Fantasy Baseball Risers & Fallers: Chris Taylor, Harrison Bader ...

He was white-hot at the plate last week, slashing an absurd .414/.433/1.000 with two doubles, five home runs, six RBI, and a stolen base over seven games. He’s got a 1.227 OPS since the All-Star break (10 games) and is slashing a sterling .362/.421/.609 with five doubles, four home runs, 15 RBI, and two stolen bases in the 19 games since his activation.Overall, he’s got a .289/.358/.507 batting line with eight home runs, 24 RBI, and five stolen bases over 142 at-bats while playing excellent defense in center field. He’s on pace to set a new career-high in home runs (12 in 2018/2019) and should reach double-digit steals before the season wraps up. He’s been on fire since the All-Star break, slashing .375/.412/.688 to go along with two doubles, a triple, two home runs, six RBI, and a pair of stolen bases over 32 at-bats. Overall, the veteran outfielder is slashing .273/.363/.397 with six home runs, 47 RBI, two stolen bases, and 42 runs scored.The power numbers are well below what we’ve come to expect from Blackmon, but his expected stats give some reason for optimism.He’s sporting a .292 xBA (94th percentile), .360xwOBA, and .432 xSLG. It’s hard not to give the 30-year-old hurler a break because he’s been so reliable this season, but this was an ugly week.In his first 18 starts prior to the All-Star break, he posted a 9-3 record with a 1.73 ERA, 0.82 WHIP, and 133:30 K/BB ratio over 114 2/3 innings. In his last two starts, post All-Star break, he’s put up a 9.82 ERA, 2.45 WHIP, and 7:7 K.BB ratio while allowing three home runs over 7 1/3 innings. He’s slashing a rough .207/.325/.300 with one home run, 12 RBI, and eight stolen bases over 227 at-bats. He’s hit a meager .154/.353/.154 with one RBI over the last seven games (17 plate appearances), and he’s got a lowly .170/.304/.277 batting line with one home run, seven RBI, four stolen bases, and a 32:14 K/BB ratio over 42 games since June 1. Robles had more home runs (three) and RBI (15) last season in 63 fewer at-bats than he’s had so far this year to put his struggles in perspective.His expected stats (.213 xBA, .294 xwOBA, and .312 xSLG) don’t offer much hope either. He’s got a .235/.382/.367 batting line with just six home runs, 28 RBI, and seven stolen bases over 221 at-bats this year.