Hitter Fantasy Baseball Breakouts - Risers to Watch and Waiver Wire Outlooks (Week 11)

June 5, 2026

Jarod's hitter fantasy baseball breakouts, sleepers, and risers to watch for Week 11 of 2026. His list includes waiver wire outlooks and underachieving hitters.

Welcome back to my Fantasy Baseball Breakout Hitters article for Week 11 of the 2026 MLB regular season. The focus of this column is to highlight players who could be breaking out, taking a look at current active hitting streaks along with recent leaders in batting average, isolated power (ISO), stolen bases, and more.

Last week, Sam Antonacci and Isiah Kiner-Falefa were some solid callouts who kept producing. Some of the highlights for this week include Jung Hoo Lee, Carson Benge, and Bryce Eldridge. Many of the hitters discussed here are widely available in fantasy leagues, so it's a good move to give them a chance here.

Do note that any time we talk about rostered percentages or positional eligibility, we're referring to Yahoo! leagues. With that in mind, let's dive into potential hitter breakouts for Week 11 of the 2026 MLB season.

Hit Streak Leaders

Data through 6/3

Jung Hoo Lee (11 games)

Not only has Jung Hoo Lee collected a hit in 11 straight games, which dates back to before he completed a 10-day injured list stint, but he's also tallied at least one hit in 16 of his last 17 games. During this torrid run, the left-handed hitter has gone 28-for-70 (.400) with six extra-base hits (one home run), eight RBI, and 10 runs scored.

Jung Hoo Lee sets a new career high with a 12-game hit streak 👏

It's the longest active hit streak in @MLB pic.twitter.com/5WwkLol3uu

— SFGiants (@SFGiants) June 4, 2026

Though the 27-year-old did not draw a single walk over that span, he also only struck out five times, lowering his K% for the season to 10.6 percent (96th percentile). The outfielder has also moved from leadoff to the middle of the order, which should provide more RBI potential. He's still only 17 percent rostered, which is up eight percent from last week, but that number should likely be higher.

(Update: Lee collected four more hits on Thursday, going 4-for-5 with a double, an RBI, and three runs scored)

Nathan Lukes (10 games)

Nathan Lukes has seen his stock rise since returning from a hamstring strain. He's currently riding a 10-game hit streak (his also started prior to going on the injured list), collecting at least two hits in three straight and scoring at least one run in four straight. The left-handed hitter was heating up before the IL stint, too, with two three-hit games in mid-April.

Since then (and including those two games), the 31-year-old is 23-for-50 (.460) with six doubles, a home run, eight RBI, and nine runs scored. His season-long slash line now stands at .317/.360/.427 with a .349 wOBA and 122 wRC+. The Sacramento State product doesn't strike out much (13.3 percent) and is now hitting near the top of the Jays' lineup, making him an intriguing waiver add. He's available in most leagues.

(Update: Lukes went 2-for-3 with a walk, an RBI, and a run scored on Thursday)

Highest Batting Average Last Seven Days

Data through 6/3

We already spoke about Lee, you already know about Shohei Ohtani, and we'll cover Jake Mangum below, which brings us to...

Tyler Freeman (.500 BA)

Tyler Freeman is an intriguing one, as he's coming off a solid 2025 campaign in which he hit .281 with a low 11.9 percent strikeout rate and a solid .354 on-base percentage. What makes him interesting from a fantasy perspective, though, is his ability to steal bases, swiping 18 in only 110 games last year, so seeing him get on base more lately certainly increases the opportunities to steal bases.

Tyler Freeman (3) DRILLS A 2-RUN HOMER 🔥
102.3 mph · 387 ft · 29°
RHP Walbert Ureña · 98 mph sinker

⚾ COL 3 - LAA 8 • Top 5th pic.twitter.com/43wcDay7Lu

— PlayPulse HRs (@PlayPulseHRs) June 4, 2026

The 27-year-old is riding an eight-game hit streak, during which time he's gone 11-for-29 (.379) with three doubles, a home run, three RBI, seven runs scored, and a 3:2 BB:K. With five steals on the year, if he can continue to get on base and log more games than he did a year ago, 20-plus steals is well within the realm of possibility.

The right-handed hitter is available in nearly every league, but there is usable batting average and stolen base upside here for the taking.

Highest ISO Last Seven Days

Data through 6/3

Ronald Acuna Jr. isn't available anywhere, but fantasy managers who drafted the former MVP should be happy, as he's back to doing MVP-like things over the past week. Not only is he hitting for power, but he's stealing bases, sitting atop the leaderboard in the graphic below with the most steals (five) over the past week.

Dillon Dingler (.542 ISO)

Dillon Dingler's breakout season continues, and with four home runs in his last five games, he's now set a new career best with 14 home runs so far this year (13 HR in 2025). In fact, the 6-foot-1 backstop has more home runs than doubles (12) and owns an impressive .266 ISO, which is tops among all catchers.

A .241 batting average may scare some potential managers away, but fear not, a .301 expected batting average (xBA) suggests the results haven't matched expectations, so there could be room for the average to rise. The 27-year-old owns a .361 wOBA (.411 xwOBA), 130 wRC+, and is the sixth-most productive catcher in fantasy thus far. He's still available in 25 percent of leagues for managers looking for help.

Carson Benge (.458 ISO)

You gave up on Carson Benge after suffering through a 17-for-95 (.179) start to the season after 30 games? Yeah, me too. Cut him loose only to see him go 36-for-115 (.313) with a 149 wRC+ in the 29 games since then. What's more is that three of his six home runs and two of his nine doubles have come in the last week alone.

As a result, for the season, the former first-rounder is hitting .252 (did you know that that is 11 points better than the league average of .241??) with six home runs and 10 steals. With a 10.0 percent barrel rate, the Oklahoma State product has an xBA of .275 and xwOBA of .345, suggesting there is still room for this to run if he continues to put the bat on the ball as he has.

The 23-year-old is still available in over 65 percent of leagues, and with double-digit homer and 20-steal potential, there is still a lot to like about the youngster for fantasy. It just took a while for him to show it.

Most Steals Last Seven Days

Data through 6/3

Jake Mangum (four SB)

Jake Mangum showed plenty of fantasy intrigue in 2025 after hitting .296 with 27 steals in only 118 games for the Rays a season ago. Though the wRC+ sat at only 95, an 83.1 percent contact rate was notable, as was his 15.0 percent strikeout rate -- meaning he will put the ball in play -- which is somewhat surprising for someone who finished with the absolute worst chase rate in all of baseball last season and is doing so again this year.

There isn't much power to speak of, but a three percent year-over-year improvement in walk rate has helped get him on base, which has, in turn, aided the use of his speed, which ranks in the 93rd percentile. As it stands, with 10 steals so far this year, if he can just get to around 430 plate appearances like he did last year, 30-plus steals is his current pace.

There are likely managers out there that could use that help in the stolen base category, and it is nice to find someone who can fill that need, and who won't also cost you a category like batting average. The 30-year-old is available in nearly every league.

(Update: Mangum went 1-for-4 with a double on Thursday)

xwOBA Leaders and Laggards May 28 - June 3

Data through 6/3

Bryce Eldridge (.501 xwOBA)

You may have noticed Bryce Eldridge's name above in the highest batting average graphic, but here he is again, after having one of the highest wRC+ ratings over the past week. The Giants' top prospect is riding a six-game hit streak, during which time he's gone 9-for-19 (.474), with five doubles and a home run.

Eldridge extends the lead with a clutch hit 👏 pic.twitter.com/3Z7LvfFhwl

— SF Giants on NBCS (@NBCSGiants) June 4, 2026

While the strikeouts were a concern in the past, he posted a 3:5 BB:K over that span, somewhat alleviating concerns that his prodigious power could come at the cost of batting average.

More extra-base hits should be on the way, and if he continues to hit as he has, a move higher in the lineup could happen, which would boost his RBI and run-scoring potential. The 6-foot-7 slugger is available in almost 90 percent of leagues, and managers looking for some power with some multi-category upside should be very interested.

(Update: Eldridge went 3-for-4 with a walk, an RBI, and two runs scored on Thursday)

Leody Taveras (.204 xwOBA)

Leody Taveras was recently highlighted in this article (as was Brayan Rocchio), but perhaps his hot stretch is over. Taveras posted the ninth-worst xwOBA over the past week, and when you are doing that, there is bound to be some regression. The 27-year-old is still a threat to steal bases, which shouldn't be overlooked, but a .275 batting average may not be long for this world (.246 xBA).

Managers in search of steals should probably hang onto him, but others may want to consider cutting loose.

(Update: Taveras went 1-for-5 with an RBI, a run scored, and a stolen base on Thursday)

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