Atlanta Braves superstar Ronald Acuna Jr. leads off today’s episode after delivering a clutch performance that anchors an action-packed slate of studs, duds, and critical news. Corey Pieper breaks down an elite showing from one of fantasy baseball's most explosive stars, a massive wave of September IL additions and call-ups, the weekly Waiver Wire segment, and the FanDuel Bet of the Day. Ronald Acuna Jr. headlines the top performers in a stacked studs section alongside Brayan Rocchio, Mickey Gasper, Cooper Pratt, Francisco Alvarez, Shota Imanaga, Cal Raleigh, Jeff McNeil, Zack Gelof, Blake Snell, Riley Greene, Carlos Rodon, Ryan Jeffers, Sonny Gray, Zack Wheeler, Alfred Molina, Rafael Devers, Christian Koss, Elly De La Cruz, Payton Tolle, Jake Burger, Bryan Woo, Ranger Suarez dueling Shane Baz, Jared Jones facing Ryan Montgomery, Max Fried matching up with Walker Buehler, Drew Rasmussen dueling Jacob deGrom, Yusei Kikuchi battling Braxton Ashcraft, Framber Valdez facing Parker Messick, Tyler Mahle dueling Aaron Nola, Paul Skenes matching up with Walbert Urena, Jackson Jobe dueling Gavin Williams, and Michael King squaring off against Gerrit Cole. The health and transaction wire was frantic over the weekend as Shane McClanahan hits the IL with forearm tightness, Dalton Rushing goes on the IL with a partially torn UCL, Jameson Taillon manages right elbow inflammation, Geraldo Perdomo was hit in the head by a line drive, and Luis Robert lands on the shelf with a hamstring injury. Additionally, Steven Okert, JT Ginn, Trent Grisham, and Ceddanne Rafaela all hit the injured list, Jac Caglianone deals with elbow soreness, and Max Kepler was designated for assignment. On the recovery and promotion front, Konnor Griffin returned from the IL, Nick Morabito, Carlos Jorge, Cooper Hjerpe, and Michael Arroyo earned big league call-ups, and Emmet Sheehan is set to serve as a bulk reliever on Monday. On the flip side, Kumar Rocker, Logan Gilbert, Robbie Ray, Martin Perez, Zac Thornton, Jarren Duran, Clay Holmes, Kyle Leahy, Cody Bellinger going 0-for-4 with three strikeouts, Roman Anthony going 0-for-5 with three strikeouts, Jackson Holliday, Konnor Griffin, and Drew Gilbert all going 0-for-4 with three strikeouts, Taj Bradley facing Anthony Kay, Kyle Harrison dueling Brady Singer, and Ian Seymour matching up against Mackenzie Gore all landed in the duds section. Our weekly Waiver Wire segment delivers essential free-agent pickups and high-upside targets to secure head-to-head leads during the fantasy baseball playoffs. First Cup Fantasy Baseball drops every weekday around 9 AM ET on The F6P Hour. Use code F6PPODS for 15% off All Access at fantasysixpack.net – rankings, matchup tools, DFS and betting cheat sheets, and more. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
