What’s On Second? (8/3/20-8/9/20)

July 26, 2020

Sometimes you are all set for the week. That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t start thinking about the future. This article takes a look ahead for the following week to see if maybe there are things to consider or players to stash that may not have as much value right now. Don’t forget to check out the companion article to this one, Who’s On First?

Upcoming Schedule

Upcoming Schedule 8/3-8/9

	8/3	8/4	8/5	8/6	8/7	8/8	8/9
BAL	NYY	NYY	NYY	OFF	@WSN	@WSN	@WSN
BOS	OFF	@TBR	@TBR	OFF	TOR	TOR	TOR
NYY	@BAL	@BAL	@BAL	@TBR	@TBR	@TBR	@TBR
TBR	OFF	BOS	BOS	NYY	NYY	NYY	NYY
TOR	OFF	@ATL	@ATL	@ATL	@BOS	@BOS	@BOS
CHW	@MIL	@MIL	MIL	MIL	CLE	CLE	CLE
CLE	@CIN	@CIN	CIN	CIN	@CHW	@CHW	@CHW
DET	STL	STL	@STL	@STL	@PIT	@PIT	@PIT
KCR	@CHC	@CHC	CHC	CHC	MIN	MIN	MIN
MIN	PIT	PIT	@PIT	@PIT	@KCR	@KCR	@KCR
HOU	OFF	@ARI	@ARI	@ARI	@OAK	@OAK	@OAK
LAA	OFF	@SEA	@SEA	@SEA	@TEX	@TEX	@TEX
OAK	@SEA	TEX	TEX	TEX	HOU	HOU	HOU
SEA	OAK	LAA	LAA	LAA	COL	COL	COL
TEX	OFF	@OAK	@OAK	@OAK	LAA	LAA	LAA
ATL	NYM	TOR	TOR	TOR	@PHI	@PHI	@PHI
MIA	OFF	PHI	PHI	PHI	@NYM	@NYM	@NYM
NYM	@ATL	@WSN	@WSN	OFF	MIA	MIA	MIA
PHI	OFF	@MIA	@MIA	@MIA	ATL	ATL	ATL
WSN	OFF	NYM	NYM	OFF	BAL	BAL	BAL
CHC	KCR	KCR	@KCR	@KCR	@STL	@STL	@STL
CIN	CLE	CLE	@CLE	@CLE	@MIL	@MIL	@MIL
MIL	CHW	CHW	@CHW	@CHW	CIN	CIN	CIN
PIT	@MIN	@MIN	MIN	MIN	DET	DET	DET
STL	@DET	@DET	DET	DET	CHC	CHC	CHC
ARI	OFF	HOU	HOU	HOU	@SDP	@SDP	@SDP
COL	SFG	SFG	SFG	SFG	@SEA	@SEA	@SEA
LAD	@SDP	@SDP	@SDP	OFF	SFG	SFG	SFG
SDP	LAD	LAD	LAD	OFF	ARI	ARI	ARI
SFG	@COL	@COL	@COL	@COL	@LAD	@LAD	@LAD

Things to Consider
Most prospects teams are trying to get an extra year of service time should be eligible to come up during this week. NFBC players should draft the ones they want to not get stuck overpaying in the first FAABapalooza, but everyone else may want to snag them now if they weren’t drafted.

The Red Sox and Nationals only play five games in Week 2.

The Giants play in Colorado.

Pickups

Nate Pearson, Spencer Howard, MacKenzie Gore, Nick Madrigal, and any other major prospect on competing teams- The service time barriers will pass this week and a lot of these guys will be up. Grab them before they are.

Bradley Zimmer– Zimmer may get some extra run here with the lack of depth in the outfield. Don’t forget he was a consensus top 25 prospect until injuries derailed him.

Buck Farmer– Joe Jimenez looked rough in his first save attempt and his velocity was down. Farmer seems like the next man up if they look to replace him.

Wilmer Flores– Flores has looked good at the plate and the Giants have a series in Coors.

Jordan Montgormery- Montgomery was dropped in a number of leagues after being sent down, but he should be back with a decent two-start week as you will see below.

Ryan Helsley– Kwang Hyun Kim was very shaky in his first save opportunity and it could mean that Helsley or Giovanny Gallegos gets the role sooner than later.

Two-Start Pitchers Worth Considering
Jordan Montgomery at BAL, at TB
Alec Mills vs KC, at STL
Jeff Hoffman vs SF, at SEA