Welcome to Elly De La Cruz week! Those with the cash to lay the hammer down on Elly, I believe on NFBC we will see him go for north of $500 in some leagues, strapping the budgets of those who land him at the expense of getting a 30-30 talent. Let’s buckle up!

Schedule Notes 🗓️

Best schedules:

ARI, ATL, COL, DET, LAA, OAK, PHI, TB, and TEX all play a 7-game week (Mon-Sun).

Worst schedules:

Unfortunately, MIL, NYM, and NYY get the 5-game week this weekend, I would look to replace my non-studs in those cases in half-weeks.

Hot Commodities 🔥

Eduoard Julien	MIN	2B	$4-$16	Solid bat who is getting another chance with Polanco banged up again.
Elly De La Cruz	CIN	3B/SS	$250-$400+	Empty out your FAAB wallet if you feel he is the best path moving forward, folks with aggressive mindsets may only leave themselves $50 or less.
Josh Donaldson	NYY	3B	$4-$18	Power potential guy who is receiving lots of PT in a good lineup spot.
Will Brennan	CLE	OF	$6-$16	Hotter than a blow torch of late, CLE is locking him into their lineup.
Kerry Carpenter	DET	OF	$6-$16	Big LH power bat entering into a good PT situation.
AJ Smith-Shawver	ATL	P	$50-$80+	Plus org. and situation for the monster RHP prospect, he will be limited but when he is on the hill he will be strong, I would expect a K per frame potentially with high 3s ERA and chance for wins but limited starts down the stretch.
Andrew Abbott	CIN	P	$50-$80+	Worse situation and park than Smith-Shawver but more volume potentially, he crushed the Brewers but he will get his bell rung occasionally. I like the volume Ks.
Bryan Woo	SEA	P	$35-$80	Can blow it by guys with his big FB, has workable enough secondaries to get outs.
Justin Lawrence	COL	P	$15-$30	Decent looking closer in Coors, only seek out if desparate for the saves.
Trevor May	OAK	P	$2-$12	Horrendous SwStr and Oakland stinks, I would go really low on him if you are interested.

Serviceable Streamers ♻️

Nick Pratto	KC	1B/OF	$1-$3	Leading off interestingly enough and can crack a HR at times.
Luis Rengifo	LAA	2B/3B	$1-$3	Excellent 4 game M-Th this week, workable enough to stream.
Gio Urshela	LAA	1B/3B	$1-$3	Excellent 4 game M-Th this week, workable enough to stream.
Corey Julks	HOU	OF	$1-$3	Plate skills are absolutely horrendous, I think he will get exposed if he gets more PT.
Chas McCormick	HOU	OF	$1-$3	Safer than Julks and my preferred streamer.
Manuel Margot	TB	OF	$1-$3	Sets up well this week with 4 vs OAK,
Kutter Crawford	BOS	P	$12-$28	Kutter has been featured in this article series since week 1 so clearly am a fan, has a solid opportunity to shine with Sale sidelined.
Reese Olson	DET	P	$10-$21	Flashed in his limited time in the MLB, worth a good look if he is out there.
Kyle Gibson	BAL	P	$4-$12	Workable in some matchups in BAL.
Yonny Chirinos	TB	P	$1	He lines up for a decent 2 start week, but ultimately his lack of Ks means he is a liability if he doesn’t stretch out for a win, I am not going to put this risk into my lineup.

Spec Plays👓

Gabriel Arias	CLE	INF	$1	CLE is looking to get him PT which is notable, a mildly interesting little bat.
Jake Bauers	NYY	1B/OF	$1	Finding his power stroke in The Bronx after suceeding in AAA, worth keeping an eye on.
Aaron Hicks	BAL	OF	$1	Shockingly solid in Baltimore for those in OBP leagues and OF-needy deep leaguers.
Zack Greinke	KC	P	$1	Nice 2-start week for those who are willing to get a little risky in order to stock pile volume, has been strong over his last 7 starts.

Dynasty Darlings 💎

Austin Charles

KC

SS

$50-$150+

One of the sexiest prospects to appear all year, has a monstrous 6’6 frame with projectable frame and great athletic trait. Pick him up and ride the wave.

Drop Department ✂️

C.J. Cron	COL	1B	Drop if comfortable	Had a setback with a back issue and even when he is back, he may not be in regular form.
Chris Sale	BOS	P	Drop	Slated to miss a lot of time and I would move on in NFBC leagues.

If you have any questions about any drops or any questions in general, feel free to reach out to me directly at @lucasbiery33