The minor league callups keep coming, and they will continue to until the regular season ends in less than three weeks. That’s good news for those in deeper leagues with holes to fill as new replacement options are constantly arriving. Let’s discuss five of those names that are worthy of your attention.
There are just three weeks left in the regular season, so it’s more important than ever to take advantage of hitter schedules. That means potentially benching middling guys with just five games this week, or starting middling hitters facing a weak pitching staff or playing in hitter friendly venues. So let’s review the teams in these situations and some key players who might be benchable or worthy of your starting lineup for a change.
We just passed roster expansion day, which means a slew of minor leaguers have been called up. Aside from those most recent promotions, there were some names that got the call a bit before roster sizes grew. Let’s discuss the recent callups, whether before or after roster expansion, that should matter in the vast majority of fantasy leagues.
With roster expansion coming, let’s discuss some minor league hitters who might be up for a cup of coffee over the final month of the season. To make things easier, I filtered for hitters who have posted an aggregate .400+ wOBA across whatever minor league levels they played at this year, while also currently playing at Triple-A. For deep or keeper leaguers, perhaps you speculate on some of these names, acquiring them cheap before their callup when it might take more to roster them.
I love weeks like this, when the Rockies play a full seven game homestand at Coors Field. They are set to face the Marlins for four games, followed by the Orioles for three. Why am I so obsessed with taking advantage of long Coors Field homestands? Because it’s the most hitter friendly park in baseball!
Let’s continue diving into some recent prospect call-ups to determine whether any deserve to join your fantasy squad. In addition to three prospect names, I included a bonus in light of the Austin Riley injury.
Although rosters haven’t expanded just yet, we’ve already seen a flurry of prospect callups over the last couple of weeks. Let’s dive into four of those names.
If you’ve been relying on a rookie starting pitcher, or even multiple, this season to earn you that coveted Yoo-Hoo shower, should you continue to trust them? Will they tire over the final month or suffer increased ratios as the league adapts? Let’s discuss a trio of rookie starting pitchers, how they have performed so far, and how we might expect them to perform the rest of the way.
A couple of weeks ago, Jorge Mateo landed on the IL with an elbow injury. Though not a regular, he started at second base every so often. Then, last Wednesday, Jordan Westburg, the former prospect in the midst of a mini breakout, fractured his hand when it was hit by a fastball while batting. No problem thought the Orioles, we’ll just recall two more top prospects!
As expected, there have been a flurry of trades as we approach the trade deadline, though none have reached blockbuster status as I type this. Perhaps the most fascinating one involved the White Sox, Cardinals, and Dodgers, as each team sent players all over the map. Let’s focus on the two players the White Sox traded to the Cardinals, Erick Fedde 페디 and Tommy Pham, as they are probably the most fantasy relevant names at the moment. The new White Sox arrival Miguel Vargas and new Dodgers acquisition Tommy Edman also have the potential to contribute over the rest of the season.
