It will be a quick week this week for the article since I am working on home renovations and moving, so no need to provide any fluff materials! On with the FAAB info!
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Schedule Notes 🗓️
Best schedules:
ATL, BOS, CHC, NYM, TOR, WAS all play a 7-game week (Mon-Sun).
Worst schedules:
ARI, TEX are the only teams to play 5 games.
Hot Commodities 🔥
| Jake Burger | CWS | 3B | $20-$50 | Mentioned last week, great power in the bat so if you need HR juice, he is playing a lot and Moncada further delayed with injury, |
| Jeimer Candelario | WAS | 3B | $8-$15 | Great volume, solid bat. |
| Pavin Smith | ARI | OF | $5-$10 | Poor volume this week but okay enough skills to use. Might get 1B. |
| Alex Call | WAS | OF | $5-$10 | Great volume, solid bat. |
| Connor Joe | PIT | OF | $8-$15 | Hitting the ball hard and good plate skills, worth a stab. |
| Eddie Rosario | ATL | OF | $5-$10 | Cheap power in good lineup, warming up some. |
| Tanner Bibee | CLE | P | $60-$90 | I am not going to go full gah-gah over Bibee but I understand it if you need a big arm. Suceeding in the MLB as a first-year pitcher is rare and I much preferred Mason Miller’s stuff to Bibee but team context is great for him. |
| Logan Allen | CLE | P | $45-$75 | His start today will drive the FAAB price for better or worse, I like him but I don’t love him enough to throw triple-digit bids here. |
| Bailey Ober | MIN | P | $25-$50 | Good enough to feel somewhat excited about, provides a presence in Ks and limits BBs great. |
| Drew Smyly | CHC | P | $20-$45 | Great 2-start week on tap vs WAS/MIA. |
| Will Smith | TEX | P | $10-$30 | If available, I think he could get some saves in future and pitching well. |
| Michael King | NYY | P | $4-$8 | Premium ratio chipper. |
Serviceable Streamers ♻️
| Brandon Belt | TOR | 1B | $10-$30 | PT is sure to be limited so he will have to rake in his chances, but sets up decently this week and has power. |
| Jordan Diaz | OAK | 2B | $3-$7 | Worth taking a chance on for the decent skills and great volume, poor team context. |
| Ezequiel Duran | TEX | 3B | $3-$7 | Plate skills scream be cautious but roto-friendly pwr/spd. |
| Zach McKinstry | DET | 2B/3B | $1 | Playing solidly for DET and decent enough PT with 2 position eligibility. |
| Avisaíl García | MIA | OF | $3-$7 | The Bat X still believes, and free off waivers I will take that chance. |
| Kevin Kiermaier | TOR | OF | $1 | End-of-waterfall guy. |
| Vincent Velasquez | PIT | P | $10-$20 | Pitching great in PIT, solid stuff and showing good; 32 K to 12 BB over 32 frames. |
| Wade Miley | MIL | P | $3-$6 | Decent starter with decent matchup. |
| Yennier Cano | BAL | P | $1 | Could be next man up behind Bautista. |
| Mason Thompson | WAS | P | $1 | Firing serious bullets out of the pen, worth a stash for a dollar. |
Spec Plays👓
| Orlando Arcia | ATL | SS | $1 | Coming back from injury on May 5th, does a bit of everything. |
| Joey Wendle | MIA | 2B/3B/SS | $1 | Very bland but fills lots of spots, coming back from injury. |
| Joey Ortiz | BAL | SS | Watch list. | Up/down guy for Baltimore like Brayan Rocchio, just watch list him. |
| Sam Hilliard | ATL | OF | $1 | MH2 coming back will hamper opportunity but solid skills. |
| Michael Brantley | HOU | OF | $1 | If you can stash early, will be AVG booster. |
Dynasty Darlings 💎
| William Lugo | NYM | INF | $1 | Hitting well and young for the level. |
| Louie Varland | MIN | P | $5-$10 | On the cusp of rotation and good Stuff+ metrics in AAA. |
Drop Department ✂️
| Jean Segura | MIA | 2B/3B | Hold | Great versatility and has done it for a long time, will come around. |
| Jake McCarthy | ARI | OF | Drop | Demoted and lost a lot of playing time and never had much pedigree, was a flash in the pan and I would cut bait. |
If you have any questions about any drops or any questions in general, feel free to reach out to me directly at @lucasbiery33