Miz-waukee’s Best — The Brandon League

Last updated Wednesday, September 02 · 10:58 PM ET

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☕ Morning Briefing

🏆 MIZ sits alone at 1st with 104.5 roto points, a 22.5-point cushion over #2 Hit the Damn Ball You Bums — but keep an eye on Wins, where GoOs is dead-level and one swing flips the roto point, and AVG, where you trail GoOs by just .001 — one good week closes that for +1.

💥 The bats carried yesterday: Royce Lewis went 3-4, 2R, HR, 3 RBI, BB against the Tigers; Ryan Jeffers added 2-4, R, HR, 3 RBI in the same game; Randy Arozarena went 1-5, R, HR, 3 RBI against the Red Sox; and Yandy Diaz chipped in 2-4, 2R, HR, RBI, BB against the Mets — four MIZ bats each going deep on the same day is a massive roto day across R, HR, and RBI categories.

🚨 Closer alert: the Athletics have flipped the role from Hogan Harris to Elvis Alvarado, who is a free agent — if saves are thin, this is your most actionable pickup today. Also check your active lineup: Eury Perez, Jacob Misiorowski, and Dylan Cease all start tonight.

📰 Around the league: Justin Wrobleski (owned by GoOs) was activated off the IL by the Dodgers, which could give your closest standings rival a rotation boost worth monitoring. Riley Greene (owned by PEYT) is also back from the IL for Detroit. Jordan Lawlar — your stash — went 2-for-3 with a HR Tuesday per external reporting, a nice reminder of his upside in the 24 games he's managed to play (.288/.358/.479, 4 HR, 4 SB). Meanwhile, Robert Suarez (owned by FRST) has been transferred to the 60-day IL with right elbow inflammation, effectively ending his season and dealing FRST a closer-sized blow.

ELIGIBILITYK. Schwarber 1B 7/10P. Ramirez 1B 4/10

Your standing

1stof 12

104.5 roto pts +22.5 clear of 2nd

no change vs last update

Top Gaps

W (6.5) SB (7.0)

categories below mid-pack

🎯 Category Pressure

Category ranks vs. the league.

Rank →

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935

1019

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268

297

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RBI

868

902

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128

133

139

196

+63

AVG

.255

.256

.257

.259

+0.003

1164

1187

1322

+135

+13

+11

ERA

3.42

3.27

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WHIP

1.17

1.12

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📅 Yesterday's MIZ Box Scores (2026-09-01)

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🏥 IL Rehab Tracker

IL players · rehab game logs.

Joe Ryan (SP) IL15 on rehab
AAA2026-09-01 · 3.0 IP, 1 ER, 4 K, 0 BB

On the IL, no rehab games yet: Spencer Schwellenbach (IL60 · watch).

📊 League Activity (last 24h)

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

Team	Move
Photogenic Nick Kurtz	+ Cal Quantrill \| − Jackson Jobe
Hit the Damn Ball You Bums	+ Jacob Lopez \| − Steven Cruz
Hit the Damn Ball You Bums	+ Yohandy Morales
Phil Swift's Flex Seal	− Tyler Mahle
Miz-waukee’s Best	− Andrew Kittredge

🏆 League Standings

Current roto points · 10,000-sim projected finish. FAAB = acquisition budget remaining.

100.0% to win the league · proj finish 1.0 · 102.0 roto pts

#	Team	Pts	FAAB	Win%	Proj Pts	Range	Proj Rk
1	MIZ Miz-waukee’s Best	104.5	$0	100.0%	102.0	99–105	1.0
2	FRAN Hit the Damn Ball You Bums	82.0	$60	0.0%	86.1	81–91	2.3
3	PEYT Phil Swift's Flex Seal	79.0	$29	0.0%	81.1	76–87	3.3
4	KRTZ Photogenic Nick Kurtz	79.0	$20	0.0%	81.6	76–87	3.2
5	GoOs I need Buck Showalter	69.0	$170	0.0%	70.0	65–75	5.4
6	BLOB Camp MVP	66.0	$168	0.0%	69.2	66–73	5.5
7	KNIG Team Knighton	64.5	$137	0.0%	58.8	54–63	7.4
8	THAR Phil Mickeltits	62.5	$176	0.0%	58.2	53–63	7.5
9	GARR The Boys of Summer	49.0	$155	0.0%	49.7	45–55	9.1
10	DORN Dorn and Associates LLC	45.0	$89	0.0%	46.2	42–51	9.8
11	RAGE Ramirez Against the Machine	40.5	$163	0.0%	36.0	32–40	11.9
12	FRST Worst2First	39.0	$154	0.0%	41.0	37–46	10.9

10,000 sims · fixed seed · noise CV talent 0.12 / idio 0.06 / team-cat 0.08 · assumes ATC rest-of-season rates

Your categories · projected roto points

R 12.0HR 12.0RBI 11.9SB 6.9AVG 9.4W 6.1SV 9.0K 10.7ERA 12.0WHIP 12.0

Winnable — push here: SB, AVG, W, SV.

🚨 Today's Streaming Board

153 of 200 GS · should be 173 · 20 behindBehind pace — stream aggressively

047 left · ~13.2/wk to cap · proj 177200

⏳ 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
Eury Perez	@ KCR	AUTO START	—	—	#5	Matchup highlighted as particularly favorable.
Jacob Misiorowski	@ CHC	AUTO START	—	6.2	#1	Straightforward auto-start endorsement.
Dylan Cease	@ CLE	AUTO START	—	—	#4	Straightforward auto-start endorsement.
Andrew Painter	@ ARI	START	—	—	#7	Velocity dipped but secondary command remains excellent.
Joey Cantillo	vs. TOR	DART	—	—	#10	Changeup command was poor last start; tier bump resisted.
Cody Bradford	vs. ATH	DART	—	—	#12	Needs pitch-separation improvement; soft matchup helps.
Hayden Wesneski	vs. CHW	DART	—	—	#14	Solid sweeper and zone intent; stuff unremarkable otherwise.
David Peterson	vs MIL	SIT	—	3.5	#15	Improved command and changeup usage last outing.
Dean Kremer	vs DET	SIT	—	3.2	#17	Feel for cutter, splitter, four-seamer trending better.
Drew Anderson	@ MIN	SIT⚠ opener	—	4.3	#24	Not reaching five innings; modest whiff potential only.
Bubba Chandler	vs. SFG	SIT	—	—	#19	Elite stuff profile, execution and command remain inconsistent.
Davis Martin	@ HOU	SITleash	—	—	#22	Given long leash; minimal upside otherwise.
Justin Hagenman	@ TBR	SITrust	—	—	#23	Four Triple-A frames then MLB return; poor outlook.

Openers filtered: Brycen Mautz

Your staff: 3.27 ERA / 1.12 WHIP · GS 153/200 — 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 · 1 of yours + top 5 FA · Thu 9/3 · BP not out yet, so pill = our score + Pitcher List

Pitcher	Matchup	Verdict	BP	MIZ	PL	Take
Sandy Alcantara	@ KC	START	—	5.5	#3	Dominant setup; straightforward auto-start.
Jack Perkins	@ SEA	START⚠ opener	—	5.9	—	average SEA lineup, friendly park, shaky recent form
Jake Bennett	@ BAL	DART	—	6.6	#12	Pitch separation improved vs. Yankees; cautiously optimistic.
Brandon Young	vs BOS	SIT	—	4.3	#13	Four-seamer favored vs. RHP-weak lineup; mild lean start.
Blade Tidwell	@ PIT	SIT⚠ opener	—	4.3	#16	Avoid even vs. Pittsburgh; not trustworthy.
Quinn Mathews	@ LAD	SIT	—	4.3	#17	Personal faith irrelevant; matchup is the dealbreaker.

Openers filtered: Lake Bachar

Quinn Mathews@ LAD LHP4.3

LAD off .740 OPS · tough matchupskill 80 pctlL21: 5.52 ERA / 1.5 WHIPL14 contact +1.2 (.339 xwOBAcon-against, 35 BBE)~4.7 IP/startexp 4.59 ERA ↑ hurts (you 3.27)exp 1.53 WHIP ↑ hurts (you 1.12)GS 153/200 · Behind pace — stream aggressively

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📼 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 · 349 starts graded over 29 days · GOOD+ 49% · BLOWUP 17% · agg ERA 4.32 · WHIP 1.33 · 4.4 K/start · 382 picks logged, 14 never started, 19 awaiting a box score — not graded

Grade mix · all 349 graded starts

GEM 63 GOOD 108 OK 119 BLOWUP 59

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	24	71%	12%	3.42
Verdict · START	43	58%	9%	3.91
Verdict · DART	96	48%	14%	4.50
Verdict · SIT	186	45%	21%	4.45
MIZ ≥ 5.0	114	61%	13%	3.63
MIZ 3.5–4.9	134	46%	18%	4.72
MIZ < 3.5	84	39%	20%	4.83
All live board picks	349	49%	17%	4.32
Q1 read — GOOD+ falls 71% · 58% · 48% · 45% down the rungs, but BLOWUP does not rise with it, and MIZ sorts: GOOD+ falls 61% · 46% · 39% 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	23	70%	13%	3.82
PL · Probably Start	38	55%	13%	4.17
PL · Questionable Start	94	53%	15%	4.25
PL · Do Not Start	168	45%	21%	4.46
BP · Auto	11	36%	9%	4.74
BP · Likely	39	46%	18%	4.43
All graded picks	349	49%	17%	4.32
Q2 read — against the 49% all-picks baseline, PL's top tiers clear it (70% · 55%) and BP's top tiers are too thin to call (36% · 46% on n=11 · n=39).

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 ahead so far — 62% GOOD+ on n=8. Splits are picks the board started over our MIZ sit-call (vs 49% for all live picks).

Calibration — do our numbers mean anything? · full season, 2026-06-29→2026-09-01 · 913 graded picks · MIZ on 374, BP on 230, Verdict on 394

The ladder above asks whether the tiers sort. This asks the harder question: is the number a probability — when the board says 7, do 70% of those starts come back GOOD+? Bins are equal-count and merge until every one clears n=15; the walk-forward rows are scored against a model that only ever saw earlier days.

Score bin	n	mean	GOOD+	95% CI
MIZ score → P(GOOD+) · our matchup score, 0–10 · live rows only · n=374
MIZ 0.5–3.3	87	2.6	41%	32%–52%
MIZ 3.4–3.9	67	3.7	43%	32%–55%
MIZ 4.0–4.7	70	4.3	46%	35%–57%
MIZ 4.8–5.5	78	5.1	58%	47%–68%
MIZ 5.6–8.9	72	6.4	64%	52%–74%
All MIZ-scored picks	374	—	50%	—
BP score → P(GOOD+) · RelieverRecon's published rating · includes git-backfilled rows · n=230
BP 4.6–6.6	48	6.1	35%	23%–50%
BP 6.7–7.3	44	7.0	52%	38%–66%
BP 7.4–7.7	47	7.5	45%	31%–59%
BP 7.8–8.4	47	8.1	47%	33%–61%
BP 8.5–10.0	44	9.1	43%	30%–58%
All BP-scored picks	230	—	44%	—
Verdict tier → P(GOOD+) · the consensus call itself · live rows only
AUTO START	27	—	70%	52%–84%
START	49	—	59%	45%–72%
DART	107	—	48%	38%–57%
SIT	211	—	46%	40%–53%

Out-of-sample	n	value	vs
Walk-forward probability · logistic on MIZ, refit daily on earlier days only · from 2026-08-05 · 27 days
Brier — our probability	310	0.246	lower is better
Brier — flat base rate to date	310	0.255	we win by 0.009
Brier — verdict-tier history	310	0.255	we win by 0.009
Log loss — our probability	310	0.686	lower is better
ECE — our probability	310	0.060	5 equal-count bins
ECE bins · predicted p vs what actually happened
said 32%–47%	62	40%	off by 3%
said 47%–51%	62	40%	off by 9%
said 52%–56%	62	40%	off by 14%
said 56%–60%	62	56%	off by 1%
said 60%–74%	62	61%	off by 3%
Verdict — usable with caveats: ECE 0.060 over n=310 out-of-sample picks (≤0.03 well calibrated · ≤0.07 usable with caveats); edges the flat base rate on Brier (0.246 vs 0.255, a thin margin; log-loss ~coin-flip).

🔥 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	CONSIDERAndrew Vaughn1B · 4% own	@ CHC · Peterson LHP	szn .336 xwOBAL15: 0.891 OPS (39 PA)L14 contact -2.1 (.324 xwOBAcon, 24 BBE)usually bats 5thPeterson .338 allowed · soft SP0.99 OPS vs LHP (96 AB)	L15 bat SP L/R park	76
2	AUTO STARTHao-Yu Lee3B · 1% own	@ MIN · Kremer RHP	szn .306 xwOBAL15: 0.755 OPS (51 PA)L14 contact +3.9 (.457 xwOBAcon, 30 BBE)usually bats 2nd (×1.10)beats 2 of 2 eligible startersKremer .325 allowed · avg SP0.82 OPS vs RHP (134 AB)	L15 bat SP L/R park	63
3	AUTO STARTColt Keith1B · 5% own	@ MIN · Kremer RHP	szn .335 xwOBAL15: 0.458 OPS (35 PA)L14 contact +3.2 (.441 xwOBAcon, 15 BBE)usually bats 2nd (×1.10)beats 2 of 2 eligible startersKremer .325 allowed · avg SP0.751 OPS vs RHP (330 AB)	L15 bat SP L/R park	54
4	AUTO STARTMiguel Rojas2B · 1% own	vs STL · Mautz LHP	szn .318 xwOBAL14 contact -3.3 (.297 xwOBAcon, 13 BBE)usually bats 6th (×0.98)beats 2 of 2 eligible startersMautz .329 allowed · soft SP0.837 OPS vs LHP (121 AB)	L15 bat SP L/R park	54
5	DEPTHBo NaylorC · 1% own	@ CHC · Peterson LHP	szn .295 xwOBAbeats 0 of 1 eligible startersshort side vs LHP — 15% of ABPeterson .338 allowed · soft SP	L15 bat SP L/R park	54
6	DEPTHGary SanchezC · 2% own	@ CHC · Peterson LHP	szn .339 xwOBAL15: 0.421 OPS (25 PA)L14 contact -5.0 (.221 xwOBAcon, 15 BBE)usually bats 5thbeats 0 of 1 eligible startersPeterson .338 allowed · soft SP0.82 OPS vs LHP (91 AB)	L15 bat SP L/R park	53
7	DEPTHEduardo Valencia1B · 4% own	@ MIN · Kremer RHP	szn .302 xwOBAL15: 0.429 OPS (28 PA)L14 contact -5.0 (.218 xwOBAcon, 12 BBE)usually bats 5thbeats 0 of 1 eligible startersshort side vs RHP — 49% of ABKremer .325 allowed · avg SP0.903 OPS vs RHP (38 AB)	L15 bat SP L/R park	53
8	AUTO STARTRyan WardLF · 0% own	vs STL · Mautz LHP	szn .316 xwOBAfills OF needbeats 3 of 3 eligible startersMautz .329 allowed · soft SP	L15 bat SP L/R park	52
9	AUTO STARTAlex CallRF · 0% own	vs STL · Mautz LHP	szn .278 xwOBAusually bats 7th (×0.95)fills OF needbeats 1 of 1 eligible startersMautz .329 allowed · soft SP0.831 OPS vs LHP (53 AB)	L15 bat SP L/R park	51
10	AUTO STARTBen MalgeriCF · 0% own	@ MIN · Kremer RHP	szn .312 xwOBAusually bats 7th (×0.95)fills OF needbeats 1 of 1 eligible startersshort side vs RHP — 38% of ABKremer .325 allowed · avg SP	L15 bat SP L/R park	48

Tiers vs YOUR lineup tonight — median starter 29, worst Zach Neto (18). 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 we track considered, ACTIVE only · Verdict: engine + model judgment · sim drop basis: Kyle Schwarber

1Lars NootbaarLF · Ari · 2.9%HEATER

92/99 heat on 25 BBE (trusted sample), .429 BA 2 HR 6 RBI last 7, production confirms signal

Heat 92 · 25 BBE · ATC 67 PA · 2 HR · 1 SB · 0.245 · L7 0.429 · 2 HR · sim +0.1 pts

2Mickey Gasper

C · Bos · 9.4% · HEATER

91/99 heat on 23 BBE, .385 BA 5 HR 10 RBI L14, last-7 production sustains it; catcher scarcity bonus

Heat 91 · 23 BBE · ATC 28 PA · 1 HR · 0 SB · 0.225 · L7 0.25 · 2 HR · sim +0.1 pts

3Sean Murphy

C · Atl · 0.9% · HEATER

76/99 heat borderline but .5 BA 2 HR 5 R 3 RBI last 7 corroborates; catcher PA volume acceptable

Heat 76 · 16 BBE · ATC 47 PA · 2 HR · 0 SB · 0.216 · L7 0.5 · 2 HR · sim +0.1 pts

4Xander Bogaerts

SS · SD · 18.7% · BEST VALUE

Highest roto sim delta (+0.2), best ATC PA projection at SS, 3 SB helps live category

ATC 91 PA · 2 HR · 3 SB · 0.259 · L7 0.158 · 0 HR · sim +0.2 pts

5Luis Robert Jr.

CF · Bal · 14.3% · HEATER

84/99 heat on 22 BBE trusted sample, 3 HR L14; SB upside aids MIZ's only live category need

Heat 84 · 22 BBE · ATC 62 PA · 2 HR · 3 SB · 0.233 · L7 0.125 · 0 HR · sim +0.1 pts

Passed on: Michael Conforto has elite xwOBAcon (0.567) and hot L14/L7 but only 6 PA last 7 and 53 ATC PA remaining make volume the dealbreaker against the superior heat-board options.

💪 Hitter List Rankings

PL Top 150 hitters · your bats + top FAs.

On Hitter List · 17 yours · 9 FAs

Rank	Hitter	MLB	Pos	Chg	AVG	xwOBA	HR	SB	RoS	Chu’s Take
16	Kyle Schwarber	PHI	DH	+3	.240	.363	40	3	127
18	Randy Arozarena	SEA	OF	-	.272	.347	22	20	123
21	Miguel Vargas	CHW	1B/3B	+19	.249	.389	29	13	113	Miguel Vargas has returned to the levels we saw early this summer and that really revs my engine. He’s one of those players who has shown…
36	Yandy Díaz	TB	1B	+3	.302	.355	21	3	123
46	Zach Neto	LAA	SS	+11	.237	.307	23	19	109	Zach Neto has been a monster over the last nine games, with 17 hits, 18 combined runs and RBI (a seven RBI night helps), and seven extra-…
59	Jac Caglianone	KC	1B/OF	+13	.282	.360	23	6	107	Jac Caglianone still hits a lot of grounders, but not quite as many as before (the rolling 15-game rate is a hair below 50%) and the stri…
72	Ty France	SD	1B	+12	.292	.330	20	1	106
77	Royce Lewis	MIN	1B/2B/3B	-15	.236	.318	14	14	103	Royce Lewis is streaky. We just gotta deal with that.
85	Cole Carrigg	COL	SS/OF	-22	.262	.317	6	8	68	The strikeouts have creeped up on Cole Carrigg , up to 32% over his last 11 games (which is, conveniently, exactly 50 plate appearances).…
106	Luis Robert Jr.	NYM	OF	+UR	.222	.318	10	2	95
109	Mickey Gasper	BOS	C	+UR	.283	.368	7	0	94	Mickey Gasper — Fantastic mustache, first of all. Second of all, the batted ball data suggests what’s happening of late is very real, tho…
115	Kaelen Culpepper	MIN	SS	+UR	.304	.327	3	0	91	Kaelen Culpepper — Culpepper puts a lot of balls in play and it’s working out so far. The BABIP Gods can be cruel, though. The 55 point g…
119	Rafael Flores Jr.	PIT	C/1B	+UR	.209	.341	7	0	83
135	Henry Bolte	ATH	OF	+UR	.274	.301	8	15	91	Henry Bolte is leading off again and should get some games in Sacramento soon, if you need a streamer.
143	Alejandro Kirk	TOR	C	+UR	.271	.307	8	1	110
145	Tyler Stephenson	CIN	C	-33	.249	.337	14	0	98
146	Ryan Jeffers	MIN	C	-29	.277	.360	13	1	118
148	Andruw Monasterio	BOS	2B/SS	-26	.248	.299	6	4	92
149	Dylan Crews	WSH	OF	-35	.216	.310	10	8	87
150	Luis Rengifo	SD	2B/3B/OF	-24	.240	.304	4	6	—
TS	Bryce Eldridge	SF	1B	—	.263	.356	15	1	99	Bryce Eldridge (1B, SFG) — Power prospects can often take a while to really shine.
TS	Jordan Lawlar	Ari	3B/OF	—	.276	.326	4	4	89	Jordan Lawlar (3B/OF, ARI) — I do not love that he’s sat against two of the three righties the D-Backs have faced, nor the strikeouts. He…
TS	Pedro Ramirez	ChC	2B/3B	—	.285	.305	4	7	91	Pedro Ramirez (2B/3B, CHC) — Hitting well when he plays, which is not very often.
TS	Walker Jenkins	Min	OF	—	.158	.279	1	1	92	Walker Jenkins (OF, MIN) — Jenkins will get the call today after a white-hot month in the triple-A. He’s worth a scoop in most leagues, E…
UR	James Wood	Wsh	OF	—	.265	.419	30	17	129	Not ranked or mentioned in this week's Hitter List.
UR	Ralphy Velazquez	Cle	1B	—	—	—	—	—	84	Not ranked or mentioned in this week's Hitter List.

🔥 Heat Board

Hottest ACTIVE free-agent bats by contact quality, 8/19–9/1 · 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.

Lars Nootbaar

LF · Ari · 2.9% own · xwOBAcon .503 · EV 93.2 · Brl 20.0% · 25 BBE

▲ .090 BA vs SZN

	BA	HR	RBI	R	SB
SZN	.231	6	27	29	2
L14	.321	3	10	5	0

Mickey Gasper

C · Bos · 9.4% own · xwOBAcon .567 · EV 90.6 · Brl 26.1% · 23 BBE

▲ .102 BA vs SZN

	BA	HR	RBI	R	SB
SZN	.283	7	21	21	0
L14	.385	5	10	7	0

Ryan Vilade

RF · TB · 0.2% own · xwOBAcon .552 · EV 95.2 · Brl 13.3% · 15 BBE

▼ .012 BA vs SZN

	BA	HR	RBI	R	SB
SZN	.262	11	39	25	3
L14	.250	0	2	1	0

Hao-Yu Lee

3B · Det · 1.3% own · xwOBAcon .457 · EV 94.8 · Brl 13.3% · 30 BBE

▼ .020 BA vs SZN

	BA	HR	RBI	R	SB
SZN	.270	8	36	28	2
L14	.250	2	5	6	1

Luis Robert Jr.

CF · Bal · 14.3% own · xwOBAcon .451 · EV 91.9 · Brl 18.2% · 22 BBE

▲ .045 BA vs SZN

	BA	HR	RBI	R	SB
SZN	.222	10	25	25	2
L14	.267	3	4	5	0

Elias Diaz

C · Tex · 0.1% own · xwOBAcon .401 · EV 93.3 · Brl 27.8% · 18 BBE

▲ .020 BA vs SZN

	BA	HR	RBI	R	SB
SZN	.230	6	24	17	0
L14	.250	1	4	3	0

Drew Gilbert

RF · SF · 0.6% own · xwOBAcon .499 · EV 91.2 · Brl 17.4% · 23 BBE

▼ .022 BA vs SZN

	BA	HR	RBI	R	SB
SZN	.234	8	36	44	1
L14	.212	2	7	8	0

Brett Baty

3B · NYM · 2.5% own · xwOBAcon .476 · EV 90.9 · Brl 17.6% · 17 BBE

▲ .110 BA vs SZN

	BA	HR	RBI	R	SB
SZN	.223	8	43	45	5
L14	.333	0	2	1	0

Sean Murphy

C · Atl · 0.9% own · xwOBAcon .517 · EV 89.1 · Brl 18.8% · 16 BBE

▲ .133 BA vs SZN

	BA	HR	RBI	R	SB
SZN	.242	3	8	8	0
L14	.375	2	4	5	0

Michael Conforto

LF · ChC · 0.4% own · xwOBAcon .567 · EV 89.4 · Brl 12.5% · 16 BBE

▲ .116 BA vs SZN

	BA	HR	RBI	R	SB
SZN	.234	13	37	29	1
L14	.350	3	7	4	0

Honorable mention · hottest L7 (8/26–9/1), not yet on the board · tiny samples — peek, don't trust

TJ Friedl

CF · Cin

.658 xwOBAcon

8 BBE · .333 L7

Amed Rosario

3B · NYY

.456 xwOBAcon

14 BBE · .400 L7

Thomas Saggese

2B · StL

.656 xwOBAcon

8 BBE · .625 L7

Tyler Stephenson

C · Cin

.549 xwOBAcon

12 BBE · .389 L7

Hector Rodriguez

LF · Cin

.506 xwOBAcon

18 BBE · .346 L7

Brett Callahan

RF · Det

.440 xwOBAcon

10 BBE · .308 L7

🎯 FA Pitchers — Top 5 recommended · every signal we track considered, ACTIVE only · Verdict: engine + model judgment · sim drop basis: Kyle Harrison

1Andrew KittredgeRP · Bal · 3.6%BEST VALUE

Roto sim +0.9, confirmed closer role, ratios safe — highest ceiling in pool.

Supp 27 · 20 BBE · ATC 9.0 IP · 1 W · 9 K · 3.87 · 1.21 · 2 SV · Closer · sim +0.9 pts

2AJ Smith-Shawver

SP · Atl · 1.8% · UPSIDE

Roto sim +0.6, 78th-pct suppression on 45 BBE trusted sample, best SP delta available.

Supp 78 · 45 BBE · ATC 11.0 IP · 1 W · 11 K · 4.14 · 1.32 · sim +0.6 pts

3Juan Morillo

RP · Ari · 2.6% · HEATER

91st-pct suppression, confirmed closer, +0.4 sim — elite contact-quality signal despite thin BBE.

Supp 91 · 14 BBE · ATC 8.0 IP · 0 W · 8 K · 3.83 · 1.35 · 1 SV · Closer · sim +0.4 pts

4Michael Petersen

RP · Mia · 1.7% · CATEGORY FIT

85th-pct suppression, confirmed closer role, saves add without ERA/WHIP bleed.

Supp 85 · 9 BBE · ATC 9.0 IP · 0 W · 9 K · 4.09 · 1.30 · 1 SV · Closer · sim +0.4 pts

5Andrew Painter

SP · Phi · 14.7% · FLOOR

78th-pct suppression, 32 BBE trusted, #7 streamer rank, 4 GS volume under pace cap.

Supp 78 · 32 BBE · ATC 19.0 IP · 1 W · 16 K · 4.78 · 1.39 · PL #7 · sim +0.3 pts

Passed on: Jose Urquidy has the best suppression in the pool (95th pct, 41 BBE) but ATC projects only 5 IP with 0 GS, making him a ratio ghost with no volume path to contribute wins or Ks.

⚾ 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	-	1.97	2.01	13.2	3.32	Like a base set Charizard, Misiorowski’s not gonna stop being dope.
9	Blake Snell	LAD	+7	2.42	2.10	12.5	3.42	#HotSnellSummer is in full swing.
10	Dylan Cease	TOR	-1	2.25	2.66	12.7	3.45	Like a perfect burger without the condiments to hit all your macros, Cease gives you everything except for a stable WHIP due to his infla…
20	Kyle Harrison	MIL	+8	3.45	3.52	10.9	4.12	With a dominant outing, he muted our concerns, but Harrison’s still displaying decreased velocity and not commanding as well as he did in…
22	Eury Pérez	MIA	-4	3.72	3.71	9.6	3.87	Pérez has the stuff to be an ace, but there’s polishing to do in the command and game plan departments to unlock his full potential.
30	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	-4	3.46	3.63	6.6	4.19	Baseball’s premier innings eater hasn’t ruined his appetite.
39	Dustin May	MIL	-	4.69	4.21	8.5	4.09	May got Singled Out in a disastrous performance, but his stuff is still dope, and his new situation is ideal. Higher win chance, great de…
40	Walbert Ureña	LAA	-	2.85	3.40	8.8	4.54	Armed with upper-90s heaters and one of the best changeups in baseball, Ureña has hit few speed bumps. If that developing sweeper becomes…
43	Andrew Painter	PHI	+UR	5.55	4.60	7.8	4.78	From off The List to inside the Top 50, Painter has stolen our hearts with an improved heater (97+ mph with 17-18″ iVB) and emphasis on r…
45	Peter Lambert	HOU	-4	3.66	3.60	8.9	4.58	Lambert’s stumble last time was a product of being Singled Out . He’s been reliable all year, but we should be recognizing that Holly is …
46	Jared Jones	PIT	-8	4.83	3.84	10.3	3.99	The stuff is top-tier, but he’s still shaking off the Tommy John surgery rust with his command and the tight leash the Pirates have on hi…
54	Joey Cantillo	CLE	-8	3.81	4.01	9.6	4.05	Efficiency is a problem, but Cantillo is doing everything we want. More curveballs, faster fastballs, and supportive cutters. Throw more …
56	Shane Bieber	TOR	+14	4.37	5.95	7.1	4.19	Bieber is back in business. His heater looked awesome in The Trop, and his offspeed pitches are being the CSW monsters they need to be to…
57	Tyler Mahle	ATL	-	4.25	4.18	8.7	4.10	Mahle’s command and velocity have been stellar since returning from the IL in late June. He’s got an even better situation pitching in At…
58	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	-	3.49	3.76	5.9	4.60	Despite what the line suggests, Pfaadt’s last start wasn’t an end to his Vargas Rule . It was a textbook Careful, Icarus with a three-run…
59	Christian Scott	NYM	+1	3.80	4.04	10.7	3.94	Scott has been happy to show us his floor, but the stuff is still there to propel him up The List at a moment’s notice. It’s felt a littl…

🔒 Closer Chart

Save targets · roles + regression flags.

🚨 Closer Tier Changes (vs. yesterday)

COLOR SHIFT Colorado Rockies: Jordan Romano → Jordan Romano (magenta → ) rostered
ROLE CHANGE The Athletics: Hogan Harris → Elvis Alvarado FA — ADD

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 b2b	Seattle Mariners	CL	24	24	50.3	4.29	1.19	3.27 ↓	14.5	5.0 · —
—	Louis Varland	Toronto Blue Jays	CL	31	36	68.7	1.18	0.98	2.19 ↑	11.0	5.0 · —
Top 5 FA closers (by team rating)
—	Andrew Kittredge	Baltimore Orioles	CL	9	18	44.0	3.27	1.39	3.98	7.6	4.0 · 4%
	Steven Cruz HLR	Kansas City Royals	CL	6	11	51.7	4.35	1.26	4.18	9.8	3.5 · 1%
	Elvis Alvarado	The Athletics	CL	5	13	45.0	4.00	1.18	4.57	10.8	3.0 · 3%
	Juan Morillo	Arizona Diamondbacks	CL	3	20	55.3	2.11	1.05	2.32	10.4	3.0 · 3%
	Michael Petersen	Miami Marlins	CL	1	24	57.3	3.30	1.13	3.42	10.5	1.0 · 2%

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.

50	Royce Lewis 3B · Min low TV (18) sim cost ~0	TV 18 Rd 13
26	Kyle Harrison SP · Mil mid TV (44); cold last 7d; UFDA — easy to drop; BUT top-tier keeper sim cost ~0	TV 44 UFDA
15	Blake Snell SP · LAD BUT strong RoS (3.42 ERA) sim cost ~0	TV 80 Rd 8
13	Ryan Jeffers C · Min mid TV (37); BUT top-tier keeper; BUT young breakout signal sim cost ~0	TV 37 UFDA
11	Sandy Alcantara SP · Mia BUT solid keeper sim cost ~0	TV 72 Rd 14

Higher score = drop sooner — top 5 by score, and only 8+ reaches the board, so the number has no ceiling and is only comparable within this list. The sim line is a roto-sim marginal (cut vs. keep on one shared set of draws), not a measured cost. 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 23: Top 10 Hitting Prospects to Stash in 2026

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

20 available — 2 yours

W. Jenkins YOURS

OF · MIN · AAA · 21 · ↗ called up

PSS

PFV

ETA

days

Szn

15·18·.312

R. Velazquez YOURS

1B/C · CLE · AA · 20 · nearly ready

PSS

PFV

ETA

Sept

Szn

28·2·.294

S. Thompson

OF · COL · AAA · 24 · ↩ sent down

PSS

PFV

ETA

1-3wk

Szn

12·16·.298

J. Tibbs III

OF · LAD · AAA · 23 · nearly ready

PSS

PFV

ETA

1-3wk

Szn

27·8·.295

B. Davidson

OF · SFG · AAA · 24 · nearly ready

PSS

PFV

ETA

September

Szn

26·19·.279

C. Cannarella

OF · MIA · AAA · 22 · nearly ready

PSS

PFV

ETA

1-3wk

Szn

14·21·.331

M. Anderson

2B · DET · AAA · 24 · nearly ready

PSS

PFV

ETA

1-3wk

Szn

16·5·.306

S. Walcott

3B/SS · TEX · AA · 23 · nearly ready

PSS

PFV

ETA

Sept

Szn

7·8·.319

J. Melton

OF · TB · AAA · 25 · nearly ready

PSS

PFV

ETA

4-8wk

Szn

7·26·.283

S. King

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

PSS

PFV

ETA

1-3wk

Szn

19·14·.315

Z. Hope

OF · DET · AA · 21 · nearly ready

PSS

PFV

ETA

Sept

Szn

27·24·.282

C. Ingle

C · CLE · ↩ sent down

PSS

PFV

ETA

1-3wk

Szn

18·2·.283

M. Arroyo

SS · SEA · AAA · 21 · nearly ready

PSS

PFV

ETA

1-3wk

Szn

18·16·.280

R. Ward

LF · LAD · AAA · 28 · ↩ sent down

PSS

PFV

ETA

1-3wk

Szn

20·7·.251

P. Harber

3B · SFG · AAA · 24 · nearly ready

PSS

PFV

ETA

'27

Szn

17·4·.279

J. Long

1B · CHC · AAA · 24 · nearly ready

PSS

PFV

ETA

4-8wk

Szn

13·3·.274

K. Alderman

OF · MIA · AAA · 23 · nearly ready

PSS

PFV

ETA

4-8wk

Szn

18·10·.256

H. Mendez

OF · MIN · AAA · 22 · nearly ready

PSS

PFV

ETA

Sept

Szn

12·4·.278

J. Made

SS · MIL · AA · 19 · on the climb

PSS

PFV

ETA

Sept

Szn

13·36·.270

D. Crisantes

2B/3B · ARI · AAA · 21 · developing

PSS

PFV

ETA

blocked

Szn

9·0·.292

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 23: 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.

27 available

T. Johnson

SP · TBR · AAA · 24 · nearly ready

PSS

PFV

ETA

—

Szn

84K·2.80

L. Perales

SP · WSN · AAA · 23 · ↗ called up

PSS

PFV

ETA

—

Szn

102K·4.17

H. Smith

SP · CHW · AAA · 22 · ↗ called up

PSS

PFV

ETA

August 1st

Szn

103K·3.76

B. Mautz

SP · STL · AAA · 24 · ↗ called up

PSS

PFV

ETA

—

Szn

99K·4.37

C. Seymour

SP · SFG · AAA · 27 · ↗ called up

PSS

PFV

ETA

—

Szn

87K·3.95

R. Snelling

SP · MIA · AAA · 22 · ↗ called up

PSS

PFV

ETA

—

Szn

46K·2.38

R. Sloan

SP · nearly ready

PSS

100

PFV

ETA

September 1st

Szn

117K·3.50

J. Tong

SP · NYM · ↩ sent down

PSS

PFV

ETA

—

Szn

133K·4.46

T. Bremner

SP · LAA · AA · 22 · nearly ready

PSS

PFV

ETA

—

Szn

92K·4.08

O. Murphy

SP · ATL · AAA · 22 · ↩ sent down

PSS

PFV

ETA

—

Szn

122K·3.74

M. Bratt

SP · ARI · AAA · 22 · ↩ sent down

PSS

PFV

ETA

—

Szn

81K·3.46

M. Forret

SP · BAL · AAA · 22 · on the climb

PSS

PFV

ETA

—

Szn

121K·3.83

A. Kelly

SP · PIT · AAA · 22 · ↩ sent down

PSS

PFV

ETA

—

Szn

71K·4.55

J. Ritchie

SP · ATL · ↩ sent down

PSS

PFV

ETA

—

Szn

118K·3.88

B. Garrett

SP · ↩ sent down

PSS

PFV

ETA

June 1st

Szn

105K·3.95

T. McDougal

SP · CHW · AAA · 23 · ↩ sent down

PSS

PFV

ETA

—

Szn

47K·4.75

D. Davalillo

SP · TEX · AAA · 24 · on the climb

PSS

PFV

ETA

—

Szn

94K·5.15

C. Dana

SP · LAA · AAA · 22 · on the climb

PSS

PFV

ETA

—

Szn

80K·5.53

J. Wenninger

SP · on the climb

PSS

PFV

ETA

September 1st

Szn

110K·4.23

M. Ullola

SP · HOU · ↩ sent down

PSS

PFV

ETA

—

Szn

97K·4.29

C. Crow

SP · MIL · ↩ sent down

PSS

PFV

ETA

—

Szn

101K·3.74

T. Gibson

SP · BAL · ↩ sent down

PSS

PFV

ETA

—

Szn

98K·4.98

B. Hopkins

SP · TBR · on the climb

PSS

PFV

ETA

—

Szn

117K·5.34

D. Sandlin

SP · CHW · MLB · 25 · ↩ sent down

PSS

PFV

ETA

—

Szn

88K·3.46

K. Curtis

SP · PIT · ↩ sent down

PSS

PFV

ETA

—

Szn

113K·4.48

G. Wood

SP · PHI · AA · 22 · developing

PSS

PFV

ETA

—

Szn

124K·4.40

L. Braun

SP · ATL · developing

PSS

PFV

ETA

—

Szn

104K·3.64

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

🔭 12 not a 2026 factor — Jamie Arnold · Bryce Mayer · Liam Doyle · Anthony Eyanson · Christian Zazueta · Jaxon Wiggins · Daniel Eagen · Joseph Dzierwa · Tyson Hardin · Jonathan Santucci · Jurrangelo Cijntje · 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
📈 BUY-LOW	Trent Grisham CF · NYY · RAGE · glhoward40 +1.3σ buy-low · CF — strong fit (current need) · BA 0.209 / xBA 0.243 · xwOBA 0.335	27%	114 wRC+	≈ 0.0%	Royce Lewis 3B · comparable value (TV 18 vs target 18)
📈 BUY-LOW	Juan Soto RF · NYM · GARR · jregarris +1.2σ buy-low · RF — strong fit (current need) · BA 0.279 / xBA 0.296 · xwOBA 0.421	100%	159 wRC+	≈ 0.0%	Kyle Schwarber DH · comparable value (TV 100 vs target 100)
📈 BUY-LOW	JJ Bleday CF · Cin · RAGE · glhoward40 +1.2σ buy-low · CF — strong fit (current need) · BA 0.217 / xBA 0.244 · xwOBA 0.347	23%	104 wRC+	≈ 0.0%	Henry Bolte RF + Royce Lewis 3B · two-piece package (TV 21 vs target 27)
📈 BUY-LOW	Heriberto Hernandez LF · Mia · FRAN · francisw789 +1.2σ buy-low · LF — strong fit (current need) · BA 0.229 / xBA 0.247 · xwOBA 0.352	11%	98 wRC+	≈ 0.0%	Bryce Eldridge 1B · comparable value (TV 35 vs target 33)
↑ mild buy	Taylor Ward LF · Sea · GoOs · My Best Guys +0.7σ buy-low · LF — strong fit (current need) · BA 0.229 / xBA 0.243 · xwOBA 0.337	59%	118 wRC+	≈ 0.0%	Zach Neto SS · comparable value (TV 60 vs target 60)
↑ mild buy	Ronald Acuna Jr. RF · Atl · GoOs · My Best Guys +1.0σ buy-low · RF — strong fit (current need) · BA 0.238 / xBA 0.251 · xwOBA 0.358	98%	136 wRC+	≈ 0.0%	Blake Snell SP · comparable value (TV 80 vs target 86)
↑ mild buy	Dominic Canzone RF · Sea · GARR · jregarris +0.7σ buy-low · RF — strong fit (current need) · BA 0.255 / xBA 0.269 · xwOBA 0.356	12%	114 wRC+	≈ 0.0%	Bryce Eldridge 1B · comparable value (TV 35 vs target 34)
📈 BUY-LOW	Corey Seager SS · Tex · PEYT · simplejack2k9 +1.5σ buy-low · SS — modest fit · BA 0.226 / xBA 0.248 · xwOBA 0.352	59%	130 wRC+	≈ 0.0%	Jac Caglianone RF + +$3 FAAB · comparable value (TV 52 vs target 58)
↑ mild buy	Kyle Stowers LF · Mia · KNIG · TKHOO +0.6σ buy-low · LF — strong fit (current need) · BA 0.245 / xBA 0.233 · xwOBA 0.331	28%	111 wRC+	≈ 0.0%	Henry Bolte RF + Royce Lewis 3B + +$3 FAAB · two-piece package (TV 21 vs target 27)
↑ mild buy	Jarren Duran LF · Bos · RAGE · glhoward40 +0.8σ buy-low · LF — strong fit (current need) · BA 0.207 / xBA 0.237 · xwOBA 0.300	67%	101 wRC+	≈ 0.0%	Jac Caglianone RF · comparable value (TV 52 vs target 57)

Pitchers

Verdict	Target	Own	RoS	Title Δ	Suggested offer
📈 BUY-LOW	Kodai Senga SP · NYM · KRTZ · FratSkins +1.2σ buy-low · SP — fits a need · ERA 7.36 vs xERA 5.09	10%	3.96 ERA	≈ 0.0%	Ralphy Velazquez 1B · comparable value (TV 2 vs target 4)
📈 BUY-LOW	Kade Anderson SP · Sea · RAGE · glhoward40 +1.5σ buy-low · SP — fits a need · ERA 4.50 vs xERA 2.28	28%	4.62 ERA	≈ 0.0%	Bryce Eldridge 1B · comparable value (TV 35 vs target 32)
📈 BUY-LOW	Jacob Lopez SP · Oak · FRAN · francisw789 +1.0σ buy-low · SP — fits a need · ERA 4.82 vs xERA 3.40	19%	4.63 ERA	≈ 0.0%	Henry Bolte RF + Royce Lewis 3B + +$4 FAAB · two-piece package (TV 21 vs target 29)
↑ mild buy	Freddy Peralta SP · TB · KNIG · TKHOO +0.7σ buy-low · SP — fits a need · ERA 4.96 vs xERA 3.90	74%	4.01 ERA	≈ 0.0%	Jac Caglianone RF + +$3 FAAB · comparable value (TV 52 vs target 58)
↑ mild buy	Bryce Miller SP · Sea · BLOB · crenshawh19 +0.6σ buy-low · SP — fits a need · ERA 4.12 vs xERA 3.18	32%	4.10 ERA	≈ 0.0%	Kyle Harrison SP · comparable value (TV 44 vs target 48)

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+ +45	▲ up
Camp MVP	Pete Crow-Armstrong	C -7	F -45	▼ down
Team Knighton ⇄ Camp MVP 2026-08-17
Team Knighton	Matthew Boyd	F -22	F -23
Camp MVP	Kenley Jansen	A+ +22	A+ +23
Miz-waukee’s Best ⇄ Worst2First 2026-08-10
Miz-waukee’s Best	Charlie Condon, Payton Tolle	A+ +50	A+ +33	▼ down
Worst2First	Dylan Cease	F -50	F -33	▲ 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+ +17	▲ up
Ramirez Against the Machine	Blake Snell	C -8	F -17	▼ down
Photogenic Nick Kurtz ⇄ Team Knighton 2026-07-23
Photogenic Nick Kurtz	Jo Adell, Jacob deGrom	F -49	F -63	▼ down
Team Knighton	Trea Turner	A+ +49	A+ +63	▲ up
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	A+ +26
Hit the Damn Ball You Bums	Justin Wrobleski	F -28	F -26
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 -15
Ramirez Against the Machine	Jac Caglianone	A+ +60	A+ +15	▼ down

🔻 Sell-High — My Roster

Surface line outrunning the underlying skill — trade-value peaks. σ = his surface-stat z-score minus his Statcast-skill z-score, both against the league reference for his side — bigger σ = further ahead of the skill. Pair with Buy-Low Targets.

Verdict	Player	Own	Surface vs expected	Contact	2027 keeper
↓ SHOP	Henry Bolte RF · Oak 0.80σ sell-high · RF · BA 0.268 / xBA 0.241 · xwOBA 0.301 — test the market, don't force it	4%	BA 0.268 / xBA 0.241 +.027 wOBA 0.319 / xwOBA 0.301 +.018	HH 47.6% · Brl/PA 4.1%	25th · +2 rds vs mkt
↓ SHOP	Yandy Diaz 1B · TB 0.56σ sell-high · 1B · BA 0.302 / xBA 0.285 · xwOBA 0.355 — test the market, don't force it	93%	BA 0.302 / xBA 0.285 +.017 wOBA 0.364 / xwOBA 0.355 +.009	HH 48.0% · Brl/PA 5.6%	7th · +1 rd vs mkt
HOLD — KEEPER PRICE	Louis Varland RP · Tor 0.42σ sell-high · RP · ERA 1.18 vs xERA 2.19 — only move for keeper-grade return	87%	ERA 1.18 / xERA 2.19 -1.01	Brl 4.2% allowed	22nd · +16 rds vs mkt

👥 Your Roster

Your roster · news + buy/sell signals.

News (last 24h)

Player news · last 24h.

Jacob Misiorowski Brewers' Jacob Misiorowski allows 5 runs, walks 4 vs. Cubs
Thu 09-03 02:41 AM
Brewers ace Jacob Misiorowski had a rare off night on Wednesday against the Cubs.
Dylan Cease Guerrero drives in 5 runs, Blue Jays rout Guardians 11-0 to tighten AL wild-card race
Thu 09-03 01:34 AM
— Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a three-run homer and had a season-high five RBI, Dylan Cease scattered four hits over six innings and the Toronto Blue Jays routed the Cleveland Guardians 11-0 on Wednesday night.
Henry Bolte Bolte's first career multihomer game leads Athletics over Rangers 9-2
Wed 09-02 10:21 PM
— Henry Bolte had his first career multihomer game, Zack Gelof, Jonah Heim and Alika Williams also went deep, and the Athletics scored nine unanswered runs to beat the Texas Rangers 9-2 on Wednesday.
Bryce Eldridge Fantasy baseball lineup advice for Thursday: Breakout coming for Kade Anderson?
Wed 09-02 07:15 PM
Everything you need to know to set your fantasy baseball lineups for Thursday's MLB action.
James Wood Fantasy baseball news and notes: Reinforcements on the way for Rays, White Sox and others
Wed 09-02 11:54 AM
All of the important fantasy spin and actionable takeaways resulting from the latest baseball news.

Leverage Buys/Sells

Buy/sell windows · surface vs. underlying.

Hitters

Player	Pos	MLB	BA	xBA	wOBA	xwOBA	Brl%	Own%	Signal
James Wood	LF	Wsh	0.265	0.275	0.395	0.419	100.0	99.0	📈 BUY-LOW
Miguel Vargas	3B	ChW	0.249	0.270	0.369	0.389	92.0	95.2	📈 BUY-LOW
Kyle Schwarber	DH	Phi	0.240	0.237	0.375	0.363	98.0	99.5	📈 BUY-LOW
Bryce Eldridge	1B	SF	0.263	0.256	0.353	0.356	78.0	10.0	↑ mild buy
Jac Caglianone	RF	KC	0.282	0.282	0.357	0.360	93.0	61.5	fair
Zach Neto	SS	LAA	0.237	0.209	0.330	0.307	76.0	62.0	fair
Yandy Diaz	1B	TB	0.302	0.285	0.364	0.355	49.0	92.7	↓ mild fade
Cole Carrigg	CF	Col	0.262	0.250	0.333	0.317	—	12.0	fair
Ryan Jeffers	C	Min	0.277	0.256	0.385	0.360	76.0	40.6	fair
Randy Arozarena	LF	Sea	0.272	0.259	0.368	0.347	54.0	93.8	fair
Henry Bolte	RF	Oak	0.274	0.241	0.319	0.301	39.0	3.9	↓ mild fade
Kaelen Culpepper	SS	Min	0.304	0.265	0.377	0.327	—	7.3	fair
Royce Lewis	3B	Min	0.236	0.244	0.311	0.318	75.0	14.8	↑ mild buy
Walker Jenkins	CF	Min	0.158	0.174	0.332	0.279	—	9.1	—
Jordan Lawlar	3B	Ari	0.276	0.265	0.368	0.326	—	2.9	fair
Ralphy Velazquez	1B	Cle	—	—	—	—	—	0.8	—
Pedro Ramirez DTD	3B	ChC	0.285	0.264	0.340	0.305	—	4.4	fair

Pitchers

Pitcher	Pos	MLB	IP	ERA	WHIP	xERA	K-BB%	xwOBA-a	Brl%-a	Own%	Signal
Blake Snell	SP	LAD	26.0	2.42	1.08	2.10	22.0	0.225	1.7	89.4	↑ mild buy
Andres Munoz	RP	Sea	50.3	4.29	1.19	3.27	28.9	0.281	9.2	79.7	↑ mild buy
Jacob Misiorowski	SP	Mil	155.0	1.97	0.79	2.01	31.8	0.220	3.6	99.5	fair
Joe Ryan IL15	SP	Min	125.7	4.08	1.15	3.50	21.2	0.290	10.5	89.5	fair
Sandy Alcantara	SP	Mia	189.7	3.46	1.19	3.63	11.5	0.295	5.1	91.2	fair
Eury Perez	SP	Mia	135.3	3.72	1.18	3.71	15.5	0.298	9.3	80.5	fair
Kyle Harrison	SP	Mil	107.0	3.45	1.20	3.52	22.6	0.291	7.7	70.0	fair
Dylan Cease	SP	Tor	156.3	2.25	1.04	2.66	25.1	0.254	5.1	99.3	fair
Louis Varland	RP	Tor	68.7	1.18	0.98	2.19	24.7	0.230	4.2	86.6	↓ mild fade

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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 (+24.5)	#1 (+50.8)	S · $51	UFDA-G FV 55
2.0	Louis Varland	RP · 28yo	22nd	#2 (+21.4)	#2 (+27.1)	S · $27
3.5	Miguel Vargas	3B · 26yo	25th	#3 (+19.8)	#4 (+15.8)	A · $16	UFDA
4.5	Bryce Eldridge	1B · 20yo	25th	#4 (+16.1)	#5 (+14.4)	A · $14	UFDA FV 55
4.5	Zach Neto	SS · 25yo	10th	#6 (+13.8)	#3 (+16.1)	A · $16
5.5	Henry Bolte	RF · 21yo	25th	#5 (+14.5)	#6 (+12.0)	A · $12	UFDA FV 40
7.0	Dylan Cease	SP · 30yo	4th	#7 (+12.0)	#7 (+11.7)	A · $12
8.0	Eury Perez	SP · 23yo	20th	#8 (+11.3)	#8 (+8.5)	B · $8	UFDA-G

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	#17 (+0.0)	#13 (+2.3)
Ralphy Velazquez	1B · 19yo	25th	#17 (-2.0)	#13 (+1.4)

Updated Wed Sep 2 · 10:58 PM 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
2.0	Jesus Luzardo	SP · 28yo	KNIG	21st	#1 (+27.9)	#3 (+33.4)	S · $33
2.0	Bryan Baker	RP · 31yo	DORN	25th	#2 (+25.1)	#2 (+38.7)	S · $39
2.0	Jacob Misiorowski	SP · 22yo	MIZ	21st	#3 (+24.5)	#1 (+50.8)	S · $51
5.0	Louis Varland	RP · 28yo	MIZ	22nd	#5 (+21.4)	#5 (+27.1)	S · $27
6.0	Jordan Walker	RF · 24yo	GARR	25th	#4 (+24.4)	#8 (+21.2)	S · $21
7.5	Cam Schlittler	SP · 24yo	KRTZ	19th	— (+18.5)	#4 (+32.0)	S · $32
8.0	Jake McCarthy	LF · 28yo	FRAN	25th	#7 (+20.6)	#9 (+19.8)	S · $20
8.5	Andy Pages	CF · 25yo	BLOB	20th	#6 (+21.1)	— (+15.2)	A · $15
8.5	Junior Caminero	3B · 22yo	RAGE	5th	— (+12.3)	#6 (+23.3)	S · $23
9.0	Riley O'Brien	RP · 31yo	THAR	17th	— (+11.9)	#7 (+21.9)	S · $22
9.5	Ben Rice	1B · 27yo	DORN	20th	#8 (+20.3)	— (+13.9)	A · $14
10.0	Miguel Vargas	3B · 26yo	MIZ	25th	#9 (+19.8)	— (+15.8)	A · $16
10.5	Nolan McLean	SP · 23yo	DORN	20th	#10 (+19.4)	— (+15.2)	A · $15
10.5	Drew Rasmussen	SP · 30yo	THAR	8th	— (+12.7)	#10 (+17.3)	A · $17

Updated Wed Sep 2 · 10:58 PM 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	VarlandR22	VargasR25	EldridgeR25	NetoR10	BolteR25	100
2DORN	BakerR25	RiceR20	McLeanR20	PerdomoR21	BazzanaR25	AnthonyR18	85
3BLOB	PagesR20	SorianoR25	LopezR20	ScottR25	TaylorR25	LileR15	70
4KNIG	LuzardoR21	AbreuR15	MartinezR25	deGromR13	JensenR20	RodriguezR25	69
5FRAN	McCarthyR25	LatzR25	CavalliR21	AntonacciR25	BradishR21	BurnsR5	68
6KRTZ	SchlittlerR19	BengeR25	StewartR10	SanojaR25	McGonigleR17	BurkeR25	63
7THAR	RasmussenR8	O'BrienR17	MarshR25	WilliamsR11	KeaschallR21	Jr.R16	57
8GoOs	GoodmanR21	GriffinR25	BurlesonR9	MeidrothR25	BradleyR25	GomezR25	49
9RAGE	EwingR25	CamineroR5	BasalloR19	JonesR25	HerreraR20	EovaldiR6	48
10GARR	WalkerR25	MessickR18	GrayR7	DinglerR22	CanzoneR25	SimpsonR9	47
11PEYT ▼ thin	SanchezR9	HendersonR25	WooR8	WetherholtR13	MayoR17	CruzR1	39
12FRST ▼ thin	TolleR25	WheelerR8	RouppR25	MuncyR18	SkubalR1	RumfieldR25	33

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

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