Who is Being Dropped & Why

Instead of call-ups, I’m finding most of my gems in last week’s trash. Here are the players dropped the most in the 38 NFBC Main Event leagues

Demoted

• Corbin Martin (25): A 5.59 BB/9 and a matching ERA means he is off to the minors.
• Devin Smeltzer (23): With Michael Pineda off the DL, Smeltzer and his 89-mph fastball are back in the minors.
• Willians Astudillo (18): There is just no room for this fan favorite on the team. Marwin Gonzalez is a perfect utility player while Mitch Garver (1.103 OPS) and Jason Castro (.933 OPS) can handle the catching duties.
• Daniel Mengden (13): Mengden is an instance of an owner trying to get a jump on a possible two-start week against Tampa and Seattle. Then he went out in his one start and allowed six runs in just over two innings of work.
• Garrett Hampson (11): He’s back in AAA since he just can’t find his footing in the majors (.186/.231/.258)

Injury

• Andrew McCutchen (36): He is done for the season with a torn ACL.
• D.J. Stewart (12): A quad-A player whose hurt gets no love.
• Mitch Moreland (11): Injured part-timer with a setback.
• Isiah Kiner-Falefa (11): An injured replacement level catcher is not in demand.

Other

• Steve Cishek (23): With the signing of Craig Kimbrel, Cishek’s value is nil.
• Jake Marisnick (19): After a hot May (.901 OPS), he’s cooled off in June with a .417 OPS and is losing playing time to Myles Straw. This whole team is in flux with the three stars injured and Yordan Alvarez promoted to the majors.
• Marcus Walden (14): Two weeks ago, Walden earned a Save on a Sunday and in 29 leagues he was picked up with an average bid of $34. I wonder if Sunday Saves are the highest priced Saves in the game.
• Charlie Tilson (13): At first, I was a little surprised with this drop but after diving in, I can see why owners gave up on him. He’s still playing every day with a .685 OPS. The reason owners invested in Tilson was for steals and he’s only had three so far this season and no attempts since May 12th.
• Matt Wieters (13): As an owner who streaming catchers in one league, I could see him be an option and then not.

Matt Wieters

1 GDP
1 SB
1 CS
1 SF
1 HBP
1 BB

— Jeff Zimmerman (@jeffwzimmerman) June 10, 2019

• Brian Goodwin (12): After starting the season on fire (1.001 OPS in April), his production keeps dropping (.651 OPS in May and 6.23 in June).
• Jason Kipnis (11): He’s playing every day but hitting .218/.272/.307 with four steals.
• Scott Oberg (11): Wade Davis returned from the IL, so Ohberg’s value plummeted.
• Yonder Alonso (11): No way a first baseman hitting .184/.283/.321 can be rostered. A league average catcher is at least hitting .240/.313/.405.
• Albert Almora Jr. (10): With the addition of Carlos Gonzalez, Almora seems to be on the short side of a platoon.
• Greg Allen (10): The 21 steals from last season continue to tempt some owners but Allen has yet to attempt a single stolen base this year.
• Ronny Rodriguez (10): It’s monthly free fall from a 1.002 OPS to a .656 OPS to a .414 OPS from April to June.