With roughly two months left in the season, Christian Yelich has already surpassed his career high in HR. Is the power for real? Plus Anthony DeSclafani, Tyler Thornburg, Cesar Hernandez and Nick Hundley.

Jose Abreu topped 30 HR/100 RBI in his first two seasons, but hasn't come close to that in 2016. Can he boost his production over the next two months? Also Estrada, R. Davis, S. Dyson, and Kiermaier.

An unknown commodity entering the season, Aledmys Diaz has quickly turned into one of the better NL shortstops in 2016. Can he sustain it? Plus Jeff Samardzija, Ben Zobrist, Jeremy Jeffress, and Ryan Schimpf.

D'Backs SP Robbie Ray has useful tools, especially an elite K rate, but he has to get better command do better limiting contact—especially hard contact—to be anything more than an average pitcher.

How has Rougned Odor earned $20+ with a sub-.300 OBP and is Edwin Encarnacion showing signs of wear beneath the surface? Plus performance validation analysis of Ivan Nova, Billy Butler, and David Robertson.

Starling Marte isn't hitting for as much power as he did in 2015, but with a step forward on the bases, he may be in the midst of a career year. Plus, Asdrubal Cabrera, Welington Castillo, Jacob deGrom, and Zach Eflin.

Nolan Arenado is having a dynamite follow-up to his 2015 breakout season. Can he keep it going? Plus Justin Turner, Aaron Nola, Tyler Clippard and Jose Peraza.

As goes Alex Gordon, so go the Royals. Can Gordon turn around his season and help get Kansas City back into the pennant chase? Also Paxton, Lind, Betances, and P. Alvarez.

After a terrible April, Matt Shoemaker has been one of the best pitchers in baseball. What's changed? Plus Carlos Santana, Kyle Seager, Andrew Miller, Cameron Maybin.

Perhaps no player in baseball has experienced the highs and lows of Ian Desmond the past two seasons. Can he continue his near-MVP pace?

What's wrong with Chris Archer and can Francisco Lindor maintain this pace in the 2nd half? Plus performance validation analysis of Dustin Pedroia, Josh Reddick and Drew Storen.