MLB Hottest Bats, Chandler Simpson Leads the Week

Forget the season-long averages for a minute; hot is a right-now thing. Every line below comes straight from the last seven days of box scores, with a 8 at-bat minimum so nobody sneaks on with one good afternoon.

The hottest hand

Chandler Simpson has spent the week making pitchers miserable. The TB hitter has rapped out ten hits in 17 at-bats across four games, a .588 average, and nobody else in the sample is particularly close.

Averaged out, he is banging 2.5 hits a night over the window, which is the difference between a hot streak and a headline streak.

No homers in the window, either; the hits just keep landing where the fielders are not. It has been productive contact too, with 2 RBI in the span.

The chase pack

Then comes Jac Caglianone (KC): 9 hits in 16 at-bats, a .562 clip with three homers and eight RBI.

Ivan Herrera (STL) belongs in the conversation too at 9-for-17 (.529) with two RBI.

Pete Alonso (BAL) keeps the list honest at 8-for-15 (.533) with three homers and six RBI.

Also swinging it well: Yandy Diaz (TB) 8-for-19, Jake McCarthy (COL) 7-for-17, Bryson Stott (PHI) 7-for-14.

The board

Here is the top of the board, straight from the box scores:

Worth remembering

Qualification here is simple and strict: at least 8 at-bats and more than one game inside the window, so a single loud afternoon cannot crowd out a real heater.

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.

One to circle: Kansas City Royals meet Los Angeles Dodgers in their next game, and we will find out quickly whether this stretch travels.