Fantasy Baseball from Prospect361.com Rich Wilson

Take 10 with Tim – Saturday, May 18 @ 8 am

1.The Pirates DFA’d, Roansy Contreras and then traded him to the Angels. Will this be another reclamation of a failed Pirates starter or someone to avoid?

2.How worried are you about Ronald Acuna? The Braves gave him Thursday off as a baseball “De-Tox” day. He’s slashing .245/.354/.342, which looks more like his 2022 season than his 2023 season. Will 2023 be his outlier season?

3.The White Sox acquired Corey Julks from the Astros as he was likely going to be DFA’d. He had some good games last year with the Astros and has played pretty well this year in Triple-A. I would think he would get a chance. Any interest?

4.Who are you most surprised with this season between the following pairs?

a.Ryan Jeffers 10 home runs or Brent Rookers’ 10 home runs
b.Randy Arozarena’s .159 batting average or Corbin Carroll’s .193 batting average
c.William Contreras’ .359 batting average or Jeremey Pena’s .329 batting average
d.Carlos Rodon health or Tyler Glasnow health
e.Ranger Suarez arguably being the best pitcher in the league to-date or Shota Imanaga arguably being the best pitcher in the league
f.Dylan Cease’s bounce back or Jack Flaherty’s
g.Tanner Bibee’s 4.34 ERA or Michael King’s 4.31 ERA
h.Kyle Finnegan’s league-leading 13 saves or Suarez’s 12 saves
i.The Astros’ 18 and 25 start or the Blue Jays 19 and 23 start

5.A lot of people drafted and have kept Jasson Dominguez on their benches/IL. He’s rehabbing now. What are odds he starts back in Triple-A after his rehab?
a.Should managers be prepared to drop him or still hold onto him?

6.I released my updated Top 400 Prospects to our Patreon subscribers and the Top 100 for everyone. Let’s do one segment on questions you might have. Just a handful. Maybe certain players, when a guy might be up….anything.

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

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

Prospect361 has released it's updated Top 400 Prospects in the game.  The list can be found at our Patreon site.  Patreon.com/Prospect361

In this prodcast, Rich reveals the Top 100 and adds color commentary. 

The following players are discussed:

1. James Wood (Was)

2. Jackson Holliday (Bal)

3. Zac Veen (Col)

4. Tyler Callihan (Cin)

5. Brock Wilken (Mil)

6. Deyvison De Los Santos (AZ)

7. Xavier Isaac (TB)

8. Mac Horvath (Bal)

9. Yohendrick Pinango (CHC)

10. Aidan Miller (Phi)

11. Jeffry Rosa (NYM)

12. Colt Emerson (Sea)

13. Sammy Stafura (Cin)

14. Esteban Mejia (Tex)

15. Brailer Guerrero (TB)

16. David Festa (Min)

17. Julian Aguiar (Cin)

18. Zebby Matthews (Min)

19. Yilber Diaz (AZ)

20. Jaden Hamm (Det)

21. Andrew Sears (Det)

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)