The 5 biggest risers of the last 30 days
The rolling 30-day Statcast window (September 27 through October 26, 2026) shows who is barreling the ball better than his season-long level. The risers below are ranked by the gap between each player's barrel rate in the trailing window and his season-to-date rate, with a floor of 30 balls in play.
| Player | Team | Pos | Barrel rate, last 30 days | Season barrel rate | Rise (points) | Balls in play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yandy Díaz | Tampa Bay Rays | 1B | 17.5% | 7.1% | 10.4 | 40 |
| Travis Bazzana | Cleveland Guardians | 2B | 9.1% | 5.2% | 3.9 | 33 |
| Liam Hicks | Tampa Bay Rays | C | 6.5% | 3.7% | 2.8 | 31 |
| Chase DeLauter | Cleveland Guardians | RF | 7.9% | 6.3% | 1.6 | 38 |
| Jonny DeLuca | Tampa Bay Rays | CF | 5.1% | 3.6% | 1.5 | 39 |
What stands out
- Yandy Díaz (Tampa Bay Rays) put 40 balls in play in the window; his barrel rate is 17.5%, up 10.4 points from his 7.1% season mark.
- Travis Bazzana (Cleveland Guardians) put 33 balls in play in the window; his barrel rate is 9.1%, up 3.9 points from his 5.2% season mark.
- Liam Hicks (Tampa Bay Rays) put 31 balls in play in the window; his barrel rate is 6.5%, up 2.8 points from his 3.7% season mark.
Data notes
Barrel rate is the share of batted balls that Statcast classifies as barrels. The rolling window covers 2026-09-27 through 2026-10-26 and requires at least 30 balls in play, so small samples are filtered out. The comparison sets a rolling rate against a season-to-date rate built on a larger sample, so the gap is a hot-streak signal, not a rest-of-season forecast. Hitters only: the rolling feed is built from batted-ball events, so pitchers are not ranked. See the rolling leaderboard for the last 30 days for the full ranking and the card rankings hub for rating-based views.
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