The Milwaukee Brewers have surged atop the NL Central, and there have been several players to thank for that. Two of them, William Contreras and Kyle Harrison, have not only been great for the Brewers but also for those who own them in fantasy. Here’s who’s hot & not as Week 8 of 2026 ends.

Risers

• C William Contreras (Brewers)
• SP Kyle Harrison (Brewers)
• SS Gunnar Henderson (Orioles)
• 2B Ketel Marte (D-Backs)
• SP Max Meyer (Marlins)
• OF George Springer (Blue Jays)

This is what we’ve (sort of) come to expect of William Contreras: not much power over the first half, and then things start to come as the summer rolls on. It’s what happened last year, and so far, he has only one home run in May. However, Contreras’ bat is still valuable.

Twenty-four hits this month for the Brewers’ catcher, 11 of which came over the last week. Contreras is tied with Gunnar Henderson, Shohei Ohtani, and James Wood for most hits in that span.

George Springer, who had his 2026 season temporarily derailed last month thanks to a fractured toe, is starting to show that pop again. Springer hit three home runs in his last six games, tied with former teammate Bo Bichette and five others for second-most in the most recent week.

As for the pitchers, if Kyle Harrison and Max Meyer are still available, get them. Harrison had 11 strikeouts over seven shutout innings in his last start, while Meyer tossed 13 shutout innings over the last week. Finally, two former top pitching prospects — both derailed for very different reasons — have turned into high-end Major League pitchers.

Fallers

• SS Mookie Betts (Dodgers)
• OF Ian Happ (Cubs)
• OF Aaron Judge (Yankees)
• SP Shota Imanaga (Cubs)
• 3B/SS Colson Montgomery (White Sox)
• SP Freddy Peralta (Mets)

Look, Aaron Judge is not going to have many spells as he has over the last week. The reigning AL MVP went 1-23 over his last five games, and 10 strikeouts to go along with that run.

Ian Happ is one for his last 23 with 11 strikeouts in his last five games.

Lastly, Colson Montgomery was a riser one week. But now, the stock has taken a hit. That’s what can happen with someone like Montgomery, a volatile power hitter who has shown to be very good when right — and not so much in other stretches.

Twelve strikeouts for Montgomery over the last seven days, tied with Oneil Cruz for second-most in the league.

Moving on to the other part of the spectrum, Shota Imanaga and Freddy Peralta have both had their own problems.

Peralta walked six batters last weekend against the Yankees, in what was a tough game as far as getting calls. But on May 23, the home run ball hurt him against the Marlins.

Imanaga, meanwhile, gave up two home runs and nine total hits over 4.1 innings in his last start.

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