Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve has struggled at the plate lately and is underperforming in fantasy baseball. Altuve is hitting just 3-for-28 over his last seven games with zero home runs, zero RBI, two walks, and five strikeouts. The 16.7% strikeout rate over that span suggests he's putting the ball in play at a decent clip, but the BABIP is far from ideal. His power has also been diminishing, as he has only hit one home run in the month of April. All in all, through 29 games this year, he has 110 wRC+, which is his lowest mark since the COVID-shortened 2020 season. The Astros as a whole are struggling, so Altuve isn't alone. Still, it's frustrating for fantasy managers who drafted him with the expectation that he'd perform similarly to 2025, when he launched 26 homers, or 2024, when he was an All-Star and received MVP votes. As it stands, he is still holding his ground as the #5 second baseman in RotoBaller's latest fantasy baseball rankings.

Miami Marlins starting pitcher Sandy Alcantara has pitched deep into games and continues to earn wins, but the process to get there hasn't been flawless. Alcantra was hit hard for seven runs over six innings on April 12, and although he has a respectable 4.24 ERA since then, his hit, walk, and strikeout ratios are far from ideal. During that three-game span since the April 12 game, he has posted 10.59 H/9, 4.76 BB/9, and just 4.76 K/9. He's walking one batter for every strikeout, and he's averaging more than one hit per inning. Even though he's pitching relatively deeper into games, those ratios don't bode well for his fantasy value. We'd like to see him get back to his early-season form; he went 7+ innings in each of his first three starts this year, posting a 1.11 ERA, 6.66 K/9, and 1.48 BB/9 during that span. Managers will have to accept the fact that he's not a major strikeout threat, but still offers innings and a decent ability to limit runs. As it stands, Alcantara is the #48 starting pitcher in RotoBaller's latest fantasy baseball rankings for 2026.

Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Framber Valdez has offered plenty of value and production in fantasy baseball lately. Valdez experienced an outlier performance on April 8 when he allowed eight runs against the Twins, but he hasn't surrendered more than two runs in an individual start since then. In fact, over his last four games, he has a 2.31 ERA with 6.56 H/9 and 0.77 HR/9. With that being said, there are also areas for him to improve. He hasn't been as sharp in terms of strikeouts and walks. He struck out just one batter over seven innings on April 14, and he walked five batters on April 24. In that aforementioned four-game span of limited runs, he has posted 7.71 K/9 and 3.47 BB/9. As great as it's been to see him pitch deeper into games and limit runs, managers would appreciate more strikeouts to rack up additional fantasy points. He currently ranks #26 among starters in RotoBaller's latest fantasy baseball rankings.

San Francisco Giants first baseman Rafael Devers has endured major struggles at the plate so far this year. It's his first full season with the Giants, and it's fair to wonder if his issues are related to playing at Oracle Park, which is far less friendly to left-handed hitters than his previous home, Fenway Park. Learning a new position (first base) could be another reason why Devers' bat hasn't been as hot. Whatever the reason, fantasy managers are hoping he turns things around fast. Through 31 games so far, he's slashing just .207/.248/.289 with two home runs, a 5.4% walk rate, a 31.0% strikeout rate, and 48 wRC+. Obviously, all of those numbers represent career lows for the three-time All-Star and former Silver Slugger. We'd expect him to have some positive regression over a larger sample size -- enough to feel more confident putting him in your fantasy lineups -- but it's fair to question whether he'll ever return to his pre-trade form. Devers has fallen to #16 among first basemen in RotoBaller's latest redraft rankings for fantasy baseball.