Take 10 with 10 – September 11, 2026 @ 9:15 am – 1 hour, max 1.Shohei Ohtani hits the IL with his knee and bicep that have been problematic since June. He’ll be out of the lineup until at least the end of the month. a.The Dodgers have one 7 in a row and nine up in the loss column over the Padres. Do we see Ohtani in the regular season again? b.With what we know now, do you drop him in leagues that do not have Injury rosters? c.Uber prospect Josue De Paula gets the call and is a must-add in all leagues. At least I think so; does he get enough at-bats to matter? 2.Let’s look at the standings. 3.Here are 10 players who’ve had a great second half. How will you think of them coming into next season’s drafts? Maybe a round or round range, or move up on your list, etc… 1)Fernando Tatis - .299 BA, 15 HR, 9 SB, 37 RBI 2)Rafael Devers - .276 BA, 16 HR, 40 RBI 3)Steven Kwan - .353 BA, 1 hit, 3 SB – at least he started hitting, not much else though. 4)Jac Caglianone - .328 BA, 8 HR, 3 SB, but only 5 walks in 161 Pas 5)Henry Bolte - .293 BA, 7 HR, 8 SB 6)Cal Raleigh - .204 BA, 12 HR, 30 SB 7)Payton Tolle – 53.0 IP, 3.23 ERA, 72K/12BB 8)Reid Detmers – 53.1 IP, 1.37 ERA, 68K/10BB 9)Brandon Pfaadt – 63.2 IP, 2.54 ERA, 36K/11BB – only 5 K/9 10)Logan Henderson – 55.1 IP, 1.95 ERA, 59K/7BB 4.Kade Anderson picked up his first win. What have you thought about his MLB debut so far – 21 IP, 4.29 ERA, 16K/8BB, 4.01 xERA a.Is he a guy to target for 2027? 5.One thing that happened over our week off was the Orioles signed Luis Robert Jr. after the Mets cut him. It cost them $4 million for the month. They consequently lost five games in a row, and then LRJ was put on the IL. a.Is he done in fantasy managers' eyes, or will somebody take a flyer on him in 2027? b.Fun fact – Do you know that the Orioles paid Chris Davis $3.5 million in deferred compensation in 2026? i.He’ll be paid $3.5 million until 2032 and $1.7 million until 2037. He last played in 2020. c.Fun fact 2 – They also paid Bobby Bonilla $500,000. He has a 25-year deferred compensation agreement that ran from 2004 until 2028. Not as bad as the Mets deal. To remind everyone on the Mets deal: i.The Mets agreed to defer 5.9 million of Bonilla’s contract for 10 years with an 8% interest rate. The $5.9 million turned into $29.8 million, and the famous amount of $1,193,249.20 is paid out from 2011 to 2035. The Wilpon’s and the Mets made the high-interest deal because they talked to their financial advisor, legendary criminal Bernie Madoff, who said he could easily earn double that interest amount, so the Mets made the deal. It clearly did not work out for the Wilpon’s and the Mets. You can’t make this stuff up. d.Fun fact 3 – There was a lot written about Bernie Madoff and several movies. While everyone knows about the crime and the ensuing drama, the final recovery was announced just last month, and victims got 94% of their actual cash losses. Not trying to downplay the event, but the good news is that most people got back a least the money they invested – nobody will do a movie about that. 6.What one hitter are you targeting for this weekend’s FAAB? 7.What one pitcher are you targeting for this weekend’s FAAB?
