Spencer Horwitz

Horwitz leads off for Pittsburgh with a career-low 5.3% swinging-strike rate and ranks top-15 in the league in OBP. Seven home runs is new career territory for a player whose profile was previously built entirely on plate discipline. If he's still on your waiver wire in a 10-12 team league, grab him before the wire processes tonight.

Arguably the hottest hitter in baseball since May 1. The elite walk/K split suggests the contact is sustainable, not a BABIP spike. Pittsburgh faces seven right-handed SPs this week. Only available in shallow formats.

Pitcher List's top deep-league add. Horwitz takes over as the Pirates' everyday 1B with Ryan O'Hearn on the IL (quad strain). He's hitting .274/.387/.419 overall — and 1.000+ OPS in May. The plate discipline is elite (sub-15% K-rate, 12% BB-rate). Top-30 1B rest of season floor with the lineup spot locked in.

OBP 0.208 → .383 (Δ +0.175)

OBP 0.188 → .345 (Δ +0.157)