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: Here are the winning bids in the two 15-team Tout Wars leagues.
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: Pivetta . In 12 team roto with 4 man bench are you dropping him before libratore or wrobleski?
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In the article, I cover the players using CBS’s and Yahoo’s ADD/DROP rates. Both sites have the option for daily and weekly waiver wire adds. CBS uses a weekly change while Yahoo looks at the last 24 hours. Yahoo is a great snapshot of right now, while CBS ensures hot targets from early in the week aren’t missed. I start players being added at CBS who started the week on less than 40% of rosters.
The players are ordered for redraft leagues by my rest-of-season preference, grouped by hitters, starters, and relievers. Read the rest of this entry »
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Angels
• Oswald Peraza (.903 OPS), Yoán Moncada (.654 OPS), Adam Frazier (.945 OPS), and Vaughn Grissom (.730 OPS) are splitting time at second and third base. Read the rest of this entry »
When I was a senior in high school, I had a number of options in front of me that I needed to make a decision on. After 9/11, I joined the U.S. Army Reserves with the belief that I would go to college to pursue my dream of playing football while being a reservist. I had a junior college that I was talking to about playing football for, I had early admittance to Sacramento State University where I could attempt to walk on their team, and I had the opportunity to go active duty in the Army.
Welcome to the Daily SP Chart.
Note: 2026 data is now featured in the chart as of April 13th! We’re still dealing with small samples, but I’ve taken out the 2025 data and you will now see the pitcher’s current numbers and the wOBA rank for their opponent this year so far!
The chart includes their performance for 2026, their opponent’s wOBA versus the pitcher’s handedness, my general start/sit recommendation for 10-team, 12-team, and 15-team (or more) leagues, and then a note about some, most, or all depending on the day. Obviously, there are league sizes beyond those three so it’s essentially a shallow, medium, deep. If a pitcher only has an “x” in 15-team, it doesn’t mean there’s no potential use in 10s and 12s, but it’s a much riskier stream for those spots.
These are general recommendations, and your league situation will carry more weight whether you are protecting ratios or chasing counting numbers. This is for standard 5×5 roto leagues. The thresholds for H2H starts are generally lower, especially in points leagues so I thought there would be more value focusing on roto. I usually won’t have much to write about aces who are locked into our rotations, you don’t really need a shiny stat to be convinced on starting guys like that. If you want to discuss someone further, please feel free to leave a comment and I’ll get you an answer when I can. I try to do a few sweeps of the comments before game time in case there are time-sensitive questions.
Pardon me on the late post, I fell asleep early last night. No commentary so I can get this up in a timely manner, but I’m happy to answer questions on anyone in the comments!
Can’t stop this man!
On the Agenda:
Closer Chaos
Is this the worst start to the season for closers ever? The chaos continues:
Meanwhile, Mason Miller struck out the side again and his extended his scoreless streak to 30.2 innings:
Miller has 23 punchouts in 9.1 innings — a 76.7% strikeout rate.
Various News and Notes
Cleveland Guardians rookie pitcher Parker Messick took a no-hit bid into the ninth inning, serving up a single to Orioles outfielder Leody Taveras.
Messick set a career high in strikeouts (eight) and boasts a 1.05 ERA and 0.78 WHIP through his first four starts.
San Francisco Giants righty Landen Roupp dominated the Reds on Thursday. He allowed just one hit and two walks over six scoreless innings. His ratios are down to a sparkling 2.38 and 0.97. Another late-round gem…at least, so far.
Braves veterans Sean Murphy and Spencer Strider both started their rehab assignments in High-A on Thursday. Strider threw 50 pitches (27 strikes) over 3.1 innings. He struck out three and allowed two walks and one hit. Most importantly, his fastball velocity sat between 95 and 97 mph, which is exactly what we want to see. Strider will continue to build up his pitch count, make another couple of starts in the Minors, and return to the Braves in early May, barring a setback.
Angels manager Kurt Suzuki mentioned Chase Silseth as a candidate for save opportunities if Jordan Romano is removed from the role. Silseth has 6:4 K:BB in 6.1 innings. Meanwhile, Kirby Yates (knee) should be starting a rehab assignment soon.
Streaming Pitchers
Pitchers for Today: Michael Soroka (RH, ARZ, 60% on Yahoo!)
Cheating on the %-rostered a bit since there aren’t many viable streaming options. The Diamondbacks will be home favorites and Soroka has pitched well so far.
Other Options: Zack Littell (RH, WSH, 7%)
Littell is a plus control and location guy, but this is more so a bet against the Giants.
Pitchers for Tomorrow: Lance McCullers Jr. (RH, HOU, 22% Y!, down 2% in the last 24 hours)
The Astros pushed their rotation back by a day and McCullers will now start against the Cardinals on Saturday. He threw a gem in his only home start (1 ER, 9 K in 7 IP), but was knocked around in his road starts.
Other Options: Cade Cavalli (RH, WSH, 10%)
Cavalli has been shaky this season (8 ER, 12 BB in 15.2 IP). We don’t have much in terms of streaming options on a slate filled with aces. Let’s pick on the Giants, the lowest-scoring team in the Majors, in hopes of a Cavalli bounce-back start.
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While the NFBC Main Event garners most of the attention, there are a handful of leagues with even larger entry fees ($2.5K to $15K). They are named Elite leagues (previously called High Stakes Leagues), and there are seven of them. With so much money on the line, these fantasy managers try to gain any advantage. Most of the time, these managers will be a week or two ahead of everyone else on their adds. Here are the players and some information on the ones added in five or more leagues. Read the rest of this entry »
Welcome to the Daily SP Chart.
Note: 2026 data is now featured in the chart as of April 13th! We’re still dealing with small samples, but I’ve taken out the 2025 data and you will now see the pitcher’s current numbers and the wOBA rank for their opponent this year so far!
The chart includes their performance for 2026, their opponent’s wOBA versus the pitcher’s handedness, my general start/sit recommendation for 10-team, 12-team, and 15-team (or more) leagues, and then a note about some, most, or all depending on the day. Obviously, there are league sizes beyond those three so it’s essentially a shallow, medium, deep. If a pitcher only has an “x” in 15-team, it doesn’t mean there’s no potential use in 10s and 12s, but it’s a much riskier stream for those spots.
These are general recommendations, and your league situation will carry more weight whether you are protecting ratios or chasing counting numbers. This is for standard 5×5 roto leagues. The thresholds for H2H starts are generally lower, especially in points leagues so I thought there would be more value focusing on roto. I usually won’t have much to write about aces who are locked into our rotations, you don’t really need a shiny stat to be convinced on starting guys like that. If you want to discuss someone further, please feel free to leave a comment and I’ll get you an answer when I can. I try to do a few sweeps of the comments before game time in case there are time-sensitive questions.
Oneil Cruz was one of the most polarizing players throughout the winter draft months. He had his believers, those who were still firmly bought in on his raw skills and the potential for growth. Others (this writer included) weren’t not nearly as sold, and advised people to avoid Cruz in their 2026 drafts considering that he was still priced as a Top 100 player in most leagues.
Well, after ~10% of the season, his detractors aren’t feeling too great about themselves. Entering play on Wednesday, Cruz is the #1 hitter on the FanGraphs player rater, and the #2 player overall behind Jose Soriano.
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Orioles
• Jackson Holliday was removed from his rehab assignment.
Jackson Holliday recalled from rehab assignment due to wrist soreness.Will be shut down for a few days, then sent back on new rehab assignment.
— MLB Daily News (@insidemlbnews.bsky.social) 2026-04-14T18:44:38.719Z
The actionable item here is that Jeremiah Jackson (.318/.326/.545, 3 HR) will continue to start at second base. Read the rest of this entry »
