When I talk about a breakout, I’m not looking for a player who goes from pick 200 to pick 150. That’s useful, but it’s not what I’m after sitting at the 2026 trade deadline in a keeper league. I want to find the hitters who could make a much bigger jump, the players who have a legitimate chance to be top 25 fantasy hitters in 2027 while still carrying a considerably lower price right now. That’s a difficult group to find. A player needs to have enough power, speed, and plate discipline to actually reach that level. Plus, there also needs to be something the market hasn’t fully accounted for. Maybe it’s a skill that is just beginning to emerge. Maybe it’s a young hitter whose power hasn’t caught up with the rest of his game. Or maybe it’s a player who has quietly improved enough that the hitter we’re watching now is considerably better than the one fantasy managers remember. Time to dig in.