Pitcher List's #2 priority hitter. Cortes has elite plate discipline plus four HRs in limited play. Some risk if A's outfielders return from IL, but the A's are riding him as the everyday LF for now. Top-50 OF rest of season floor in 14+ team leagues.

Pitcher List's top hitter add today. Cortes is in the middle of a legitimate skill elevation — sub-10% K rate, career-best 7.7% SwStr%, elite EV. The 29-year-old is hitting .356 with a 174 wRC+ and the A's are riding him daily. Top-30 OF rest of season. Add aggressively.

Pitcher List has Cortes as the top hitter add for the second straight day — the contact metrics keep validating the hot streak. He's the A's #3 hitter vs. RHP and the matchup slate this week leans heavily right-handed. Add in 12+ team leagues; the days of treating him as a platoon flier are over.

Pitcher List ran an 'Is It Legit?' column and the verdict is 'yes' — Cortes' 17.6% barrel rate is +8 points over 2025, and the 5.7% K-rate is 99th percentile. He's hitting third for the A's vs. RHP and they face six righties this week. Add in all formats now; the days of treating him as a platoon flier are over.

Six straight games with a hit (11-for-22, 3 doubles, 3 HR), and the underlying numbers are even better — top-five in qualified xwOBA and a 99th-percentile contact profile. Strong-side platoon role caps the upside, but in a Brent Rooker-less lineup he's seeing every start vs. RHP. 12+ team add, especially in daily-lineup leagues.

Two-homer game in the A's 8-1 rout of Texas. Cortes is slashing .339/.403/.625 over 62 PA and was the most-added player on Yahoo this week. At 5% owned, he is the top deep-league grab right now.

4-for-5 with a homer. Cortes has been getting everyday reps for the A's and the bat is showing up. Deep-league add for anyone needing OF help.

OBP 0.372 → .452 (Δ +0.080)

OBP 0.366 → .456 (Δ +0.090)

OBP 0.385 → .462 (Δ +0.077)

OBP 0.389 → .473 (Δ +0.084)

OBP 0.375 → .457 (Δ +0.082)