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Rookie Report — July 25, 2026
JULY 25, 2026
The first-year players worth watching.
The rookie class
Top first-year players, hitters by OPS (minimum real playing time).
Esmerlyn Valdez
Pittsburgh Pirates1.062OPS rookie›AVG .282 · HR 13 · OPS 1.06234 RBI · 0 SBOPS1.062elite
Munetaka Murakami
Chicago White Sox0.897OPS rookie›AVG .231 · HR 20 · OPS 0.89742 RBI · 1 SBOPS0.897above avg
Cole Carrigg
Colorado Rockies0.866OPS rookie›AVG .289 · HR 4 · OPS 0.86625 RBI · 3 SBOPS0.866above avg
TJ RumfieldColorado Rockies0.866OPS rookie›AVG .301 · HR 13 · OPS 0.86653 RBI · 0 SBOPS0.866above avg
Bryce Eldridge
San Francisco Giants0.835OPS rookie›AVG .266 · HR 10 · OPS 0.83523 RBI · 1 SBOPS0.835above avg
Jake Bennett
Boston Red Sox2.58ERA rookie›ERA 2.58 · WHIP 0.94 · IP 59.1GS 10 · 6 W · 42 KFORM82elite
Bradgley Rodriguez
San Diego Padres2.01ERA rookie›ERA 2.01 · WHIP 1.12 · IP 44.2GS 3 · 2 W · 45 KFORM81elite
Foster Griffin
Washington Nationals2.68ERA rookie›ERA 2.68 · WHIP 1.03 · IP 117.1GS 20 · 11 W · 111 KFORM77elite
Rookies breaking out
Rookies with the biggest OPS jump this week.
Victor Mesa Jr.
Tampa Bay RaysOPS 0.715→0.778 (+0.063) rookie›AVG .224 · HR 8 · OPS 0.77817 RBI · 4 SBOPS0.778above avg
Joe Mack
Miami MarlinsOPS 0.710→0.744 (+0.034) rookie›AVG .243 · HR 10 · OPS 0.74430 RBI · 0 SBOPS0.744average
Stats via the MLB Stats API. Colors, form scores and power rankings are Baseball Lens's own.