Pete Crow-Armstrong DVOA, Advanced Stats, & Fantasy Rankings

Chicago Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong feasted on Cincinnati Reds pitching Friday in a 13-6 blowout win. Crow-Armstrong went 3-for-6 with two home runs (including a grand slam), a double, and six RBI to help lead the Cubs to victory over their division rivals. PCA's first homer was a 410-foot, two-run shot off right-hander Hunter Greene in the fourth inning. The grand slam, a 350-footer, came in the sixth inning against righty Tony Santillan. The Cubs were trailing then, but they took an 8-6 lead on the blast and ultimately rolled to victory. Chicago is leading the NL Central thanks in no small part to Crow-Armstrong, who's thriving in his age-23 campaign. Despite a lack of walks (4.2%), he's hitting a terrific .287/.319/.589 with 14 homers, 45 RBI, and 14 steals through 216 plate appearances. The lefty swinger has struggled against southpaws (.216/.231/.471 vs. LHP), though, and he's due to face lefty Andrew Abbott on Saturday.

Chicago Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong is starting in center field and batting in the six spot on Tuesday against the Miami Marlins and left-hander Ryan Weathers at LoanDepot Park. Even though Crow-Armstrong is in the midst of a breakout season for the Cubbies in 2025, he'll drop to the lower portion of their batting order against a southpaw on Tuesday with the return of outfielder Ian Happ (oblique) from the 10-day injured list. The 23-year-old former 19th overall pick in 2020 has been excellent for fantasy managers so far this year with a .282/.317/.569 slash line, .886 OPS, 12 homers, 38 RBI, 14 stolen bases and 36 runs scored in 48 games, but he's also hit just .217 (10-for-46) with three of his 12 homers and 16 strikeouts in 48 plate appearances against lefties. PCA is hitless in two career at-bats against Weathers, making him more of a fade in DFS lineups on Tuesday.

Chicago Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong was hitting the ball all over the place during Friday's game against the Chicago White Sox. He smacked his 12th home run of the season in the second inning off right-hander Shane Smith. His day wouldn't end there as Crow-Armstrong went 4-for-5 with three singles, a homer, and six RBI in the blowout win. If it wasn't for a two-way superstar on the Los Angeles Dodgers, Crow-Armstrong might be a darkhorse for National League MVP. Regardless, Crow-Armstrong is off to an impressive start and needs to be rostered in all fantasy formats.