MLB Hot Bats
Who's Seeing It Best: Ivan Herrera Tops the MLB Hot-Bat Board
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Ivan Herrera 
Jake McCarthy 
Chandler Simpson 
Jac Caglianone
Reputations do not get a vote here. Over the last seven days the box scores have been keeping their own list of who is actually seeing the ball in MLB, and the name at the top is not up for debate.
Top of the list
Nobody is squaring the ball up like Ivan Herrera (STL) right now: seven hits in 10 at-bats across two games, a .700 pace that leads every qualified hitter we track.
The stretch has not included a home run yet. It has not needed one. And 2 RBI say the hits have mattered.
Right behind him
Then comes Jake McCarthy (COL): 6 hits in 10 at-bats, a .600 clip with two homers and three RBI.
Do not overlook Chandler Simpson (TB), 6-for-9 over the window.
Jac Caglianone (KC) keeps the list honest at 5-for-8 (.625) with two homers and four RBI.
The rest of the hot list reads Ian Happ (CHC) 5-for-9, Jake Mangum (PIT) 5-for-9, Griffin Conine (MIA) 4-for-8.
The board
The five hottest qualified lines, side by side:
| Player | Team | Line | AVG | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Herrera | STL | 7-for-10 | .700 | 0 | 2 |
| Jake McCarthy | COL | 6-for-10 | .600 | 2 | 3 |
| Chandler Simpson | TB | 6-for-9 | .667 | 0 | 0 |
| Jac Caglianone | KC | 5-for-8 | .625 | 2 | 4 |
| Ian Happ | CHC | 5-for-9 | .556 | 2 | 3 |
One more thing
The bar to appear is 8 at-bats across more than one game, no exceptions, so everyone named above has been doing this repeatedly, not once.
Small samples run hot and cold by nature. Treat this as a snapshot of who is seeing it well right now, not a forecast of anyone's next at-bat.
Next up on the slate: St. Louis Cardinals against Philadelphia Phillies. Check back after that one goes final.