Eric Karabell Apr 2, 2026, 09:31 AM ET Close Eric Karabell is a senior writer for fantasy baseball, football and basketball at ESPN. Eric is a charter member of FSWA Hall of Fame and author of "The Best Philadelphia Sports Arguments". Each week in MLB is its own story -- full of surprises, both positive and negative -- and fantasy managers must decide what to believe and what not to believe moving forward. Perhaps we can help. If any of these thoughts come true... don't be surprised! Don't be surprised ... if Houston Astros OF Yordan Alvarez returns to top-10 hitter status It wasn't all too long ago that the fantasy world regarded Alvarez as a top-10 hitter and, even though we are only one week into the 2026 season, he sure looks like he's that player again. Alvarez homered in the second game of the season against the Los Angeles Angels and then he homered in each of the first two games of the next series, against the Boston Red Sox .…