By Mike Shildt tear up the commissioner’s office For Adolis Garcia, it’s just another day in the world of baseball. Additionally, we have been faced with a variety of injury reports as Marcell Ozuna will be out for 5-6 weeks, Corey Kluber will be closed for at least four weeks, and Luke Voit has a sloping load. But let’s stay positive.
And how do we do that? I think we’re getting closer to Chris Paddack. The final line wasn’t particularly exciting as he only scored two over six innings of a one-run ball against the Brewers. However, the spin rate of his fastball remained higher than it did in his 2019 breakout season. And he has a new confidence in his curveball. Before he went to the IL, he only threw it 6% of the time. In four starts since his return, he throws it 11.7% of the time. We’re not there yet, but the foundation is being built!
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Garcia enters must-roster territory
Astros SP / RP Luis garcia made his first quality start of the season against the Elite Dodgers lineup. He went six innings, allowing no deserved runs, two hits and a walk. He knocked out seven batters with 11 swinging strikes for 100 pitchers. He now has an ERA of 2.93 with a whip of 1.02 and is still 43% on the roster.
Next week he gets a two start week. This is one of the reasons it should be discontinued immediately. The bigger reason is that the Astros are now dealing with a Lance McCullers injury and have already made the decision to move Cristian Javier to the bullpen. Garcia has done well in tough matchups this year (like against the Dodgers) and he has the minor league track record to back that up. Now get him into your squad and line-up for a 10 week two-start lineup.
Kaprielian serves as a powerful streamer
A’s SP/RP James Kaprielian may not be the top pitching contestant in baseball, but it certainly was Wednesday’s top streaming option. He hid the Mariners for seven innings, which was easily the best of his three MLB starts – at least on paper. In addition to seven innings, Kaprielian only allowed two hits and two walks. That is the good news; Now let’s look under the hood.
Kaprielian knocked out four batters and induced only four swinging strikes during the entire outing. His speed was also far below. He averaged just 91.7 mph on the fastball, which was over 93 mph on his first two starts. The better news is he’s pulling the Mariners back next week.
“To be honest, not my best stuff today,” said Kaprielian after the start on Wednesday. “It was one of those mental games that I just had to play against each other. Catcher Aramis Garcia really helped me make adjustments. Just move the ball and go before counting. Knowing that I wasn’t having my best things, I wanted to go out and use my defense. “
The RP capable starter also has a week with two starts next week.
More news and notes
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- Braves OF Marcell Ozuna is expected to be missing 5-6 weeks after the dislocation of two fingers on his left hand. It got off to a slow start, but this is still a pretty big blow to the fantasy roster. Keep an eye on prospect Drew Waters who might be called up.
- We could just do a whole Astros news segment. Let’s start with the good. SP Framber Valdez will make his season debut against the Padres on Friday. Valdez, who was SP17 in FPPG and SP25 in Roto last season, is 69% in the squad.
- Astros SP Jake Odorizzi starts on Saturday and is only 30% occupied. It can be ignored outside of lower 15-team leagues.
- Astros SP Jose Urquidy Rehabilitation started on Wednesday.
- The bad news: As mentioned earlier, Astros SP Lance McCullers was placed on the IL with pain in the right shoulder and Cristian Javier was demoted to bullpen.
- Yankees SP Corey Kluber has a subscapular load and is immobilized for at least four weeks. Deivi Garcia has been recalled and will start against the Tigers this weekend. He’s 28% in the roster but had big problems with Triple-A where he had an ERA of 5.17 and a whip of 1.60. Chris is concerned about his control issues and considers him a pitcher that you cannot trust.
- Yankees 1B Lukas du has a grade 2 oblique stretch. He started feeling it on Saturday.
- Yankees DH Giancarlo Stanton will be activated on Friday.
- The Yankees-Blue Jays game was postponed Wednesday, delaying the top prospects for Jays SP Alek Manoahs Another day debut.
- Dodgers 1B / OF Cody Bellinger is expected to return to the Dodgers on Saturday.
- Twins of Byron Buxton still has problems slowing down and is unlikely to start a rehab effort right away.
- Parents 3B Manny machado was out for his sixth game in a row.
- Twins DH Nelson Cruz returned to the lineup.
- Rote OF Nick Senzel had knee surgery and is absent for 4-6 weeks.
- Cubs 2B / SS / OF Nico horns went into the IL with a load on the left thigh muscles.
- Giant 1B Brandon Belt landed on the IL with a slight left oblique load.
- Ranger OF David Dahl went to the IL with a bruise on the left rib. Khris Davis is set for more playing time for players in AL-only leagues.
- Mariners SP Marco Gonzales is expected to return to rotation next week.
- Astros DH Yordan Alvarez was scratched right wrist with pain on Wednesday.
- Boys 1B Anthony Rizzo deals with back stiffness.
- Mets 1B / OF Dominic Smith deals with a knee problem he suffered on a slide on Tuesday.
- Gemini SP Michael Pineda returned from the IL on Wednesday and went six innings in Baltimore, which allowed for only one run, three hits and two walks. With 19 swinging strokes on 101 fields, he scored a season high with eight strokes. He has 2.62 ERA and 0.99 WHIP in the season.
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Most traded players in CBS leagues at the moment
Rangers SP Danish dunning: I certainly don’t understand why Dunning is the most traded player (for or away) but Chris pointed out how strong his month of May was. People wanted to sell it high, and if they got rid of it before its last launch, they would do well. Reminder operated with smoke and mirrors. It doesn’t make a lot of sweeping hits and doesn’t have great fastball speed.
Rockies from Charlie Blackmon: His expected hit average and hit percentage look so much better than his actual numbers, so Blackmon screams buy low. However, its old age has likely given some fantasy managers a break. Blackmon just wasn’t good at Coors Field this year. It won’t last. This is a buying opportunity provided you believe it can return as much as 75% of shape. He does not strike out and goes more. The raw statistics will likely catch up with the expected statistics.
Citizens of Victor robs: I like the idea of trading for him now while he is in the IL if you are in a Dynasty Roto (or any category league). If he comes back and hits ninth instead of eighth in that order, he can bring you an average of .270 with a series of steals. On all of the starts he made prior to the IL stint where he was not in eighth place, Robles was at a 39-steal attempt pace.
Brewer 1B / 2B Keston Hiura: There is no doubt that he is talented, but he still has to find himself. Sure, the numbers have improved on Triple-A, but the strikes have continued. Chris is skeptical that he will ever get back to 2019 shape, but this still makes sense as a golden opportunity in Dynasty leagues as its price may never be cheaper than it is now.
Rays of Austin Meadows: The divisions against left-handers over the past two years have been brutal. It’s fair to ask if he’ll manage to break away from it and become an everyday star. The firing angle is the biggest problem – it just hits too many flyballs.
Blue Jays SP Nate Pearson: The injuries accumulate over the years. He was drafted in 2017 and has only thrown 150.1 innings. He couldn’t be up on the hill enough, and that’s a really important skill a young pitcher can show. There are very good reasons to ask questions about Pearson. At this point we cannot be sure whether his future role is as a starter or in the bullpen.
Phillies SP Aaron How it works: In his last start against Miami, he completed six innings and only allowed two hits, three walks and one well-deserved run. He knocked out six batters with 14 swinging strikes for 97 pitches. This is an easy buy for me in both Redraft and Dynasty leagues. He has his best xERA since 2018.
