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Rookie Report — August 15, 2026
AUGUST 15, 2026
The first-year players worth watching.
The rookie class
Top first-year players, hitters by OPS (minimum real playing time).
Esmerlyn Valdez
Pittsburgh Pirates0.923OPS rookie›AVG .250 · HR 14 · OPS 0.92341 RBI · 0 SBOPS0.923elite
Munetaka Murakami
Chicago White Sox0.909OPS rookie›AVG .235 · HR 27 · OPS 0.90955 RBI · 1 SBOPS0.909elite
Cole Carrigg
Colorado Rockies0.864OPS rookie›AVG .292 · HR 5 · OPS 0.86430 RBI · 7 SBOPS0.864above avg
TJ RumfieldColorado Rockies0.827OPS rookie›AVG .294 · HR 13 · OPS 0.82759 RBI · 0 SBOPS0.827above avg
Kevin McGonigle
Detroit Tigers0.814OPS rookie›AVG .285 · HR 12 · OPS 0.81448 RBI · 12 SBOPS0.814above avg
Brandyn Garcia
Arizona Diamondbacks2.06ERA rookie›ERA 2.06 · WHIP 0.77 · IP 35GS 0 · 0 W · 39 KFORM94elite
Bradgley Rodriguez
San Diego Padres2.09ERA rookie›ERA 2.09 · WHIP 1.05 · IP 56GS 4 · 3 W · 59 KFORM83elite
Didier Fuentes
Atlanta Braves2.39ERA rookie›ERA 2.39 · WHIP 1.06 · IP 52.2GS 1 · 4 W · 67 KFORM79elite
Stats via the MLB Stats API. Colors, form scores and power rankings are Baseball Lens's own.