Luke Raley (23.0% owned) headlines the weekend as the loudest single-cat power play with a 20.2% Barrel rate and three RHP matchups in Seattle. The most actionable cross-cat grab is Evan Carter (5.0% owned), who clears 0.62 SB + 2.1 R projection vs a soft KC rotation.

Category Chaser — May 29–31 Weekend Targets

Low-owned weekend bats and arms sorted by category-projection ranking. All stats Statcast-grounded; all under 25% Yahoo owned.

Three-day Fri–Sun slate (May 29–31): hottest sub-25% plays grouped by 5×5 category, direct adds only.

🏆 Loudest Single-Cat Play

Luke Raley — RF · SEA · 23.0% owned · 💥 HR

Metric	Value
Weekend proj (HR / RBI / R / SB)	HR=0.85 · RBI=2.9 · R=2.4 · SB=0.08
L14 (rolling)	42 PA, 2 HR, 7 RBI, .342 AVG
L30 (rolling)	79 PA, 5 HR, 13 RBI, .292 AVG
Statcast	Barrel% 20.2 · xwOBA .382 · HH% 51.7
L7 playing time	3 starts, streak 3, avg order 5.0

Weekend slate:

Fri 2026-05-29 vs ARI — vs Zac Gallen (RHP), vs RHB .841 OPS
Sat 2026-05-30 vs ARI — vs Ryne Nelson (RHP), vs RHB .804 OPS
Sun 2026-05-31 vs ARI — vs Merrill Kelly (RHP), vs RHB 1.087 OPS

Three straight RHP starts vs an ARI staff bleeding OPS to right-handed bats, paired with a 20.2% Barrel rate — Raley's projected 0.85 HR leads the entire under-25% pool.

Hitter Combos — Multi-Category Tables

💥 Power Production · HR + RBI

Ranked by weekend HR + RBI×0.4 · all under 25% owned

#	Player	Pos / Team	Own	HR / RBI proj	L14 (live)	Season slash	Statcast	Weekend matchups
1	Luke Raley ⭐	RF / SEA	23.0%	0.85 / 2.9	42 PA, 2 HR, 7 RBI, .342 (rolling)	—	Barrel 20.2% · xwOBA .382 · HH 51.7%	Fri vs Gallen (RHP), Sat vs Nelson (RHP), Sun vs Kelly (RHP)
2	TJ Rumfield	1B / COL	14.0%	0.49 / 3.1	—	—	Barrel 8.1% · xwOBA .348 · HH 36.3%	Coors order #3 — Fri vs Webb (RHP), Sat vs Houser (RHP), Sun vs Ray (LHP)
3	Curtis Mead	1B / WSH	7.0%	0.66 / 2.8	—	—	Barrel 11.1% · xwOBA .374 · HH 45.5%	Order #2-3 — Fri vs Giolito (RHP), Sat vs King (RHP), Sun vs Canning (RHP)
4	Paul Goldschmidt	1B / NYY	4.0%	0.66 / 1.8	43 PA, 1 HR, 5 RBI, .270/.326/.405	.265/.363/.500, 5 HR	Barrel 14.5% · xwOBA .407 · HH 48.7%	@ OAK — Fri vs Severino (RHP, .975 vs RHB), Sat vs Ginn

Rumfield bats #3 in every game per L7 orders (3,3,3,3) — that's a Coors cleanup-grade RBI funnel even with a .49 HR proj.

🏃 Speed + Runs · R + SB

Ranked by weekend SB×2 + R×0.3 · all under 25% owned

#	Player	Pos / Team	Own	R / SB proj	L14 (live)	Season slash	Statcast	Weekend matchups
1	Henry Bolte ⭐	CF / OAK	12.0%	1.2 / 1.0	—	—	xwOBA .267 · HH 45.5%	Order #6-8 — Fri vs Rodón (LHP), Sat vs Weathers (LHP, .530 vs LHB), Sun vs Warren (RHP)
2	Nasim Nuñez	2B / WSH	10.0%	0.6 / 1.12	—	—	xwOBA .269 · HH 18.6%	Bottom-order burner (orders 9,7,8,9,8) — Fri vs Giolito (RHP), Sat vs King, Sun vs Canning
3	Sam Antonacci	LF / CWS	20.0%	2.1 / 0.66	—	—	xwOBA .383 · HH 36.4% · K% 14.4	Leadoff (1,1,1,1,8,1) — Fri vs Melton (RHP), Sat vs Valdez (LHP), Sun vs Montero (RHP)
4	Evan Carter	CF / TEX	5.0%	2.1 / 0.62	—	—	Barrel 8.1% · xwOBA .302 · BB% 13.6	Order #5-6 vs KC — Fri vs Kolek, Sat vs Lugo (.595 vs LHB), Sun vs Wacha

Bolte projects for a full SB in just 12.7 PA — that's the loudest steal rate in the pool, and the Yankees' battery is exploitable enough to make it stick.

📊 Batting Average

L14 ≥ .270 with 30+ PA · all under 25% owned

#	Player	Pos / Team	Own	L14 PA / AVG	L30 AVG	Statcast	Weekend matchups
1	Luke Raley ⭐	RF / SEA	23.0%	42 / .342	.292	xwOBA .382 · xBA .270	3× RHP vs ARI
2	Leody Taveras	CF / BAL	3.0%	42 / .361	.327	xwOBA .322 · xBA .249 · BB% 12.7	vs TOR — Sat vs Yesavage (RHP)
3	Spencer Horwitz	1B / PIT	16.0%	35 / .310	.271	xwOBA .332 · xBA .234 · K% 12.8	vs MIN — Fri vs T. Bradley, Sat vs Ober, Sun vs Matthews

Taveras has hit safely in 11 of 14 with 4 SB mixed in — a stealth AVG+SB combo if you need both cats.

Pitcher Combos

🔥 Volume + Strikeouts · W + K

Ranked by weekend W×3 + K×0.5 · sub-25% owned SPs · max 1 start per arm in a Fri-Sun window

#	Pitcher	Pos / Team	Own	W / K proj	L14 ERA · WHIP	Season	Statcast	Weekend starts
1	Peter Lambert ⭐	SP / HOU	23.0%	0.17 / 0.0	6.55 ERA · 1.27 WHIP (11 K in 11 IP)	—	xERA 3.76 · Whiff 27.2%	1 start, proj 6.0 IP
2	Lucas Giolito	SP / SD	16.0%	0.17 / 0.0	2.70 ERA · 1.30 WHIP	10.0 IP, 2.70 ERA, 4.90 FIP	xERA 3.92 · Whiff 18.8%	1 start, proj 5.2 IP
3	Stephen Kolek	SP / KC	22.0%	0.16 / 0.0	0.00 ERA · 0.65 WHIP (15.3 IP)	—	xERA 3.14 · Whiff 15.7%	1 start, proj 4.0 IP
4	Keider Montero	SP / DET	9.0%	0.17 / 0.0	—	—	xERA 3.73 · Whiff 17.8%	1 start, proj 4.7 IP

Lambert's 11 K in 11 L14 IP backs the 27.2% Whiff — highest punch-out signal in this group despite the 6.55 surface ERA.

🎯 Ratio Plays · ERA + WHIP

Ranked by 1/(proj_era × proj_whip) · sub-25% owned SPs with 5+ proj IP

#	Pitcher	Pos / Team	Own	ERA / WHIP proj	L14 ERA · WHIP	Season	Statcast	Weekend starts
1	Stephen Kolek ⭐	SP / KC	22.0%	4.15 / 1.29	0.00 · 0.65 (15.3 IP)	—	xERA 3.14 · Whiff 15.7%	1 start vs TEX, proj 4.0 IP
2	Lucas Giolito	SP / SD	16.0%	4.17 / 1.28	2.70 · 1.30	10.0 IP, 2.70 ERA, 4.90 FIP	xERA 3.92 · Whiff 18.8%	1 start vs WSH, proj 5.2 IP
3	Peter Lambert	SP / HOU	23.0%	4.77 / 1.27	6.55 · 1.27	—	xERA 3.76 · Whiff 27.2%	1 start vs MIL, proj 6.0 IP

Kolek's 0.00/0.65 L14 line over 15.3 IP is the cleanest ratio anchor in the pool — projection regression is baked in, but xERA 3.14 backs the form.

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Category Chaser — May 29–31: Raley for power, Carter for speed, Lambert for wins