{"id":677046,"date":"2026-04-16T17:03:53","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T17:03:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/677046\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T17:03:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T17:03:53","slug":"sal-stewarts-fantasy-baseball-explosion-sell-high-or-ride-the-breakout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/677046\/","title":{"rendered":"Sal Stewart&#8217;s Fantasy Baseball Explosion: Sell-High or Ride the Breakout?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5o\">The Cincinnati Reds might have a rising phenom in Sal Stewart. Their top prospect is batting .323 with a 1.160 OPS and 7 home runs through 62 at-bats. Among all fantasy baseball batters, Stewart is the 4th best. The breakout is excellent to see, but is it sustainable? Perhaps Stewart is a sell-high candidate. Well, leave that to us to decide. <\/p>\n<p>Fantasy Baseball Profile<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5u\">1B, Sal Stewart \u2014 Cincinnati Reds<\/p>\n<p>Current Ranking: Overall Hitter No. 4 | 1st Baseman No. 1Preseason ADP: Hitter No. 114 | 1st Baseman No. 21ROS Ranking: Unranked (FantasyPros)Runs Scored: 13Home Runs: 7RBIs: 17Stolen Bases: 3Batting Average: .323Sell-High?<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"63\">Stewart is off to a red-hot start and all we can do is review his scouting report entering in the MLB. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"66\">Entering 2026, Stewart was ranked as the No. 22 prospect in the MiLB and the Reds&#8217; No. 1 prospect. In 2025, Stewart came up to the majors late in the year, achieving 5 home runs over 18 games. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/onsi\/fantasy\/mlb\/2026-fantasy-baseball-infield-sleepers-featuring-sal-stewart-isaac-paredes\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Stewart was always viewed a<\/a>s a power hitter, with his biggest strength. Per Baseball America, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseballamerica.com\/players\/19979-sal-stewart\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Stewart had a tool line<\/a> of: 65 hit \/ 55 power \/ 40 run \/ 45 field \/ 30 arm.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"69\">In<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=stewar000sal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Stewart&#8217;s minor league career,<\/a> he has never batted worse than .269 with any team. His worst OPS was .788, and in 323 MiLB games, Stewart hit 40 home runs. That would pace him for 20 home runs in a 162-game season. However, that power really came out in 2025, when Stewart had 20 home runs in 118 MiLB games alone. Given his current MLB output, Stewart is a 30+ home-run player with 40+ home-run upside. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6c\">By all accounts, Stewart is the real deal. Is he a bit hot right now? Yes, he definitely is. His dropoff should not be too major. Though he can be sold at a higher price right now, he very well should remain a top-10 1st baseman and possibly, a top-5 1st baseman. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6f\">Stewart seems to do it all in categorical fantasy baseball, slamming home runs and RBI&#8217;s on top of a high-.A 300 OBP profile, which allows for many runs to be scored. Stewart even paces to be a 20-stolen-base player. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6i\">Do not sell high on Stewart and, rather, keep him for your fantasy baseball World Series run. <\/p>\n<p>More Fantasy Sports On SI News:<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.minutemediacdn.com\/platform\/google_discover_icon.svg\" class=\"shrink-0\"\/>Add us as a preferred source on Google<a aria-label=\"Follow si.com on Google News\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=si.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"flex h-[30px] w-[30px] shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-primary font-group-large text-sm font-medium text-white transition-colors hover:bg-secondary focus:bg-secondary md:w-auto md:gap-2.5 md:px-4 md:py-[5px]\">Follow<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Cincinnati Reds might have a rising phenom in Sal Stewart. 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