Miz-waukee’s Best — The Brandon League

Last updated Tuesday, September 08 · 12:04 PM ET

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☕ Morning Briefing

🏆 MIZ sits at 1st with 105.0 roto points, 19.0 clear of Flex Seal — a comfortable lead, but watch SB, where THAR is dead level with you (one swing costs a roto point), and AVG, where you trail GoOs by just .001 for a potential free +1 point.

⚡ Huge day from your guys: Henry Bolte went 1-2 with 3R, 1HR, 1RBI, 3SB, and 3BB against the Blue Jays — that SB haul is exactly what the category race needs — while Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Eldridge both contributed, Schwarber going 2-4 with a HR and RBI and Eldridge delivering 3 RBI on a 2-4 line. Joe Ryan was solid if abbreviated at 4 IP, 7 K, 2 ER; less good: Eury Perez got touched up for 5 ER in 4 IP, a line to monitor but one bad outing. Make sure Jacob Misiorowski and Sandy Alcantara are in your active slots tonight.

📋 The only noteworthy available arms from today's transaction wave are Brandon Sproat (Brewers), Emmet Sheehan (Dodgers), Jonah Tong (Mets), and Yovanny Cruz (Nationals) — all recalled to the majors and all free agents — though none profiles as an immediate difference-maker in a roto lead this size. Aaron Judge (owned by PEYT) is back off the 60-day IL, and Nick Pivetta (owned by GARR) returned for the Padres.

📰 The external columns note that Corbin Burnes is expected to make his season return tonight after Tommy John surgery, though with only a two-inning minor-league tuneup he's unlikely to provide meaningful fantasy innings this year — relevant context for 2027 draft boards, not this season's race. More immediately, Coby May is quietly generating real power — 21 HR in 385 PA — though a .162 AVG vs. righties caps his roto ceiling. Nothing in the columns touches your roster needs in any actionable way given your 19-point cushion.

ELIGIBILITYK. Schwarber 1B 7/10

Your standing

1stof 12

105.0 roto pts +19.0 clear of 2nd

+1.5 pts vs last update

Top Gaps

W (6.5) SB (7.5)

categories below mid-pack

Score change since last update

K +1.0SB +0.5

🎯 Category Pressure

Category ranks vs. the league.

Rank →

Δ to #1

968

1052

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280

306

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RBI

903

940

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133

145

152

201

+56

AVG

.254

.257

.259

+0.003

1225

1235

1367

+132

+15

+13

ERA

3.48

3.38

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WHIP

1.17

1.14

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📅 Yesterday's MIZ Box Scores (2026-09-07)

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🏥 IL Rehab Tracker

IL players · rehab game logs.

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
Hit the Damn Ball You Bums	+ Quinn Mathews
Photogenic Nick Kurtz	+ Hayden Wesneski \| − Jacob Lopez
Hit the Damn Ball You Bums	+ Brandon Young
Phil Swift's Flex Seal	+ Jonah Cox \| − Blaze Alexander
Phil Swift's Flex Seal	− Christian Encarnacion-Strand

🏆 League Standings

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

100.0% to win the league · proj finish 1.0 · 104.3 roto pts

#	Team	Pts	FAAB	Win%	Proj Pts	Range	Proj Rk
1	MIZ Miz-waukee’s Best	105.0	$0	100.0%	104.3	102–107	1.0
2	PEYT Phil Swift's Flex Seal	86.0	$25	0.0%	87.7	83–92	2.3
3	FRAN Hit the Damn Ball You Bums	85.5	$59	0.0%	86.0	82–90	2.7
4	KRTZ Photogenic Nick Kurtz	78.0	$16	0.0%	81.5	77–86	3.8
5	GoOs I need Buck Showalter	67.5	$170	0.0%	67.2	63–71	5.5
6	BLOB Camp MVP	63.5	$168	0.0%	67.4	64–71	5.4
7	KNIG Team Knighton	63.0	$137	0.0%	58.8	55–62	7.2
8	THAR Phil Mickeltits	61.0	$176	0.0%	57.1	53–61	7.6
9	DORN Dorn and Associates LLC	45.0	$89	0.0%	44.2	41–48	10.1
10	FRST Worst2First	43.5	$154	0.0%	44.0	40–48	10.2
11	GARR The Boys of Summer	42.0	$155	0.0%	46.4	42–51	9.4
12	RAGE Ramirez Against the Machine	40.0	$163	0.0%	35.3	33–38	12.0

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 12.0SB 8.0AVG 9.9W 6.5SV 9.0K 10.9ERA 12.0WHIP 12.0

Winnable — push here: SB, AVG, W, SV.

🚨 Today's Streaming Board

162 of 200 GS · should be 179 · 17 behindBehind pace — stream aggressively

038 left · ~14.0/wk to cap · proj 181200

⏳ 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
Jacob Misiorowski	vs CHC	AUTO START	—	6.1	#2	Ace talent; matchup and low strike rate create minor tier
Sandy Alcantara	vs NYM	AUTO START	—	6.2	#6	Royals trouble behind him; better matchup now.
Andrew Painter	vs HOU	START	—	5.7	#7	Breakers elite; four-seamer regression mild concern, start.
Cody Bradford	@ SEA	DART	—	—	#16	Pitch separation key; upside for six solid innings.
Drew Anderson	vs MIN	DARTleash⚠ opener	—	4.9	#19	Split-change works; explicit long leash makes him viable in 12-teamers.
Sean Manaea	@ MIA	DART	—	3.1	#10	Weak park context helps; fastball underperforming lately.
Jack Perkins	vs TOR	SIT⚠ opener	—	5.1	#23	Ballpark kill in Coors; avoid.
David Peterson	@ MIL	SIT	—	3.2	#17	Command shaky lately; upside if it clicks.
Bubba Chandler	@ CWS	SIT	—	4.5	#24	Still tinkering; no breakout start yet.
Dean Kremer	@ DET	SIT	—	3.1	#20	Splitter and cutter better than results; upside intact.
Gabriel Hughes	@ NYY	SIT	—	4.8	#30	Coors Field pitcher; implicit park kill, avoid.
Patrick Sandoval	vs LAA	SIT	—	3.6	#27	WHIP liability; avoid.

Openers filtered: Riley Cornelio

Your staff: 3.38 ERA / 1.14 WHIP · GS 162/200 — 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 9/9 · BP not out yet, so pill = our score + Pitcher List

Pitcher	Matchup	Verdict	BP	MIZ	PL	Take
Jake Bennett	vs LAA	START	—	7.2	#7	Returning to form; favorable matchup against Angels offense.
Janson Junk	vs NYM	DARTleash	—	5.8	#17	Pitch-count ceiling too short to chase streamable value.
Keider Montero	vs MIN	DART	—	4.6	#15	Poor recent WHIP but 1.00 WHIP upside still attainable.
Jackson Kent	@ SD	SIT	—	4.0	#16	Multi-pitch approach badly executed last start; upside speculative.
Walker Buehler	vs WSH	SIT	—	4.8	#19	Weak lineup helps but floor too ugly to trust.

📼 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 · 345 starts graded over 29 days · GOOD+ 47% · BLOWUP 18% · agg ERA 4.40 · WHIP 1.34 · 4.5 K/start · 377 picks logged, 15 never started, 17 awaiting a box score — not graded

Grade mix · all 345 graded starts

GEM 63 GOOD 98 OK 121 BLOWUP 63

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	26	69%	15%	3.52
Verdict · START	47	60%	6%	3.78
Verdict · DART	93	42%	16%	4.64
Verdict · SIT	179	42%	23%	4.59
MIZ ≥ 5.0	111	62%	13%	3.66
MIZ 3.5–4.9	141	40%	22%	4.94
MIZ < 3.5	75	40%	20%	4.72
All live board picks	345	47%	18%	4.40
Q1 read — the ladder has not separated: GOOD+ runs 69% · 60% · 42% · 42% down the rungs, and MIZ does not sort either: 62% · 40% · 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	25	64%	20%	4.24
PL · Probably Start	46	59%	11%	3.77
PL · Questionable Start	100	49%	19%	4.57
PL · Do Not Start	148	42%	21%	4.47
BP · Auto	10	40%	0%	3.50
BP · Likely	28	46%	18%	4.33
All graded picks	345	47%	18%	4.40
Q2 read — against the 47% all-picks baseline, PL's top tiers clear it (64% · 59%) and BP's top tiers are too thin to call (40% · 46% on n=10 · n=28).

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 — 67% GOOD+ on n=6. Splits are picks the board started over our MIZ sit-call (vs 47% for all live picks).

Calibration — do our numbers mean anything? · full season, 2026-06-29→2026-09-07 · 982 graded picks · MIZ on 440, BP on 230, Verdict on 463

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=440
MIZ 0.5–3.3	97	2.6	41%	32%–51%
MIZ 3.4–4.0	87	3.7	43%	33%–53%
MIZ 4.1–4.8	89	4.4	49%	39%–60%
MIZ 4.9–5.5	80	5.2	54%	43%–64%
MIZ 5.6–8.9	87	6.4	60%	49%–69%
All MIZ-scored picks	440	—	49%	—
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	31	—	68%	50%–81%
START	61	—	59%	46%–70%
DART	123	—	46%	38%–55%
SIT	248	—	45%	39%–51%

Out-of-sample	n	value	vs
Walk-forward probability · logistic on MIZ, refit daily on earlier days only · from 2026-08-05 · 33 days
Brier — our probability	376	0.248	lower is better
Brier — flat base rate to date	376	0.254	we win by 0.007
Brier — verdict-tier history	376	0.254	we win by 0.006
Log loss — our probability	376	0.688	lower is better
ECE — our probability	376	0.065	5 equal-count bins
ECE bins · predicted p vs what actually happened
said 32%–47%	75	39%	off by 4%
said 47%–51%	75	41%	off by 7%
said 51%–56%	76	41%	off by 12%
said 56%–60%	75	56%	off by 2%
said 60%–74%	75	57%	off by 7%
Verdict — usable with caveats: ECE 0.065 over n=376 out-of-sample picks (≤0.03 well calibrated · ≤0.07 usable with caveats); edges the flat base rate on Brier (0.248 vs 0.254, 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	AUTO STARTAndrew Vaughn1B · 4% own	vs CHC · Peterson LHP	szn .335 xwOBAL15: 0.886 OPS (36 PA)L14 contact -2.8 (.307 xwOBAcon, 24 BBE)usually bats 4th (×1.05)beats 4 of 4 eligible startersPeterson .340 allowed · soft SP0.964 OPS vs LHP (107 AB)	L15 bat SP L/R park	80
2	AUTO STARTBen MalgeriCF · 0% own	vs MIN · Kremer RHP	szn .320 xwOBAL15: 0.633 OPS (31 PA)L14 contact +5.9 (.502 xwOBAcon, 14 BBE)usually bats 7th (×0.95)fills OF needbeats 5 of 6 eligible startersshort side vs RHP — 39% of ABKremer .329 allowed · soft SP0.946 OPS vs RHP (36 AB)	L15 bat SP L/R park	68
3	AUTO STARTRyan WardLF · 0% own	vs CIN · Lodolo LHP	szn .316 xwOBAfills OF needbeats 6 of 10 eligible startersLodolo .382 allowed · soft SP	L15 bat SP L/R park	64
4	DEPTHTy France1B · 15% own	vs WSH · Cornelio RHP	szn .331 xwOBAL15: 0.883 OPS (55 PA)L14 contact -2.2 (.320 xwOBAcon, 31 BBE)usually bats 4th (×1.05)beats 0 of 3 eligible startersCornelio .314 allowed · avg SP0.875 OPS vs RHP (268 AB)	L15 bat SP L/R park	61
5	AUTO STARTBlaze Alexander3B · 4% own	vs CLE · Bibee RHP	szn .351 xwOBAL15: 0.543 OPS (40 PA)L14 contact -1.3 (.342 xwOBAcon, 28 BBE)usually bats 1st (×1.12)fills OF needbeats 6 of 11 eligible startersBibee .319 allowed · avg SP0.839 OPS vs RHP (162 AB)	L15 bat SP L/R park	60
6	AUTO STARTLars NootbaarLF · 3% own	@ KC · Wacha RHP	szn .344 xwOBAL15: 0.959 OPS (37 PA)L14 contact +4.3 (.465 xwOBAcon, 23 BBE)usually bats 1st (×1.12)fills OF needbeats 4 of 6 eligible startersWacha .305 allowed · avg SP0.754 OPS vs RHP (196 AB)KC plays hot	L15 bat SP L/R park	60
7	CONSIDERLuis CampusanoC · 1% own	vs WSH · Cornelio RHP	szn .344 xwOBAL15: 0.673 OPS (33 PA)L14 contact +2.9 (.434 xwOBAcon, 19 BBE)usually bats 6th (×0.98)beats 0 of 2 eligible startersCornelio .314 allowed · avg SP0.894 OPS vs RHP (133 AB)	L15 bat SP L/R park	60
8	DEPTHJoc PedersonDH · 2% own	@ SEA · TBD	szn .343 xwOBAL15: 0.921 OPS (28 PA)L14 contact +2.0 (.415 xwOBAcon, 16 BBE)usually bats 1st (×1.12)beats 0 of 1 eligible startersSP: TBD	L15 bat SP L/R park	60
9	STARTMiguel Rojas2B · 1% own	vs CIN · Lodolo LHP	szn .307 xwOBAL14 contact -5.0 (.209 xwOBAcon, 19 BBE)usually bats 6th (×0.98)beats 2 of 6 eligible startersLodolo .382 allowed · soft SP0.798 OPS vs LHP (131 AB)	L15 bat SP L/R park	59
10	DEPTHGary SanchezC · 2% own	vs CHC · Peterson LHP	szn .343 xwOBAL14 contact -2.4 (.316 xwOBAcon, 12 BBE)usually bats 8th (×0.93)beats 0 of 2 eligible startersPeterson .340 allowed · soft SP0.809 OPS vs LHP (93 AB)	L15 bat SP L/R park	57

Tiers vs YOUR lineup tonight — median starter 60, worst Cole Carrigg (14). 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 · 2.6%HEATER

Highest heat score 88/99 with trusted 23-BBE sample, best wRC+ projection at 109, AVG-safe

Heat 88 · 23 BBE · ATC 53 PA · 2 HR · 1 SB · 0.248 · L7 0.273 · 0 HR · sim +0.4 pts

2Christian Encarnacion-Strand

1B · Bal · 4.0% · BEST VALUE

Largest BBE sample (35) on Heat Board validates .320 BA; best RoS RBI volume among group

Heat 76 · 35 BBE · ATC 51 PA · 2 HR · 0 SB · 0.228 · L7 0.25 · 1 HR · sim +0.4 pts

3Justin Foscue

2B · Tex · 0.2% · HEATER

82/99 heat on trusted 24-BBE sample; 3 HR/8 RBI L14 production corroborates contact quality signal

Heat 82 · 24 BBE · ATC 23 PA · 1 HR · 0 SB · 0.223 · L7 0.313 · 1 HR · sim +0.4 pts

4Matt McLain

2B · Cin · 6.3% · FLOOR

Largest RoS PA (72) guarantees volume; 2 SB helps live SB category at rank 6

ATC 72 PA · 2 HR · 2 SB · 0.221 · L7 0.143 · 2 HR · sim +0.2 pts

5Brett Baty

3B · NYM · 2.6% · UPSIDE

84/99 heat; 1 SB projection helps SB need; 7 RBI last 7d corroborates heater despite sub-15 BBE

Heat 84 · 19 BBE · ATC 47 PA · 2 HR · 1 SB · 0.236 · L7 0.333 · 1 HR · sim +0.4 pts

Passed on: Joc Pederson has the best ATC wRC+ (115) but only 16 BBE with a weak 0.415 xwOBAcon undercuts the heat signal, and limited PA ceiling caps upside versus Nootbaar and Foscue.

💪 Hitter List Rankings

PL Top 150 hitters · your bats + top FAs.

On Hitter List · 16 yours · 10 FAs

Rank	Hitter	MLB	Pos	Chg	AVG	xwOBA	HR	SB	RoS	Chu’s Take
16	Kyle Schwarber	PHI	DH	+3	.243	.369	43	3	124
18	Randy Arozarena	SEA	OF	-	.273	.348	22	21	127
21	Miguel Vargas	CHW	1B/3B	+19	.252	.385	30	16	115	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	.305	.358	21	3	122
46	Zach Neto	LAA	SS	+11	.236	.304	23	19	111	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	.283	.357	23	6	108	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	.288	.331	20	1	109
77	Royce Lewis	MIN	1B/2B/3B	-15	.234	.313	14	14	96	Royce Lewis is streaky. We just gotta deal with that.
85	Cole Carrigg	COL	SS/OF	-22	.268	.320	7	9	67	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	.221	.321	11	2	100
109	Mickey Gasper	BOS	C/1B	+UR	.270	.374	8	0	104	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	.305	.314	3	1	90	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	.223	.339	7	0	83
133	Connor Norby	COL	1B/2B/3B	+UR	.223	.299	6	8	91	Connor Norby still has huge contact issues but the guy can hit the ball hard in the air and plays for Colorado so stream away.
135	Henry Bolte	ATH	OF	+UR	.275	.317	9	19	93	Henry Bolte is leading off again and should get some games in Sacramento soon, if you need a streamer.
137	Christian Encarnacion-Strand	BAL	1B/3B	+UR	.260	.346	8	1	92
143	Alejandro Kirk	TOR	C	+UR	.276	.304	9	1	114
145	Tyler Stephenson	CIN	C	-33	.246	.332	15	0	94
146	Ryan Jeffers	MIN	C	-29	.265	.361	14	1	117
148	Andruw Monasterio	BOS	2B/SS	-26	.244	.297	6	4	89
149	Dylan Crews	WSH	OF	-35	.220	.310	11	9	83
TS	Bryce Eldridge	SF	1B	—	.265	.356	15	1	100	Bryce Eldridge (1B, SFG) — Power prospects can often take a while to really shine.
TS	Walker Jenkins	Min	OF	—	.138	.274	1	1	102	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	—	.268	.419	30	18	126	Not ranked or mentioned in this week's Hitter List.
UR	Michael Arroyo	Sea	2B	—	.000	.007	0	0	89	Not ranked or mentioned in this week's Hitter List.
UR	Ralphy Velazquez	Cle	1B	—	—	—	—	—	83	Not ranked or mentioned in this week's Hitter List.

🔥 Heat Board

Hottest ACTIVE free-agent bats by contact quality, 8/25–9/7 · 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 · 2.6% own · xwOBAcon .465 · EV 95.3 · Brl 13.0% · 23 BBE

▲ .088 BA vs SZN

	BA	HR	RBI	R	SB
SZN	.233	6	29	29	2
L14	.321	2	8	4	0

Sean Murphy

C · Atl · 0.9% own · xwOBAcon .538 · EV 92.7 · Brl 18.8% · 16 BBE

▲ .125 BA vs SZN

	BA	HR	RBI	R	SB
SZN	.221	3	8	8	0
L14	.346	3	7	7	0

Brett Baty

3B · NYM · 2.6% own · xwOBAcon .483 · EV 92.3 · Brl 21.1% · 19 BBE

▲ .120 BA vs SZN

	BA	HR	RBI	R	SB
SZN	.226	9	47	47	5
L14	.346	1	7	3	0

Justin Foscue

2B · Tex · 0.2% own · xwOBAcon .481 · EV 92.3 · Brl 20.8% · 24 BBE

▲ .068 BA vs SZN

	BA	HR	RBI	R	SB
SZN	.265	11	31	22	0
L14	.333	3	8	4	0

Mickey Gasper

C · Bos · 14.9% own · xwOBAcon .500 · EV 89.3 · Brl 18.5% · 27 BBE

▲ .003 BA vs SZN

	BA	HR	RBI	R	SB
SZN	.270	8	22	23	0
L14	.273	5	5	8	0

Amed Rosario

3B · NYY · 0.6% own · xwOBAcon .405 · EV 93.7 · Brl 9.5% · 21 BBE

▲ .095 BA vs SZN

	BA	HR	RBI	R	SB
SZN	.238	10	32	26	2
L14	.333	0	4	3	1

Francisco Alvarez

C · NYM · 9.0% own · xwOBAcon .527 · EV 90.9 · Brl 18.8% · 16 BBE

▼ .032 BA vs SZN

	BA	HR	RBI	R	SB
SZN	.232	15	37	31	0
L14	.200	2	7	2	0

Joc Pederson

DH · Tex · 2.2% own · xwOBAcon .415 · EV 92.8 · Brl 18.8% · 16 BBE

▲ .015 BA vs SZN

	BA	HR	RBI	R	SB
SZN	.235	25	50	55	2
L14	.250	3	4	5	0

Christian Encarnacion-Strand

1B · Bal · 4.0% own · xwOBAcon .498 · EV 91.7 · Brl 17.1% · 35 BBE

▲ .060 BA vs SZN

	BA	HR	RBI	R	SB
SZN	.260	8	31	15	1
L14	.320	2	9	7	0

Michael Conforto

LF · ChC · 0.5% own · xwOBAcon .481 · EV 89.0 · Brl 12.5% · 16 BBE

▲ .092 BA vs SZN

	BA	HR	RBI	R	SB
SZN	.241	14	38	31	1
L14	.333	2	5	3	0

Honorable mention · hottest L7 (9/1–9/7), not yet on the board · tiny samples — peek, don't trust

Alex Freeland

3B · LAD

.382 xwOBAcon

11 BBE · .083 L7

Yainer Diaz

C · Hou

.425 xwOBAcon

12 BBE · .313 L7

Henry Davis

C · Pit

.449 xwOBAcon

8 BBE · .250 L7

Moises Ballesteros

C · LAA

.396 xwOBAcon

17 BBE · .333 L7

Jacob Gonzalez

2B · Pit

.480 xwOBAcon

8 BBE · .364 L7

Austin Wells

C · NYY

.385 xwOBAcon

9 BBE · .231 L7

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

1Andrew PainterSP · Phi · 26.8%HEATER

98/99 suppression on 31 BBE trusted; elite contact suppression dominates every other signal here

Supp 98 · 31 BBE · ATC 15.0 IP · 1 W · 12 K · 4.71 · 1.37 · PL #7 · sim -0.5 pts

2Juan Morillo

RP · Ari · 3.5% · CATEGORY FIT

Confirmed closer role, SV gap small enough one save matters, suppression adequate at trusted 15 BBE

Supp 66 · 15 BBE · ATC 6.0 IP · 0 W · 6 K · 3.83 · 1.36 · 1 SV · Closer · sim -0.4 pts

3Steven Cruz

RP · KC · 1.3% · CATEGORY FIT

Confirmed closer projecting 2 SV RoS, SV rank 3 vulnerable at 1-point margin, ratios acceptable

Supp 68 · 13 BBE · ATC 7.0 IP · 0 W · 6 K · 4.24 · 1.31 · 2 SV · Closer · sim -0.4 pts

4Merrill Kelly

SP · Ari · 20.3% · BEST VALUE

91/99 suppression on 36 BBE trusted, best volume SP available, behind GS-cap pace warrants aggressive stream

Supp 91 · 36 BBE · ATC 19.0 IP · 1 W · 16 K · 4.60 · 1.36 · sim -0.5 pts

5Michael Petersen

RP · Mia · 1.8% · UPSIDE

Confirmed closer role in Miami, suppression sample too small but role real; SV upside justifies flier

Supp 66 · 9 BBE · ATC 6.0 IP · 0 W · 6 K · 4.10 · 1.31 · Closer · sim -0.4 pts

Passed on: Andrew Kittredge has confirmed closer role and solid ATC saves projection but 22/99 suppression on 22 BBE is a trusted sample screaming contact danger that would bleed MIZ's ERA/WHIP leads.

⚾ 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	2.08	13.2	3.40	Like a base set Charizard, Misiorowski’s not gonna stop being dope.
9	Blake Snell	LAD	+7	1.97	2.11	12.1	3.31	#HotSnellSummer is in full swing.
10	Dylan Cease	TOR	-1	2.40	2.77	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	3.66	3.73	10.9	4.19	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	3.94	4.09	9.7	3.91	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	3.54	3.65	6.5	4.17	Baseball’s premier innings eater hasn’t ruined his appetite.
38	Jacob Lopez	ATH	+6	4.78	3.50	8.4	4.55	It’s the 2025 hot streak all over again. Enjoy the ride, ya’ll!
39	Dustin May	MIL	-	4.69	4.29	8.6	4.18	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	-	2.74	3.39	8.5	4.49	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	4.32	7.8	4.71	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	3.67	3.65	8.8	4.61	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	4.46	3.62	10.5	3.97	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	4.00	4.20	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	4.05	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	-	4.05	4.12	8.5	4.05	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	-	3.53	3.76	5.9	4.67	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…

🔒 Closer Chart

Save targets · roles + regression flags.

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	25	25	52.3	4.13	1.15	3.18	14.3	5.0 · —
—	Louis Varland	Toronto Blue Jays	CL	33	38	71.3	1.26	1.02	2.28 ↑	11.0	5.0 · —
Top 5 FA closers (by team rating)
—	Andrew Kittredge	Baltimore Orioles	CL	9	18	44.7	3.83	1.43	4.06	7.5	4.0 · 3%
—	Jacob Webb	Chicago Cubs	CL	9	17	60.7	3.12	1.24	4.06	9.8	4.0 · 5%
—	Dylan Smith	San Francisco Giants	CL	4	11	33.3	3.24	1.41	3.92	11.1	4.0 · 0%
—	Steven Cruz HLR	Kansas City Royals	CL	6	11	53.7	4.19	1.25	4.06	9.7	3.5 · 1%
	Michael Petersen	Miami Marlins	CL	1	24	57.3	3.30	1.13	3.39	10.5	3.0 · 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.

49	Royce Lewis 3B · Min low TV (17) sim cost ~0	TV 17 Rd 13
27	Kyle Harrison SP · Mil mid TV (43); cold last 7d; UFDA — easy to drop; BUT top-tier keeper sim cost ~0	TV 43 UFDA
15	Blake Snell SP · LAD BUT strong RoS (3.31 ERA) sim cost ~0	TV 80 Rd 8
14	Joe Ryan SP · Min BUT high-pedigree (Rd 5) sim cost ~0	TV 72 Rd 5
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 24: Top 10 Hitting Prospects to Stash in 2026

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

21 available — 2 yours

M. Arroyo YOURS

SS · SEA · AAA · 21 · ↗ called up

PSS

PFV

ETA

days

Szn

18·17·.281

R. Velazquez YOURS

1B/C · CLE · AA · 20 · on the climb

PSS

PFV

ETA

Sept

Szn

29·2·.290

J. Tibbs III

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

PSS

PFV

ETA

days

Szn

28·9·.291

S. Thompson

OF · COL · AAA · 24 · ↩ sent down

PSS

PFV

ETA

1-3wk

Szn

12·19·.306

Z. Hope

OF · DET · AA · 21 · knocking on the door

PSS

PFV

ETA

Sept

Szn

28·24·.287

C. Cannarella

OF · MIA · AAA · 22 · nearly ready

PSS

PFV

ETA

1-3wk

Szn

15·21·.339

C. Ingle

C · CLE · ↩ sent down

PSS

PFV

ETA

1-3wk

Szn

19·2·.289

J. Long

1B · CHC · AAA · 24 · nearly ready

PSS

PFV

ETA

1-3wk

Szn

15·3·.279

M. Anderson

2B · DET · AAA · 24 · nearly ready

PSS

PFV

ETA

1-3wk

Szn

16·5·.303

B. Davidson

OF · SFG · AAA · 24 · nearly ready

PSS

PFV

ETA

September

Szn

28·19·.281

S. Walcott

3B/SS · TEX · AA · 23 · nearly ready

PSS

PFV

ETA

Sept

Szn

9·9·.324

H. Mendez

OF · MIN · AAA · 22 · nearly ready

PSS

PFV

ETA

4-8wk

Szn

12·4·.282

S. King

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

PSS

PFV

ETA

1-3wk

Szn

19·14·.306

J. Melton

OF · TB · AAA · 25 · nearly ready

PSS

PFV

ETA

4-8wk

Szn

8·28·.272

R. Ward

LF · LAD · AAA · 28 · ↩ sent down

PSS

PFV

ETA

1-3wk

Szn

20·7·.246

J. Made

SS · MIL · AA · 19 · nearly ready

PSS

PFV

ETA

Sept

Szn

13·36·.269

E. Arroyo

SS · CIN · AAA · 22 · ↩ sent down

PSS

PFV

ETA

1-3wk

Szn

15·14·.279

K. Alderman

OF · MIA · AAA · 23 · nearly ready

PSS

PFV

ETA

4-8wk

Szn

18·10·.258

R. Clifford

1B · NYM · AAA · 22 · on the climb

PSS

PFV

ETA

4-8wk

Szn

16·8·.173

P. Harber

3B · SFG · AAA · 24 · on the climb

PSS

PFV

ETA

'27

Szn

17·4·.275

D. Crisantes

2B/3B · ARI · AAA · 21 · developing

PSS

PFV

ETA

blocked

Szn

9·0·.288

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 24: 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

J. Tong

SP · NYM · AAA · 22 · ↗ called up

PSS

PFV

ETA

—

Szn

140K·4.57

T. Johnson

SP · TBR · AAA · 24 · ↗ called up

PSS

PFV

ETA

—

Szn

86K·2.98

B. Mautz

SP · STL · AAA · 24 · ↗ called up

PSS

PFV

ETA

—

Szn

100K·4.28

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

110K·3.51

M. Ullola

SP · HOU · ↗ called up

PSS

PFV

ETA

—

Szn

100K·4.17

C. Seymour

SP · SFG · AAA · 27 · ↗ called up

PSS

PFV

ETA

—

Szn

87K·4.26

K. Curtis

SP · PIT · ↗ called up

PSS

PFV

ETA

—

Szn

115K·4.53

R. Snelling

SP · MIA · AAA · 22 · ↗ called up

PSS

PFV

ETA

—

Szn

46K·2.38

D. Sandlin

SP · CHW · AAA · 25 · ↩ sent down

PSS

PFV

ETA

—

Szn

99K·3.35

C. Dana

SP · LAA · AAA · 22 · nearly ready

PSS

PFV

ETA

—

Szn

83K·5.44

J. Ritchie

SP · ATL · ↩ sent down

PSS

PFV

ETA

—

Szn

133K·3.82

O. Murphy

SP · ATL · AAA · 22 · ↩ sent down

PSS

PFV

ETA

—

Szn

122K·3.74

G. Wood

SP · PHI · AA · 22 · nearly ready

PSS

PFV

ETA

'26

Szn

134K·4.40

J. Wenninger

SP · on the climb

PSS

PFV

ETA

September 1st

Szn

115K·4.24

M. Bratt

SP · ARI · AAA · 22 · ↩ sent down

PSS

PFV

ETA

—

Szn

82K·3.92

M. Forret

SP · BAL · AAA · 22 · on the climb

PSS

PFV

ETA

—

Szn

125K·3.89

R. Sloan

SP · SEA · AA · 20 · on the climb

PSS

PFV

ETA

—

Szn

124K·3.70

E. Rodriguez

SP · NYY · AAA · 22 · ↩ sent down

PSS

PFV

ETA

—

Szn

120K·3.19

B. Garrett

SP · ↩ sent down

PSS

PFV

ETA

June 1st

Szn

110K·3.94

T. McDougal

SP · CHW · AAA · 23 · ↩ sent down

PSS

PFV

ETA

—

Szn

49K·4.43

D. Davalillo

SP · TEX · AAA · 24 · on the climb

PSS

PFV

ETA

—

Szn

100K·4.87

A. Kelly

SP · PIT · AAA · 22 · ↩ sent down

PSS

PFV

ETA

—

Szn

76K·4.33

B. Hopkins

SP · TBR · on the climb

PSS

PFV

ETA

—

Szn

120K·5.23

C. Crow

SP · MIL · ↩ sent down

PSS

PFV

ETA

—

Szn

101K·3.74

T. Gibson

SP · BAL · ↩ sent down

PSS

PFV

ETA

—

Szn

102K·4.99

L. Braun

SP · ATL · developing

PSS

PFV

ETA

—

Szn

105K·4.02

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

🔭 14 not a 2026 factor — Jamie Arnold · Anthony Eyanson · Liam Doyle · Bryce Mayer · Jackson Ferris · Tyson Hardin · Jackson Wolf · Jurrangelo Cijntje · Daniel Eagen · Christian Zazueta · Joseph Dzierwa · Jaxon Wiggins · Karson Milbrandt · Jonathan Santucci

💼 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	Juan Soto RF · NYM · GARR · jregarris +1.2σ buy-low · RF — fits a need · BA 0.276 / xBA 0.295 · xwOBA 0.416	100%	159 wRC+	≈ 0.0%	Kyle Schwarber DH · comparable value (TV 100 vs target 100)
📈 BUY-LOW	Shohei Ohtani DH · LAD · FRAN · francisw789 +1.0σ buy-low · DH — fits a need · BA 0.277 / xBA 0.288 · xwOBA 0.399	100%	155 wRC+	≈ 0.0%	Kyle Schwarber DH · comparable value (TV 100 vs target 100)
📈 BUY-LOW	Cal Raleigh C · Sea · KNIG · TKHOO +1.7σ buy-low · C — modest fit · BA 0.183 / xBA 0.192 · xwOBA 0.316	86%	129 wRC+	≈ 0.0%	Miguel Vargas 3B · comparable value (TV 90 vs target 95)
📈 BUY-LOW	Mike Trout OF · LAA · KNIG · TKHOO +1.3σ buy-low · OF — fits a need · BA 0.243 / xBA 0.252 · xwOBA 0.374	91%	126 wRC+	≈ 0.0%	Joe Ryan SP · comparable value (TV 72 vs target 76)
📈 BUY-LOW	Corey Seager SS · Tex · PEYT · simplejack2k9 +1.4σ buy-low · SS — modest fit · BA 0.227 / xBA 0.248 · xwOBA 0.350	59%	125 wRC+	≈ 0.0%	Zach Neto SS · comparable value (TV 60 vs target 58)
↑ mild buy	Yordan Alvarez OF · Hou · PEYT · simplejack2k9 +0.9σ buy-low · OF — fits a need · BA 0.315 / xBA 0.323 · xwOBA 0.447	100%	166 wRC+	≈ 0.0%	Kyle Schwarber DH · comparable value (TV 100 vs target 100)
📈 BUY-LOW	Heriberto Hernandez LF · Mia · FRAN · francisw789 +1.3σ buy-low · LF — fits a need · BA 0.228 / xBA 0.245 · xwOBA 0.352	11%	100 wRC+	≈ 0.0%	Bryce Eldridge 1B · comparable value (TV 35 vs target 33)
📈 BUY-LOW	JJ Bleday CF · Cin · RAGE · glhoward40 +1.3σ buy-low · CF — fits a need · BA 0.217 / xBA 0.241 · xwOBA 0.345	22%	100 wRC+	≈ 0.0%	Henry Bolte RF + Royce Lewis 3B · two-piece package (TV 22 vs target 27)
↑ mild buy	Taylor Ward LF · Sea · GoOs · My Best Guys +0.7σ buy-low · LF — fits a need · BA 0.224 / xBA 0.241 · xwOBA 0.333	58%	120 wRC+	≈ 0.0%	Zach Neto SS · comparable value (TV 60 vs target 60)
↑ mild buy	Dominic Canzone RF · Sea · GARR · jregarris +0.6σ buy-low · RF — fits a need · BA 0.254 / xBA 0.269 · xwOBA 0.355	12%	114 wRC+	≈ 0.0%	Bryce Eldridge 1B · comparable value (TV 35 vs target 34)

Pitchers

Verdict	Target	Own	RoS	Title Δ	Suggested offer
📈 BUY-LOW	Kodai Senga SP · NYM · KRTZ · FratSkins +1.1σ buy-low · SP — fits a need · ERA 7.11 vs xERA 4.98	10%	3.88 ERA	≈ 0.0%	Royce Lewis 3B · comparable value (TV 17 vs target 14)
📈 BUY-LOW	Kade Anderson SP · Sea · RAGE · glhoward40 +1.5σ buy-low · SP — fits a need · ERA 5.40 vs xERA 3.15	18%	4.59 ERA	≈ 0.0%	Henry Bolte RF + Royce Lewis 3B + +$4 FAAB · two-piece package (TV 22 vs target 29)
↑ mild buy	Nick Pivetta SP · SD · GARR · jregarris +0.7σ buy-low · SP — fits a need · ERA 3.43 vs xERA 2.42	56%	3.88 ERA	≈ 0.0%	Royce Lewis 3B + Bryce Eldridge 1B · two-piece package (TV 52 vs target 54)
↑ mild buy	Quinn Mathews SP · StL · FRAN · francisw789 +0.8σ buy-low · SP — fits a need · ERA 4.38 vs xERA 3.32	5%	4.31 ERA	≈ 0.0%	Royce Lewis 3B · comparable value (TV 17 vs target 19)
↑ mild buy	Freddy Peralta SP · TB · KNIG · TKHOO +0.7σ buy-low · SP — fits a need · ERA 4.96 vs xERA 3.89	76%	4.03 ERA	≈ 0.0%	Zach Neto SS · comparable value (TV 60 vs target 58)
↑ mild buy	Bryce Miller SP · Sea · BLOB · crenshawh19 +0.5σ buy-low · SP — fits a need · ERA 4.01 vs xERA 3.32	30%	4.15 ERA	≈ 0.0%	Kyle Harrison SP · comparable value (TV 43 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+ +105	▼ down
Dorn and Associates LLC	Jackson Chourio, Jhoan Duran, Brice Turang, David Bednar	F -144	F -105	▲ up
Miz-waukee’s Best ⇄ Ramirez Against the Machine 2026-07-31
Miz-waukee’s Best	Samuel Basallo, Kade Anderson	A- +8	A+ +20	▲ up
Ramirez Against the Machine	Blake Snell	C -8	F -20	▼ 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 +11	▼ down
Hit the Damn Ball You Bums	Justin Wrobleski	F -28	D -11	▲ up
Miz-waukee’s Best ⇄ The Boys of Summer 2026-06-12
Miz-waukee’s Best	Chandler Simpson	A +10	A- +8
The Boys of Summer	$30 FAAB	D -10	C -8
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 -41
Ramirez Against the Machine	Jac Caglianone	A+ +60	A+ +41	▼ 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	Yandy Diaz 1B · TB 0.61σ sell-high · 1B · BA 0.305 / xBA 0.290 · xwOBA 0.358 — test the market, don't force it	93%	BA 0.305 / xBA 0.290 +.015 wOBA 0.365 / xwOBA 0.358 +.007	HH 48.5% · Brl/PA 5.5%	7th · +1 rd vs mkt
↓ SHOP	Henry Bolte RF · Oak 0.55σ sell-high · RF · BA 0.275 / xBA 0.249 · xwOBA 0.317 — test the market, don't force it	6%	BA 0.275 / xBA 0.249 +.026 wOBA 0.337 / xwOBA 0.317 +.020	HH 48.3% · Brl/PA 4.5%	25th · +2 rds vs mkt

👥 Your Roster

Your roster · news + buy/sell signals.

News (last 24h)

Player news · last 24h.

Walker Jenkins Fantasy baseball lineup advice for Tuesday: Cards rookie Mathews lines up well vs. Giants
Tue 09-08 11:29 AM
Everything you need to know to set your fantasy baseball lineups for Tuesday's MLB action.
Bryce Eldridge Giants take down the Cardinals in 11
Tue 09-08 03:53 AM
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Leverage Buys/Sells

Buy/sell windows · surface vs. underlying.

Hitters

Player	Pos	MLB	BA	xBA	wOBA	xwOBA	Brl%	Own%	Signal
James Wood	LF	Wsh	0.268	0.277	0.395	0.419	100.0	99.1	📈 BUY-LOW
Kyle Schwarber	DH	Phi	0.243	0.241	0.378	0.369	99.0	99.5	📈 BUY-LOW
Miguel Vargas	3B	ChW	0.252	0.269	0.367	0.385	90.0	95.2	📈 BUY-LOW
Bryce Eldridge	1B	SF	0.265	0.258	0.355	0.356	73.0	10.7	↑ mild buy
Zach Neto	SS	LAA	0.236	0.209	0.326	0.304	74.0	60.4	fair
Jac Caglianone DTD	RF	KC	0.283	0.281	0.356	0.357	90.0	52.8	fair
Randy Arozarena	LF	Sea	0.273	0.259	0.368	0.348	52.0	93.9	fair
Cole Carrigg	CF	Col	0.268	0.255	0.344	0.320	—	12.4	fair
Ryan Jeffers	C	Min	0.265	0.256	0.373	0.361	75.0	42.7	fair
Henry Bolte	RF	Oak	0.275	0.249	0.337	0.317	49.0	6.2	↓ mild fade
Yandy Diaz	1B	TB	0.305	0.290	0.365	0.358	48.0	92.8	↓ mild fade
Walker Jenkins	CF	Min	0.138	0.164	0.277	0.274	—	5.7	—
Kaelen Culpepper	SS	Min	0.305	0.263	0.354	0.314	—	6.8	fair
Royce Lewis	3B	Min	0.234	0.241	0.307	0.313	73.0	14.4	fair
Ralphy Velazquez	1B	Cle	—	—	—	—	—	0.7	—
Michael Arroyo	2B	Sea	0.000	0.006	0.000	0.007	0.0	0.6	—

Pitchers

Pitcher	Pos	MLB	IP	ERA	WHIP	xERA	K-BB%	xwOBA-a	Brl%-a	Own%	Signal
Blake Snell	SP	LAD	32.0	1.97	1.09	2.11	22.0	0.226	1.4	90.3	↑ mild buy
Andres Munoz	RP	Sea	52.3	4.13	1.15	3.18	29.0	0.277	8.8	79.6	↑ mild buy
Joe Ryan	SP	Min	129.7	4.10	1.14	3.50	21.6	0.290	10.5	88.4	fair
Jacob Misiorowski	SP	Mil	155.0	1.97	0.79	2.08	31.8	0.224	3.8	99.5	fair
Sandy Alcantara	SP	Mia	195.7	3.54	1.19	3.65	11.3	0.296	5.1	90.4	fair
Dylan Cease	SP	Tor	161.3	2.40	1.04	2.77	24.8	0.259	5.2	99.3	fair
Kyle Harrison	SP	Mil	110.7	3.66	1.27	3.73	21.4	0.299	8.3	58.5	fair
Eury Perez	SP	Mia	139.3	3.94	1.24	4.09	15.1	0.312	10.2	72.5	fair
Louis Varland	RP	Tor	71.3	1.26	1.02	2.28	23.5	0.235	4.0	87.0	fair

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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 (+24.4)	#1 (+50.8)	S · $51	UFDA-G FV 55
2.5	Miguel Vargas	3B · 26yo	25th	#2 (+21.7)	#3 (+17.1)	A · $17	UFDA
2.5	Louis Varland	RP · 28yo	22nd	#3 (+21.4)	#2 (+27.1)	S · $27
4.0	Bryce Eldridge	1B · 20yo	25th	#4 (+16.1)	#4 (+14.4)	A · $14	UFDA FV 55
5.0	Henry Bolte	RF · 21yo	25th	#5 (+14.9)	#5 (+13.8)	A · $14	UFDA FV 40
6.0	Zach Neto	SS · 25yo	10th	#6 (+11.6)	#6 (+10.3)	A · $10
7.5	Jac Caglianone	RF · 22yo	21st	#7 (+11.6)	#8 (+8.0)	B · $8	UFDA-G FV 55
8.0	Eury Perez	SP · 23yo	20th	— (+10.5)	#7 (+8.5)	B · $8	UFDA-G
8.5	Dylan Cease	SP · 30yo	4th	#8 (+11.0)	— (+5.8)	B · $6

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.)
Ralphy Velazquez	1B · 19yo	25th	#17 (-2.0)	#12 (+1.4)
Michael Arroyo	2B · 20yo	25th	#18 (-10.1)	#19 (-2.4)

Updated Tue Sep 8 · 12:04 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
1.5	Jesus Luzardo	SP · 28yo	KNIG	21st	#1 (+28.9)	#2 (+42.1)	S · $42
3.0	Andy Pages	CF · 25yo	BLOB	20th	#3 (+25.1)	#3 (+41.5)	S · $41
3.0	Jacob Misiorowski	SP · 22yo	MIZ	21st	#5 (+24.4)	#1 (+50.8)	S · $51
4.5	Jordan Walker	RF · 24yo	GARR	25th	#2 (+25.3)	#7 (+29.9)	S · $30
4.5	Bryan Baker	RP · 31yo	DORN	25th	#4 (+24.9)	#5 (+38.7)	S · $39
7.0	Cam Schlittler	SP · 24yo	KRTZ	19th	#10 (+19.5)	#4 (+40.8)	S · $41
7.5	Ben Rice	1B · 27yo	DORN	20th	#6 (+23.3)	#9 (+24.0)	S · $24
8.5	Louis Varland	RP · 28yo	MIZ	22nd	#9 (+21.4)	#8 (+27.1)	S · $27
8.5	Riley O'Brien	RP · 31yo	THAR	17th	— (+13.7)	#6 (+30.6)	S · $31
9.0	Payton Tolle	SP · 22yo	FRST	25th	#7 (+21.8)	— (+18.5)	S · $18
9.5	Miguel Vargas	3B · 26yo	MIZ	25th	#8 (+21.7)	— (+17.1)	A · $17
10.5	Junior Caminero	3B · 22yo	RAGE	5th	— (+12.3)	#10 (+23.3)	S · $23

Updated Tue Sep 8 · 12:04 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	VargasR25	VarlandR22	EldridgeR25	BolteR25	NetoR10	100
2DORN	BakerR25	RiceR20	McLeanR20	BazzanaR25	LaraR25	PerdomoR21	85
3KNIG	LuzardoR21	AbreuR15	deGromR13	JensenR20	MartinezR25	RodriguezR25	68
4BLOB	PagesR20	SorianoR25	ScottR25	LopezR20	LileR15	SaleR1	68
5KRTZ	SchlittlerR19	BengeR25	SanojaR25	StewartR10	McGonigleR17	BurkeR25	65
6FRAN	LatzR25	CavalliR21	AntonacciR25	McCarthyR25	BurnsR5	BradishR21	60
7PEYT	SanchezR9	HendersonR25	WooR8	SaggeseR25	WetherholtR13	MayoR17	58
8GoOs	GriffinR25	GoodmanR21	BradleyR25	BurlesonR9	ReynoldsR10	GomezR25	57
9THAR	O'BrienR17	RasmussenR8	WilliamsR11	KeaschallR21	Jr.R16	MarshR25	51
10RAGE	EwingR25	CamineroR5	HerreraR20	BasalloR19	JonesR25	ImanagaR9	49
11GARR ▼ thin	WalkerR25	MessickR18	GrayR7	CanzoneR25	SimpsonR9	MerrillR1	44
12FRST ▼ thin	TolleR25	WheelerR8	RouppR25	MuncyR18	SkubalR1	RumfieldR25	42

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

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