Fantasy Baseball from Prospect361.com Rich Wilson

Rich and Tim reviewed this weeks waiver wire

Take 10 with Tim – May 11, 2024

1.Paul Skenes will make his Major League debut today (Saturday). He’s being hyped relentlessly. MLB.COM has an article entitled: The making of Paul Skenes a ‘one’ in a decade kind of pitcher.
a.Are you starting him?

2.Let’s take a look at the standing since we are getting close to the quarter point in the season.

3.Well, that didn’t last long, as Tyler Black was optioned back to Triple-A. When do you think we'll see him back up?

4.Willson Contreras got hit in the arm by a swing from JD Martinez. I read that the Cardinals had him move closer and given how deep Martinez is in the box, well, it didn’t go well. It’s interesting you don’t see more of this.

a.Who gets the playing time in St. Louis? Are you interested?

5.Kyle Harrison has been great this season, posting a 3.20 ERA. Who are your top two ROY contributors in each league at this point?

6.While we are waiting for the Rays to promote Junior Caminero, the Rays promoted Jonny DeLuca instead, and he’s been great so far. Any thoughts?

7.The Angels put Brandon Drury and Luis Rengifo on the IL. Let’s take a look at the Angels lineup and discuss who is “startable” in a fantasy league.

8.Maybe a question from tonight’s game…we will see..

9.Which hitter are you targeting for this weekend’s FAAB?

10.Which pitcher are you targeting for this weekend’s FAAB?

The following players are discussed:
1. Pedro Leon (Hou)
2. Moises Ballesteros (CHC)
3. Mitch Jebb (Pit)
4. Lazaro Montes (Sea)
5. Chayce McDermott (Bal)
6. Zebby Matthews (Min)

Fantasy Baseball Live – May 5, 2024 @ 3pm

Segment 1 – Review the games of the weekend

Additional Notes:
1.We had a trade. Luis Arraez goes to the Padres for a package of prospects (Dillon Head, Jakob Marsee, Woo-Suk Go, and Nathan Martorella
a.Do you like this trade for the Padres? What about the Marlins return
b.Any change in the fantasy outlook of Arraez?
c.c. You’re a big fan of Jakob Marsee and drafted him in numerous leagues this season. Now that he is in Miami, you might get a payoff. What do you think? When do we see him?
d.Woo-Suk Go. What do you think we should see from him this season?
2.John Means looked good on his return to Baltimore. Is he a no-doubt start every week?
3.Christian Scott looked great in his debut. 6.2 IP, 5 hits, 1 ER, 6K/1BB
4.Steven Kwan was pulled from last night’s game with a hamstring injury. Any thoughts if he misses time?
5.Trea Turner hit the IL and Edmundo Sosa is the likely fill-in. Any interest?


Segment 2 – Waiver Wire

Segment 3 – Closer Report

Close

Take 10 with Tim – May 3, 2024—There will be only eight questions because one of them is quite long. I will limit it to an hour.

1.How are your teams doing?

2.The all-bad start to the season team. Any hope of a recovery

C: Gabriel Moreno (ARI, 11th catcher off the board): .238, 9 Runs, 13 RBI, 0 HR, 0 SB,
1B: Vlad Guerrreo (Tor, 5th) - .231, 11 runs, 11 RBI, 3 HR, 0 SB
2B: Gleyber Torres (NYY, 6th) - .215, 14 runs, 6 RBI, 0 HR, 3 SB
3B: Austin Riley (ATL, 2nd) - .235, 17 runs, 16 RBI, 2 HR, 0 SB
SS: Bo Bichette (Tor, 8th) - .205, 9 runs, 11 RBI, 1 HR, 3 SB
OF: Corbin Carroll (AZ, 4th) - .197, 13 runs, 5 RBI, 1 HR, 8 SB
OF: Randy Arozarena (TB, 13th) - .139, 12 runs, 9 RBI, 3 HR, 4 SB
OF: Wyatt Langford (Tex, 30th) - .239, 13 runs, 11 RBI, 1 HR, 1 SB
SP: Joe Musgrove (SD, 30th) – 41 IP, 6.37 ERA, 1.51 WHIP, 36K, 3 wins
RP: Josh Hader (Hou, #2) – 12.2 IP, 6.39 ERA, 2 saves
Any other player or players you would like to throw into the fold.

3.We had three of the more prominent prospects get the call this weekend. How much are you spending on each:
a.Joey Loperfido (Hou, OF/1B)
b.Tyler Black (Mil, 2B/3B/1B)
c.Jordan Beck (Col, OF)

4.Three more prominent prospects have to be up soon, don’t they? When do they arrive?
a.Kyle Manzardo (Cle, 1B)
b.Junior Caminero (TB, 3B)
c.Paul Skenes (Pit, RHP)

5.Kyle Bradish made his long-awaited season debut yesterday and looked good. Are you starting him with confidence?

6.I’m really bummed about Mike Trout. He looked great, and out of nowhere, he tears his meniscus and is gone for 2 to 3 months. Given how slow he’s been to heal of late, I would not be surprised if he is out the rest of the season?
a.Give me some names you would grab if you roster Trout.
b.He’s limping to the finish line. Does he make it to the Hall of Fame? First ballot?
c.I’ll provide you my comp for him…I think you’ll like it.

7.What hitter are you targeting for this weekend’s FAAB?

8.What pitcher are you targeting for this weekend’s FAAB?

The following players are discussed:
1. Kyle Manzardo (Cle)
2. Deyvison De Los Santos (AZ)
3. Dylan Beavers (Bal)
4. Gavin Conticello (AZ)
5. Jeral Perez (LAD)
6. Cade Povich (Bal)
7. Matt Wilkinson (Cle)
8. Jonah Tong (NYM)