Wilyer Abreu DVOA, Advanced Stats, & Fantasy Rankings

Boston Red Sox outfielder Wilyer Abreu is starting in right field and will bat third for Sunday's series finale at Fenway Park against the division-rival Baltimore Orioles and right-hander Dean Kremer. It's Abreu's second straight start batting third with third baseman Alex Bregman (quadriceps) on the injured list and expected to miss significant time. The 25-year-old figures to hit third regularly against right-handed pitchers until Bregman returns, raising his fantasy ceiling in the short-term. Abreu has displayed plenty of power in the first third of the 2025 season, smashing 11 home runs and driving in 27 while also hitting .257 (43-for-167) with 24 runs scored and four stolen bases. He's been cold of late, though, going 2-for-21 (.095) with a double and five strikeouts in seven games since May 14. Fantasy managers will be hoping his new lineup spot will get him out of his funk.

Boston Red Sox outfielder Wilyer Abreu scored twice after going 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in the team's 6-5 extra-innings win over the Orioles in Game 1 of their doubleheader on Saturday. Despite collecting at least one hit in four of his last five games, the left-handed hitter is batting just .154 (4-for-26) over the last week and a half, but keeps doing just enough to hold off Roman Anthony a little while longer. In aggregate, the season-long stats look good, with the 25-year-old accruing a .262-12-28-26-4 stat line with a .369 wOBA and a 134 wRC+. His .349 OBP is buoyed by an 11.8 percent walk rate and the solid batting average is sustained by an 83.0 percent contact rate. At this pace, the 5-foot-10 slugger will set multiple new career highs this season and will remain fantasy relevant while he's on the strong side of a right field platoon.

Boston Red Sox outfielder Wilyer Abreu broke out of his mini slump during Sunday's game against the Kansas City Royals. Abreu came into this game 0-for-13 over the last three games, but he turned it around at the plate during this game. He went 3-for-4 in this game, including a solo home run off right-hander Seth Lugo in the fourth inning. This marked Abreu's 10th home run of the season as his outstanding 2025 season continues. Abreu is tied for third in the American League in homers and has 26 RBI after Sunday's game.