourth inning against Tampa Bay Rays' right-hander Drew Rasmussen to help propel the Brewers to a 4-2 victory and prevent getting swept in their three-game series with the Rays. In addition to the home run, Yelich finished his afternoon going 2-for-4 with two runs scored, one RBI, and a stolen base. The stolen base was his eighth of the season, as the home run was his seventh. Yelich has gotten off to a slow start to his 2025 campaign, slashing only .208/.303/.375; however, he is a career .285 hitter and hit .315 in 2024, so progression should be on the horizon for the 33-year-old veteran. Next up for the Brewers and Yelich is a three-game series in Cleveland to take on the Guardians.