Fantasy Baseball Today - Weekend Recap! Joe Musgrove No-No; Waiver Adds (4/12 Fantasy Baseball Podcast)

Episode Date: April 12, 2021

If you draft Joe Musgrove enough years in a row, eventually he'll hit, right? After throwing a no-hitter, should you look to sell-high (3:00)? Let's readdress Tyler Naquin and Trevor Rogers. ... We have news and notes (14:24). Apparently Fernando Tatis will be back soon, Adrian Morejon is hurt, Domingo German was sent back to the Yankees' alternate training site, and more. ... We have bullpen updates on the A's, Dodgers, and Cleveland (22:45). ... Is J.D. Martinez back (32:22)? ... Who are the top waiver wire pitcher adds in shallow and deeper leagues (36:24)? ... Eduardo Escobar or Cedric Mullins (46:00) and other waiver wire hitters. ... We wrap up with velocity checks for starting pitchers, 'To Stream or Not To Stream' for Monday, and other weekend thoughts (53:30). ... Email us at [e-mail]. 'Fantasy Baseball Today' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts.  Follow our FBT team on Twitter: @FBTPod, @CTowersCBS, @CBSScottWhite, @Roto_Frank, @AdamAizer Join our Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/fantasybaseballtoday For more fantasy baseball coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/ To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: youtube.com/FantasyBaseballToday You can listen to Fantasy Baseball Today on your smart speakers! Simply say "Alexa, play the latest episode of the Fantasy Baseball Today podcast" or "Hey Google, play the latest episode of the Fantasy Baseball Today podcast." To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to the fantasy baseball today podcast from CBS Sports. I drive, center field, and swing. This is magnificent. Got a fantasy question, email fantasy baseball at CBSI.com. Get ready to win your league. Well, fantasy becomes reality. Now here's Frank, Scott, Chris, and Adam. For years, I have tried to tell everybody to do what?

Draft, Joe Musgrove. Draft. Joe Musgrove. Welcome into fantasy baseball today. Frank Stamphill joined by Scott White and Chris Towers here to recap a long weekend. We have waiver wire ads all over the place. Closer situations to update you on hitters, pitchers, velocity checks, and so much more. Guys, we did it. Joe Musgrove, the goat. How are you feeling? It was a great start. Really good. It is off to a really good start this season. Three base runners allowed, I think, right? Well, if you're excluding hit by pitches,

because that's why it was, that's why it was just a no-hitter and not a perfect game on Friday. But, yeah, three base runners for the whole season, zero-earned runs, 18 strikeouts and 15 innings. And what was crazy about the no-hitter, there was a few things, crazy about the no-hitter. But I think something like 31 of his 113 pitches, only 31 were over 90 miles per hour.

really secondary heavy. A lot of sliders and cutters and what else, I guess, change up. So he also throws, right? It was slider, cutter, and curve that I saw accounted for 80% of his pitches on Friday. So we'll get things started.

He's obviously my, oh, my goodness gracious player of the weekend. Oh, my goodness gracious. The only blemish, of course, that hit by pitch, I had 10 strikeouts in the no-hitter Joe Musgroves, who were talking about, 15 whiffs on 112 pitches.

And I tweeted this out Saturday after the game. And I think that what you're seeing with his usage of breaking pitches is very highly influenced from his teammates, U. Darvish and Victor Karatini, because that was pivotal in turning U. Darvish's career around when he was kind of lost back in the middle of 2019. And Karatini has been his personal catcher.

Karatini has actually caught the last two no-hitters in baseball, Joe Musgroves on Friday, and Alec Mills last year, which is just hilarious. But yeah, I think that's by design. I think using more breaking pitches is something that they're consciously doing. And we've said this for years, right? I mean, he's not the only one who leaves Pittsburgh,

starts using other breaking pitches and becomes awesome. So, look, is he going to be this great every time out? Obviously not. But I think for years, we've noted what the upside could be for Joe Musgrove. Honestly, the guy just really needs to stay healthy. I think that's probably the biggest key because he has missed quite some time. throughout the years for Joe Musgrove. Chris, would you look to sell high on him right now? Because I feel like that's a pretty easy question right now that a lot of people have.

I mean, you know, he's only ninth in XERA right now. So he's, you know, very clearly overperforming. I don't think this is sustainable. You know, he's behind Jacob Junis. So is he even that good, really? Well, Scott likes Jacob Junis. So would I sell high on Joe Musgrove? I mean, if someone wants, wanted to give me like a top 20 pitcher, sure. But I, in the leagues I'm in, I'm definitely not actively looking to trade him because, you know, as good as he was, I don't think he's going to sustain anything like this.

I think he's going to be better than he was last season, but I thought that before the season. That's why I had him ranked higher than he's ever finished. But, you know, there are a lot of pitchers off to good starts who I'd rather try to sell high on. instead of him. Well, Chris, let me ask you about your guy, Ian Anderson. You were very excited about him,

and I think you had him ranked higher than Joe Musgrove coming into the year. I'll marry two Braves pitchers together here. Would you trade Musgrove for either Max Fried or Ian Anderson? I would rather have Muskerove than Max Fried, I think, at this point. Well, so my current rankings, I have Musgrove six spots behind Max Fried, and that was before the no-hitter. Freed has, he hasn't looked great. but he hasn't looked awful.

And like in terms of like the process hasn't been awful. I think he had one really bad start. I would still rather have Ian Anderson, but I'm definitely, you know, second guessing it right now. And especially because, you know,

Musgrove just threw, 115 pitches. 112. Yeah, I'm not sure he and Anderson's going to throw nearly as many innings as him, which, you know,

could be a good enough tie breaker there. Yeah, no, I think well said, Chris, if you can get a top 20, starting pitcher in return for him if someone's just, you know, as crazy about Joe Musgrave as I am. Maybe you can sell high there.

But outside of that, I think he's going to be awesome. He just needs to stay healthy. Scott, oh my goodness gracious from the weekend. Oh, my goodness gracious. How do I even narrow it down, Frank? I think it probably has to be Tyler Naquin, who continues to hit the crap out of the ball. Whoa. If that ball had crap in it, it would no longer be.

be in it because Naquin hit it out. FBT after dark here. Pottie mouth Scott. Well, what I mean by that is like his ex slug right now

so he has five home runs and 31 at bats. He keeps getting to start. Jesse Winker's been out of the lineup for different things. He returned one day and Naquin still got to play Nick Senzel sat instead.

So the very least he's part of an outfield rotation now for the Reds. For however long, he keeps this going, I assume. His ex-slug is

9-58. That's the quality of contact he's made. Expect them to have a slugging percentage higher than the one he actually has. 9-58.

Tyler Naquin's been around a while. Obviously, he hasn't really been a fantasy asset since his rookie season when he stood out mostly for his on-base skills.

But, you know, he had a good spring and like I said, he's genuinely hitting the ball very hard. Everybody should be skeptical of this, but I think it's at the point now where you kind of just

got to pick him up and see where it goes because stranger things have happened than somebody, Tyler Naquin's caliber, becoming a genuine asset in fantasy. Like I said, he has on base skills. He has stolen a base already.

So, you know, sprint speed 81% Maybe he can do some of that too. You know, I wonder how they're going to make it fit long term because I don't think they're giving up on Jesse Winker. And, yeah, I don't know. But life finds a way, as they say. Winker and Senzel both don't have a great health history. Maybe somebody can play first base if Joey Vado doesn't get it going,

at least occasionally. I don't know. Yeah, I think we're at the point where you've got to take a flyer on Nequin. Yeah, he's far and away the most added player in CBS right now, and he's up to 66% rostered. And I play in a 15-team league where he went for $187 out of a $1,000 fad budget. Scott, I know that you just want him for around 16 or 17% of your fad budget. Yeah, 167. And a 15-team league.

Yeah. In a 15-team league. That is the distinction I would draw. You know, you said you guys just pick them up and see. If it's just a pickup league, I think, yeah, I would definitely. try to get him. If it's fab and I need to spend 15% of my budget on him, I don't think it's likely enough that Tyler Naquin becomes enough of an impact bat to make that, to justify that when, you know, in so many leagues, I'm trying to track down stolen bases or saves especially.

And, you know, a lot of saves guys are going for even, you know, more. Right. You really have to spend. I don't want to pay for the saves guys as part of it. like people in those 15 team leagues where obviously Waver Wire is scarce. People were sending spending comparable amounts on Lou Trevino and Corey Kenebel, neither one of which is confirmed to be a closer. So like, meanwhile, I got Yemi Garcia, as somebody I got in one of those 15 team leagues for $6 last week.

And today, who was I going after? The former Hansel Robles, Hansel Robles, because Alex Colomé blew the save pretty badly to I picked a broblest for $4. So I'm trying to, when it's just perspective saves anyway, even Julian Meriwether, even last week when people were spending like $300 on him,

that was not a confirmed closer. That was just a hopeful closer. And like that's not, there are plenty of hopeful closers there other than the one who's on the tip of your tongue for the week. So I feel like in a 15-team league, it's rare to find a hitter who's actually demonstrating the ability to be a real asset for you as opposed to just like a, you know,

like a category specialist or something. So, you know, maybe it ends up being a waste of 150 or so dollars. For what it's worth in a 12-team league where there's, where the way of the wire isn't as scarce, I got an AQUIN for $6 out of 100. So that that's more reasonable, but that's less competition too. Yeah, that's exactly what I was going to say. If you're in a 12-team league, whether it's three or five outfielders, you just want to take a shot. Five to seven percent of your fab budget, obviously in those deeper leagues,

you could be a little bit more aggressive. It's a small sample size thus far. I was looking at, Naquin entering this season. He had a 766 career OPS, and that was over a thousand played appearances. So look, crazier things have happened.

You're right, Scott. It's like Max Muncie a couple years ago, broke out, you know, change teams, mid-career. And we didn't really expect that either. So we'll see what happens with Naikwin, but definitely one of the, one of the hotter players in baseball.

Chris, oh my goodness gracious from the weekend. Well, you know, I'm a homer, so I'll go with my guy, Trevor Rogers, who out-duled Jacob de Grom,

by which I mean Jacob de Grom's teammates, let him lose another game in which he pitched incredibly. But Trevor Rogers was amazing on Saturday against the Mets, 10 strikeouts over six innings, three hits allowed, two walks. He is, you know,

legitimately one of the hardest-starring lefties, starters in baseball right now, 95.5 miles per hour through two starts. He was at 93.6 last season. His slider looks excellent. His change-up looks really good. He, you know, I have questions about how many innings he'll throw and how deep he'll go into games consistently. He wants six innings in this one, but I think he, I'm not even sure he got to 90 pitches. 82. Yeah, and which speaks to how well he pitched. And he pitched a lot better than his numbers in the first start as well. It was really just one bad inning. But yeah, he's, how rostered is he right now?

He should be 100%. It's 69% on CBS. Nice. Yeah, he should be 100%. And, you know, when we're talking about there's a ton of lefties who look really good right now. Stephen Matt's had another solid. It was pretty good start, right? Second one.

Yep, six inning, one run ball, four strikeouts. I don't think we've seen Carlos Rodon, make a second start yet? Not yet. No, I think it got pushed back. He's a two-star pitcher for this upcoming week now. He was supposed to be for this past week. Andrew Heaney was dominant in his second start. So there's a lot of interesting. You say Kukuchi's still out there. I don't know if Rogers is at the top of that list because I really like Kikuchi and he's looked great so far, but he's certainly in the discussion. And if he's out available on your league,

I think you need to go, you know, make sure you get him because he has the makings of a true impact pitcher. Rogers is it would be top of list for me. Yeah, me too. Any pitcher who's, you know, has some amount of availability, Rogers with that strikeout potential, the improved velocity, the better breaking ball. I mean, it's just, it just looks like he could be in, have a huge breakout in store. He has everything you want from a pitcher except innings and, you know, any kind of help around

him. Well, he got more help than Jacob deGromden, which is just hilarious. I plan to move Trevor Rogers up to SP 56 in my rankings, which would be just ahead of Zach Eflin, Drew Smiley, and Jameson, Tion. So I am pretty excited about Trevor Rogers. I did have a stat on DeGrom that I did not actually find myself. It was the Ace of Spader. Ryan Spader on Twitter tweeted this out over the weekend.

And it was, DeGrom has a 1.76 ERA in 33 no decisions over the last four seasons, which is just embarrassing, man. Like, I am baffled by it. Eight innings of one-run ball, 14 strikeouts for DeGrom, 27 whiffs on 95 pitches. The guy takes a loss. It's crazy.

Eight innings, especially. He handled that much of it himself. How about this one? The Marlins are 2 and 6, and their starters have a 2.01 ERA with 49 strikeouts and 40 innings or something like that? Oh, gosh.

I blame Brian Anderson. Come on, man. You've got to get it going. It's been awful watching them. Except for this, like, the first five endings are really fun. Before we get to news and notes, the Champions League is down to eight teams. And after this week, that number will be cut in half. Following the second leg of the quarter final stage, if you haven't already, make the K Golazzo podcast, your audio outlet for complete UCL coverage

before and after the biggest matches, including PSG versus Bayern Munich and Liverpool versus Real Madrid. Follow Kigalato for Premier Pick. and immediate recaps of all the action. Download anywhere you find this podcast. News and notes per Kevin A.C., who covers the Padres. Fernando Tatis Jr. finished another full pregame workout on the field Sunday. He fielded and he hit.

And it continues to look like he'll be able to make it back after just 10 days. Yes. Nom, nom, nom, nom, nom. I have started marinating my hat for all of you that have been asking me. Was it the Rangers hat? It was the Rangers hat.

It's a good looking hat. I'm going to miss it. It's a pretty good looking hat, man. I also think that this is a very bad decision by the Padres. But who am I? I'm not a doctor. So yeah. You know, someone,

someone wrote in to the, to the show and said, you know, they, they were a baseball player. They had a similar injury. And, you know,

I guess the fact that it's his left shoulder, you know, does make it a little less of a concern because it would mostly be an issue while throwing. So, you know, if he can wear a brace while hitting and, you know,

deal with the pain. Maybe he can get through it. But obviously, if he's slod, wrong. I think the injury initially happened playing defense in spring training. So there's definitely some risk there. But I don't know, it could be a huge dodged bullet. Definitely could. We'll find out with Fernando Tatsis. The Padre is fifth start. We'll stick in San Diego. Adrian Morejohn left Sunday start with a left forearm slash elbow strain, which is obviously terrible news.

How to replace him? Well, Denelson Lamed is getting closer. So that could be an option. Ryan Weathers is a swing man. who has been pretty good out of the bullpen so far, and he made 29 starts in the minors, and then there's the top pitching prospect in all of baseball, McKenzie Gore, who has rostered in 46% of CBS leagues. Scott, is it time to add Gore? I would guess now is not the time he gets called up,

no, because of the factors you mentioned. I think they probably just plug in Ryan Weathers. Gordon didn't exactly lighted up this spring. He still had some issues with walks, and that was a problem for him at the alternate training site last year. So it has been reported. Maybe he's turned it around in extended spring training and they're ready to go with them.

It's possible, I just think, you know, especially given all the other exciting, interesting pitcher pickups, I just don't think I could make room for Gore right now in many leagues in the hope that this is his time. Christian Yelich left Sunday's game due to backsorness. He's dealt with these back injuries on and off for the past. couple of years. So maybe that's what's been hampering him. I think he did steal two bases over the season, so over the weekend. Monitor that for your weekly leagues on Monday to see how Yel is doing.

Colton Wong was placed on the IL with that left oblige strain that he re-agravated last week. Jace Peterson started the last two games at second base for the Brewers. He does have some speed for those in the deepest of leagues. Domingo Hermann was optioned to the Yankees alternate training site after another disappointing start on Saturday. But before you go ahead, Devi Garcia, which I, you know, preemptively tweeted out. I was excited about. Aaron Boone said that Hermann is still the team's fifth starter. They just needed to get an extra arm in the bullpen.

Chris, we were talking beforehand. You said, you'd be alright dropping Domingo Hermann. Yeah, I mean, even when he was good in 2019, it's not like he was that good. You know, a big part of his season was the fact that he got, did he get to 18 wins in that season? Yeah. You know, he had like a 394 ERA and,

and peripherals in that range. So I don't think he's like this huge difference maker. So yeah, I'm perfectly fine dropping him. And the one thing that I do wonder is like, given the fact that he was suspended for a whole season, uh, due to a domestic violence incident,

given the fact that there seemed to be several times this spring when he like threatened to quit playing baseball, it seemed. Um, I wonder if they just won't have a ton of patience with him. Dexter Fowler has a torn ACL. He's now with the Angels. And Juan Ligaris has started in Rightfield

each of the past two days. Chris, would you look to stash Joe Adele with this news of Dexter Fowler? No, I wouldn't, but that's because I'm pretty much stashing him in all my leagues already. So I am hoping he gets called up

relatively soon. I wouldn't say he's a must add, but I would hope he gets the call sooner than later. He had a pretty good spring. You know, obviously last season, he looked overmatched. It's worth remembering that he's only played something like 200 games as a professional. So, you know, the fact that he made the majors that quickly with that little experience,

like, it's not surprising that he struggled. Joe Adele, 31% rostered in CBS leagues right now. Obviously, much better in rodeo or heads head categories leagues because he is going to strike out quite a bit. Tyler O'Neill was placed on the aisle for the Cardinals with a right groin-strain. Lane Thomas has been recalled. Lane Thomas and Austin Dean were both in the lineup Sunday for the Cardinals. Julio Tehran was placed on the 60-day IL with a right shoulder strain. Michael Fulmer will replace Tehran in the rotation.

And I know Fulmer was like really bad last year, but, but seven innings pitch this season, two earned runs, 10 strikeouts, zero walks, is a 13% swinging strike rate so far. His fastball velocity is back up to 95 miles per hour where he was at earlier in his career when he won the American League rookie of the year. Way, way, way back when, I think it was 2017 or 2018. He's only 4% rostered, Michael Fulmer. Scott, is there anything here or am I just my grasping as straws? I think there might be something there. Yes. Reluctant to talk about it because I'm trying to work out a deal

than the Dynasty League that would involve me getting Michael Fulmer. But I have a hunch. He's, so basically toward the end of spring training, they moved to the bullpen, and suddenly he regained the velocity he hadn't shown since Tommy John's surgery that caused him to get walloped every time he pitched.

And I don't know, just something about those shorter stints had him airing it out more. And they've been building him back up since then and he's maintained the velocity. And like the break on his sliders look great. He's been getting swings and misses, like he said, Frank.

He went four innings in his most recent relief appearance and the velocity was fine. And he got, I think he allowed one hit in those four innings. So there may be something there for Michael Fulmer still. Do you have Fulmer on your Dynasty League team? I did. Oh, you traded him already?

No, I dropped him. Oh. And somebody else picked him up. I dropped him hoping to pick him up again, but somebody beat me to it. What am I doing? I should have been... I used to love Fulmer, too.

It's a long, long time ago. Frank, what's your team name in that league? That would be Nando's mustache. Okay. If it doesn't work out for Michael Former, there's a chance that prospect Matt Manning could be waiting in the wing. So I don't think you need to stash Manning now, but obviously remember the name. Miguel Cabrero was placed on the aisle with a left bicep strain. Renato Nunez, former Baltimore Oriole was recalled and in the lineup Sunday for the Tigers.

He was batting cleanup, and he was at DH. Jonathan's scope was playing first base for the team. Sunny Gray threw a simulated game Saturday and expected to join the Reds rotation next week. Lordis Gerell and Teasca Hernandez were both placed on the COVID IEL for the Blue Jays. Griell was dealing with side effects from the vaccine, and Teasca Hernandez was a close contact with someone who tested positive. Chris Archer landed on the 10-day IL with right forearm sorness with the raise, and Brent Honeywell was recalled made his Major League debut on Sunday for Tampa.

Two perfect endings with two strikeouts, four whiffs on 21 pitches. He averaged 94 miles per hour with his fastball. It's just a great moment for Honeywell who has had four elbow surgeries. So really trying to make something out of his career. Scott, another deep league name, like Fulmer. Brent Honeywell,

anything here? Yeah. I mean, maybe he was one of the best pitching prospects in baseball before the series of elbow surgeries. I mean, it seems like it's going to have to build up from two innings here. He threw only 21 pitches,

but he looked good. So, yeah, I think we're talking pretty deep leagues for both him and Fulmer. Oh, yeah. But there's upside for both, I would say. We had a lot of bullpen news over the weekend, so let's hit this earlier than we normally get to the pen. But Lou Trevino, you mentioned the name, Scott, could see the bulk of the save chances for the Oakland A's. Jake Deekman was used in a ninth inning Friday with the score 6 to 1 at the time.

He proceeded to allow one runs to score. Bob Melvin had this to say about Trevino. Quote, if we can keep moving forward with Lou, he gives us an option to close as well. He's pitched really well for us. We've seen what he can accomplish when he's feeling good. And then there were the Dodgers. So this is interesting because Corey Knable picked up the save on Friday. And he got a save earlier in the season back on April 4th. And Dave Roberts said he didn't want to use Jansen for a third time in four days on Friday.

Of course, Kelly Jansen went out and picked up the save on Sunday with Corey Kineble pitching in the 7th and Blake Trinan pitching in the 8th. But Dave Roberts did say this after Friday's game. quote, I think we're just in a really good spot, whether it's Victor Gonzalez for a certain run, Corey or Blake Trinon. I feel good about any one of those guys outside of Kenley. So I thought that was interesting.

So between those two, Chris, I mean, I think it's still Kenley Johnson's job for now. Canable looks awesome. Do you have any feel for that? And what's going on with the Oakland A's right now? Yeah, Canable does look really, really good. He's throwing his curveball a ton and getting a lot of whiffs with it. He kind of looks like the guy he used to be in Milwaukee.

I think his velocity is pretty much all the way back. But I feel like we're like on year four or five of this is the year. Kenley Jansen is going to lose his job. And then it never actually happens. And then like in the playoffs, they'll go away for him for like three outings. And we'll be like, next year is the year. Kenley Jansen loses his job.

And maybe it'll happen. Maybe. I feel like this is the best alternative they've had during. They've had some pretty good guys. guys. Yeah, they have. Who? I mean,

Blake Trinan has been there for a couple of years now. But he hasn't been the guy. Like, he hasn't been, he hasn't been the guy who would be closing for most of any other team

during his time with the Dodgers. He's been. Right, but I would say, middle relief capable. Three innings into last season, we might have thought he was that guy. So,

like, let's not, you know, I'm not ready to stay Cory Canebel. What's that? I think Corey Kinebel, if he's, back is better than Kenley Jansen.

That's what it really comes down to. And I mean, between spring training and the regular season, Corey Kinebel looks back. So we'll see. Obviously, tomorrow I expect Kenley Janssen to get the save opportunity for the Dodgers. But like, there might

be something here. If you're in a league where you have to speculate on saves, I can understand. Yeah. Make it a play for Kenneble, not a $150 play like we saw on some of those. Yeah, I think I put like a $68 bit in him in NFC and I didn't get him. I think I got him for 91 in Tau Wars.

So, you know, it's definitely worth speculating, especially, you know, in Tau Wars, it's a little different because it is saves plus holds for me. So, you know,

he'll have value either way. But yeah, I wouldn't bet on Kenley Jansen not being the closer moving forward. Yeah, I would say he gets the next save opportunity. But look, if he falters,

the way that Kinebel has looked so far. It's been really good. Scott, just give me a name. Who leads the Oakland A's and saves this season? I'm going to guess Deekman. But I think they're splitting saves for right now. Cleveland. Chris, looking good. It's a good time to be Chris Towers. Byron Buckson crushing baseballs. Emmanuel Class A picked up the save on Friday. Also picked up the save on Sunday with Nick Wickren pitching in the seventh and James Carrencheck pitching in the eighth. A manual class A is 37% rostered. In a shallower league, he's available.

Chris, so say you're in a 12-team category Roto League. How much fad would you spend on a manual class A? I think he's probably the top guy if he's available in any leagues. Because I think he's an elite reliever or is likely to

be an elite reliever. And I think he's the closer. I don't think there's any question about it. If he loses the job, that's one thing. But they seem to prefer Karen Chack in a more flexible role in Class A has basically been the closer. I think Whitgren had one save. But I don't think at this point, Whitgrid is real competition.

For the Reds on Friday, I'm just going to go through every team from the weekend. Lucas Sims allowed a game-tying home run in the 8th, and then Amir Garrett got the save in the 10th. On Saturday, Yimi Garcia, who we mentioned earlier picked up the save. He did not allow any base runners. Yemi Garcia has 27% rostered. Scott, you mentioned you picked him up last week. If he's available now, how much fad would you spend on Yami Garcia? And do you think he's the closer?

All right. So let's recalibrate here because we keep talking about 15 teams and $1,000 budgets. And I'm sure most people playing 12 team leagues with $100 budgets. So we're just divided by 10. You know, there was Alex Reyes out there in some of my leagues. There was Class A. There was Yemi Garcia. And I was probably ranking them in that order.

Reyes Class A and then Garcia And then you know there was some like Ian Kennedy and stuff And Cesar Valdez They were lower obviously Fallbacks if I couldn't win those other guys It was you know Five to ten percent of my fab budget

Probably for the top guys there race and in Class A They both see I feel like they're both solidly in the job. And really, Jake McGee was out there too. I put him in that scene. Amazingly, Gabe Capilar has been like the most consistent about using one guy in the ninth this year, and it's been Jake McGee. So if he's out there, he'd be up there too. You know, every close is a bad week away from losing their job. And I don't think any of them are immune from that. But I do think, I do think they seem pretty solid in the role right now. that's why I'd put Class A above Reyes and McGee

if they were all available just because I think he's the best pitcher of the three. I'm curious, and you're not the only one who says that, and I understand, like, I see the GIFs. It looks like a great, but, like, he's never been a good strikeout pitcher, Class A has, at any level. And maybe that changes this year. He starts becoming more of a batmissor, but I've always seen him as somebody who has, like, that Fosto Carmona syndrome,

which I know wasn't his real name, but it's the only name anybody remembers. Where hard fastball, lots of sync, it makes your eyebrows rise when you see it. But ultimately, it's not missing bats like you expected to. Yeah, but he's been, like, ever since he switched to being a reliever full-time in 2018, he had a 064 ERA, 282 between AA and high A, 231 in the majors in 2019, didn't pitch last season was suspended for performance-enhancing drug, I believe.

Um, doesn't have, like you said, yeah, it doesn't have the huge strikeout numbers that you would necessarily expect. But he's, um, he's just been so hard to hit that I don't know how much it matters. You know, like, you'd rather have a closer who could strike out 110 guys and 65 innings, but I think he's about as good as a pitcher can be without having that potential. For the twins over the weekend, mentioned Alex Colome, he pitched in the eighth on, on Saturday, and he allowed two hits and a run to score. That was in a tie game. And then on Sunday, Colome came in in the ninth with a one-run lead,

and he allowed four hits and three runs. Scott mentioned Hansel Robles is the name he's been looking at in deeper leagues. Obviously, Taylor Rogers is still there as well. Jake McGee picked up his fourth save of the season. Oddly enough, the teams that we were probably worried about the most, the Giants and the Rays, have been the most consistent about just using Jake McGee and Diego Castillo,

respectively, which is just baseball. The Orioles, Cesar Valdez blew a save in a one-run game on Saturday. Matt Barnes pitched in a clean ninth with the game tied. He struck out two. I believe the Red Sox don't have a save yet, but if they do, I imagine it would be Matt Barnes who gets the opportunity there. Will Smith picked up the save for the Braves on Saturday, and then on Sunday night baseball,

he allowed a very questionable run to score on a short sacrifice fly in a tie game, and he took the loss there for the Pirates on Sunday. David Bednar pitched in the ninth with the pirates up 9 to 1. I don't know if that matters, but something I noticed. The Mariners, Rafael Montero, had a clean save on Sunday for the Royals. Jesse Hahn entered in the eighth in a one-run game. He allowed a two-run homer, and he walked two. Greg Holland then relieved, pitchy Jesse Han, and he pitched two scoreless

innings and perhaps bought himself some leaves. So I really don't know what's going on with the Royals right now. That's the bullpen I really can't figure out as the Royals. Like Mike Mathini doesn't seem to have. any roles for any of those guys. And like Kyle Zimmerman, who got the save an extra inning, has been the best this year so far. Maybe Kyle Zimmer enters the picture. I don't know.

You don't know? I don't know. For the White Sox, Liam Hendricks, the number one closer right coming into the season? Boom. A lot of game-tying solo home run to Carlos Santana. The Red Sox, are they back, man? J.D. Martinez, I should have mentioned this earlier,

but he kind of looks like J.D. Martinez. He went four for six on Sunday with three home runs. He's now up to five homers, a triple dong in a game. Five homers now 16 RBI for J.D. Martinez. Raphael Devers member last week, Wariometer, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. Gets off to a slow start. Well, you go into Camden Yards, of course, that's going to help you. He hits four home runs over the season.

Chris, is J.D. Martinez back. And J.D. Martinez is outperforming his ex-WOBA by the second most of any player in baseball. he's only 17th in ex-Woba so clearly like our guy Joe Musgrove performing way over his head

yeah I think Jani Martinez is probably back I think there's still some risk that he's that he like either suffers an injury or the bat slows down at some point he can't keep up at his age but I don't know it seems like the I couldn't watch in-game video last season and I struggled because of it

I rely on it heavily you know Seems like that injury, that excuse, may have some validity because he's been really good. The underlying numbers back it up. And he has an extremely long track record of being one of the best hitters in baseball. And he had two bad months. Yeah, back in 2019, J.D. Martinez was a top 20 hitter in both head to head points and in Roto. And that's without selling. That was a down season.

Yeah. And that's, those are without steals, obviously. he could be one of the best four category contributors as long as he's healthy and has that in-game video. Scott, would you be looking to sell high on J.D. Martinez right now? Or just reap all of the rewards of where you got

him in the draft? I'd just reap the rewards, and I mean, I think there's a very good chance. He's better than anybody you'd be trading him for, so why mess with a good thing? There you go. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. A. FBT

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Stephen Matt's we mentioned was really good against the Angels over the weekend. Six endings of one-run ball with four strikeouts. Did only have five whiffs on 90 pitches. He's 76% rostered, so maybe it's only in shallower leagues that he's available. Sean Mania was at the Houston Astros, six innings of one-run ball with four strikeouts. His fastball velocity is up this year, has a good matchup this week against the Tigers. You say Kikuchi has looked really good as well.

Six innings of two-run ball, six strikeouts against the twins this weekend. And then Andrew Heaney, who we also mentioned, he was at the Blue Jays in Dunedin, Florida. Six shutout with nine strikeouts. Scott, of these names, Heaney, Kukuchi, Manaya, Matt. Rogers already mentions at the top of the list, so we'll eliminate him. Matt's Mania, Kukuchi, Heaney. Who are you looking to add most in shallower 10 to 12 team leagues if they're available? Cacoochid be number two.

And honestly, I don't know that I care about any of the others that much. I mean, obviously, if I have a spot to play with, I'll take a chance on, I guess, Mania, if I had to go with the third guy because his velocity's way up this year. But I'm not... Chris disappeared there for a second. Yeah, I could live without Manai, too. I think the two that I'd most clearly make a play four of the ones.

he mentioned are Rogers and Cacucci. Would you guys be looking to drop either of Chris Paddock or Corey Kluber for any of the names that we just mentioned? And we could throw Trevor Rogers back in that bucket. Chris Paddock, he was okay over the weekend. Four innings, three

runs. They only let him throw 71 pitches, not really sure why. And Corey Kluber, the velocities down, typically a slow starter, but just really has not looked good. So Paddock and Kluber, would you drop either or both? Cluber and Paddock are not in the same group for me.

I would definitely drop Cluber for Cuckoochee, for Rogers, probably for Mance. I think Cluber's, based on what we've seen so far, I think it's very unlikely. He figures it out because the velocity is so down, you know, almost two miles per hour from the last time we saw him pitch, you know, in any real way. And the command has been really bad, dating back to spring training. I mean, he has, I want to see his four or five hit by. pitch and like 10 walks in 20 something innings. Like he just has not had the command and I just don't think his fastball has never been good.

It might just be like borderline unusable now. So I'm cool dropping Klober. He's outside of my top 60 right now. Paddock, look, he plays the Pirates this week. So no, I'm not dropping him before he gets the Pirates. His fastball's broken still. All the issues that he had with his fastball last season with the spin efficiency, the lack of rise.

You know, basically he's been throwing his four seamer like a two seamer, like a two seamer, going back to the beginning of 2020 and talked a lot about how he was fixing it. Talked a lot about how he had looked, you know, was embracing spin rate and all this stuff and looking to get that pitch back in the first two starts. It just hasn't been there. It's looked exactly the same as it did last season. And actually, I was looking at his numbers based on like vertical movement, horizontal movement and it looks

even more like it's moving even more like a two seamer than it did last year. It's moved so far in the opposite direction from where he wanted. So Paddock is just a one pitch pitcher but he gets the pirates this week. Let's see if I can figure it out. Scott?

I would drop Kluber for Rogers. Kluber and Paddock are both sits for me in leagues where I have them. But yeah, Rogers is still I drop. I drop. I would always find somebody I can drop Rogers if he's out there.

Yeah, I moved Rogers into my top 50 just now. So just riding that rocket ship. Be aggressive. Be aggressive, Chris. Which of these giants do you like more? Logan Webb, who is still only 37% roster. We talked about him quite a bit.

He's looked kind of meh through his first two starts. And Johnny Quato, with all his shimmying and stutter movements on the mound, he's still really fine. to watch. The guy has a rubber arm. They're just going to let him go. So he threw 118 pitches on Friday. Johnny Quato did against the Rockies.

He's eight and two thirds, one earned run, seven strikeouts. Quato is going up against the Reds this week. He's 39% rostered. Webb is going up against the Marlins. He is 37% rostered. Scott. Which one do you like more? Quato or Webb? Well, there were some leagues.

I had Webb in a lot of leagues. There were some where I put in the move to drop him for Quato. Now, there were other pictures that I prioritized ahead of Quo that I was dropping Web for. But, you know, if you get far enough down into my transaction queue here, you will

see me making that move. Just because I mean, Webb hasn't shown enough bat-missing ability for me to pass up that what looks to be a workload advantage, like you were referring to. I mean, it doesn't look like he's any better

of a bat-misser than Quato's been through two starts and, you know, Webb has a history other than what was happening in spring training with that change up. The history would suggest that he doesn't

deserve, he doesn't deserve, you know, stashing when something else is interesting out there. Chris, how about these names in deeper leagues? Any interests, Rich Hill, who over the weekend

six innings of four-run ball with seven strikeouts against the Yankees. He faces the Rangers this week. Mitch Keller, our old friend. He actually looked pretty good. He had 14 whiffs on 80 pitches against the Cubs this weekend. Joe Ross, five shutout against the Dodgers. Mike Fultenevich, I can't really figure this one out. Seven endings of one run ball against the Padres, but he had four total whiffs. So, not really sure what's up there with Mike Fultenevich. Anthony DiClofani, who six shutout against the

Rockies with eight strikeouts. Luke Weaver, seven shutout, another one. Can't really figure this one out, but he had eight strikeouts. Weaver, Desclofani, Mike Fulton, Zonevich, Joe Ross, Mitch Keller, Rich Hill. Any interest in deeper leagues, Chris? I'll always have interest in Mitch Keller. I'm still believing his talent. I'm stashing him in a couple weeks still. But I might have dropped him in one of them, actually,

or at least if I picked up the person I wanted on Fab, I will. I think Desclyfani is probably the second most interesting. It might be Weaver, although the fact that he was all fastball change up today was weird. But Deesclofani, I mean, especially four week three, or week two if you played a long scoring period. He's got Miami in Miami right now. I think that's a perfectly fine matchup for Anthony Descliffeani,

although I will point out. Miami is one of, I think, five or six teams that has introduced a humidor this season. I don't know if we've gotten confirmation on who all of the teams were, but Miami is one of them. And it has been speculated in the past that the introduction of a humidor in Miami would have opposite effect of what it does in Coorsfield, because it's all about relative humidity. And so the balls may fly more in Miami for what it's worth. But I still think it's a maybe the best matchup in baseball.

And I would still think Moreland's Park is going to be a pitchers park. So I'd be fine streaming to Scalphani. Scott, anything there? Rich Hill, Mitch Keller, Joe Ross, Mike Fultonovich, T. Sclophani, and Weaver. Yeah, I feel like. I need more data to see if anything's really changing for Descliffeani but the Giants have a good track record

of taking pitchers that everyone else has given up on, Kevin Gossman, Drew Smiley, and turning them into something. So I'm intrigued by that. It's got to be intrigued by Weaver start one hit and seven inning, 17 whiffs on 94 pitches.

As Chris said, like you basically ditched the cutter. Cutter's been a terrible pitch for him over the years, so maybe it's for the best that he's only going with two pitches, but you do wonder if that's something he can really sustain and be more than like a four-inning pitcher

with that approach. Are these pitchers dropable? Just give me a yay or nay. Terrick Scoobel, 57% rostered. He allowed six runs at Cleveland. Yay. Yep.

Jose Cantana as a spark in a points league. He's just been dreadful. He's 32% rostered. All right. Yeah. Trevor Williams. got destroyed by the Pirates, he's 29%.

Yay. Zach Davies also got destroyed by the Pirates. He's 78% rostered. You know, this is why

when we, you know, we comp a lot of guys would say, oh, this guy's got some Kyle Hendricks in him.

There's only one Kyle Hendricks for a reason. It's true. And Zach Davies, you know, I know Kyle Hendricks. Zach Davies is no

Kyle Hendricks. So, sure, yeah, I'd rather have Kikuchi than him. I'd rather have Rogers than him. I would,

too, but it would be difficult for me to drop Davies in a points league. If I had to get one of those guys, sure, but I'd rather not do it. Let's talk some waiver wire hitters. We already mentioned Tyler Naquin at the top. How about Eduardo Escobar? Is he back? He's now homered in four games, four games in a row, rather, including multiple hits in three straight. He is 52% rostered and was very bad last year, but back in 2019, he was a top five third baseman in points leagues. He was a top seven third baseman in Roto. Chris, do you think Eduardo Escobar is back? Yeah, I don't think he's top seven or top five guy at the position, but I, yeah, I think betting on last year being the outlier for a lot of guys is going to prove pretty useful. So yeah, I'd bet on him being, you know,

maybe not quite as good as he was in 2019 and 2018, but, you know, fantasy relevant for sure. Scott, if you had to take a shot on just one of these hitters, would you rather pick up Eduardo Escobar or Cedric Mullins,

who has a hit in every game this season and he has multiple hits in back-to-back games? He's 47% rostered on CBS. Like, I'm locked into them for the rest of the season? Yes. I guess that's a bar. I have to add one of them right now.

Okay. I have to add one of them right now, and I can change my mind. you're saying. You can always change your mind. Sure. Well, I didn't, I was, I didn't know the parameters, okay? I mean, Mullins I have is a sleeper hitter for this week.

So whatever that's worth. It's, it's, it's, for me. For whatever that's worth. Okay. I mean, this was a 20 to 30 steel guy in the miners. And I think there's something to him having abandoned the switch hitting thing. I don't think, you know, he's not going to hit. have 400 or 500 or wherever he's at right now. But, you know, if he can hit 270 and steal 20

bases, there's a ton of value in that. Big, yeah, I think it might just be as simple as Eduardo Escobar in a points league, Cedric Mullins, in any type of categories format, but I do like both right now while they're swinging well. How about the pirates? And we always come on here and rag on the pirates. Well, let's talk them up when they play well. Brian Reynolds had a four-hit game over the weekend. I think it was actually on Sunday. He's now batting 324. He's 35% rostered. In deeper leagues, Philip Evans and Colin Moran are both playing pretty well. Evans has multiple hits in three of his last four games.

He had three home runs in the past week. Colin Moran is striking out quite a bit, but he also has a 56% hard contact rate. So, Scott, anything to see here? Brian Reynolds, Philip Evans, Colin Moran. Well, Brian Reynolds, I think has a pretty good chance of bouncing back to what he showed in 2019. Maybe not a batting average well over 300, but in the 290 to 300 range, I think that's within his skill set.

And I think he deserves a pass for 2020, just like a lot of hitters do. So, yeah, I see him as like a fringy Bix league option. Evans is like, I don't know, he keeps this up for another three to five days. He's probably in the same realm that we're talking about Naikwin right now. because he's hit three home runs. He's only struck out twice. And I mean, he's a decent enough hitter in the minors that you could see him making something of himself in the majors.

So I saw him added in a couple of those 15 team leagues. I didn't put it in a bid myself, but other people did. So I'm keeping an eye on him. Yeah, I believe the Pirates play seven games this week, too. A lot of teams play seven games. but yeah, I picked up Colin Moran in a deeper 15 team league where I needed a corner infielder, and he's playing well right now. Chris, Wilson Ramos, I feel like has been a favorite of yours forever.

Like you were, I don't know, I just kind of associate Wilson Ramos with you. And he's been really good thus far. He has four home runs and a 90% hard contact rate with an average launch angle that nearly triples last year. Of course, crown balls have always been an issue for Wilson Ramos. He hits way too many of them. I don't know if it's actually changing, but he looks. looks good so far. He's 30% rostered. He has seven games this upcoming week.

Would you drop someone like Sean Murphy, who's struggling mightily? Mitch Garver, he's not really struggling, but would you drop Mitch Garver for Ramos? I think I would probably rather hold Mitch Garber. I'm writing a hold or drop piece for a bunch of struggling players, and Mitch Garver is to hold for catcher. Carson Callie is a drop. I would drop Carson Colley. I would drop Sean Murphy for Wilson Ramos. Just to highlight it, Wilson Ramos has 14 batted ball events so far this season. 11 of them,

well, I guess this was coming into today. I don't know if it's been updated for whatever he did today. But coming into today, 11 batted balls over 95 miles per hour, which is less impressive than it would have been in past years because average exe velocity is up about a mile per hour, overall likely due to the changes in the ball. his average exilosity is 104.3.

Among hitters with at least 10 batted ball events, that is five miles per hour, nearly above Aaron Judge for number two. That is wild. Wow. Imagine getting Aaron Judge at your catcher position. You could do that right now with Wilson Ramos. Yeah, I don't think he's going to do that. Probably not.

Like, he was hitting for the consistent batting average for like three or four years before things. got really bad last season. Yeah, he was between 306 and 288 for four straight seasons before last year. So if all he does is that and hits 12 home runs, he's going to be a must start catcher because that's what he was before last season. Yeah, it's been a nice start for some of the veteran catchers. Yadier Malina has looked really good thus far as well. A few other deeper league names, some hitters that might be available. Robbie Grossman is only 7% rostered. He's betting 227, but he has a 485

OBP. He hit his first home run over the weekend. He also has two steals. Zach McKinstry, I don't know where the Dodgers find these guys, but they do. They find them. And he went two for three with his second home run of the season, and he has started seven straight games for the Dodgers with Cody Bellinger

on the IL and Mookie Betts banged up. Zach McKinstree, the name there. He's only 10% rostered. Tim LaCastro. He went four for five on Saturday, picked up his second steal of the season, 7% rostered. Scott, anything to note from Robbie Grossman, Zach McIntry, Tim LaCastro?

I mean, the only one I even looked at in those 15 team leagues, which again is deeper than what most people listening play in, was LaCastro just because I could hope he could give me some steals while Coutel Marte has sidelined.

But even in a league that deep with five outfield spots, it's still hard to devote a lineup spot. to a true one category specialist like that. So I didn't even put in a bid on him. I did put in bids on him in a couple of spots. And just to highlight it, 31 steals in 141 games,

AA, 39 and 145 at AAA, 28 and 154 in the majors, and that's only in 378 plate appearances. I would assume some came as a pinch runner, but he could be a legitimate difference maker in stolen bases. That is Tim LaCastro that we were talking about. he is rostered again in just 7% of CBS leagues. Let's do a quick velocity checks from some starting pitchers

from over the weekend. And Charlie Morton now through two starts, his velocity is basically back to 2019 levels when he was a top 10 starting pitcher in both formats. And he's also throwing his cutter so far, throwing it more so far this season. Tyler Malley was at the Diamondbacks. And on Friday, he threw four no-hit endings,

four walks, don't love that, six strikeouts. He's averaging 95.3 miles per hour on his fastball. Last year, that was 93.9 for Tyler Malley. Michael Paneda, his fastballs down about one and a half miles per hour from last year. Patrick Corbin, one that we're following closely. That wasn't like that for Paneda in his first start, by the way. And that was just a weird one start dip for him.

Yeah. So, well, pay attention to the next one and see what happens with Paneda's velocity. Patrick Corbyn, one that we're always following. Fastball velocity in his first start was basically the same as it was last season. Maybe that means it slowly ticks up the more that he throws, but so far so not good for Corbyn Heelout 6-turned runs.

It was really just that last spring start which we didn't have like stat cast data for. I just watched some highlights and every fastball I saw him throw was 93 and it's like, oh, maybe I was overreacting Corbyn's Spring Felicity. Chris, they don't have guns in the stadiums anymore. I don't know if you knew that.

In like 60% of the spring training stadiums, they do. Clayton Kirschel outduled Max Scherzer on Sunday, and they both delivered quality starts. However, Max Schervers, Max Scherzer averaged 92.8 miles per hour on his fastball compared to 94.4 in his first start of the season. Anything to see here, Chris? Yeah, he was better in this start, and I think this start was less promising than the first one. I don't think it's a huge concern, but yeah, anytime you're, you know,

two miles per hour down from where you've been in the past, it's going to be a little concerning. On the other hand, this is a very good Dodgers offense, and he's still got five strikeouts and allowed three hits and six innings. So I'm still very confident in Max Scherzer being very good moving forward. Let's do a quick to stream or not to stream before we wrap up everything else that happened this weekend, which obviously we're not going to get to. but to stream or not to stream

for Monday. Robbie Ray is going up against the Yankees. I kind of feel like you might just want to add him and see what he becomes. He's 53% rostered. He's coming back from a bruised elbow that he suffered when he fell down the stairs. In the leagues where I've got him on an IL spot,

I'm leaving him in an aisle spot and I'll activate him next week. Usually when you're coming back from an injury, I want to see one start unless you're like a superstar. It makes sense, especially against the Yankees in Dunedin, which is known as, a hitter's ballpark. Martine Perez at Minnesota.

No way. No way. Jayhap at home against Boston. Nope. Trevor Cahill at home against the Padres. Nope. Justice Sheffield at Baltimore?

Yeah, that's all right. Yeah, yeah. That's better. How about on the other side, Dean Kramer against the Mariners? Nah. No. Dane Dunning at Tampa Bay?

I kind of like you. I kind of like them as a two-star pitcher. I think the second start pitcher. I think the second starts Baltimore. But if you're just talking this one start alone, I'd rather not. How is Tampa Bay doing against right-handed pitching so far? They are 12th and weighted on base average. All right. So they've been pretty good thus far.

Who else we have? Chase Anderson at the Mets? No. David Peterson hosting the Phillies. No. Right. How about Huaskar Enoa? Brave legend going up against the Marlins, no?

I mean, it is the Marlins, so. You've got to ask, whenever it's the Marlins, you got to ask. They might, like, they might score two runs. Adbert Alzali at the Brewers. So we're kind of, there's kind of a dunning line now, and I think that's below the dunning line. I think it might be above the dunning line. Okay, especially if Yellich isn't out there.

That's a good point. That's fair. Definitely fair. How about John Gantt at home against the Nationals? No. Casey Mize at the Astros? No, I might want to play it safe with that one. He is a two-star pitcher and he's in my two-start pitcher.

He's in my sleeper pitchers column because of the two-starts. But again, we're talking about a daily situation. I think it changes the math there. I was wary of starting Frankie Mohn. against the Astros and I have Motas higher than my so I'll say no. Alex Cobb at the Royals? Nah, I mean, he's closer to the Dunning line. Yeah, I don't want to overreact to his first start, which I saw some reasons for optimism,

but, you know, he could turn back into a pumpkin in the second start. I know that happened. I can't remember what pitcher it was. It happened to some pitcher over the weekend. I can't remember who now. Brady Singer. versus the Angels at home? No.

No, I don't think that's a good matchup. Tristan McKenzie is making his first start of the season. He's at the White Sox. I don't know if he's available, but would you start him there? I would just, I would only expect he's going to throw three or four innings. Okay.

How about Wade Miley against the Giants or Aaron Sanchez on the other side hosting the Reds? Not feeling it, Frank. Not feeling it. Sanchez, maybe. I definitely want to watch it. You know, anytime they're pitching in San Francisco,

you're going to want to consider it. All right. Well, there was a whole bunch of other stuff that happened this weekend. Is there anything that you guys would like to quickly highlight as we wrap up?

Savale and Plesack both looked much better in their second starts. Byron Buckson is the best player in baseball. Stop saying that. People are going to start believing you. Wanted to, I mean, you know,

given his defense, he might be. Michael Kopeck looks amazing and I wonder if at some point he's just going to be so good that he forces their hand and they consider stretching him out and

Trent Kresham was good. Yeah, that's right. The first three games, two homers, right? Yeah, yeah, he was. First two games back, yep. Yeah, you're right. You're right. He's not been anywhere near as good as Byron Buxton and Roman Luriano. Ramon Loriano, by the way, stole four bases this week and has five steals.

Ramon Luriano, that's a great call because that guy is awesome right now. I do like that. Trent Grisham, just give him the same amount of games played as Buckson. And by the time we get there, I'm sure he's going to be just as good, if not better. Oh, you give me the same amount of games on Byron Bucson versus Trent Grisham. There is no question Byron Baxter would better. Oh, right. There is no question in my mind.

One of the home runs Trent Grisham hit was off of a lefty, Chris. I don't know. I'm sure Byron Bucston's hit home runs off of lefties, too. but he's a right. He's got five of them and they've all been like a million miles long. What do you got, Scott?

Bueller is a concerning velocity case that you didn't bring up. Second straight start, velocity down about two miles per hour from last year. The results have been good

both times. He's gotten a quality start both times which he never, I think he did once last year, but yeah, I'm a little bit of concern there. He, this may be an exaggeration,

but he might be close to having as many pitches with six innings as he did last year. I think he has more. He has more more. He had two. He also has one more game started with at least 90 pitches.

Yes, Walker Bueller. He has thrown exactly 90 pitches in each of his first two starts. He didn't hit that 90 pitch threshold until his fifth start last season. He didn't do that until his fourth start back in 2019. else who wanted to highlight Scott?

No, I mean, Nick Povetta had 16 whiffs in his start, four and runs in six innings, but the wiffs were impressive. Somebody to keep an eye on there. Not making a move, though. Taylor Trammell,

Homer, Tramel, sorry, Taylor Tramel homered in two straight games after doing basically, like his strikeout rate is through the roof, 16 and 27 at bats, but, you know,

there's probably, there's probably a path for Jared Kellnick, even if it's not through Tramel, since forgetting names. Jake Frey's hurt. Yeah, I will say Tramel, he struck out a lot. His eye at the plate is really good, I think. I think it's sort of like a, he needs to be more aggressive

kind of thing, and maybe now that he's hit a couple homers, he'll feel more comfortable doing that. But I have been really impressed by his ability to draw a walk. Even though he's hitting really poorly, his on-base percentage, isn't bad. I don't think. He's up to like almost an 800 OPS. It's something he always did in the minors too. Drow walks. Yeah, I think he's pretty good. I don't know how good he'll be for fantasy, but I still think there's like 15-15 potential there, if not more. Shout out to Kyle Seeger, who went four-for-four with a double dong on Sunday. I was surprised to see that he's already

87% rostered in CBS. So it's interesting with Kyle Seeger. And Ryan McMahon, last one I'll bring up. He hit his fifth home run of the season on Saturday, and entering Sunday's action, McMahon had a 28.2 average launch angle. That's been right around nine the last two seasons. So he's hitting way more line drives and way more fly balls, which is a good thing if you play in Corse Field. So maybe Ryan McMahon is breaking out.

May I add one more on that same note. Sure. Right under the wire. Vladimir Guerrero's average launch angle is 16 degrees right now, which is, I think it was 4.7 degrees last season, so that's exactly what we want. 16-degree launch angle for Latimer Guerrero

would be like ideal. Perfect. So even though he only has, what, one home run? I think he has as many steals as home runs. I think he hit his second home run over the weekend. Okay, yeah. So he's got two homers. He's crushing the ball right now.

He very much looks like the guy we were hoping to see. Vladimir Guerrero, let's do it. For Scott and Chris, I am Frank. Thank you all for listening and watching Fantasy Baseball. Today will be back again tomorrow. Bye-bye.