We are now hitting the grinding part of the schedule, where the freshness of the season has worn off for some, but we still have enough 15 weeks to go. Stay diligent, keep your eyes on the prize and outlast the competition.
Schedule Notes 🗓️
Best schedules:
BOS, CHC, CIN, HOU, MIL, TB, TOR all play a 7-game week (Mon-Sun).
Worst schedules:
Only SEA gets the 5 game week.
Hot Commodities 🔥
| Gary Sanchez | SD | C | $3-$9 | Catcher needy teams who want some pop may want to look here. |
| Zach McKinstry | DET | 2B/3B/OF | $6-$16 | Leadoff high OBP guy for Detroit, swiss army knife for roto, which I like to use. |
| Oswald Peraza | NYY | SS | $6-$12 | Could potentially force the Yankees hand with a promotion but that would require a role reduction for Volpe, Torres or Donaldson, and Cashman loves Donaldson. Be cautious. |
| Royce Lewis | MIN | SS/3B | $100-$220 | Former top end elite prospect coming back from ACL injuries, he has mad power in his bat and stole some bags in the Minors. He will get load mgmt occasionally, so won’t be full FT player but he has the chance to flip your luck in roto in a hurry if he pops. |
| Jordan Walker | STL | 3B/OF | $12-$35 | He could pop in his 2nd turn in the MLB but he turned 22 2 weeks ago, didn’t destroy AAA and the Cardinals may fiddle with his PT knowing Oli, I am tempering my interest this time around. |
| Luis Urias | MIL | SS/3B/2B | $20-$45 | Potential for 20 HR pace pop with decent counting stats, Urias has been missed in Milwaukee and could receive a long look at FT ABs upon return. |
| Taylor Ward | LAA | OF | $20-$55 | A lot of us loved him pre-season, he has the skills and has started 7 of 7 games. Much better than Moniak. Arrow up. |
| Bryan Woo | SEA | P | $10-$35 | He supposedly has a wicked FB and was dominating the minors, despite getting bruised up in his debut. |
| Hayden Wesneski | CHC | P | $20-$40 | Gets job back in rotation which will be big for roto, showed spark vs TB. |
| Carlos Carrasco | NYM | P | $8-$30 | Has been better coming back from PRP injection, plus team/park if he can keep his velocity in a nice spot. |
| Trevor Rogers | MIA | P | $15-$30 | Returning from the IL and if he is floating around I would use a decent bid to land him. |
| Hunter Harvey | WAS | P | $6-$18 | PT closer who’s skills are nice enough to use as a half closer. |
Serviceable Streamers ♻️
| Brandon Belt | TOR | 1B | $4-$9 | Similar to Kiermaier, gets 4 game M-Th setup and is a solid bat. |
| Nick Pratto | KC | 1B/OF | $1-$3 | Leading off interestingly enough and can crack a HR at times. |
| Yuli Gurriel | MIA | 1B | $1 | Playing literally everyday for now and that is of value in some formats. |
| Josh Donaldson | NYY | 3B | $3-$7 | Potential to smash a few dingers but be ready to jump off the train if he’s scuffling. |
| J.P. Crawford | SEA | SS | $2-$4 | Leadoff bat for now, watch the news around his knee injury, runs scored asset but no power or speed. |
| Brice Turang | MIL | SS | $1-$5 | I am not a huge fan, but if you need an MI… |
| Drew Waters | KC | OF | $3-$7 | Latent power here that can be had for reasonably cheap. |
| Brenton Doyle | COL | OF | $6-$12 | Big power upside despite the high Ks, full week at Coors. |
| Kevin Kiermaier | TOR | OF | $1-$3 | Decent 4 game M-Th setup this week. |
| Reese Olson | DET | P | $16-$28 | Workable rookie arm who showed nice metrics in debut. |
Spec Plays👓
| Zack Short | DET | SS | $1 | Played in 7 of last 8 games, end-of-waterfall MI guy. |
| Will Brennan | CLE | OF | $1 | .808 OPS over his last 22 games with a .328 AVG, platoon guy but cheap spec guy. |
| Kerry Carpenter | DET | OF | $1 | Grab him before the price goes up more than a few bucks. |
| Zack Greinke | KC | P | $1 | @ MIA for those willing to gamble, he has done a great job with ratios over his last 6 starts; 25 to 3 K to BB over those turns. |
| Kenta Maeda | MIN | P | $1-$6 | Grab him before the price goes up more than a few bucks. |
| Andres Munoz | SEA | P | $9-$18 | Grab him before the price goes up more than a few bucks. |
Dynasty Darlings 💎
| BJ Murray | CHC | INF | $1-$5 | Slick fielding 3B who is breaking out in AA at age 23, grab him before he becomes a household name. |
| Marco Raya | MIN | P | $1-$5 | Great run at High-A as a 20 yo, He has 24 Ks to 2 BBs across 20.2 IP |
Drop Department ✂️
| Eduardo Rodriguez | DET | P | Drop if comfortable | Could miss 6 weeks with finger issue, and he may not regain feel for months. A lot of uncertainty so I understand if you want to cut. |
| Jorge Lopez | MIN | P | Drop | PT Closer who is clearly not right currently |
If you have any questions about any drops or any questions in general, feel free to reach out to me directly at @lucasbiery33