ANALYSIS: Straw has made an immediate impact in Cleveland since coming over from Houston at the trade deadline. He's slashing .296/.321/.444 with a double, a home run, three RBI, and two stolen bases across 28 plate appearances in seven games with the Indians. He's collected hits in five of those seven games and scored four runs. Overall, the speedy 26-year-old is slashing .264/.338/.335 with three home runs, 37 RBI, 19 stolen bases, and 48 runs scored across 352 at-bats between Cleveland and Houston.
He won't provide much power but Straw is a serviceable fantasy contributor with his sprint speed, which ranks in the 96th percentile, and his plate discipline. The 26-year-old is rocking an 18.3% Strikeout Rate and 9.8% Walk Rate, which are both solid marks. More impressively, his Whiff Rate (13.1%) and Chase Rate (18.5%) rank in the 98th and 96th percentiles, respectively. His 90.3% Z-Contact and 72.5% O-Contact Rates are both well above average as well. He's been hitting leadoff over the last five games for Cleveland and sets up well as a streamer next week.
Cleveland is one of seven teams to play seven games next week as they have one makeup game against the Reds before hosting the A's for three games and visiting the Tigers for another three. Straw's slate starts off a little hard with Luis Castillo followed by Frankie Montas and Chris Bassitt but it'll get easier as the week progresses. He'll face five right-handed starters and he's slashing a stellar .286/.360/.385 with 13 extra-base hits, three home runs, and 29 RBI against them this season. Volume is the name of the game with Straw, especially if he sticks in the leadoff spot. He'll get plenty of chances to reach base and score runs as the table-setter for Cleveland. The Detroit series sets up nicely for him also as he'll get to face Tyler Alexander, Wily Peralta, and Casey Mize, who's surrendered eight earned runs over his last three starts.
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