How I feel every time one of my fantasy hitters is up to bat.
There's no stopping this @Orioles defense 🤯 pic.twitter.com/Nbl1JbjC3c
— MLB (@MLB) April 2, 2024
Below you’ll find a roundup of notable moves and roster notes from the past day, as well as future expected moves and a Minor League Report, which includes a list of recent major league debuts and top prospect promotions. For this column, any lineup regulars, starting pitchers, or late-inning relievers are considered “notable,” meaning that middle relievers, long relievers, and bench players are excluded. You can always find a full list of updated transactions here.
RosterResource News: Earlier this week, we moved our RosterResource pages into regular season mode and introduced a new feature that allows you to view all 30 projected lineups (vs RHP and vs LHP) on one page.
Lineup Regulars
Arizona Diamondbacks
•CF Alek Thomas (strained hamstring) placed on 10-Day IL. OF Jorge Barrosa recalled.
There is no timetable as of yet, but Thomas’ injury is considered somewhere between a grade 1 and grade 2 strain. Corbin Carroll played CF on Monday with Jake McCarthy taking Thomas’ lineup spot and playing RF. He was 1-for-3 in his first start of 2024.
The switch-hitting Barrosa, who hit a pinch-hit double in his first MLB at-bat against Yankees’ lefty Victor Gonzalez, will likely platoon with McCarthy.
First AB = First hit for Jorge Barrosa!! pic.twitter.com/FemMkipkoQ
— Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) April 2, 2024
Daily SP Chart archive
The chart includes their last season performance until we get some actual data for this year, their opponent’s wOBA versus the pitcher’s handedness from last year (and then I’ll add the last 30 days outlook next month), my general start/sit recommendation for 10-team, 12-team, and 15-team (or more) leagues, and then a note about them (notes will be more statistical-based once we get some sample to work with). 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 basically a 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.
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The Brewers are in midseason form.
Insane dap session caught on camera.
3 down 159 to go! @Brewers pic.twitter.com/1gqTxRCK7x— Christian Yelich (@ChristianYelich) March 31, 2024
Below you’ll find a roundup of notable moves and roster notes from the past two days, as well as future expected moves and a Minor League Report, which includes a list of recent major league debuts and top prospect promotions. For this column, any lineup regulars, starting pitchers, or late-inning relievers are considered “notable,” meaning that middle relievers, long relievers, and bench players are excluded. You can always find a full list of updated transactions here.
RosterResource News: Earlier this week, we moved our RosterResource pages into regular season mode and introduced a new feature that allows you to view all 30 projected lineups (vs RHP and vs LHP) on one page.
Bullpen Report update: As you might have noticed, the late-inning reliever content here is similar to what we’ve had as part of the Bullpen Report from the past few seasons. It’s not as detailed, but it quickly summarizes the most relevant closer-related news. We will still have a Bullpen Report, but it will be a once-per-week recap beginning next Sunday evening.
Lineup Regulars
Atlanta Braves
•C Sean Murphy (strained oblique) placed on 10-Day IL.
Murphy was officially placed on the Injured List for the first time in his major league career prior to Saturday’s game. It’s a grade-1 oblique strain, which is considered the best-possible scenario. He’ll still miss at least a few weeks, though. Travis d’Arnaud started on Saturday and contributed to a 12-4 victory over the Phillies with a two-run double. Chadwick Tromp made his first big league start since last May on Sunday.
Daily SP Chart archive
The chart includes their last season performance until we get some actual data for this year, their opponent’s wOBA versus the pitcher’s handedness from last year (and then I’ll add the last 30 days outlook next month), my general start/sit recommendation for 10-team, 12-team, and 15-team (or more) leagues, and then a note about them (notes will be more statistical-based once we get some sample to work with). 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 basically a 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 was going to recommend some really bad starters for an April Fool’s gag, but I was worried some people might take them seriously and then get pissed at me for starting Chris Flexen 플렉센 v. ATL! 😂
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: Alexis Diaz has been shaky (at best) since midway through last season. If we’re speculating for Reds’ saves, is it Cruz, Pagan, or Sims?
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Holy cow, a ton of starters seem to be in demand. I’ll try to sort the decent ones from the useless glob.
In the article, I cover the players using CBS’s (about 40% or less initial roster rate) and Yahoo’s ADD/DROP rates. Both hosting 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. The players are ordered for redraft leagues by my rest-of-season preference grouped by starters, relievers, and hitters. Read the rest of this entry »