Miz-waukee’s Best — The Brandon League

Last updated Friday, September 04 · 12:33 PM ET

☕ Morning Briefing

🏆 MIZ holds the top spot at 104.5 roto points, 20.0 clear of #2 Hit the Damn Ball You Bums — but you slipped 0.5 pts since the last update, so keep the pedal down. Watch two category edges: W is dead level with GoOs (one win flips the point), and AVG is separated by literally .000 — closing that gap is a free roto point.

⚾ Good day from the active roster: Miguel Vargas (2-4, 2 SB) kept the speed game rolling, Jac Caglianone chipped in 2-4 with a run and 2 RBI, and Louis Varland slammed the door with a clean 1 IP, 0 ER, 2 K save against the Guardians. Make sure Blake Snell is slotted in — he's your probable tonight.

🔥 Free-agent verdicts worth acting on today: Lars Nootbaar (LF, Ari) is the top heater — 86/99 contact heat on a trusted 26 BBE, .429 BA last seven days, with legit power in Arizona (sim cost: -0.0 pts). Juan Morillo (RP, Ari) brings 94th-percentile suppression and a confirmed closer role (-0.3 pts sim), and Calvin Faucher (RP, Mia) is the category-fit play — confirmed closer at 78th-percentile suppression, protects ERA/WHIP while stacking saves (-0.3 pts sim).

📰 Two external notes worth flagging: Shohei Ohtani is dealing with a left knee issue and right bicep pain, missed Thursday, and an IL stint has not been ruled off the table — he may also be shut down from pitching, which would be a massive two-category crater for whoever owns him. And Garrett Crochet is progressing toward a bullpen session as he works back from shoulder inflammation; if and when he returns, it's expected to be in relief rather than as a starter.
ELIGIBILITYK. Schwarber 1B 7/10P. Ramirez 1B 4/10
Your standing
1stof 12
104.5 roto pts +20.0 clear of 2nd
-0.5 pts vs last update
Top Gaps
W (6.5) SB (7.0)
categories below mid-pack
Score change since last update
W -0.5

🎯 Category Pressure

Category ranks vs. the league.

Rank →
Δ to #1
R
947
1028
🥇
HR
269
299
🥇
RBI
883
914
🥇
SB
131
137
142
197
+60
AVG
.255
.256
.257
.259
+0.002
K
1181
1203
1347
+144
W
67
70
70
74
82
+12
SV
76
79
89
91
+12
ERA
3.41
3.33
🥇
WHIP
1.17
1.13
🥇

📅 Yesterday's MIZ Box Scores (2026-09-03)

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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.

TeamMove
Hit the Damn Ball You Bums+ Zebby Matthews | Jacob Lopez

🏆 League Standings

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

100.0% to win the league · proj finish 1.0 · 102.4 roto pts

#TeamPtsFAABWin%Proj PtsRangeProj Rk
1MIZ Miz-waukee’s Best104.5$0100.0%102.499–1051.0
2FRAN Hit the Damn Ball You Bums84.5$590.0%85.581–912.4
3KRTZ Photogenic Nick Kurtz79.5$200.0%83.378–892.9
4PEYT Phil Swift's Flex Seal 77.5$270.0%80.675–863.5
5GoOs I need Buck Showalter69.0$1700.0%68.663–735.5
6BLOB Camp MVP67.0$1680.0%68.665–725.5
7KNIG Team Knighton62.5$1370.0%60.857–657.2
8THAR Phil Mickeltits61.5$1760.0%58.854–637.6
9DORN Dorn and Associates LLC 47.0$890.0%47.343–529.6
10GARR The Boys of Summer47.0$1550.0%48.444–539.4
11RAGE Ramirez Against the Machine40.0$1630.0%34.632–3812.0
12FRST Worst2First40.0$1540.0%41.137–4510.9

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 7.0AVG 9.5W 6.3SV 9.0K 10.8ERA 11.9WHIP 12.0

Winnable — push here: SB, AVG, W, SV.

🚨 Today's Streaming Board

157 of 200 GS · should be 175 · 18 behindBehind pace — stream aggressively
043 left · ~13.1/wk to cap · proj 179200

⏳ 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

PitcherMatchupVerdictBPMIZPLTake
Blake Snellvs WSHAUTO START6.4#2Elite arm, roll with him.
Jared Jonesvs LAASTART5.7#8Stuff profiles well against RHB lineup.
Keider Montero@ CLEDART6.3#14Doubleheader start vs. manageable Guardians lineup.
Walker Buehlervs NYYDART5.9#20Rotation survival impressive but blowup ceiling too risky.
Kade Morris@ SEASIT⚠ opener4.1average SEA lineup, friendly park, weak skills
Matt Wilkinson@ NYMSIT5.1#21Pedestrian 90 mph fastball limits upside.
Cristian Javiervs AZSIT3.3#15Whiff gains promising but results still pending.
Andrew Sears@ CLESITleash5.4#25Low pitch count last time, stuff lacks swing-and-miss.
Janson Junkvs CHCSITleash4.6#23No whiffs, team won't let him go deep.
Ryan Johnson@ PITSIT3.6#19Rarely reaches five frames; poor floor.
Merrill Kelly@ HOUSIT2.7#17Trust slowly rebuilding; tough RHB lineup complicates.

Openers filtered: Logan Allen, Trevor Williams, Daniel Lynch IV

Your staff: 3.33 ERA / 1.13 WHIP · GS 157/200 — 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 · Sat 9/5 · BP not out yet, so pill = our score + Pitcher List

PitcherMatchupVerdictBPMIZPLTake
Brandon Pfaadt@ HOUSTART5.4#11Best pitch separation ever; sinker/sweeper durability uncertain.
Zac Thorntonvs SFDART5.5#17Cushy matchup; effective four-seamer/cutter location to righties.
Dustin May@ CINDART4.9#16Three abnormal outings; hoping rhythm returns here.
Yusei Kikuchi@ PITDART4.0#15Strong slider and strike-throwing last outing; favorable LHP park.
Anthony Molina@ NYMSIT⚠ opener5.8#25Intriguing four-seamer profile; potential September sneaky streamer.

📼 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+ 47% · BLOWUP 17% · agg ERA 4.38 · WHIP 1.34 · 4.5 K/start · 378 picks logged, 14 never started, 15 awaiting a box score — not graded

Grade mix · all 349 graded starts

GEM 63 GOOD 101 OK 124 BLOWUP 61
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.
CohortnGOOD+BLOWUPERA
Q1 — Do our own calls work? · Verdict ladder + MIZ bands · live board rows only, nothing backfilled
Verdict · AUTO START2669%15%3.49
Verdict · START4654%11%4.07
Verdict · DART9246%14%4.61
Verdict · SIT18543%21%4.49
MIZ ≥ 5.011761%13%3.66
MIZ 3.5–4.913444%19%4.77
MIZ < 3.58135%21%5.01
All live board picks34947%17%4.38
Q1 read — GOOD+ falls 69% · 54% · 46% · 43% down the rungs, but BLOWUP does not rise with it, and MIZ sorts: GOOD+ falls 61% · 44% · 35% 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 Start2665%19%4.10
PL · Probably Start3956%13%4.00
PL · Questionable Start9650%17%4.48
PL · Do Not Start16443%20%4.43
BP · Auto1136%9%4.74
BP · Likely3543%17%4.39
All graded picks34947%17%4.38
Q2 read — against the 47% all-picks baseline, PL's top tiers clear it (65% · 56%) and BP's top tiers are too thin to call (36% · 43% on n=11 · n=35).

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 47% for all live picks).

Calibration — do our numbers mean anything? · full season, 2026-06-29→2026-09-03 · 936 graded picks · MIZ on 396, BP on 230, Verdict on 417

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 binnmeanGOOD+95% CI
MIZ score → P(GOOD+) · our matchup score, 0–10 · live rows only · n=396
MIZ 0.5–3.3922.639%30%–49%
MIZ 3.4–3.9683.744%33%–56%
MIZ 4.0–4.8884.451%41%–61%
MIZ 4.9–5.5705.256%44%–67%
MIZ 5.6–8.9786.462%50%–72%
All MIZ-scored picks39650%
BP score → P(GOOD+) · RelieverRecon's published rating · includes git-backfilled rows · n=230
BP 4.6–6.6486.135%23%–50%
BP 6.7–7.3447.052%38%–66%
BP 7.4–7.7477.545%31%–59%
BP 7.8–8.4478.147%33%–61%
BP 8.5–10.0449.143%30%–58%
All BP-scored picks23044%
Verdict tier → P(GOOD+) · the consensus call itself · live rows only
AUTO START2969%51%–83%
START5556%43%–69%
DART10949%39%–58%
SIT22446%40%–53%
Out-of-samplenvaluevs
Walk-forward probability · logistic on MIZ, refit daily on earlier days only · from 2026-08-05 · 29 days
Brier — our probability3320.246lower is better
Brier — flat base rate to date3320.255we win by 0.009
Brier — verdict-tier history3320.255we win by 0.010
Log loss — our probability3320.684lower is better
ECE — our probability3320.0625 equal-count bins
ECE bins · predicted p vs what actually happened
said 32%–47%6638%off by 5%
said 47%–51%6742%off by 7%
said 51%–56%6641%off by 13%
said 56%–60%6758%off by 0%
said 60%–74%6659%off by 6%
Verdict — usable with caveats: ECE 0.062 over n=332 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).

#HitterMatchupWhyLegsScore
1AUTO STARTMickey GasperC · 11% own
@ BAL · Baz RHP
szn .363 xwOBAL15: 1.395 OPS (42 PA)L14 contact +6.0 (.537 xwOBAcon, 26 BBE)usually bats 2nd (×1.10)beats 2 of 2 eligible startersBaz .310 allowed · avg SP0.959 OPS vs RHP (128 AB)
L15
bat
SP
L/R
park
87
2AUTO STARTLars NootbaarLF · 3% own
@ HOU · Javier RHP
szn .343 xwOBAL15: 0.964 OPS (33 PA)L14 contact +3.5 (.448 xwOBAcon, 26 BBE)usually bats 1st (×1.12)fills OF needbeats 5 of 6 eligible startersJavier .346 allowed · soft SP0.754 OPS vs RHP (189 AB)
L15
bat
SP
L/R
park
76
3AUTO STARTBryan TorresRF · 0% own
@ COL · Feltner RHP
szn .297 xwOBAL14 contact +0.8 (.388 xwOBAcon, 12 BBE)usually bats 1st (×1.12)fills OF needbeats 6 of 8 eligible startersFeltner .353 allowed · soft SP0.762 OPS vs RHP (103 AB)COL plays hot
L15
bat
SP
L/R
park
69
4AUTO STARTTyler TolbertCF · 1% own
vs TOR · Taillon RHP
szn .298 xwOBAusually bats 8th (×0.93)fills OF needbeats 7 of 9 eligible startersshort side vs RHP — 46% of ABTaillon .363 allowed · soft SP0.856 OPS vs RHP (52 AB)KC plays hot
L15
bat
SP
L/R
park
67
5AUTO STARTEsmerlyn ValdezRF · 14% own
vs LAA · Johnson RHP
szn .328 xwOBAL15: 0.727 OPS (34 PA)L14 contact +6.0 (.519 xwOBAcon, 14 BBE)usually bats 6th (×0.98)fills OF needbeats 4 of 6 eligible startersJohnson .356 allowed · soft SP0.748 OPS vs RHP (142 AB)
L15
bat
SP
L/R
park
65
6AUTO STARTAndrew Vaughn1B · 4% own
@ CIN · Lowder RHP
szn .336 xwOBAL15: 0.932 OPS (37 PA)L14 contact -2.3 (.318 xwOBAcon, 28 BBE)usually bats 5thbeats 3 of 4 eligible startersLowder .345 allowed · soft SP0.778 OPS vs RHP (162 AB)CIN plays hot
L15
bat
SP
L/R
park
64
7AUTO STARTJoc PedersonDH · 2% own
vs TB · Martinez RHP
szn .342 xwOBAL15: 0.750 OPS (29 PA)L14 contact -1.8 (.330 xwOBAcon, 17 BBE)usually bats 1st (×1.12)beats 1 of 1 eligible startersMartinez .319 allowed · avg SP0.831 OPS vs RHP (324 AB)
L15
bat
SP
L/R
park
62
8AUTO STARTRyan WardLF · 0% own
vs WSH · Kent LHP
szn .316 xwOBAfills OF needbeats 6 of 10 eligible startersKent .351 allowed · soft SP
L15
bat
SP
L/R
park
61
9AUTO STARTMichael Massey2B · 1% own
vs TOR · Taillon RHP
szn .304 xwOBAL14 contact +1.4 (.401 xwOBAcon, 17 BBE)usually bats 6th (×0.98)beats 3 of 3 eligible startersTaillon .363 allowed · soft SP0.728 OPS vs RHP (266 AB)KC plays hot
L15
bat
SP
L/R
park
60
10STARTSpencer Horwitz1B · 4% own
vs LAA · Johnson RHP
szn .311 xwOBAL15: 0.415 OPS (49 PA)L14 contact -4.5 (.270 xwOBAcon, 34 BBE)usually bats 1st (×1.12)beats 1 of 3 eligible startersJohnson .356 allowed · soft SP0.763 OPS vs RHP (274 AB)
L15
bat
SP
L/R
park
58

Tiers vs YOUR lineup tonight — median starter 52, worst James Wood (20). 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
86
1Lars NootbaarLF · Ari · 2.8%HEATER
86/99 heat on trusted 26 BBE, 429 BA L7, legitimate power surge with PT in Arizona
Heat 86 · 26 BBE · ATC 64 PA · 2 HR · 1 SB · 0.245 · L7 0.429 · 2 HR · sim -0.0 pts
2Luis Robert Jr.
CF · Bal · 14.3% · HEATER
82/99 heat on 28 BBE, elite 91.9 EV, 4 HR L14 with SB upside addressing rank-6 need
Heat 82 · 28 BBE · ATC 66 PA · 2 HR · 3 SB · 0.233 · L7 0.118 · 1 HR · sim +0.1 pts
3Ty France
1B · SD · 14.5% · BEST VALUE
348 BA / 2 HR L7, best roto sim among non-heat candidates, locks AVG and counting stats
ATC 88 PA · 3 HR · 0 SB · 0.257 · L7 0.348 · 2 HR · sim +0.1 pts
4Xander Bogaerts
SS · SD · 18.6% · CATEGORY FIT
3 SB L7 directly attacks rank-6 SB gap of 5; best sim delta among SB-eligible options
ATC 87 PA · 2 HR · 3 SB · 0.259 · L7 0.263 · 0 HR · sim +0.2 pts
5Sean Murphy
C · Atl · 1.0% · HEATER
81/99 heat, 549 xwOBAcon is field-best, 429 BA / 2 HR L7 on trusted sample despite part-time role
Heat 81 · 16 BBE · ATC 45 PA · 2 HR · 0 SB · 0.216 · L7 0.429 · 2 HR · sim -0.0 pts
Passed on: Mickey Gasper has the highest xwOBAcon (0.537) on a trusted 26-BBE sample and scorching L14, but 25 ATC PA remaining makes volume too thin to matter in roto standings.

💪 Hitter List Rankings

PL Top 150 hitters · your bats + top FAs.

On Hitter List · 17 yours · 10 FAs

RankHitterMLBPosChgAVGxwOBAHRSBRoSChu’s Take
16Kyle SchwarberPHIDH+3.240.362403127
18Randy ArozarenaSEAOF-.273.3492221123
21Miguel VargasCHW1B/3B+19.251.3872915113Miguel 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…
36Yandy DíazTB1B+3.303.355213122
46Zach NetoLAASS+11.236.3062319109Zach 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-…
59Jac CaglianoneKC1B/OF+13.284.358236107Jac 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…
72Ty FranceSD1B+12.292.330201106
77Royce LewisMIN1B/2B/3B-15.235.3161414103Royce Lewis is streaky. We just gotta deal with that.
85Cole CarriggCOLSS/OF-22.262.3206868The strikeouts have creeped up on Cole Carrigg , up to 32% over his last 11 games (which is, conveniently, exactly 50 plate appearances).…
106Luis Robert Jr.NYMOF+UR.224.31711295
109Mickey GasperBOSC+UR.277.3637094Mickey Gasper — Fantastic mustache, first of all. Second of all, the batted ball data suggests what’s happening of late is very real, tho…
115Kaelen CulpepperMINSS+UR.300.3123091Kaelen 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…
119Rafael Flores Jr.PITC/1B+UR.211.3337083
133Connor NorbyCOL1B/2B/3B+UR.219.2946887Connor Norby still has huge contact issues but the guy can hit the ball hard in the air and plays for Colorado so stream away.
135Henry BolteATHOF+UR.277.31281591Henry Bolte is leading off again and should get some games in Sacramento soon, if you need a streamer.
143Alejandro KirkTORC+UR.271.30481110
145Tyler StephensonCINC-33.249.33814098
146Ryan JeffersMINC-29.276.357131118
148Andruw MonasterioBOS2B/SS-26.247.2996491
149Dylan CrewsWSHOF-35.216.31110887
150Luis RengifoSD2B/3B/OF-24.240.30446
TSBryce EldridgeSF1B.261.35715199Bryce Eldridge (1B, SFG) — Power prospects can often take a while to really shine.
TSJordan LawlarAri3B/OF.276.3154489Jordan 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…
TSPedro RamirezChC2B/3B.282.3044791Pedro Ramirez (2B/3B, CHC) — Hitting well when he plays, which is not very often.
TSWalker JenkinsMinOF.150.2621192Walker 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…
URJames WoodWshOF.265.4183017129Not ranked or mentioned in this week's Hitter List.
URRalphy VelazquezCle1B83Not ranked or mentioned in this week's Hitter List.

🔥 Heat Board

Hottest ACTIVE free-agent bats by contact quality, 8/21–9/3 · 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.

86
Lars Nootbaar
LF · Ari · 2.8% own · xwOBAcon .448 · EV 92.8 · Brl 15.4% · 26 BBE
▲ .069 BA vs SZN
BAHRRBIRSB
SZN.231627292
L14.3002840
86
Amed Rosario
3B · NYY · 0.6% own · xwOBAcon .436 · EV 94.8 · Brl 11.1% · 18 BBE
▲ .112 BA vs SZN
BAHRRBIRSB
SZN.2381031262
L14.3500331
84
Mickey Gasper
C · Bos · 11.3% own · xwOBAcon .537 · EV 89.5 · Brl 19.2% · 26 BBE
▲ .078 BA vs SZN
BAHRRBIRSB
SZN.277721210
L14.3554770
84
Elias Diaz
C · Tex · 0.1% own · xwOBAcon .447 · EV 94.7 · Brl 25.0% · 20 BBE
▲ .019 BA vs SZN
BAHRRBIRSB
SZN.231624170
L14.2501430
82
Luis Robert Jr.
CF · Bal · 14.3% own · xwOBAcon .439 · EV 91.9 · Brl 21.4% · 28 BBE
▲ .039 BA vs SZN
BAHRRBIRSB
SZN.2241126262
L14.2634770
81
Hao-Yu Lee
3B · Det · 1.4% own · xwOBAcon .434 · EV 94.3 · Brl 12.5% · 32 BBE
▼ .036 BA vs SZN
BAHRRBIRSB
SZN.269836292
L14.2332661
81
Sean Murphy
C · Atl · 1.0% own · xwOBAcon .549 · EV 89.7 · Brl 18.8% · 16 BBE
▲ .175 BA vs SZN
BAHRRBIRSB
SZN.2423880
L14.4173870
77
Brett Baty
3B · NYM · 2.5% own · xwOBAcon .452 · EV 90.9 · Brl 17.6% · 17 BBE
▲ .152 BA vs SZN
BAHRRBIRSB
SZN.223843455
L14.3750510
74
Justin Foscue
2B · Tex · 0.2% own · xwOBAcon .428 · EV 92.1 · Brl 20.0% · 25 BBE
▼ .026 BA vs SZN
BAHRRBIRSB
SZN.2611128220
L14.2353550
74
Donovan Walton
2B · Oak · 0.4% own · xwOBAcon .430 · EV 88.1 · Brl 10.5% · 19 BBE
▼ .017 BA vs SZN
BAHRRBIRSB
SZN.278521312
L14.2612441
Honorable mention · hottest L7 (8/28–9/3), not yet on the board · tiny samples — peek, don't trust
90
TJ Friedl
CF · Cin
.658 xwOBAcon
8 BBE · .333 L7
90
Ryan Vilade
RF · TB
.658 xwOBAcon
8 BBE · .222 L7
88
Michael Massey
2B · KC
.543 xwOBAcon
8 BBE · .375 L7
81
Leo Bernal
C · StL
.501 xwOBAcon
10 BBE · .308 L7
80
Brady House
3B · Wsh
.450 xwOBAcon
12 BBE · .400 L7
79
John Peck
SS · Det
.443 xwOBAcon
8 BBE · .222 L7
🎯 FA Pitchers — Top 5 recommended · every signal we track considered, ACTIVE only · Verdict: engine + model judgment · sim drop basis: Andres Munoz
94
1Juan MorilloRP · Ari · 3.0%HEATER
94th-percentile suppression, confirmed closer role, saves upside with elite contact suppression
Supp 94 · 12 BBE · ATC 8.0 IP · 0 W · 8 K · 3.83 · 1.35 · 1 SV · Closer · sim -0.3 pts
2Calvin Faucher
RP · Mia · 0.8% · CATEGORY FIT
78th-percentile suppression at 20 BBE trusted, confirmed closer, protects ERA/WHIP while adding saves
Supp 78 · 20 BBE · ATC 8.0 IP · 0 W · 8 K · 3.96 · 1.39 · 1 SV · Closer · sim -0.3 pts
3Hayden Wesneski
SP · Hou · 12.5% · BEST VALUE
Best SP suppression at 82nd-percentile with 40 BBE trusted; WHIP-safe 1.26 projection, room under GS cap
Supp 82 · 40 BBE · ATC 20.0 IP · 1 W · 18 K · 4.40 · 1.26 · sim -0.4 pts
4Andrew Painter
SP · Phi · 14.8% · UPSIDE
88th-percentile suppression at 50 BBE elite sample; most GS volume among SPs, streams aggressively into cap room
Supp 88 · 50 BBE · ATC 18.0 IP · 1 W · 15 K · 4.78 · 1.39 · sim -0.4 pts
5Andrew Kittredge
RP · Bal · 3.8% · CATEGORY FIT
Confirmed Bal closer, 2 projected saves; accept suppression risk for SV cushion over rank 4
Supp 14 · 23 BBE · ATC 8.0 IP · 0 W · 8 K · 3.87 · 1.21 · 2 SV · Closer · sim -0.3 pts
Passed on: Jose Urquidy has the best suppression signal (95th percentile) but only 1 projected GS RoS makes him near-worthless volume; saves the drop cost for higher-impact adds.

⚾ Pitcher List Rankings

PL Top 100 SP · your arms + top FAs.

On Pitcher List · 6 yours · 10 FAs

RankPitcherMLBChgERAxERAK/9RoSPollack’s Take
1Jacob MisiorowskiMIL-1.972.0813.23.32Like a base set Charizard, Misiorowski’s not gonna stop being dope.
9Blake SnellLAD+72.422.1012.53.42#HotSnellSummer is in full swing.
10Dylan CeaseTOR-12.252.7312.73.45Like a perfect burger without the condiments to hit all your macros, Cease gives you everything except for a stable WHIP due to his infla…
20Kyle HarrisonMIL+83.453.5210.94.12With a dominant outing, he muted our concerns, but Harrison’s still displaying decreased velocity and not commanding as well as he did in…
22Eury PérezMIA-43.724.049.63.87Pérez 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.
30Sandy AlcantaraMIA-43.543.656.54.19Baseball’s premier innings eater hasn’t ruined his appetite.
38Jacob LopezATH+64.713.408.84.63It’s the 2025 hot streak all over again. Enjoy the ride, ya’ll!
39Dustin MayMIL-4.694.218.54.09May got Singled Out in a disastrous performance, but his stuff is still dope, and his new situation is ideal. Higher win chance, great de…
40Walbert UreñaLAA-2.853.408.84.54Armed with upper-90s heaters and one of the best changeups in baseball, Ureña has hit few speed bumps. If that developing sweeper becomes…
43Andrew PainterPHI+UR5.554.337.84.78From 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…
45Peter LambertHOU-43.663.608.94.58Lambert’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 …
46Jared JonesPIT-84.833.8410.33.99The 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…
54Joey CantilloCLE-83.814.049.64.05Efficiency is a problem, but Cantillo is doing everything we want. More curveballs, faster fastballs, and supportive cutters. Throw more …
56Shane BieberTOR+144.375.957.14.19Bieber 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…
57Tyler MahleATL-4.254.188.74.10Mahle’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…
58Brandon PfaadtARI-3.493.765.94.60Despite 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
PitcherTmRoleSVSVHDIPERAWHIPxERAK/9Rtg / Own
Yours on the chart
Andrés MuñozSeattle MarinersCL242450.34.291.193.27 14.55.0 · —
Louis VarlandToronto Blue JaysCL323769.71.160.992.19 11.15.0 · —
Top 5 FA closers (by team rating)
Andrew KittredgeBaltimore OriolesCL91844.03.271.394.047.64.0 · 4%
Jacob WebbChicago CubsCL91760.03.151.234.069.84.0 · 6%
Steven Cruz
HLR
Kansas City RoyalsCL61152.74.271.234.099.73.5 · 1%
Elvis AlvaradoThe AthleticsCL51345.04.001.184.5710.83.0 · 3%
Juan MorilloArizona DiamondbacksCL32055.32.111.052.3010.43.0 · 3%

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
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
18
Ryan Jeffers C · Min
mid TV (36); BUT top-tier keeper; BUT young breakout signal
sim cost ~0
TV 36
UFDA
15
Blake Snell SP · LAD
BUT strong RoS (3.42 ERA)
sim cost ~0
TV 80
Rd 8
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 — 1 yours

R. Velazquez YOURS
1B/C · CLE · AA · 20 · on the climb
76
PSS
76
PFV
57
ETA
Sept
Szn
28·2·.292
S. Thompson
OF · COL · AAA · 24 · ↩ sent down
90
PSS
79
PFV
55
ETA
1-3wk
Szn
12·16·.298
J. Tibbs III
OF · LAD · AAA · 23 · nearly ready
87
PSS
86
PFV
54
ETA
1-3wk
Szn
27·8·.294
B. Davidson
OF · SFG · AAA · 24 · nearly ready
86
PSS
84
PFV
42
ETA
September
Szn
26·19·.278
S. Walcott
3B/SS · TEX · AA · 23 · nearly ready
84
PSS
99
PFV
60
ETA
Sept
Szn
8·8·.318
J. Melton
OF · TB · AAA · 25 · nearly ready
82
PSS
71
PFV
58
ETA
4-8wk
Szn
7·26·.280
C. Cannarella
OF · MIA · AAA · 22 · nearly ready
82
PSS
74
PFV
50
ETA
1-3wk
Szn
15·21·.333
S. King
SS/2B/3B · WSN · AAA · 23 · nearly ready
82
PSS
77
PFV
50
ETA
1-3wk
Szn
19·14·.315
Z. Hope
OF · DET · AA · 21 · nearly ready
82
PSS
94
PFV
60
ETA
Sept
Szn
27·24·.282
M. Anderson
2B · DET · AAA · 24 · nearly ready
81
PSS
70
PFV
52
ETA
4-8wk
Szn
16·5·.306
R. Ward
LF · LAD · AAA · 28 · ↩ sent down
81
PSS
80
PFV
51
ETA
1-3wk
Szn
20·7·.252
J. Made
SS · MIL · AA · 19 · nearly ready
81
PSS
96
PFV
64
ETA
Sept
Szn
13·36·.267
H. Mendez
OF · MIN · AAA · 22 · nearly ready
81
PSS
65
PFV
58
ETA
4-8wk
Szn
12·4·.278
C. Ingle
C · CLE · ↩ sent down
81
PSS
76
PFV
48
ETA
1-3wk
Szn
18·2·.281
M. Arroyo
SS · SEA · AAA · 21 · nearly ready
80
PSS
48
PFV
55
ETA
1-3wk
Szn
18·17·.284
P. Harber
3B · SFG · AAA · 24 · nearly ready
80
PSS
50
PFV
54
ETA
'27
Szn
17·4·.273
J. Long
1B · CHC · AAA · 24 · nearly ready
78
PSS
66
PFV
52
ETA
4-8wk
Szn
13·3·.276
K. Alderman
OF · MIA · AAA · 23 · nearly ready
78
PSS
70
PFV
49
ETA
4-8wk
Szn
18·10·.256
R. Clifford
1B · NYM · AAA · 22 · on the climb
75
PSS
49
PFV
53
ETA
4-8wk
Szn
16·8·.176
D. Crisantes
2B/3B · ARI · AAA · 21 · developing
59
PSS
23
PFV
58
ETA
blocked
Szn
9·0·.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 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

R. Sloan
SP · nearly ready
82
PSS
99
PFV
64
ETA
September 1st
Szn
117K·3.50
J. Tong
SP · NYM · ↩ sent down
81
PSS
39
PFV
60
ETA
Szn
133K·4.46
T. Bremner
SP · LAA · AA · 22 · nearly ready
80
PSS
98
PFV
66
ETA
Szn
92K·4.08
T. Johnson
SP · TBR · AAA · 24 · nearly ready
80
PSS
90
PFV
60
ETA
Szn
84K·3.03
O. Murphy
SP · ATL · AAA · 22 · ↩ sent down
78
PSS
53
PFV
64
ETA
Szn
122K·3.74
M. Bratt
SP · ARI · AAA · 22 · ↩ sent down
78
PSS
80
PFV
68
ETA
Szn
82K·3.92
M. Forret
SP · BAL · AAA · 22 · on the climb
74
PSS
80
PFV
72
ETA
Szn
121K·3.83
A. Kelly
SP · PIT · AAA · 22 · ↩ sent down
73
PSS
16
PFV
61
ETA
Szn
76K·4.33
J. Ritchie
SP · ATL · ↩ sent down
70
PSS
34
PFV
59
ETA
Szn
118K·3.88
B. Garrett
SP · ↩ sent down
70
PSS
78
PFV
62
ETA
June 1st
Szn
105K·3.95
T. McDougal
SP · CHW · AAA · 23 · ↩ sent down
70
PSS
40
PFV
57
ETA
Szn
49K·4.53
D. Davalillo
SP · TEX · AAA · 24 · on the climb
69
PSS
36
PFV
62
ETA
Szn
94K·5.15
C. Dana
SP · LAA · AAA · 22 · on the climb
67
PSS
38
PFV
58
ETA
Szn
80K·5.53
J. Wenninger
SP · on the climb
65
PSS
30
PFV
66
ETA
September 1st
Szn
110K·4.23
M. Ullola
SP · HOU · ↩ sent down
65
PSS
74
PFV
52
ETA
Szn
97K·4.29
B. Hopkins
SP · TBR · on the climb
63
PSS
45
PFV
63
ETA
Szn
117K·5.34
C. Crow
SP · MIL · ↩ sent down
63
PSS
47
PFV
57
ETA
Szn
101K·3.74
G. Wood
SP · PHI · AA · 22 · on the climb
62
PSS
99
PFV
48
ETA
Szn
134K·4.40
T. Gibson
SP · BAL · ↩ sent down
62
PSS
40
PFV
62
ETA
Szn
98K·4.98
D. Sandlin
SP · CHW · MLB · 25 · ↩ sent down
60
PSS
72
PFV
53
ETA
Szn
88K·3.46
L. Braun
SP · ATL · developing
50
PSS
42
PFV
54
ETA
Szn
104K·3.64
Tap a player for the full cardFA — stashablefar awayinactive / hurtgreen wash = yours · bar = RI heat

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💼 Trades

Buy-low targets · league trade history.

Top Buy-Lows

Rebound candidates · suggested offers.

Hitters

VerdictTargetOwnRoSTitle ΔSuggested offer
📈 BUY-LOWTrent Grisham CF · NYY · RAGE · glhoward40
+1.3σ buy-low · CF — strong fit (current need) · BA 0.211 / xBA 0.245 · xwOBA 0.337
26%114 wRC+≈ 0.0%Henry Bolte RF + Royce Lewis 3B · two-piece package (TV 22 vs target 27)
📈 BUY-LOWJuan Soto RF · NYM · GARR · jregarris
+1.2σ buy-low · RF — strong fit (current need) · BA 0.281 / xBA 0.297 · xwOBA 0.422
100%159 wRC+≈ 0.0%Kyle Schwarber DH · comparable value (TV 100 vs target 100)
📈 BUY-LOWJJ Bleday CF · Cin · RAGE · glhoward40
+1.2σ buy-low · CF — strong fit (current need) · BA 0.222 / xBA 0.246 · xwOBA 0.350
23%104 wRC+≈ 0.0%Henry Bolte RF + Royce Lewis 3B · two-piece package (TV 22 vs target 27)
📈 BUY-LOWHeriberto Hernandez LF · Mia · FRAN · francisw789
+1.2σ buy-low · LF — strong fit (current need) · BA 0.232 / xBA 0.248 · xwOBA 0.354
11%99 wRC+≈ 0.0%Bryce Eldridge 1B · comparable value (TV 35 vs target 33)
↑ mild buyTaylor Ward LF · Sea · GoOs · My Best Guys
+0.7σ buy-low · LF — strong fit (current need) · BA 0.226 / xBA 0.241 · xwOBA 0.334
59%118 wRC+≈ 0.0%Zach Neto SS · comparable value (TV 60 vs target 60)
↑ mild buyRonald Acuna Jr. RF · Atl · GoOs · My Best Guys
+0.9σ buy-low · RF — strong fit (current need) · BA 0.243 / xBA 0.252 · xwOBA 0.357
98%136 wRC+≈ 0.0%Blake Snell SP · comparable value (TV 80 vs target 86)
↑ mild buyDominic Canzone RF · Sea · GARR · jregarris
+0.7σ buy-low · RF — strong fit (current need) · BA 0.255 / xBA 0.269 · xwOBA 0.358
12%114 wRC+≈ 0.0%Bryce Eldridge 1B · comparable value (TV 35 vs target 34)
📈 BUY-LOWCorey Seager SS · Tex · PEYT · simplejack2k9
+1.5σ buy-low · SS — modest fit · BA 0.223 / xBA 0.250 · xwOBA 0.354
59%130 wRC+≈ 0.0%Jac Caglianone RF + +$3 FAAB · comparable value (TV 52 vs target 58)
📈 BUY-LOWMike Trout OF · LAA · KNIG · TKHOO
+1.4σ buy-low · OF — fits a need · BA 0.239 / xBA 0.251 · xwOBA 0.377
92%127 wRC+≈ 0.0%Sandy Alcantara SP · comparable value (TV 72 vs target 77)
↑ mild buyJarren Duran LF · Bos · RAGE · glhoward40
+0.8σ buy-low · LF — strong fit (current need) · BA 0.204 / xBA 0.236 · xwOBA 0.298
67%101 wRC+≈ 0.0%Jac Caglianone RF · comparable value (TV 52 vs target 57)

Pitchers

VerdictTargetOwnRoSTitle ΔSuggested offer
📈 BUY-LOWKodai Senga SP · NYM · KRTZ · FratSkins
+1.3σ 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-LOWKade Anderson SP · Sea · RAGE · glhoward40
+1.5σ buy-low · SP — fits a need · ERA 5.40 vs xERA 3.15
25%4.62 ERA≈ 0.0%Henry Bolte RF + Royce Lewis 3B + +$4 FAAB · two-piece package (TV 22 vs target 29)
↑ mild buyFreddy Peralta SP · TB · KNIG · TKHOO
+0.7σ buy-low · SP — fits a need · ERA 4.96 vs xERA 3.90
73%4.01 ERA≈ 0.0%Jac Caglianone RF + +$3 FAAB · comparable value (TV 52 vs target 58)
↑ mild buyBryce Miller SP · Sea · BLOB · crenshawh19
+0.5σ buy-low · SP — fits a need · ERA 4.01 vs xERA 3.32
31%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.

SideSentAt dealNowTrend
Hit the Damn Ball You Bums ⇄ Camp MVP 2026-08-17
Hit the Damn Ball You BumsAndy PagesA- +7A+ +45▲ up
Camp MVPPete Crow-ArmstrongC -7F -45▼ down
Team Knighton ⇄ Camp MVP 2026-08-17
Team KnightonMatthew BoydF -22F -23
Camp MVPKenley JansenA+ +22A+ +23
Miz-waukee’s Best ⇄ Worst2First 2026-08-10
Miz-waukee’s BestCharlie Condon, Payton TolleA+ +50A+ +33▼ down
Worst2FirstDylan CeaseF -50F -33▲ up
Photogenic Nick Kurtz ⇄ Dorn and Associates LLC 2026-08-05
Photogenic Nick KurtzTravis Bazzana, George Lombard Jr., Nolan McLeanA+ +144A+ +106▼ down
Dorn and Associates LLC Jackson Chourio, Jhoan Duran, Brice Turang, David BednarF -144F -106▲ up
Miz-waukee’s Best ⇄ Ramirez Against the Machine 2026-07-31
Miz-waukee’s BestSamuel Basallo, Kade AndersonA- +8A+ +20▲ up
Ramirez Against the MachineBlake SnellC -8F -20▼ down
Photogenic Nick Kurtz ⇄ Team Knighton 2026-07-23
Photogenic Nick KurtzJo Adell, Jacob deGromF -49F -63▼ down
Team KnightonTrea TurnerA+ +49A+ +63▲ up
Ramirez Against the Machine ⇄ Miz-waukee’s Best 2026-07-19
Ramirez Against the MachineSandy AlcantaraF -42F -68▼ down
Miz-waukee’s BestJosh JungA+ +42A+ +68▲ up
I need Buck Showalter ⇄ Hit the Damn Ball You Bums 2026-06-19
I need Buck ShowalterNasim NunezA+ +28A +11▼ down
Hit the Damn Ball You BumsJustin WrobleskiF -28D -11▲ up
Miz-waukee’s Best ⇄ The Boys of Summer 2026-06-12
Miz-waukee’s BestChandler SimpsonA +10A- +7▼ down
The Boys of Summer$30 FAABD -10C -7▲ up
Miz-waukee’s Best ⇄ Camp MVP 2026-05-01
Miz-waukee’s BestKenley JansenA- +7
Camp MVP$30 FAABA- +3C -7▼ down
Miz-waukee’s Best ⇄ Ramirez Against the Machine 2026-04-22
Miz-waukee’s BestNathan Eovaldi, $70 FAABF -16
Ramirez Against the MachineJac CaglianoneA+ +60A+ +16▼ 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.

VerdictPlayerOwnSurface vs expectedContact2027 keeper
↓ SHOPHenry Bolte RF · Oak
0.66σ sell-high · RF · BA 0.277 / xBA 0.247 · xwOBA 0.312 — test the market, don't force it
4%BA 0.277 / xBA 0.247 +.030
wOBA 0.333 / xwOBA 0.312 +.021
HH 48.1% · Brl/PA 4.5%25th · +2 rds vs mkt
↓ SHOPYandy Diaz 1B · TB
0.61σ sell-high · 1B · BA 0.303 / xBA 0.286 · xwOBA 0.355 — test the market, don't force it
93%BA 0.303 / xBA 0.286 +.017
wOBA 0.365 / xwOBA 0.355 +.010
HH 47.9% · Brl/PA 5.5%7th · +1 rd vs mkt
HOLD — KEEPER PRICELouis Varland RP · Tor
0.46σ sell-high · RP · ERA 1.16 vs xERA 2.19 — only move for keeper-grade return
87%ERA 1.16 / xERA 2.19 -1.03Brl 4.2% allowed22nd · +16 rds vs mkt

👥 Your Roster

Your roster · news + buy/sell signals.

News (last 24h)

Player news · last 24h.

No news on your roster in the last 24 hours.

Leverage Buys/Sells

Buy/sell windows · surface vs. underlying.

Hitters

PlayerPosMLBBAxBAwOBAxwOBABrl%Own%Signal
James WoodLFWsh0.2650.2760.3940.418100.099.0📈 BUY-LOW
Miguel Vargas3BChW0.2510.2700.3670.38790.095.1📈 BUY-LOW
Kyle SchwarberDHPhi0.2400.2370.3720.36298.099.5📈 BUY-LOW
Bryce Eldridge1BSF0.2610.2580.3520.35777.011.2↑ mild buy
Zach NetoSSLAA0.2360.2100.3280.30676.061.5fair
Jac CaglianoneRFKC0.2840.2810.3570.35891.061.9fair
Yandy Diaz1BTB0.3030.2860.3650.35548.092.7↓ mild fade
Cole CarriggCFCol0.2620.2530.3380.32011.7fair
Ryan JeffersCMin0.2760.2550.3810.35774.041.1fair
Randy ArozarenaLFSea0.2730.2590.3680.34954.093.9fair
Henry BolteRFOak0.2770.2470.3330.31247.04.4↓ mild fade
Kaelen CulpepperSSMin0.3000.2510.3560.3126.8fair
Royce Lewis3BMin0.2350.2430.3090.31674.014.6↑ mild buy
Walker JenkinsCFMin0.1500.1550.2920.2628.1
Jordan Lawlar3BAri0.2760.2550.3550.3152.8fair
Ralphy Velazquez1BCle0.8
Pedro Ramirez3BChC0.2820.2610.3380.3043.8fair

Pitchers

PitcherPosMLBIPERAWHIPxERAK-BB%xwOBA-aBrl%-aOwn%Signal
Blake SnellSPLAD26.02.421.082.1022.00.2251.790.3↑ mild buy
Andres MunozRPSea50.34.291.193.2728.90.2819.279.8↑ mild buy
Joe Ryan IL15SPMin125.74.081.153.5021.20.29010.589.4fair
Jacob MisiorowskiSPMil155.01.970.792.0831.80.2243.899.5fair
Sandy AlcantaraSPMia195.73.541.193.6511.30.2965.190.3fair
Kyle HarrisonSPMil107.03.451.203.5222.60.2917.768.7fair
Dylan CeaseSPTor156.32.251.042.7325.10.2575.199.3fair
Eury PerezSPMia135.33.721.184.0415.50.31010.276.0fair
Louis VarlandRPTor69.71.160.992.1924.60.2304.286.6↓ mild fade

📰 MLB News — Top Fantasy Stories

Top fantasy stories · last 24h.

🔒 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
PlayerPos · Age2027
Cost
PeterClaudeVerdictNotes
1.0Jacob MisiorowskiSP · 22yo21st#1 (+24.4)#1 (+50.8)S · $51UFDA-G FV 55
2.0Louis VarlandRP · 28yo22nd#2 (+21.4)#2 (+27.1)S · $27
3.5Miguel Vargas3B · 26yo25th#3 (+19.7)#4 (+15.8)A · $16UFDA
4.5Bryce Eldridge1B · 20yo25th#4 (+16.2)#5 (+14.4)A · $14UFDA FV 55
4.5Zach NetoSS · 25yo10th#6 (+13.7)#3 (+16.1)A · $16
5.5Henry BolteRF · 21yo25th#5 (+14.8)#6 (+12.0)A · $12UFDA FV 40
7.0Dylan CeaseSP · 30yo4th#7 (+11.9)#7 (+11.7)A · $12
8.5Jac CaglianoneRF · 22yo21st#8 (+10.2)— (+6.8)B · $7UFDA-G FV 55
8.5Eury PerezSP · 23yo20th— (+9.5)#8 (+7.3)B · $7UFDA-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).

PlayerPos · AgeCostPeter (if elig.)Claude (if elig.)
Ralphy Velazquez1B · 19yo25th#17 (-2.0)#13 (+1.4)

Updated Fri Sep 4 · 12:33 PM ET

🌍 League-Wide Top Keepers

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

Cons
Rank
PlayerPos · AgeTeam2027
Cost
PeterClaudeVerdict
2.5Jesus LuzardoSP · 28yoKNIG21st#1 (+27.9)#4 (+33.4)S · $33
2.5Jacob MisiorowskiSP · 22yoMIZ21st#4 (+24.4)#1 (+50.8)S · $51
3.0Bryan BakerRP · 31yoDORN25th#3 (+25.1)#3 (+38.7)S · $39
4.0Jordan WalkerRF · 24yoGARR25th#2 (+25.4)#6 (+29.9)S · $30
5.0Andy PagesCF · 25yoBLOB20th#5 (+24.1)#5 (+32.7)S · $33
5.5Cam SchlittlerSP · 24yoKRTZ19th#9 (+19.5)#2 (+40.8)S · $41
6.5Louis VarlandRP · 28yoMIZ22nd#6 (+21.4)#7 (+27.1)S · $27
9.0Jose SorianoSP · 27yoBLOB25th#7 (+21.3)— (+18.5)S · $18
9.5Miguel Vargas3B · 26yoMIZ25th#8 (+19.7)— (+15.8)A · $16
9.5Gavin WilliamsSP · 26yoTHAR11th— (+12.0)#8 (+23.6)S · $24
10.0Junior Caminero3B · 22yoRAGE5th— (+12.3)#9 (+23.3)S · $23
10.5Nolan McLeanSP · 23yoDORN20th#10 (+19.5)— (+15.2)A · $15
10.5Riley O'BrienRP · 31yoTHAR17th— (+11.6)#10 (+21.9)S · $22

Updated Fri Sep 4 · 12:33 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.

TeamK1K2K3K4K5K6Cupboard
1MIZMisiorowskiR21VarlandR22VargasR25EldridgeR25NetoR10BolteR25100
2BLOBPagesR20SorianoR25LopezR20ScottR25TaylorR25LileR1581
3DORNBakerR25McLeanR20RiceR20BazzanaR25PerdomoR21AnthonyR1879
4KRTZSchlittlerR19BengeR25StewartR10McGonigleR17BurkeR25SanojaR2569
5KNIGLuzardoR21MartinezR25JensenR20AbreuR15deGromR13ChapmanR1165
6THARWilliamsR11MarshR25RasmussenR8O'BrienR17Jr.R16KeaschallR2165
7FRANLatzR25McCarthyR25CavalliR21AntonacciR25BurnsR5BradishR2161
8GoOsGoodmanR21GriffinR25BradleyR25BurlesonR9GomezR25MeidrothR2553
9GARRWalkerR25MessickR18DinglerR22GrayR7CanzoneR25HancockR2553
10RAGEEwingR25CamineroR5BasalloR19JonesR25HerreraR20ImanagaR948
11PEYT ▼ thinSanchezR9HendersonR25WooR8WetherholtR13MayoR17CruzR144
12FRST ▼ thinTolleR25WheelerR8RouppR25MuncyR18SkubalR1RumfieldR2536

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

data: snap 5h · BP 10d · PL 10d · HL 7d · PSS 8h · BR 0h · FG 2h · proj 2h · closer 0h · oyster 3h · AAA-sc 14h · cookie ok