Note: Real life hit me in the middle of this article on Friday. That and then needing to get the Waiver Wire and FAAB article done, I did go back and update any of the blurbs I wrote on Friday. Here is when I examined the lineups:

Angels to Twins – Friday
White Sox to Nationals – Saturday
Padres to Rockies – Friday

American League

Angels

• It’s hard to find a regular on this team who isn’t named Anthony Rendon, Mike Trout, Taylor Ward, Logan O’Hoppe, or Zach Neto. Everyone else is, at best, playing three-quarters of the time. Brandon Drury (.200/.279/.291) was getting regular playing time but is dealing with a hamstring issue. Read the rest of this entry »

American League

Angels

• Brandon Drury (.429 OPS) has started in 11 of 12 games so far.

• Mickey Moniak (vs RHP) and Aaron Hicks (vs LHP) are in a right-field platoon. Hicks does play against a few righties.

Astros

• Jake Meyers (.673 OPS) and Mauricio Dubón (.639 OPS) are splitting time in centerfield.

• Jon Singleton (.581 OPS) and José Abreu (.227 OPS, wrist injury) are splitting time at first base. Read the rest of this entry »

American League

Angels

Con Anthony Rendon como titular en cinco de los primeros seis juegos, esta alineación ha sido sobreanalizada. Además, Luis Rengifo orinó en los Weaties de Ron Washington.

Astros

• Jake Meyers (.808 OPS) has started in only four of seven games.

• José Abreu (.295 OPS) has missed a few games with a sore hand.

Athletics

• JJ Bleday (.972 OPS) has started every game while batting near the top of the lineup.

• Nick Allen (.632 OPS) and Lawrence Butler (.492) have started in six of the seven games. Read the rest of this entry »

I just got done writing up my hitter breakouts and need to make several playing time adjustments based on my projected lineup spot. I needed to find out how many plate appearances the lineup spot generated. After about a half dozen lookups, I decided to just create a simple table with the values. Read the rest of this entry »

Note: I’m only looking for situations that matter for getting the most plate appearances for next week and next week alone. It’s time to get a little more cut throat.

American League

Angels

6 games

• Jared Walsh has started five straight games after coming off the IL.

• Jo Adell has three starts in a row, all against righties. Read the rest of this entry »

American League

Angels

• Zach Neto is off the IL and hit second for three straight games.

• Eduardo Escobar has started seven straight games, six at third base.

• Brett Phillips has started eight straight games. Read the rest of this entry »

American League

Angels

• Since being recalled, Kyren Paris has started in six of seven games.

• Mike Moustakas (vs RHP) and Eduardo Escobar (vs LHP) are in a third-base platoon. Read the rest of this entry »

American League

Angels

• A third of the lineup is gone so it’ll take at least a week to figure out any trends.

Astros

• Michael Brantley has hit sixth in his first two games off the IL.

• José Abreu is getting two-thirds of the starts at first base and Jon Singleton the rest. Read the rest of this entry »

The Last Month episode of the Beat the Shift Podcast – a baseball podcast for fantasy baseball players.

Guest: Patrick Davitt

Strategy Section – Last Month

• Categories
  • Which categories can fluctuate more in the final month of the season?
• FAAB
  • How to manage FAAB in the final month of the season?
    • How does the first 5 months affect the final month FAAB?
    • Purchasing power
  • Leftover FAAB vs leftover auction dollars
• Lineups
  • Should you be churning your roster more in the final month of the season?
• Injuries
  • How to determine the right time to drop injured players (in the final month), and does it matter what caliber of player it is?
  • 50% Rule
  • Player examples
    • Joe Musgrove
    • Kyle Wright
    • Felix Bautista
    • Alek Manoah

Strategy Section – Drafts

• Draft strategies that went right in 2023
• Draft strategies that went wrong in 2023
• Taking injury risk players in drafts
  • Is Aaron Judge worth the risk in 2024 drafts?
  • Hitters vs. Pitchers

Read the rest of this entry »

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American League

Angels

• Just a mess with everyone getting hurt.

• Brandon Drury has started 12 straight games at second base while now batting third.

• Randal Grichuk with 16 straight starts but is always in the bottom half of the lineup. Read the rest of this entry »