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Should Fantasy Managers be Buying Low on Zach Neto?
Los Angeles Angels shortstop Zach Neto came close to a 30-30 campaign in each of his first two seasons in Anaheim in 2024 and 2025, which makes his start to 2026 that much more disappointing. He is currently slashing .216/.322/.386 with a .708 OPS, six home runs, 18 RBI, seven stolen bases, and 28 runs scored across a league-high 199 plate appearances over 43 games. Neto has hit .167 (7-for-42) in May, but he just snapped a six-game hitting streak with an 0-for-4 showing in Tuesday night's loss to the Cleveland Guardians. During his six-game hitting streak, Neto went 7-for-24 (.292) with a homer, double, triple, three RBI, and five runs scored for the Halos. Still, there are some reasons to be concerned that Neto won't live up to the lofty expectations that he came into the season with. He currently sits in the 42nd percentile in xwOBA, the 32nd percentile in hard-hit rate, the 42nd percentile in expected slugging percentage, and just the eighth percentile in strikeout rate. Outside of the stolen base department, Neto has been a big disappointment so far in 2026 at the SS position.
Source: Baseball Reference
Source: Baseball Reference
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