Miz-waukee’s Best — The Brandon League

Last updated Tuesday, August 25 · 04:21 AM ET

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☕ Morning Briefing

🏆 MIZ holds 1st place with 105.5 roto points, a commanding 21.5-point cushion over Hit the Damn Ball You Bums — but keep an eye on Wins, where GoOs is dead level and one swing costs you a roto point; AVG is also within striking distance, just 0.001 behind GoOs for a free +1.

⚾ Good day across the board for your guys: Sandy Alcantara was sharp with 7 IP, 1 ER, 6 K, and your two prospects delivered — Kaelen Culpepper (RI 86, MLB Pipeline #34) hit the ground running in his MLB debut at Oakland, going 4-for-5 with 1 RBI, while Henry Bolte posted 3-for-4 with 3 runs scored. Make sure Kyle Harrison is in your active lineup tonight.

📋 The saves picture has some movement worth noting: Willy Adames (left elbow sprain) hits the IL for GoOs, which is a blow to their middle-infield depth. On the closer front, Arizona's Kevin Ginkel [available (FA)] and Chicago's Grant Taylor are both trending toward more role security (magenta → blue on the stability chart), while Miami's Pete Fairbanks (owned by FRAN) moved to yellow — trend notes only, no personnel changes. Your biggest saves upgrade available is Dylan Smith (confirmed SF closer, sim +1.3 pts, projected 4 SV tightens your SV gap from 8 to ~4) followed by Andrew Kittredge (confirmed Orioles closer, sim +0.9 pts).

📰 A few league-wide notes worth a look: Willy Adames's IL stint with a left elbow sprain is a meaningful hit to GoOs's lineup and could soften their standings push. The Giants recalled a wave of players from Sacramento — Ryan Walker, Grant McCray, and Shay Whitcomb among them — with Walker the most fantasy-relevant as a potential bullpen piece in a good park situation, all currently available. Brewer Hicklen is back with Atlanta as an available outfield stash if you need OF depth downstream.

ELIGIBILITYC. Carrigg SS 9/10K. Schwarber 1B 6/10

Your standing

1stof 12

105.5 roto pts +21.5 clear of 2nd

no change vs last update

Top Gaps

SB (7.0) W (7.5)

categories below mid-pack

🎯 Category Pressure

Category ranks vs. the league.

Rank →

Δ to #1

885

962

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256

280

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RBI

830

843

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123

128

134

182

+54

AVG

.254

.256

.257

+0.001

1112

1136

1215

+79

+12

+13

ERA

3.47

3.18

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WHIP

1.18

1.11

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📅 Yesterday's MIZ Box Scores (2026-08-24)

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🏥 IL Rehab Tracker

IL players · rehab game logs.

On the IL, no rehab games yet: James Wood (IL10), Joe Ryan (IL15), Spencer Schwellenbach (IL60 · watch).

📊 League Activity (last 24h)

All adds, drops, and trades across the 12 teams.

Team	Move
Miz-waukee’s Best	− Felix Bautista
Phil Swift's Flex Seal	+ Matthew Liberatore \| − Cam Smith
Phil Swift's Flex Seal	+ Aaron Nola \| − Ryan Weathers
Phil Swift's Flex Seal	+ Andrew Alvarez \| − Jake Bennett
Photogenic Nick Kurtz	+ George Klassen \| − Cal Quantrill
Team Knighton	+ Ozzie Albies \| − Tyler Rogers

🏆 League Standings

Current roto points · 10k-sim projected finish. FAAB = acquisition budget remaining.

99.0% to win the league · proj finish 1.0 · 101.1 roto pts

#	Team	Pts	FAAB	Win%	Proj Pts	Proj Rk
1	MIZ Miz-waukee’s Best	105.5	$0	99.0%	101.1	1.0
2	FRAN Hit the Damn Ball You Bums	84.0	$74	1.0%	88.4	2.1
3	KRTZ Photogenic Nick Kurtz	77.0	$30	0.0%	78.5	3.6
4	PEYT Phil Swift's Flex Seal	75.0	$35	0.0%	79.4	3.4
5	GoOs I need Buck Showalter	72.5	$170	0.0%	71.3	5.0
6	BLOB Camp MVP	65.5	$168	0.0%	68.0	5.7
7	THAR Phil Mickeltits	63.0	$176	0.0%	58.1	7.4
8	KNIG Team Knighton	56.0	$137	0.0%	56.1	7.9
9	GARR The Boys of Summer	53.5	$155	0.0%	53.2	8.5
10	RAGE Ramirez Against the Machine	43.5	$163	0.0%	38.4	11.7
11	DORN Dorn and Associates LLC	43.0	$89	0.0%	41.9	10.9
12	FRST Worst2First	41.5	$154	0.0%	45.4	10.1

Your categories · projected roto points

R 12.0HR 12.0RBI 11.1SB 7.1AVG 8.6W 6.6SV 9.1K 10.6ERA 12.0WHIP 12.0

Winnable — push here: SB, AVG, W, SV.

🚨 Today's Streaming Board

146 of 200 GS · should be 164 · 18 behindBehind pace — stream aggressively

054 left · ~11.5/wk to cap · proj 178200

⏳ BP's post is late — Verdict pill is running on our score + Pitcher List for now (BP joins the top-2 once it posts).

Your starters + top FA streamers

Pitcher	Matchup	Verdict	BP	MIZ	PL	Take
Kyle Harrison	@ NYM	AUTO START	—	6.9	#4	Velo dip concerning but command improved last outing.
Walbert Urena	vs CLE	START	—	5.6	#6	Reliable streamer; changeup exploits lefty-heavy lineup.
Brandon Pfaadt	vs CHC	START	—	5.2	#8	Ignore fluky final-pitch HR; deploy confidently.
Adrian Houser	vs CIN	DART	—	5.4	#10	Elite velo plus favorable home park.
Clay Holmes	@ AZ	DART	—	5.5	#11	Grounders absorbed by defense; low K, high WHIP risk.
Anthony Kay	vs TEX	DART	—	4.4	#15	Improved command, wide arsenal, palatable opponent.
Zac Thornton	vs MIL	SIT	—	3.9	#20	QS-league asset only; avoid in standard formats.
Jackson Jobe	vs TB	SIT	—	1.8	#12	Better-than-expected fastball command despite weak secondaries.
Ethan Pecko	@ NYY	SIT	—	5.4	#29	Sub-four-inning debut, unimpressive stuff; avoid.
Brady Singer	@ SF	SIT	—	3.3	#21	Shaky arm saved only by pitcher-friendly park.
Max Scherzer	vs KC	SIT	—	3.5	#23	Insufficient track record to trust in fantasy.

Your staff: 3.18 ERA / 1.11 WHIP · GS 146/200 — Behind pace — stream aggressively. Verdict = the best 2 of BP · our score · Pitcher List, averaged (low outlier dropped); before BP posts it's our score + PL. ⚠ = our matchup score dissented — eyeball that one. Tap a MIZ score for the reasoning.

Tomorrow · top 5 FA · Wed 8/26 · BP not out yet, so pill = our score + Pitcher List

Pitcher	Matchup	Verdict	BP	MIZ	PL	Take
Joey Cantillo	@ LAA	DART	—	5.3	—	soft LAA lineup, short leash, strong skills
Bubba Chandler	@ SD	DART	—	5.2	—	average SD lineup, hot recent form
Peter Lambert	@ NYY	DART	—	5.1	—	average NYY lineup, shaky recent form, short leash
Ryan Gusto	vs BOS	DART	—	5.1	—	average BOS lineup, hot recent form, friendly park
Grayson Rodriguez	vs CLE	DART	—	4.7	—	soft CLE lineup, weak skills, hot recent form

📼 Streamer Report Card

Does the Streaming Board actually work? Every pick it showed, frozen at pick time and graded off the real box score. Two scoreboards below: first our own calls — the Verdict ladder and MIZ (our matchup score, 0–10) — then the outside lists behind them, BP (RelieverRecon's daily BP Streamers post) and PL (Pitcher List's tier ranking). Grades are recomputed from raw lines on every build — the rubric can change, the history follows.

Last 30d · 408 starts graded over 29 days · GOOD+ 52% · BLOWUP 17% · agg ERA 4.15 · WHIP 1.30 · 4.5 K/start · 435 picks logged, 15 never started, 12 awaiting a box score — not graded

Grade mix · all 408 graded starts

GEM 86 GOOD 127 OK 127 BLOWUP 68

GEM6+ IP, ≤1 ER · or 6+ IP, 8+ K, ≤2 ERGOODquality start (6+ IP, ≤3 ER) · or 5+ IP, ≤2 EROKheld the line without earning GOODBLOWUP5+ ER · or under 4 IP with 4+ ERGOOD+ = GEM + GOOD. A pick whose starter never took the ball grades to nothing and leaves every rate below.

Cohort	n	GOOD+	BLOWUP	ERA
Q1 — Do our own calls work? · Verdict ladder + MIZ bands · live board rows only, nothing backfilled
Verdict · AUTO START	20	70%	10%	3.12
Verdict · START	37	62%	8%	3.30
Verdict · DART	84	50%	15%	4.47
Verdict · SIT	155	48%	21%	4.46
MIZ ≥ 5.0	104	61%	12%	3.57
MIZ 3.5–4.9	103	52%	17%	4.45
MIZ < 3.5	75	40%	24%	5.00
All live board picks	296	52%	17%	4.22
Q1 read — GOOD+ falls 70% · 62% · 50% · 48% down the rungs, but BLOWUP does not rise with it, and MIZ sorts: GOOD+ falls 61% · 52% · 40% from the top band down.
Q2 — Which outside list earns the weight? · BP and PL graded on their own published lists · mostly rebuilt from git
PL · Auto Start	43	70%	12%	3.41
PL · Probably Start	41	68%	17%	3.56
PL · Questionable Start	98	51%	16%	4.50
PL · Do Not Start	200	48%	19%	4.25
BP · Auto	21	38%	14%	4.76
BP · Likely	61	46%	16%	4.28
All graded picks	408	52%	17%	4.15
Q2 read — against the 52% all-picks baseline, PL's top tiers clear it (70% · 68%) and BP's top tiers sit under it (38% · 46%) — PL is earning the weight, BP is not.

Rows are overlapping lenses on the same picks, not a partition — one start can be a PL Auto Start and a Verdict SIT at once, so they never sum to the headline; each group is read against its own baseline row.

⚠ Dissent check — the override is earning its keep — 67% GOOD+ on n=9. Splits are picks the board started over our MIZ sit-call (vs 52% for all live picks).

🔥 Today's Hitter Streamers

Top 10 FA bats for today's slate · score = split vs SP hand (35%) + SP softness (35%) + bat quality (15%) + trailing 15 days (10%) + park (5%) · facing an elite arm fades the score hard (feast on weak pitchers).

#	Hitter	Matchup	Why	Legs	Score
1	AUTO STARTJustin Foscue2B · 0% own	@ CWS · Kay LHP	.322 xwOBAL15: 0.727 OPS (32 PA)L14 contact +0.6 (.384 xwOBAcon, 18 BBE)usually bats 1st (×1.12)beats 3 of 4 eligible startersKay .337 allowed · soft SP0.97 OPS vs LHP (99 AB)	L15 bat SP L/R park	81
2	AUTO STARTRyan ViladeRF · 0% own	@ DET · Jobe RHP	.322 xwOBAL15: 1.069 OPS (28 PA)L14 contact +6.0 (.675 xwOBAcon, 13 BBE)usually bats 2nd (×1.10)fills OF needbeats 7 of 9 eligible startersshort side vs RHP — 39% of ABJobe .378 allowed · soft SP0.735 OPS vs RHP (76 AB)	L15 bat SP L/R park	79
3	AUTO STARTAndrew Vaughn1B · 4% own	@ NYM · Thornton LHP	.343 xwOBAL15: 0.807 OPS (42 PA)L14 contact -1.4 (.338 xwOBAcon, 28 BBE)usually bats 5thbeats 2 of 3 eligible startersThornton .337 allowed · soft SP1.054 OPS vs LHP (86 AB)	L15 bat SP L/R park	74
4	AUTO STARTDrew GilbertRF · 0% own	vs CIN · Singer RHP	.315 xwOBAL15: 0.879 OPS (43 PA)L14 contact +6.0 (.541 xwOBAcon, 17 BBE)usually bats 1st (×1.12)fills OF needbeats 5 of 6 eligible startersSinger .343 allowed · soft SP0.793 OPS vs RHP (239 AB)	L15 bat SP L/R park	74
5	AUTO STARTJesus SanchezRF · 2% own	vs KC · Lugo RHP	.330 xwOBAusually bats 4th (×1.05)fills OF needbeats 4 of 6 eligible startersLugo .347 allowed · soft SP0.803 OPS vs RHP (220 AB)	L15 bat SP L/R park	68
6	CONSIDERRafael Flores Jr.1B · 6% own	@ SD · King RHP	.350 xwOBAL15: 1.101 OPS (42 PA)L14 contact +6.0 (.535 xwOBAcon, 20 BBE)usually bats 5thbeats 0 of 3 eligible startersshort side vs RHP — 44% of ABKing .321 allowed · avg SP	L15 bat SP L/R park	64
7	AUTO STARTNick Sogard1B · 13% own	@ MIA · TBD	.340 xwOBAL15: 0.957 OPS (65 PA)L14 contact +0.9 (.390 xwOBAcon, 37 BBE)usually bats 1st (×1.12)beats 3 of 5 eligible startersSP: TBD	L15 bat SP L/R park	60
8	STARTEsmerlyn ValdezRF · 19% own	@ SD · King RHP	.336 xwOBAL15: 0.772 OPS (50 PA)L14 contact +2.0 (.415 xwOBAcon, 24 BBE)usually bats 2nd (×1.10)fills OF needbeats 3 of 6 eligible startersKing .321 allowed · avg SP0.786 OPS vs RHP (129 AB)	L15 bat SP L/R park	59
9	DEPTHTyler StephensonC · 6% own	@ SF · Houser RHP	.338 xwOBAL15: 0.709 OPS (51 PA)L14 contact -1.3 (.341 xwOBAcon, 25 BBE)usually bats 4th (×1.05)beats 0 of 2 eligible startersHouser .341 allowed · soft SP0.77 OPS vs RHP (262 AB)	L15 bat SP L/R park	58
10	DEPTHGary SanchezC · 2% own	@ NYM · Thornton LHP	.351 xwOBAL15: 0.587 OPS (29 PA)L14 contact -0.9 (.351 xwOBAcon, 16 BBE)usually bats 6th (×0.98)beats 0 of 2 eligible startersThornton .337 allowed · soft SP0.828 OPS vs LHP (83 AB)	L15 bat SP L/R park	57

Tiers vs YOUR lineup tonight — median starter 59, worst Henry Bolte (41). AUTO START = beats the median eligible starter.

TBD starter = neutral SP + split legs until the probable posts (refresh upgrades it). Splits need 30+ AB vs that hand. IL bats are excluded; bats who rarely start against tonight's hand are dropped. Doubleheaders: legs average the ends he plays, and everyday bats get up to a ×1.50 volume boost. Lineup slot scales the score by expected PAs from the bat's usual spot (leadoff ×1.12 … 9-hole ×0.90, modal over the last ~10 played days) — his typical order, not today's card, since that posts after waivers run.

🎯 FA Hitters — Top 5 recommended · every signal considered, ACTIVE only · Verdict: engine + model judgment · sim drop basis: Ryan Jeffers

1Luis Robert Jr.CF · NYM · 14.6%HEATER

88/99 heat on 23 BBE, 3 HR last 7 days; elite xwOBAcon (.576) is the dominant signal.

Heat 88 · 23 BBE · ATC 113 PA · 4 HR · 5 SB · 0.233 · L7 0.357 · 3 HR · sim +0.2 pts

2Dylan Beavers

LF · Bal · 1.1% · HEATER

77/99 heat barely clears 15-BBE threshold; 4 HR L14, 3 HR last 7 corroborate the power spike.

Heat 77 · 15 BBE · ATC 95 PA · 3 HR · 2 SB · 0.237 · L7 0.286 · 3 HR · sim +0.2 pts

3Justin Crawford

CF · Phi · 3.7% · CATEGORY FIT

MIZ 6 points from SB rank gain; Crawford projects 5 SB RoS with solid .268 AVG floor.

ATC 102 PA · 1 HR · 5 SB · 0.268 · L7 0.308 · 0 HR · sim +0.2 pts

4Tim Tawa

CF · Ari · 5.8% · HEATER

81/99 heat on 33 BBE (trusted sample); .333 L14 BA with SB upside supports projection.

Heat 81 · 33 BBE · ATC 99 PA · 3 HR · 3 SB · 0.226 · L7 0.35 · 1 HR · sim -0.1 pts

5Colt Keith

1B · Det · 5.4% · BEST VALUE

84/99 heat on 23 BBE; wRC+ 108 projection is best of remaining field despite quiet 7 days.

Heat 84 · 23 BBE · ATC 116 PA · 3 HR · 1 SB · 0.259 · L7 0.25 · 0 HR · sim -0.1 pts

Passed on: Mickey Gasper has a scorching 7-day line but only 11 PA projected RoS makes playing-time reality disqualifying despite the hot contact metrics.

💪 Hitter List Rankings

PL Top 150 hitters · your bats + top FAs.

On Hitter List · 17 yours · 10 FAs

Rank	Hitter	MLB	Pos	Chg	AVG	xwOBA	HR	SB	RoS	Chu’s Take
18	Randy Arozarena	SEA	OF	-	.274	.349	20	20	123	Randy Arozarena is only hitting .238 in August, but his expected stats for this month suggest it should be closer to .280. I’m a little d…
19	Kyle Schwarber	PHI	DH	+2	.243	.369	39	3	129	When Kyle Schwarber is hot, he’s HOT. The Field of Dreams game was his second two-homer outing in his last five starts and facing the Twi…
39	Yandy Díaz	TB	1B	+10	.305	.356	19	3	123
40	Miguel Vargas	CHW	1B/3B	-10	.246	.389	29	12	113	Miguel Vargas continues to slump, and while there isn’t anything you should do about it from an add/drop perspective, it’s certainly frus…
57	Zach Neto	LAA	SS	+4	.237	.304	22	18	108
62	Royce Lewis	MIN	1B/2B/3B	+8	.233	.319	13	12	103
63	Cole Carrigg	COL	OF	+2	.273	.323	5	7	67
72	Jac Caglianone	KC	1B/OF	+23	.276	.361	22	6	107	Jac Caglianone has improved the strikeout rate in a huge way, and the ground ball rate is below 50%. All systems are GO.
77	Dansby Swanson	CHC	SS	+2	.216	.307	18	17	100
84	Ty France	SD	1B	+1	.289	.329	18	1	106
101	Tyler Soderstrom	ATH	1B/OF	+5	.245	.328	19	2	—
102	Jacob Wilson	ATH	SS	+8	.266	.282	7	4	—
112	Tyler Stephenson	CIN	C	+UR	.246	.338	12	0	95
114	Dylan Crews	WSH	OF	+15	.213	.319	10	8	89
117	Ryan Jeffers	MIN	C	+15	.281	.355	10	1	117
120	Tim Tawa	ARI	1B/2B/3B/OF	+16	.251	.314	8	7	79
122	Andruw Monasterio	BOS	2B/SS	+15	.254	.301	6	4	90
126	Luis Rengifo	SD	2B/3B/OF	+17	.247	.306	4	6	86
133	Cam Smith	HOU	OF	+UR	.215	.323	17	10	100	OK, Cam Smith , go ahead, tease me one more time.
139	Bryce Eldridge	SF	1B	-26	.252	.352	14	1	99	Bryce Eldridge is getting the ball in the air, but he’s not pulling it much and strikeouts have been an issue. He’s a solid hold in Dynas…
TS	Henry Bolte	Oak	OF	—	.276	.304	6	14	97	Henry Bolte (OF, ATH) — Playing every day but the results aren’t overly exciting (though playing a ton of lefties lately has helped).
TS	Jordan Lawlar	Ari	3B/OF	—	.281	.327	2	4	88	Jordan Lawlar (3B/OF, ARI) — Has a home run in back-to-back games on his rehab, but striking out a TON. Sounds like he’ll be back this we…
TS	Kaelen Culpepper	Min	SS	—	.340	.331	2	0	90	Kaelen Culpepper (SS, MIN) — Culpepper is off to a slow start and is sitting every third day or so, but can remain an upside stash if you…
TS	Walker Jenkins	Min	OF	—	—	—	—	—	91	Walker Jenkins (OF, MIN) — Hitting extremely well in August (1.063 OPS), and the collapse of Larnach may give him a chance to break throu…
UR	Franklin Arias	Bos	SS	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not ranked or mentioned in this week's Hitter List.
UR	James Wood	Wsh	OF	—	.265	.419	30	17	130	Not ranked or mentioned in this week's Hitter List.
UR	Ralphy Velazquez	Cle	1B	—	—	—	—	—	85	Not ranked or mentioned in this week's Hitter List.

🔥 Heat Board

Hottest ACTIVE free-agent bats by contact quality, 8/11–8/24 · Heat = percentile vs all MLB bats over the same window (xwOBAcon 30 · EV 20 · Brl 20 · HH 15 · K 10 · BB 5) · min 15 BBE to qualify (smaller samples live in the HM rail) · IL excluded.

Luis Robert Jr.

CF · NYM · 14.6% own · xwOBAcon .576 · EV 94.3 · Brl 26.1% · 23 BBE

▲ .065 BA vs SZN

	BA	HR	RBI	R	SB
SZN	.225	9	22	22	2
L14	.290	4	6	5	0

Colt Keith

1B · Det · 5.4% own · xwOBAcon .462 · EV 94.2 · Brl 8.7% · 23 BBE

▼ .007 BA vs SZN

	BA	HR	RBI	R	SB
SZN	.266	9	32	46	5
L14	.259	1	1	4	0

Elias Diaz

C · Tex · 0.2% own · xwOBAcon .469 · EV 91.7 · Brl 22.2% · 18 BBE

▼ .046 BA vs SZN

	BA	HR	RBI	R	SB
SZN	.228	6	22	16	0
L14	.182	1	2	1	0

Tim Tawa

CF · Ari · 5.8% own · xwOBAcon .499 · EV 91.6 · Brl 15.2% · 33 BBE

▲ .082 BA vs SZN

	BA	HR	RBI	R	SB
SZN	.251	8	32	26	7
L14	.333	2	6	5	3

Lars Nootbaar

LF · Ari · 2.5% own · xwOBAcon .452 · EV 90.7 · Brl 15.8% · 19 BBE

▼ .004 BA vs SZN

	BA	HR	RBI	R	SB
SZN	.221	4	21	25	2
L14	.217	1	4	1	1

Mickey Gasper

C · Bos · 2.2% own · xwOBAcon .505 · EV 90.8 · Brl 18.8% · 16 BBE

▲ .083 BA vs SZN

	BA	HR	RBI	R	SB
SZN	.270	3	17	15	0
L14	.353	3	9	4	0

Coby Mayo

1B · Bal · 1.7% own · xwOBAcon .506 · EV 91.2 · Brl 18.2% · 22 BBE

▼ .035 BA vs SZN

	BA	HR	RBI	R	SB
SZN	.212	17	47	46	2
L14	.177	2	2	6	0

Rafael Flores Jr.

1B · Pit · 5.9% own · xwOBAcon .535 · EV 90.4 · Brl 25.0% · 20 BBE

▲ .020 BA vs SZN

	BA	HR	RBI	R	SB
SZN	.266	6	14	10	0
L14	.286	5	11	8	0

Dylan Beavers

LF · Bal · 1.1% own · xwOBAcon .462 · EV 92.7 · Brl 26.7% · 15 BBE

▲ .028 BA vs SZN

	BA	HR	RBI	R	SB
SZN	.241	6	28	27	5
L14	.269	4	9	4	0

Xander Bogaerts

SS · SD · 18.7% own · xwOBAcon .353 · EV 94.1 · Brl 13.8% · 29 BBE

▼ .012 BA vs SZN

	BA	HR	RBI	R	SB
SZN	.218	11	47	50	17
L14	.206	2	6	4	0

Honorable mention · hottest L7 (8/18–8/24), not yet on the board · tiny samples — peek, don't trust

Hao-Yu Lee

3B · Det

.487 xwOBAcon

13 BBE · .357 L7

Patrick Bailey

C · Cle

.522 xwOBAcon

11 BBE · .313 L7

Andres Chaparro

1B · Wsh

.465 xwOBAcon

12 BBE · .357 L7

Luis Torrens

C · NYM

.479 xwOBAcon

9 BBE · .300 L7

Nick Sogard

1B · Bos

.499 xwOBAcon

15 BBE · .529 L7

Justin Foscue

2B · Tex

.581 xwOBAcon

8 BBE · .273 L7

🎯 FA Pitchers — Top 5 recommended · every signal considered, ACTIVE only · Verdict: engine + model judgment · sim drop basis: Sandy Alcantara

1Dylan SmithRP · SF · 0.6%BEST VALUE

Roto sim +1.3, confirmed closer role, 4 projected SV tightens SV gap from 8 to ~4.

Supp 46 · 6 BBE · ATC 13.0 IP · 1 W · 12 K · 3.97 · 1.33 · 4 SV · Closer · sim +1.3 pts

2Andrew Kittredge

RP · Bal · 1.6% · CATEGORY FIT

Confirmed Orioles closer, roto sim +0.9, adds SV without ratio damage.

Supp 78 · 17 BBE · ATC 12.0 IP · 1 W · 11 K · 3.87 · 1.21 · 2 SV · Closer · sim +0.9 pts

3Clay Holmes

SP · ChC · 27.5% · HEATER

88th-pctile suppression on 38 BBE trusted sample; best ratio-safe SP available.

Supp 88 · 38 BBE · ATC 31.0 IP · 2 W · 26 K · 3.78 · 1.33 · PL #11 · sim +0.0 pts

4Max Scherzer

SP · Tor · 2.7% · HEATER

94th-pctile suppression on 31 BBE; elite contact suppression protects #1 ERA/WHIP.

Supp 94 · 31 BBE · ATC 24.0 IP · 1 W · 23 K · 4.77 · 1.27 · PL #23 · sim +0.0 pts

5Kevin Ginkel

RP · Ari · 1.2% · CATEGORY FIT

Confirmed ARI closer role, roto sim +0.8, third SV source compresses the 8-save gap.

Supp 56 · 14 BBE · ATC 11.0 IP · 1 W · 12 K · 4.03 · 1.27 · 1 SV · Closer · sim +0.8 pts

Passed on: Michael McGreevy has elite suppression (88th pctile, 31 BBE) but his 4.32 ERA/1.29 WHIP projection risks the two categories MIZ leads by the most, making the upside/downside trade unfavorable behind Holmes and Scherzer.

⚾ Pitcher List Rankings

PL Top 100 SP · your arms + top FAs.

On Pitcher List · 6 yours · 10 FAs

Rank	Pitcher	MLB	Chg	ERA	xERA	K/9	RoS	Pollack’s Take
1	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	-	1.68	1.99	13.4	3.32	I’m kinda incredulous that it’s mid-August and he’s still doing it.
9	Dylan Cease	TOR	+1	2.37	2.68	13.0	3.45	Cease’s walk rate will continue to keep the WHIP higher than we like, but that strikeout rate is bonkers.
16	Blake Snell	LAD	+8	2.57	2.30	11.1	3.42	It’s #HotSnellSummer.
18	Eury Pérez	MIA	+7	3.17	3.67	9.7	3.87	Pérez is getting more done with his slider to RHB, and I’m happy the fastballs find success, even if they need a touch more polish.
26	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	-3	3.38	3.67	6.7	4.19	He’s a QS machine. It’s as simple as that.
28	Kyle Harrison	MIL	-6	2.84	3.15	11.2	4.12	Say what you want about the scoring change of his last start, he still pitched badly. All I want is for him to redeem himself tonight.
38	Jared Jones	PIT	+2	4.76	3.67	10.2	3.99	Jones had some rough patches against the Red Sox, but was able to wriggle out of jams. I still question if this is too high a rank above …
39	Dustin May	MIL	+6	4.57	4.20	8.6	4.09	May isn’t getting the whiffs we want to see from his sweeper (yet), and is still a reliable arm for a winning team.
40	Walbert Ureña	LAA	+2	2.80	3.32	8.7	4.54	Ureña rarely lets us down. He’s really doing José a service.
41	Peter Lambert	HOU	-	3.68	3.44	8.8	4.58	It’s the tier of fantastic pickups and Lambert has produced so regularly for managers all year.
44	Jacob Lopez	ATH	+16	4.98	3.36	8.6	4.63	He’s doing what he did last summer. It’s AWESOME.
46	Joey Cantillo	CLE	-3	3.73	3.89	9.9	4.05	The velocity and curveball are there. It’s what you want.
49	Ryan Weathers	NYY	-5	3.60	4.29	9.4	3.85	It’s interesting seeing Weathers allow far fewer HRs and hold a great ERA at the cost of a high WHIP and fewer strikeouts. Which is bette…
51	Jackson Jobe	DET	-4	4.50	6.33	7.1	4.71	Jobe looked great, then looked blegh. The velocity was still there in his second start, though, with a flatter HAVAA than I receall befor…
53	Nick Lodolo	CIN	+5	5.04	6.50	7.1	4.24	We’ve seen two starts of Lodolo since returning from the IL and I was impressed by his changeup feel recently. Not the rest of his approa…
56	Sean Manaea	NYM	+3	4.31	4.81	9.0	4.26	Manaea’s last outing wasn’t as pretty as the others, but his four-seamer is still the pitch we want it to be.

🔒 Closer Chart

Save targets · roles + regression flags.

🚨 Closer Tier Changes (vs. yesterday)

COLOR SHIFT Arizona Diamondbacks: Kevin Ginkel → Kevin Ginkel (magenta → blue) FA — ADD
COLOR SHIFT Chicago White Sox: Grant Taylor → Grant Taylor (magenta → blue) rostered
COLOR SHIFT Miami Marlins: Pete Fairbanks → Pete Fairbanks ( → yellow) rostered
COLOR SHIFT New York Mets: Kodai Senga → Kodai Senga (magenta → ) rostered

BLUEEntrenched closer (highest leverage)GREENNext man up / committee pieceYELLOWSetup, 8th-inning leverageORANGESpeculative / lower priorityMAGENTAHigh-upside future / multi-inning

	Pitcher	Tm	Role	SV	SVHD	IP	ERA	WHIP	xERA	K/9	Rtg / Own
Yours on the chart
—	Andrés Muñoz	Seattle Mariners	CL	23	23	47.3	4.37	1.20	3.29 ↓	14.3	5.0 · —
—	Louis Varland	Toronto Blue Jays	CL	29	34	66.3	1.22	0.98	2.24 ↑	11.1	5.0 · —
—	Justin Martinez	Arizona Diamondbacks	FU	0	0	2.0	0.00	1.00	5.53 ↑	4.5	1.0 · —
Top 5 FA closers (by team rating)
—	Dylan Smith	San Francisco Giants	CL	3	10	28.3	2.86	1.24	3.54	11.4	4.0 · 1%
	Andrew Kittredge	Baltimore Orioles	CL	6	15	39.3	3.43	1.35	3.86	7.6	3.0 · 2%
	Kevin Ginkel	Arizona Diamondbacks	CL	2	13	55.0	3.76	1.11	3.72	8.7	1.0 · 1%
🌱 Green-tagged FA — upside / stash
	Calvin Faucher	Miami Marlins	ST	2	16	55.3	4.07	1.39	3.78	10.1	4.0 · 0%

ERA cell: green <3.00 · red >4.50. xERA arrow: ↓ ERA likely to fall (buy) · ↑ ERA likely to rise (sell). Triggers when |xERA−ERA| ≥ 1.00.

✂️ Cut List

Drop priority · value, form, pedigree, role.

51	Justin Martinez RP · Ari low TV (0); UFDA — easy to drop; BUT strong RoS (3.46 ERA) sim −0.82% win if cut	TV 0 UFDA
47	Royce Lewis 3B · Min low TV (18) sim +0.06% win if cut	TV 18 Rd 13
19	Ryan Jeffers C · Min cold last 7d; UFDA — easy to drop sim +0.09% win if cut	TV 100 UFDA
10	Sandy Alcantara SP · Mia BUT solid keeper sim cost ~0	TV 72 Rd 14
9	Yandy Diaz 1B · TB BUT AVG specialist (0.305); BUT strong RoS (123 wRC+) sim +0.10% win if cut	TV 73 Rd 9

Higher score = drop sooner. Pedigree + named closers shielded.

🌱 Stash List

PL's top prospects · grab them cheap.

Hitters

Yours first · call-ups · then RI. Yours in green.

Source: The Stash List Week 22: Top 10 Hitting Prospects to Stash

Yours first, then ⚡ call-ups, then Readiness & Impact (RI) — level + PSS + PFV + age + 40-man + path.

23 available — 3 yours

W. Jenkins YOURS

OF · MIN · AAA · 21 · knocking on the door

100

PSS

PFV

ETA

days

Szn

13·16·.321

F. Arias YOURS

SS · BOS · AAA · 20 · knocking on the door

PSS

PFV

ETA

days

Szn

23·5·.312

R. Velazquez YOURS

1B/C · CLE · AA · 20 · nearly ready

PSS

PFV

ETA

Sept

Szn

27·2·.293

J. Tibbs III

OF · LAD · AAA · 23 · knocking on the door

PSS

PFV

ETA

days

Szn

27·7·.302

S. Thompson

OF · COL · AAA · 24 · ↩ sent down

PSS

PFV

ETA

1-3wk

Szn

12·14·.300

L. Montes

OF · SEA · AAA · 21 · knocking on the door

PSS

PFV

ETA

1-3wk

Szn

37·6·.252

Y. Morales

3B · WSN · AAA · 24 · nearly ready

PSS

PFV

ETA

1-3wk

Szn

24·5·.291

S. King

SS/2B/3B · WSN · AAA · 23 · nearly ready

PSS

PFV

ETA

1-3wk

Szn

18·14·.325

M. Anderson

2B · DET · AAA · 24 · nearly ready

PSS

PFV

ETA

1-3wk

Szn

15·5·.305

E. Salas

C · SDP · AAA · 20 · nearly ready

PSS

PFV

ETA

September

Szn

10·15·.293

B. Davidson

OF · SFG · AAA · 24 · nearly ready

PSS

PFV

ETA

September

Szn

25·19·.286

R. Ward

LF · LAD · AAA · 28 · ↩ sent down

PSS

PFV

ETA

1-3wk

Szn

20·7·.259

C. Ingle

C · CLE · ↩ sent down

PSS

PFV

ETA

1-3wk

Szn

18·2·.292

C. Cannarella

OF · MIA · AAA · 22 · nearly ready

PSS

PFV

ETA

4-8wk

Szn

13·18·.333

P. Harber

3B · SFG · AAA · 24 · nearly ready

PSS

PFV

ETA

'27

Szn

17·4·.289

Z. Hope

OF · DET · AA · 21 · nearly ready

PSS

PFV

ETA

Sept

Szn

25·22·.273

H. Mendez

OF · MIN · AAA · 22 · nearly ready

PSS

PFV

ETA

Sept

Szn

11·4·.279

J. Long

1B · CHC · AAA · 24 · nearly ready

PSS

PFV

ETA

4-8wk

Szn

13·3·.279

K. Alderman

OF · MIA · AAA · 23 · nearly ready

PSS

PFV

ETA

4-8wk

Szn

18·10·.266

E. Arroyo

SS · CIN · AAA · 22 · ↩ sent down

PSS

PFV

ETA

1-3wk

Szn

15·14·.292

J. Made

SS · MIL · AA · 19 · on the climb

PSS

PFV

ETA

Sept

Szn

13·33·.272

M. Arroyo

SS · SEA · AAA · 21 · on the climb

PSS

PFV

ETA

4-8wk

Szn

17·15·.281

D. Crisantes

2B/3B · ARI · AAA · 21 · developing

PSS

PFV

ETA

Sept

Szn

8·0·.291

Tap a player for the full cardFA — stashablefar awayinactive / hurtgreen wash = yours · bar = RI heat

Pitchers

Yours first · call-ups · then RI. Yours in green.

Source: The Stash List Week 22: Top 10 Pitching Prospects to Stash in 2026

Yours first, then ⚡ call-ups, then Readiness & Impact (RI) — level + L3 quality + FV + age + 40-man + path.

28 available

E. Pecko

SP · HOU · AAA · 23 · ↗ called up

PSS

PFV

ETA

—

Szn

90K·4.59

H. Smith

SP · CHW · AAA · 22 · ↗ called up

PSS

PFV

ETA

August 1st

Szn

100K·3.93

C. Seymour

SP · SFG · AAA · 27 · ↗ called up

PSS

PFV

ETA

—

Szn

83K·4.00

K. Curtis

SP · PIT · ↗ called up

PSS

PFV

ETA

—

Szn

109K·4.65

R. Snelling

SP · MIA · AAA · 22 · ↗ called up

PSS

PFV

ETA

—

Szn

46K·2.38

J. Tong

SP · NYM · AAA · 22 · ↩ sent down

PSS

PFV

ETA

—

Szn

125K·4.75

A. Kelly

SP · PIT · AAA · 22 · ↩ sent down

PSS

PFV

ETA

—

Szn

70K·4.21

E. Rodríguez

SP · NYY · AAA · 22 · ↩ sent down

PSS

PFV

ETA

—

Szn

109K·2.91

T. Johnson

SP · TBR · AAA · 24 · nearly ready

PSS

PFV

ETA

—

Szn

78K·2.81

C. Crow

SP · MIL · ↩ sent down

PSS

PFV

ETA

—

Szn

89K·3.55

T. McDougal

SP · CHW · AAA · 23 · ↩ sent down

PSS

PFV

ETA

—

Szn

47K·4.43

T. Bremner

SP · LAA · AA · 22 · nearly ready

PSS

PFV

ETA

'26

Szn

84K·4.26

D. Davalillo

SP · TEX · AAA · 24 · nearly ready

PSS

PFV

ETA

—

Szn

90K·4.61

M. Bratt

SP · ARI · AAA · 22 · ↩ sent down

PSS

PFV

ETA

—

Szn

79K·3.33

J. Ritchie

SP · ATL · ↩ sent down

PSS

PFV

ETA

—

Szn

114K·3.83

M. Forret

SP · BAL · AAA · 22 · on the climb

PSS

PFV

ETA

—

Szn

115K·3.85

B. Garrett

SP · ↩ sent down

PSS

PFV

ETA

June 1st

Szn

101K·3.68

M. Wilkinson

SP · SFG · AAA · 23 · ↩ sent down

PSS

PFV

ETA

—

Szn

98K·3.57

R. Sloan

SP · SEA · AA · 20 · on the climb

PSS

100

PFV

ETA

—

Szn

111K·3.63

B. Mautz

SP · STL · AAA · 24 · ↩ sent down

PSS

PFV

ETA

—

Szn

90K·3.89

C. Dana

SP · LAA · AAA · 22 · on the climb

PSS

PFV

ETA

—

Szn

69K·6.18

G. Wood

P · PHI · AA · 22 · on the climb

PSS

PFV

ETA

'26

Szn

117K·4.11

M. Ullola

SP · HOU · ↩ sent down

PSS

PFV

ETA

—

Szn

93K·4.50

J. Wenninger

SP · NYM · on the climb

PSS

PFV

ETA

—

Szn

104K·4.17

L. Perales

SP · WSN · on the climb

PSS

PFV

ETA

—

Szn

97K·3.64

B. Hopkins

SP · TBR · on the climb

PSS

PFV

ETA

—

Szn

111K·5.52

T. Gibson

SP · BAL · ↩ sent down

PSS

PFV

ETA

—

Szn

94K·5.15

L. Braun

SP · ATL · developing

PSS

PFV

ETA

—

Szn

95K·3.81

Tap a player for the full cardFA — stashablefar awayinactive / hurtgreen wash = yours · bar = RI heat

🔭 11 not a 2026 factor — Jurrangelo Cijntje · Joseph Dzierwa · Liam Doyle · Jamie Arnold · Anthony Eyanson · Christian Zazueta · Jaxon Wiggins · Nestor German · Tyson Hardin · Jonathan Santucci · Karson Milbrandt

💼 Trades

Buy-low targets · league trade history.

Top Buy-Lows

Rebound candidates · suggested offers.

Hitters

Verdict	Target	Own	RoS	Title Δ	Suggested offer
↑ mild buy	Oneil Cruz CF · Pit · PEYT · simplejack2k9 +1.0σ buy-low · CF — strong fit (current need) · BA 0.265 / xBA 0.255 · xwOBA 0.362	83%	106 wRC+	≈ 0.1%	Kyle Harrison SP · comparable value (TV 60 vs target 61)
↑ mild buy	Yordan Alvarez OF · Hou · PEYT · simplejack2k9 +0.9σ buy-low · OF — fits a need · BA 0.320 / xBA 0.329 · xwOBA 0.458	100%	168 wRC+	≈ 0.0%	Dylan Cease SP · comparable value (TV 100 vs target 100)
📈 BUY-LOW	Corey Seager SS · Tex · PEYT · simplejack2k9 +1.1σ buy-low · SS — modest fit · BA 0.224 / xBA 0.242 · xwOBA 0.346	59%	129 wRC+	≈ 0.1%	Walker Jenkins CF + Kyle Harrison SP · two-piece package (TV 61 vs target 51)
↑ mild buy	JJ Wetherholt SS · StL · PEYT · simplejack2k9 +0.7σ buy-low · SS — modest fit · BA 0.244 / xBA 0.257 · xwOBA 0.352	85%	109 wRC+	≈ 0.1%	Kyle Harrison SP · comparable value (TV 60 vs target 64)
↑ mild buy	Elly De La Cruz SS · Cin · PEYT · simplejack2k9 +0.7σ buy-low · SS — modest fit · BA 0.262 / xBA 0.272 · xwOBA 0.361	98%	112 wRC+	≈ 0.1%	Dylan Cease SP · comparable value (TV 100 vs target 100)
↑ mild buy	Kazuma Okamoto 3B · Tor · PEYT · simplejack2k9 +0.6σ buy-low · 3B · BA 0.230 / xBA 0.218 · xwOBA 0.315	46%	107 wRC+	↓ 0.4%	Franklin Arias SS + Royce Lewis 3B · two-piece package (TV 27 vs target 28)
fair	Esteury Ruiz LF · Mia · PEYT · simplejack2k9 +nanσ buy-low · LF — strong fit (current need) · BA 0.244 / xBA 0.195 · xwOBA 0.297	2%	90 wRC+	↓ 0.3%	Dylan Cease SP · comparable value (TV 100 vs target 100)
fair	Max Clark CF · Det · PEYT · simplejack2k9 +nanσ buy-low · CF — strong fit (current need) · BA 0.253 / xBA 0.277 · xwOBA 0.308	19%	98 wRC+	↓ 0.6%	Dylan Cease SP · comparable value (TV 100 vs target 100)
fair	Connor Norby 3B · Col · PEYT · simplejack2k9 +nanσ buy-low · 3B · BA 0.216 / xBA 0.196 · xwOBA 0.290	1%	86 wRC+	↓ 0.3%	Dylan Cease SP · comparable value (TV 100 vs target 100)
fair	Angel Genao SS · Cle · KRTZ · FratSkins +nanσ buy-low · SS — modest fit · BA 0.288 / xBA 0.254 · xwOBA 0.297	3%	95 wRC+	≈ 0.2%	Dylan Cease SP · comparable value (TV 100 vs target 100)

Pitchers

Verdict	Target	Own	RoS	Title Δ	Suggested offer
📈 BUY-LOW	Kodai Senga SP · NYM · KRTZ · FratSkins +1.6σ buy-low · SP — fits a need · ERA 7.79 vs xERA 4.98	10%	3.96 ERA	≈ 0.0%	Franklin Arias SS · comparable value (TV 9 vs target 14)
↑ mild buy	Freddy Peralta SP · TB · KNIG · TKHOO +0.8σ buy-low · SP — fits a need · ERA 5.33 vs xERA 4.11	68%	4.01 ERA	≈ 0.0%	Franklin Arias SS + Royce Lewis 3B + +$16 FAAB · two-piece package (TV 27 vs target 42)
↑ mild buy	Landen Roupp SP · SF · FRST · prestonc51684 +0.6σ buy-low · SP — fits a need · ERA 4.34 vs xERA 3.75	21%	3.98 ERA	≈ 0.1%	Royce Lewis 3B · comparable value (TV 18 vs target 19)
↑ mild buy	Bryce Miller SP · Sea · BLOB · crenshawh19 +0.6σ buy-low · SP — fits a need · ERA 4.12 vs xERA 3.17	39%	4.10 ERA	≈ 0.0%	Walker Jenkins CF + Kyle Harrison SP · two-piece package (TV 61 vs target 48)
↑ mild buy	Aaron Nola SP · Phi · PEYT · simplejack2k9 +0.5σ buy-low · SP — fits a need · ERA 5.12 vs xERA 4.17	45%	4.34 ERA	≈ 0.0%	Franklin Arias SS + Royce Lewis 3B · two-piece package (TV 27 vs target 26)

League History

Completed trades · frozen grade at the deal + live grade now.

Side	Sent	At deal	Now	Trend
Hit the Damn Ball You Bums ⇄ Camp MVP 2026-08-17
Hit the Damn Ball You Bums	Andy Pages	A- +7	A+ +44	▲ up
Camp MVP	Pete Crow-Armstrong	C -7	F -44	▼ down
Team Knighton ⇄ Camp MVP 2026-08-17
Team Knighton	Matthew Boyd	F -22	F -22
Camp MVP	Kenley Jansen	A+ +22	A+ +22
Miz-waukee’s Best ⇄ Worst2First 2026-08-10
Miz-waukee’s Best	Charlie Condon, Payton Tolle	A+ +50	A+ +35	▼ down
Worst2First	Dylan Cease	F -50	F -35	▲ up
Photogenic Nick Kurtz ⇄ Dorn and Associates LLC 2026-08-05
Photogenic Nick Kurtz	Travis Bazzana, George Lombard Jr., Nolan McLean	A+ +144	A+ +106	▼ down
Dorn and Associates LLC	Jackson Chourio, Jhoan Duran, Brice Turang, David Bednar	F -144	F -106	▲ up
Miz-waukee’s Best ⇄ Ramirez Against the Machine 2026-07-31
Miz-waukee’s Best	Samuel Basallo, Kade Anderson	A- +8	A- +7
Ramirez Against the Machine	Blake Snell	C -8	C -7
Photogenic Nick Kurtz ⇄ Team Knighton 2026-07-23
Photogenic Nick Kurtz	Jo Adell, Jacob deGrom	F -49	F -50
Team Knighton	Trea Turner	A+ +49	A+ +50
Ramirez Against the Machine ⇄ Miz-waukee’s Best 2026-07-19
Ramirez Against the Machine	Sandy Alcantara	F -42	F -68	▼ down
Miz-waukee’s Best	Josh Jung	A+ +42	A+ +68	▲ up
I need Buck Showalter ⇄ Hit the Damn Ball You Bums 2026-06-19
I need Buck Showalter	Nasim Nunez	A+ +28	B +0	▼ down
Hit the Damn Ball You Bums	Justin Wrobleski	F -28	B -0	▲ up
Miz-waukee’s Best ⇄ The Boys of Summer 2026-06-12
Miz-waukee’s Best	Chandler Simpson	A +10	A- +7	▼ down
The Boys of Summer	$30 FAAB	D -10	C -7	▲ up
Miz-waukee’s Best ⇄ Camp MVP 2026-05-01
Miz-waukee’s Best	Kenley Jansen	—	A- +7
Camp MVP	$30 FAAB	A- +3	C -7	▼ down
Miz-waukee’s Best ⇄ Ramirez Against the Machine 2026-04-22
Miz-waukee’s Best	Nathan Eovaldi, $70 FAAB	—	F -40
Ramirez Against the Machine	Jac Caglianone	A+ +60	A+ +40	▼ down

🔻 Sell-High — My Roster

Surface line outrunning the underlying skill — trade-value peaks. Pair with Buy-Low Targets.

Verdict	Player	Own	Surface vs expected	Contact	2027 keeper
↓ SHOP	Henry Bolte RF · Oak 0.81σ sell-high · RF · BA 0.270 / xBA 0.239 · xwOBA 0.304 — test the market, don't force it	4%	BA 0.270 / xBA 0.239 +.031 wOBA 0.321 / xwOBA 0.304 +.017	HH 47.5% · Brl/PA 4.2%	25th · +2 rds vs mkt
↓ SHOP	Yandy Diaz 1B · TB 0.69σ sell-high · 1B · BA 0.306 / xBA 0.288 · xwOBA 0.356 — test the market, don't force it	93%	BA 0.306 / xBA 0.288 +.018 wOBA 0.366 / xwOBA 0.356 +.010	HH 47.4% · Brl/PA 5.2%	7th · +1 rd vs mkt
HOLD — KEEPER PRICE	Louis Varland RP · Tor 0.51σ sell-high · RP · ERA 1.22 vs xERA 2.24 — only move for keeper-grade return	86%	ERA 1.22 / xERA 2.24 -1.02	Brl 4.4% allowed	22nd · +16 rds vs mkt

👥 Your Roster

Your roster · news + buy/sell signals.

News (last 24h)

Player news · last 24h.

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Mon 08-24 08:52 PM
Everything you need to know to set your fantasy baseball lineups for Tuesday's MLB action.

Leverage Buys/Sells

Buy/sell windows · surface vs. underlying.

Hitters

Player	Pos	MLB	BA	xBA	wOBA	xwOBA	Brl%	Own%	Signal
James Wood IL10	LF	Wsh	0.265	0.275	0.395	0.419	100.0	99.1	📈 BUY-LOW
Miguel Vargas	3B	ChW	0.246	0.266	0.367	0.389	93.0	95.0	📈 BUY-LOW
Kyle Schwarber	DH	Phi	0.243	0.240	0.380	0.369	98.0	99.5	📈 BUY-LOW
Bryce Eldridge BRV	1B	SF	0.252	0.251	0.343	0.352	76.0	8.2	↑ mild buy
Jac Caglianone DTD	RF	KC	0.276	0.280	0.353	0.361	92.0	57.0	fair
Zach Neto	SS	LAA	0.237	0.207	0.329	0.304	77.0	59.9	fair
Randy Arozarena	LF	Sea	0.274	0.263	0.367	0.349	53.0	93.5	fair
Yandy Diaz	1B	TB	0.305	0.288	0.366	0.356	42.0	92.6	↓ mild fade
Cole Carrigg	CF	Col	0.273	0.255	0.351	0.323	nan	15.0	fair
Walker Jenkins	CF	Min	—	—	—	—	—	1.9	—
Ryan Jeffers	C	Min	0.281	0.252	0.380	0.355	nan	43.3	fair
Henry Bolte	RF	Oak	0.276	0.239	0.321	0.304	41.0	4.2	↓ mild fade
Kaelen Culpepper	SS	Min	0.340	0.271	0.342	0.331	nan	3.2	fair
Royce Lewis	3B	Min	0.233	0.243	0.311	0.319	77.0	19.0	↑ mild buy
Jordan Lawlar	3B	Ari	0.281	0.273	0.348	0.327	nan	3.2	fair
Franklin Arias	SS	Bos	—	—	—	—	—	1.4	—
Ralphy Velazquez	1B	Cle	—	—	—	—	—	0.6	—

Pitchers

Pitcher	Pos	MLB	IP	ERA	WHIP	xERA	K-BB%	xwOBA-a	Brl%-a	Own%	Signal
Blake Snell	SP	LAD	21.0	2.57	1.05	2.30	19.5	0.236	0.0	87.6	↑ mild buy
Andres Munoz	RP	Sea	47.3	4.37	1.20	3.29	28.6	0.282	9.5	80.1	↑ mild buy
Joe Ryan IL15	SP	Min	125.7	4.08	1.15	3.49	21.2	0.290	10.5	90.3	fair
Jacob Misiorowski	SP	Mil	145.0	1.68	0.76	1.99	33.3	0.219	3.8	99.5	fair
Dylan Cease	SP	Tor	144.3	2.37	1.06	2.68	25.0	0.255	4.6	99.3	fair
Sandy Alcantara	SP	Mia	183.7	3.38	1.18	3.67	11.6	0.297	5.3	91.2	fair
Kyle Harrison	SP	Mil	98.3	2.84	1.11	3.15	23.9	0.276	6.8	77.5	fair
Eury Perez	SP	Mia	127.7	3.17	1.11	3.67	16.5	0.297	9.1	82.0	fair
Louis Varland	RP	Tor	66.3	1.22	0.98	2.24	24.8	0.233	4.4	85.9	↓ mild fade
Justin Martinez	RP	Ari	2.0	0.00	1.00	5.53	-11.1	0.357	0.0	1.6	—

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🔒 Keepers — 2027 Slate

Peter's model (additive): rounds-saved (cost arbitrage spine) + current skill + career-grade pedigree + sample stability + Statcast over/under-performance trend, with age-decline (33+), closer/RP, and top-30 talent adjustments. Heavy on bargain-hunting.
Claude's model (multiplicative dynasty index): EFV(2027) = (3 + skill + upside) × age_mult × pos_mult; score = EFV − cost_replacement − mookie-lock. Compounds age curve and position scarcity.
Sorted by consensus rank (average of both models). MLB-inactive players surfaced in 🚑 Return Watch below.

Cons Rank	Player	Pos · Age	2027 Cost	Peter	Claude	Verdict	Notes
1.0	Jacob Misiorowski	SP · 22yo	21st	#1 (+24.3)	#1 (+50.8)	S · $51	UFDA-G FV 55
2.0	Miguel Vargas	3B · 26yo	25th	#2 (+21.5)	#2 (+17.1)	A · $17	UFDA
3.0	Jac Caglianone	RF · 22yo	21st	#3 (+19.5)	#3 (+15.9)	A · $16	UFDA-G FV 55
4.0	Louis Varland	RP · 28yo	22nd	#4 (+17.2)	#4 (+15.6)	A · $16
5.0	Kyle Harrison	SP · 24yo	25th	#5 (+17.2)	#5 (+14.4)	A · $14	UFDA
6.0	Eury Perez	SP · 23yo	20th	#6 (+16.6)	#6 (+13.9)	A · $14	UFDA-G
7.0	Bryce Eldridge	1B · 20yo	25th	#7 (+16.0)	#7 (+13.7)	A · $14	UFDA FV 55
8.0	Dylan Cease	SP · 30yo	4th	#8 (+11.9)	#8 (+11.7)	A · $12

NEW UFDA cap: Peter 3/3 · Claude 3/3 · BOTH = top 8 in both models. Peter only = his model values cost surplus more; Claude only = mine values projection / position scarcity more.

🚑 Return watch — would be keeper-eligible if they get MLB action this year. Rank shown is hypothetical (where they'd slot if eligible).

Player	Pos · Age	Cost	Peter (if elig.)	Claude (if elig.)
Walker Jenkins	CF · 20yo	25th	#15 (-2.0)	#14 (+1.4)
Franklin Arias	SS · 19yo	25th	#15 (-2.0)	#13 (+3.0)
Ralphy Velazquez	1B · 19yo	25th	#15 (-2.0)	#14 (+1.4)

Updated Tue Aug 25 · 4:21 AM ET

🌍 League-Wide Top Keepers

Top 10 keepers · all 12 teams · both models. Yours in green.

Cons Rank	Player	Pos · Age	Team	2027 Cost	Peter	Claude	Verdict
1.5	Jordan Walker	RF · 24yo	GARR	25th	#1 (+28.5)	#2 (+47.4)	S · $47
3.0	Jacob Misiorowski	SP · 22yo	MIZ	21st	#5 (+24.3)	#1 (+50.8)	S · $51
3.5	Jesus Luzardo	SP · 28yo	KNIG	21st	#2 (+27.7)	#5 (+33.4)	S · $33
3.5	Bryan Baker	RP · 31yo	DORN	25th	#3 (+25.2)	#4 (+38.7)	S · $39
5.0	Carson Benge	CF · 22yo	KRTZ	25th	#4 (+24.6)	#6 (+29.9)	S · $30
7.0	Jake McCarthy	LF · 28yo	FRAN	25th	#7 (+22.6)	#7 (+29.9)	S · $30
7.0	Cam Schlittler	SP · 24yo	KRTZ	19th	— (+19.5)	#3 (+40.8)	S · $41
8.5	Payton Tolle	SP · 22yo	FRST	25th	#6 (+23.0)	— (+19.8)	S · $20
9.5	Jose Soriano	SP · 27yo	BLOB	25th	#8 (+22.5)	— (+19.8)	S · $20
9.5	Wilyer Abreu	RF · 27yo	KNIG	15th	— (+18.5)	#8 (+28.5)	S · $28
10.0	Miguel Vargas	3B · 26yo	MIZ	25th	#9 (+21.5)	— (+17.1)	A · $17
10.0	Cristopher Sanchez	SP · 29yo	PEYT	9th	— (+18.2)	#9 (+26.9)	S · $27
10.5	Foster Griffin	SP · 30yo	GoOs	25th	#10 (+20.8)	— (+21.2)	S · $21
10.5	Nolan McLean	SP · 23yo	DORN	20th	— (+20.4)	#10 (+24.0)	S · $24

Updated Tue Aug 25 · 4:21 AM ET

🏚️ Keeper Cupboards

Every team's six best keepers · shade = dual-model consensus value. Cupboard score weights the top four heavily (the slots that get kept), keepers 5–8 taper. 100 = league's best cupboard.

Team	K1	K2	K3	K4	K5	K6	Cupboard
1MIZ	MisiorowskiR21	VargasR25	CaglianoneR21	VarlandR22	HarrisonR25	PerezR20	100
2DORN	BakerR25	McLeanR20	RiceR20	PerdomoR21	BazzanaR25	WarrenR25	87
3KRTZ	BengeR25	SchlittlerR19	BurkeR25	McGonigleR17	IIR5	StewartR10	85
4FRAN	McCarthyR25	CavalliR21	LatzR25	BurnsR5	AntonacciR25	BradishR21	85
5KNIG	LuzardoR21	AbreuR15	deGromR13	MartinezR25	RodriguezR25	AdellR8	84
6GARR	WalkerR25	MessickR18	DinglerR22	GrayR7	CanzoneR25	SimpsonR9	78
7BLOB	SorianoR25	ScottR25	LileR15	LopezR20	SuarezR12	BurgerR19	71
8GoOs	GriffinR25	BradleyR25	RafaelaR8	ReynoldsR10	BurlesonR9	DubonR25	66
9FRST	TolleR25	RouppR25	WheelerR8	BuxtonR7	ElderR25	SkubalR1	62
10THAR	RasmussenR8	O'BrienR17	WilliamsR11	BauersR25	KeaschallR21	GonzalesR25	62
11RAGE ▼ thin	LeeR21	EwingR25	CamineroR5	BledayR25	HerreraR20	BibeeR14	59
12PEYT ▼ thin	SanchezR9	WooR8	HendersonR25	ArenadoR25	CameronR18	CruzR1	51

The bottom two rows are your trade marks — thin cupboards pay up for keepable pieces.

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