Welcome to the Daily SP Chart, click here if you’re new to get an idea of what I’m doing with these rankings.
With such little time left, everything is heavily based on your particular situation so if you have any specific questions, drop a comment and I’ll help the best I can!
Earlier in the week I covered some of the Dynasty Model’s biggest risers. Here, I’ll move on to presenting some of the model’s spicier takes. As if I were serving up wings in Hot Ones, I’ll go in order from least to most spicy. Hopefully by the end you aren’t left in tears like many of the guests on that show.
In 12-team leagues, 37 hitters earned $20 or more on the Player Rater. Of those 37 hitters, 24 were drafted within the top 100 picks. Meanwhile, four hitters went undrafted or were past pick 400: Jake Bauers, Jake McCarthy, Jordan Walker, and Liam Hicks. We want to hit on these breakout hitters in the draft or acquire them during the season. These are the waiver pickups that turn into regular starters on our fantasy squads.
The 37 hitters who earned $20 or more are seen below.
Welcome to the Daily SP Chart, click here if you’re new to get an idea of what I’m doing with these rankings.
With such little time left, everything is heavily based on your particular situation so if you have any specific questions, drop a comment and I’ll help the best I can!
To that end, I’ve also got my chat today at 1:00 pm CT so feel free to bring your questions.
Welcome to the Daily SP Chart, click here if you’re new to get an idea of what I’m doing with these rankings.
With such little time left, everything is heavily based on your particular situation so if you have any specific questions, drop a comment and I’ll help the best I can!
Baz is 2-6 in his L8, but he hasn’t been bad – 4.21 ERA/1.19 WHIP/15% K-BB… decent matchup, but NYM is 2nd in wOBA over the L30 days
LAA’s arms have flipped on a dime since Mike Maddux’s departure and Johnson’s been a big part of that (2.15 ERA/1.00 WHIP in his L5) despite a modest 7% K-BB, but the Ks are up in his L2 with 11 in 12 IP (17% K-B at PIT, at BOS) giving me more confidence to run him here.
After a huge swoon followed by an IL stint, Martin has returned with a pair of solid outings, though just 4 Ks in the 10.7 IP. The CLE matchup helps with my confidence in him.
Gilbert has back-to-back 10+ K games, though he still allowed 7 ER v. ATH because of 4 HRs.
Pérez has truly had an excellent season, but starting anyone v. CHC is very scary, especially with so little time left in the season, so I wouldn’t blame anyone from skipping this just to protect against a potential blowup.
Jax had a Dud immediately off the IL (2.7 IP/6 ER) but rebounded with a solid outing at ATL (5 IP/1 ER), but still had just 2 Ks.
I want to like Pallante more and his 2.35 ERA/1.17 WHIP in the 2H are great, but just an 8% K-BB and the low W probability (2-o in his 8 2H starts) give me some pause.
For many of us, our fantasy baseball seasons are effectively over. It wasn’t our year. But instead of sulking, something many of us do so well is to immediately turn to draft prep and the next season.
In doing that, part of the process is looking back at the season to see some of the emerging young players and ascertain whether or not their emergence was real and repeatable. One of the classic ways to do this is by looking for comparisons of these young players to established major leaguers to serve as proof of concepts.
Scouts have done this forever and it has worked in the recent past. Hunter Brown’s association to Justin Verlander foreshadowed the former’s rise to ace status. Many in the industry connected Parker Messick’s arsenal and style of pitching with Hyun-Jin Ryu, and Messick has had similar results so far. Chase Burns’ reliance on the fastball and slider was compared to a young Spencer Strider’s prior to the former’s debut, and Burns has been just as good as the vintage version of Strider.
Over the course of the next few months, I’ll provide a handful of potentially instructive comps we can make to help illuminate this growing crop of young starting pitchers.
For Part 1 of this series, where I find comps for today’s young emerging aces, I took a look at the Mariners’ Kade Anderson, comparing his arsenal, arm slot, and potential prospect arc to that of perennial All Star, Max Fried.
Every Monday, this column will break down the most popular waiver wire and free agent acquisitions from the weekend. I dig into the top adds on the ever-popular Fantrax and in the NFBC Online Championship (OC), a national mid-stakes contest with 240 total leagues of 12 and a six-figure grand prize. Reviewing player adds between the two should provide us with a well-rounded perspective and barometer of the fantasy baseball marketplace.
