Welcome to the 2nd half of the MLB Season! This is where winners and losers are decided, where teams can fumble their lead or where opportunistic teams can fly up the standings. Let’s keep our eyes on the prize, continue to chip away, and have a very successful year!

Schedule Notes 🗓️

Best schedules:

BAL, CHC, CIN, DET, KC, MIN, OAK, TB, SEA, SF, STL all play a 7-game week (Mon-Sun).

Worst schedules:

COL has a 5 game week this week, with 3 road games.

Hot Commodities 🔥

Alejandro Kirk	TOR	C	$2-$8	Projection systems still thinks his AVG is helpful and he should be grabbed up in all 2 C leagues.
Joey Votto	CIN	1B	$20-$45	8 barrels in 29 BBEs, Votto is must own in all formats.
Tyler Soderstrom	OAK	C/1B	$3-$15	70 raw power is the selling point for the young catcher/ corner infielder, but he is young for the level and strikes out a whole bunch. He could gain C eligibility too.
Mike Ford	SEA	1B	$2-$6	Hitting really well for power now and that is worth something.
Zach Gelof	OAK	2B	$3-$15	In a vacuum I am more interested in Gelof because of my SB deficiency in some leagues, but he also Ks a lot. PT should be high volume for both Gelof and Soderstrom.
Zach Neto	LAA	SS	$9-$25	If he wasn’t picked up in your league in his return from IL he will be a hot commodity, so be sure to scoop the combo MI, even if he is pure depth.
J.P. Crawford	SEA	SS	$2-$7	Light on power and speed, but provides runs due to his leadoff position.
Jesus Sanchez	MIA	OF	$5-$20	Potential power thump, Sanchez could be breaking out this year, but he does sit against LHP so monitor his upcoming schedule.
Joc Pederson	SF	OF	$5-$20	A more proven version of Sanchez, HRs are what you are looking for with Joc.
Andrew McCutchen	PIT	OF	$5-$20	A combo guy who will be returning from the IL soon, should be added in most formats if available.
JP Sears	OAK	P	$8-$35	Much better than we expected, strong 17.3 K-BB% over the last 60 days, 1.03 WHIP with 93 Ks across 99.2 frames this year
Jose Urquidy	HOU	P	$1-$9	Won 13 of his 28 starts in 2022, wins machine with a career 1.13 WHIP.
Steven Matz	STL	P	$2-$6	Rough start yesterday will drop his value, but I remain interested.
Nick Pivetta	BOS	P	$6-$25	Since shifting to the bullpen he has a 34% K rate and a 10% BB rate, and I like him a lot, pay up for a double start.

Serviceable Streamers ♻️

Ryan Noda	OAK	1B/OF	$3-$7	Power guy who has great PT and plays up in OBP.
Nick Pratto	KC	1B	$1	Matchup against DET and in NYY Stadium are why I like him this weak for the pop.
Tony Kemp	OAK	2B/OF	$3-$5	Surprisingly stealing bags of late. Worth a look.
Chris Taylor	LAD	2B/SS/3B/OF	$1-$4	Power/speed versatile guy with a flurry of LHP on the docket soon.
Travis Jankowski	TEX	OF	$1	SB streamer while he is hot.
Michael Lorenzen	DET	P	$4-$14	Highlighted as a guy I was high on this off-season and in this article series, Lorenzen is a ROS pitcher who could be useful to you.
Jose Quintana	NYM	P	$1	Returning to make his debut, and has a premium home park, but could be rusty, be cautious while intruiged.
Ross Stripling	SF	P	$1-$2	Useable against weak offenses, isn’t the guy we saw last year.
Griffin Jax	MIN	P	$1	Premium ratio chipper.
Tommy Kahnle	NYY	P	$1	Premium ratio chipper.
Carlos Hernandez	KC	P	$1-$5	Elite FB velocity could be a closer candidate if Barlow is moved.

Spec Plays👓

Ji-Man Choi	PIT	1B	$1	Cheap HR flyer, end-of-waterfall guy.
Alec Marsh	KC	P	$1	Flashed with a big performance on Saturday, worth a spec add.
Gregory Santos	CWS	P	$1	Elite FB velocity, solid 17.6% K- BB, could be a closer candidate if CWS cleans house.

Dynasty Darlings 💎

Zach Dezenzo	HOU	3B	$3-$15	Has remained productive in AA after getting a promotion, worth an add in leagues where 250+ prospects are rostered.
Abner Uribe	MIL	P	$1-$6	Premium gas and is in the MLB now, elite K upside.

Drop Department ✂️

Darik Hall

PHI

1B

Drop

PT will go away.

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