Lucas Duda has yet to find his footing since recovering from a mid-June hamstring injury, with the 32-year-old slugger limping to a .215/.299/.409 slash line since returning to the Kansas City Royals' lineup a little over a month ago.

But skill metrics have the veteran bopper looking like he's on the edge of a late-season surge, with Duda stroking 38.2% hard contact, just 12.7% soft contact, and 21.8% liners in his last 107 plate appearances.

Duda's career .233 ISO against right handers has him looking like an excellent budget play in an all-righty schedule this week, especially when the Royals trek to the hitter-friendly Guaranteed Rate Field to face soft White Sox starters like Dylan Covey, James Shields, and Reynaldo Lopez.