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Position Player Playing Time Changes: July 23, 2025

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Hello! I hope everyone had a great All-Star week, enjoying the first ever tie-breaking Swing Off! But now we’re back to Baseball That Matters, so I’m back to giving you the latest and greatest in playing time changes for position players. Without further ado:

Remaining PT% Changes, 7/15 to 7/22
Name Team Positions Old PT New PT PT Change Reason
Graham Pauley MIA 3B, 1B, 2B, DH 30% 64% 34 Called up to replace Norby
Adrian Del Castillo ARI C,DH 4% 27% 23 Added to MLB roster
JJ Bleday ATH LF,CF 21% 41% 20 Called up to replace Clarke
Chas McCormick HOU CF,LF,RF 23% 41% 18 Activated from IL
Josh Jung TEX 3B 60% 77% 17 Brought back up after quick AAA reset
Liover Peguero PIT 2B, SS 3% 17% 14 Replaced Frazier on roster
Francisco Alvarez NYM C,DH 39% 52% 13 Back up after mashing in AAA
Caleb Durbin MIL 3B, 2B, SS 70% 83% 13 Continues hot hitting as clear starting 3B
Jose Herrera ARI C 13% 25% 12 Moreno setback
Blake Perkins MIL CF 25% 37% 12 Replaced Frelick on roster
Max Muncy LAD 3B, 1B 40% 50% 10 At least slightly ahead of schedule
Edmundo Sosa PHI 3B, 2B, SS 31% 41% 10 Starting 3B with Bohm out
Jordan Walker STL RF 50% 60% 10 Back from IL
Marcell Ozuna ATL DH 84% 74% -10 Losing playing time at DH to Baldwin/Murphy
Nolan Gorman STL DH, 2B, 3B 70% 60% -10 Back discomfort
Jake Bauers MIL 1B,LF,RF 40% 29% -11 Shoulder impingement
Kenedy Corona HOU CF,LF 12% 1% -11 Demoted with McCormick back
Gabriel Moreno ARI C 56% 44% -12 Hand isn’t healing as quickly as hoped
Chase DeLauter CLE RF 30% 18% -12 Visiting wrist specialist
Isaac Paredes HOU 3B 88% 74% -14 Hamstring strain
Alejandro Osuna TEX LF, DH, RF, CF 22% 8% -14 Sent down to AAA
Sal Frelick MIL RF, LF, CF 83% 69% -14 Hamstring strain
Thairo Estrada COL 2B 81% 64% -17 Sprained thumb
Ezequiel Duran TEX SS,LF,3B,1B,2B 35% 18% -17 Playing time harder to come by with Jung back
Jake Burger TEX 3B, DH, 1B 76% 57% -19 Strained quad
Alec Bohm PHI 3B, 1B 92% 59% -33 Fractured rib
Denzel Clarke ATH CF 77% 40% -37 Adductor strain
Connor Norby MIA 3B 74% 34% -40 Hamate surgery

Roto Riteup: July 23, 2025

What a LEGEND!

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Starting Pitcher Chart – July 23rd, 2025

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The chart includes their performance for 2025, their opponent’s wOBA rank versus the pitcher’s handedness from this year so far, my general start/sit recommendation for 10-team, 12-team, and 15-team (or more) leagues, and then a note about them. 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 valuable focusing on roto.

Check out my new SP rankings here!

Let me know if you have questions about anyone either in the comments here or on the rankings page.

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Starting Pitcher Chart – July 22nd, 2025

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Pardon my extreme lateness today!

The chart includes their performance for 2025, their opponent’s wOBA rank versus the pitcher’s handedness from this year so far, my general start/sit recommendation for 10-team, 12-team, and 15-team (or more) leagues, and then a note about them. 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 valuable focusing on roto.

Check out my new SP rankings here!

Let me know if you have questions about anyone either in the comments here or on the rankings page.

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Big Kid Adds (Week 16)

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 “High Stakes Leagues,” and there are eleven 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 »


Roto Riteup: July 22, 2025

This is how you save the game!

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Starting Pitcher Chart – July 21st, 2025

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Daily SP Chart archive

The chart includes their performance for 2025, their opponent’s wOBA rank versus the pitcher’s handedness from this year so far, my general start/sit recommendation for 10-team, 12-team, and 15-team (or more) leagues, and then a note about them. 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 valuable focusing on roto.

Check out my new SP rankings here!

Let me know if you have questions about anyone either in the comments here or on the rankings page.

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Sunday Night Waiver Wire & FAAB Chat

7:30
Jeff Zimmerman: Welcome

7:31
Jeff Zimmerman: Here tonight’s winning ToutWars bids in the two 15-team redraft leagues.

7:31
Jeff Zimmerman:

7:31
Garden Goblin: David Robertson worth a grab in SV/HLD leagues?

7:32
Jeff Zimmerman: Yes, but I don’t know if I’d count on starting him. The Phils might not immediately put him in a high leverage role

7:32
Vader: Hi Jeff! Do you believe Clase will get moved and we should be stashing Smith??

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FAAB & Waiver Wire Report (Week 16)

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 »


Mining the News (7/18/25)

American League

Astros

• Cristian Javier and Luis Garcia have advanced further in their rehab than J.P. France and Spencer Arrighetti.

During the team’s pregame radio show on Sunday, general manager Dana Brown said Javier is ahead of Garcia, but expressed hope that both pitchers would contribute in the second half.

France and Arrighetti are still in the live batting practice phase of their recoveries, a step behind Garcia and Javier.

It’s difficult — if not impossible — to envision any of the four pitchers returning before the July 31 trade deadline, putting Brown in a precarious position. Houston could use starting pitching help, but if their internal reinforcements are back at full strength, the need may be mitigated.

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