Miz-waukee’s Best — The Brandon League

Last updated Wednesday, August 26 · 01:05 PM ET

☕ Morning Briefing

🏆 MIZ holds first at 106.0 roto points, a comfortable 22.0 points clear of second — but don't sleep on AVG, where THAR is literally 0.000 behind you, and SB, where closing a 7-steal gap on THAR is worth a full roto point.

⚾ Strong day from the bullpen: Andres Munoz notched a save (1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 K vs. Phillies) and Justin Martinez picked up a win (1 IP, 0 ER, 1 K vs. Cubs), while Kyle Harrison gave you a solid 5 IP, 1 ER, 5 K outing vs. the Mets and Royce Lewis went 2-for-4 with a stolen base vs. the Athletics — every base Lewis swipes chips away at that SB gap.

📋 Two early contact-quality signals worth flagging without overreading: Brett Baty (93/99 contact heat, 0.58 xwOBAcon, 8 BBE) and Patrick Bailey (84/99 heat, 0.593 xwOBAcon, 8 BBE) have both flipped the switch per L7 data, though both remain small-sample reads not yet confirmed on the Heat Board.

📰 Jordan Lawlar took a pitch to the helmet Tuesday but reportedly passed concussion protocol and is expected in the lineup — monitor his status but the early returns are encouraging. Around the league, Sal Frelick (owned by THAR) has been activated off the IL, which is worth tracking given your razor-thin AVG margin. Pete Fairbanks (owned by FRAN) hit the IL with right median nerve irritation, with Calvin Faucher reportedly next up in the ninth for Miami — a potential closer situation to watch. Nolan Gorman was recalled to the Cardinals' active roster and is currently a free agent if you need 3B depth. Tyler Glasnow (owned by BLOB) has been activated off the 60-day IL, which could tighten the pitching races down the stretch.
ELIGIBILITYC. Carrigg SS 9/10A. Genao 2B 8/10A. Genao 3B 6/10K. Schwarber 1B 6/10
Your standing
1stof 12
106.0 roto pts +22.0 clear of 2nd
+0.5 pts vs last update
Top Gaps
SB (7.0) W (8.0)
categories below mid-pack
Score change since last update
W +0.5

🎯 Category Pressure

Category ranks vs. the league.

Rank →
Δ to #1
R
894
964
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HR
257
280
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RBI
832
846
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SB
124
129
136
185
+56
AVG
.255
.255
.257
.257
+0.002
K
1119
1144
1224
+80
W
66
67
71
78
+11
SV
73
76
85
88
+12
ERA
3.47
3.17
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WHIP
1.18
1.11
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📅 Yesterday's MIZ Box Scores (2026-08-25)

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🏥 IL Rehab Tracker

IL players · rehab game logs.

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

📊 League Activity (last 24h)

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

TeamMove
Photogenic Nick Kurtz+ Luis Robert Jr. | Lawrence Butler
Photogenic Nick Kurtz+ Dustin May | Adrian Houser
Photogenic Nick Kurtz+ Nick Sogard | Joey Ortiz
Miz-waukee’s Best+ Angel Genao
Photogenic Nick Kurtz+ Joey Cantillo | Walbert Urena

🏆 League Standings

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

99.3% to win the league · proj finish 1.0 · 101.4 roto pts

#TeamPtsFAABWin%Proj PtsRangeProj Rk
1MIZ Miz-waukee’s Best106.0$099.3%101.496–1061.0
2FRAN Hit the Damn Ball You Bums84.0$740.7%88.182–952.1
3PEYT Phil Swift's Flex Seal 75.0$350.0%78.872–863.5
4KRTZ Photogenic Nick Kurtz75.0$290.0%78.572–863.5
5GoOs I need Buck Showalter73.5$1700.0%71.365–774.9
6BLOB Camp MVP64.5$1680.0%67.061–725.8
7THAR Phil Mickeltits62.5$1760.0%59.053–657.3
8KNIG Team Knighton56.5$1370.0%55.850–628.0
9GARR The Boys of Summer52.5$1550.0%53.647–608.5
10RAGE Ramirez Against the Machine46.0$1630.0%38.634–4411.7
11DORN Dorn and Associates LLC 44.0$890.0%42.338–4810.9
12FRST Worst2First40.5$1540.0%45.640–5110.1

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 10.7SB 7.1AVG 8.3W 7.4SV 9.2K 10.7ERA 12.0WHIP 12.0

Winnable — push here: SB, AVG, W, SV.

🚨 Today's Streaming Board

147 of 200 GS · should be 165 · 18 behindBehind pace — stream aggressively
053 left · ~11.6/wk to cap · proj 178200

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

Top FA streamers today

PitcherMatchupVerdictBPMIZPLTake
Peter Lambert@ NYYSTART5.1#8Blowup was fluky; prior dominance earns a pass.
Nick Lodolo@ SFDART2.9#13Oracle Park matchup lifts him; upside still present.
Matt Waldronvs COLDART⚠ opener4.4tough COL lineup, strong skills
Bubba Chandler@ SDDART5.2#18Harder velocity, still poor results; execution lacking.
J.T. Ginnvs MINDART4.5#17Streamable for some; still a risky, uncertain profile.
Michael McGreevyvs BALSIT4.5#19Home park helps but profile is uninspiring overall.
Connor Prielipp@ ATHSIT4.0#21Struggling to command high-stuff arsenal.
Grayson Rodriguezvs CLESIT4.1#23Platoon vulnerability and weak breakers hurt him here.
Ryan Gustovs BOSSITleash4.7#29Pitch-count capped; stuff not producing desired outcomes.
Randy Dobnak@ TORSIT3.3#22~80-pitch sinker/change mix; five decent innings ceiling.

Openers filtered: Spencer Miles

Your staff: 3.17 ERA / 1.11 WHIP · GS 147/200 — 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 8/27 · BP not out yet, so pill = our score + Pitcher List

PitcherMatchupVerdictBPMIZPLTake
Jacob Misiorowski@ NYMAUTO START8.0#1Elite ace, full confidence, no caveats.
Sean Manaeavs MILDART⚠ opener4.6#893 mph fastball for strikes keeps floor intact.
Hayden Wesneski@ NYYDART5.2#9LHB-heavy lineup neutralizes his best RHB pitch mix.
Gabriel Hughes@ WSHSIT3.8#13Favorable opponent, but command regression makes upside unlikely.
Spencer Arrighettivs KCSIT⚠ opener3.2#12Stagnant velo and pitch-mix over-reliance remain red flags.
Jake Irvinvs COLSIT2.4#10Coors exposure; velocity uptick is lone positive sign.

📼 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 · 392 starts graded over 29 days · GOOD+ 52% · BLOWUP 16% · agg ERA 4.11 · WHIP 1.30 · 4.5 K/start · 421 picks logged, 16 never started, 13 awaiting a box score — not graded

Grade mix · all 392 graded starts

GEM 86 GOOD 119 OK 123 BLOWUP 64
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 START2171%10%3.06
Verdict · START3959%8%3.44
Verdict · DART8749%15%4.42
Verdict · SIT16348%21%4.40
MIZ ≥ 5.011059%13%3.60
MIZ 3.5–4.910653%16%4.43
MIZ < 3.57941%23%4.87
All live board picks31051%17%4.18
Q1 read — GOOD+ falls 71% · 59% · 49% · 48% down the rungs, but BLOWUP does not rise with it, and MIZ sorts: GOOD+ falls 59% · 53% · 41% 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 Start3770%14%3.50
PL · Probably Start4062%18%3.71
PL · Questionable Start9851%15%4.43
PL · Do Not Start19150%18%4.11
BP · Auto1638%6%4.15
BP · Likely6348%16%4.14
All graded picks39252%16%4.11
Q2 read — against the 52% all-picks baseline, PL's top tiers clear it (70% · 62%) and BP's top tiers are too thin to call (38% · 48% on n=16 · n=63).

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=9. Splits are picks the board started over our MIZ sit-call (vs 51% for all live picks).

Calibration — do our numbers mean anything? · full season, 2026-06-29→2026-08-25 · 829 graded picks · MIZ on 295, BP on 230, Verdict on 310

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=295
MIZ 0.5–3.2612.441%30%–54%
MIZ 3.3–3.9633.648%36%–60%
MIZ 4.0–4.8544.456%42%–68%
MIZ 4.9–5.6595.249%37%–62%
MIZ 5.7–8.9586.467%54%–78%
All MIZ-scored picks29552%
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 START2171%50%–86%
START3959%43%–73%
DART8749%39%–60%
SIT16348%40%–55%
Out-of-samplenvaluevs
Walk-forward probability · logistic on MIZ, refit daily on earlier days only · from 2026-08-05 · 20 days
Brier — our probability2310.249lower is better
Brier — flat base rate to date2310.256we win by 0.007
Brier — verdict-tier history2310.256we win by 0.007
Log loss — our probability2310.691lower is better
ECE — our probability2310.0595 equal-count bins
ECE bins · predicted p vs what actually happened
said 32%–48%4641%off by 3%
said 48%–52%4643%off by 7%
said 53%–57%4745%off by 11%
said 57%–61%4652%off by 7%
said 61%–74%4663%off by 2%
Verdict — usable with caveats: ECE 0.059 over n=231 out-of-sample picks (≤0.03 well calibrated · ≤0.07 usable with caveats); edges the flat base rate on Brier (0.249 vs 0.256, 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 STARTRafael Flores Jr.1B · 5% own
@ SD · Vásquez RHP
szn .353 xwOBAL15: 1.074 OPS (43 PA)L14 contact +6.0 (.509 xwOBAcon, 25 BBE)usually bats 5thbeats 4 of 4 eligible startersshort side vs RHP — 43% of ABVásquez .362 allowed · soft SP
L15
bat
SP
L/R
park
80
2AUTO STARTEsmerlyn ValdezRF · 18% own
@ SD · Vásquez RHP
szn .341 xwOBAL15: 0.772 OPS (50 PA)L14 contact +5.4 (.490 xwOBAcon, 22 BBE)usually bats 2nd (×1.10)fills OF needbeats 6 of 6 eligible startersVásquez .362 allowed · soft SP0.786 OPS vs RHP (129 AB)
L15
bat
SP
L/R
park
80
3AUTO STARTMickey GasperC · 6% own
@ MIA · Gusto RHP
szn .353 xwOBAL15: 1.954 OPS (29 PA)L14 contact +6.0 (.664 xwOBAcon, 20 BBE)usually bats 9th (×0.90)beats 2 of 2 eligible startersGusto .319 allowed · avg SP0.947 OPS vs RHP (109 AB)
L15
bat
SP
L/R
park
73
4AUTO STARTRyan WardLF · 0% own
@ ATL · Smith-Shawver RHP
szn .316 xwOBAfills OF needbeats 10 of 10 eligible startersSmith-Shawver .363 allowed · soft SP0.779 OPS vs RHP (52 AB)
L15
bat
SP
L/R
park
66
5AUTO STARTSpencer Horwitz1B · 4% own
@ SD · Vásquez RHP
szn .318 xwOBAL15: 0.343 OPS (45 PA)L14 contact -5.0 (.253 xwOBAcon, 29 BBE)usually bats 1st (×1.12)beats 3 of 3 eligible startersVásquez .362 allowed · soft SP0.785 OPS vs RHP (253 AB)
L15
bat
SP
L/R
park
63
6AUTO STARTAbimelec Ortiz1B · 5% own
vs COL · Gordon RHP
szn .339 xwOBAL15: 0.658 OPS (49 PA)L14 contact +0.9 (.391 xwOBAcon, 32 BBE)usually bats 2nd (×1.10)fills OF needbeats 8 of 8 eligible startersGordon .333 allowed · soft SP0.792 OPS vs RHP (63 AB)
L15
bat
SP
L/R
park
62
7AUTO STARTHunter FeducciaC · 0% own
@ ATL · Smith-Shawver RHP
szn .321 xwOBAL15: 0.768 OPS (29 PA)L14 contact +5.1 (.483 xwOBAcon, 18 BBE)usually bats 9th (×0.90)beats 2 of 2 eligible startersSmith-Shawver .363 allowed · soft SP0.723 OPS vs RHP (146 AB)
L15
bat
SP
L/R
park
59
8AUTO STARTJesus SanchezRF · 2% own
vs KC · Dobnak RHP
szn .330 xwOBAusually bats 5thfills OF needbeats 5 of 6 eligible startersDobnak .334 allowed · soft SP0.796 OPS vs RHP (222 AB)
L15
bat
SP
L/R
park
59
9AUTO STARTYainer DiazC · 40% own
@ NYY · Rodríguez RHP
szn .305 xwOBAL15: 0.934 OPS (28 PA)L14 contact +0.0 (.371 xwOBAcon, 18 BBE)usually bats 8th (×0.93)beats 2 of 2 eligible startersRodríguez .366 allowed · soft SP0.737 OPS vs RHP (181 AB)
L15
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SP
L/R
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59
10AUTO STARTColt Keith1B · 5% own
vs TB · Peralta RHP
szn .339 xwOBAL15: 0.761 OPS (36 PA)L14 contact +5.8 (.498 xwOBAcon, 20 BBE)usually bats 1st (×1.12)beats 5 of 6 eligible startersPeralta .313 allowed · avg SP0.774 OPS vs RHP (318 AB)
L15
bat
SP
L/R
park
59

Tiers vs YOUR lineup tonight — median starter 50, worst Randy Arozarena (19). 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: Miguel Vargas
93
1Mickey GasperC · Bos · 6.2%HEATER
93/99 Heat on 20 BBE, .500/.476 BA, 3 HR, 8 RBI last 7 — elite contact quality with live production corroboration
Heat 93 · 20 BBE · ATC 11 PA · 0 HR · 0 SB · 0.225 · L7 0.5 · 3 HR · sim +0.0 pts
2Dylan Beavers
LF · Bal · 1.2% · HEATER
81/99 Heat on 18 BBE, 3 HR, 6 RBI last 7, .353 BA; trusted sample with multi-category upside at near-zero roster cost
Heat 81 · 18 BBE · ATC 95 PA · 3 HR · 2 SB · 0.237 · L7 0.353 · 3 HR · sim -0.1 pts
3Colt Keith
1B · Det · 5.3% · HEATER
87/99 Heat on 20 BBE, 96.2 EV, 0.498 xwOBAcon; ATC projects wRC+ 107 — contact quality screams positive regression incoming
Heat 87 · 20 BBE · ATC 113 PA · 3 HR · 1 SB · 0.259 · L7 0.167 · 0 HR · sim +0.0 pts
4Justin Crawford
CF · Phi · 3.6% · CATEGORY FIT
SB gap of 7 to rank 5 is live; Crawford projects 5 SB in 99 PA with .268 AVG protecting MIZ's slim AVG lead
ATC 99 PA · 1 HR · 5 SB · 0.268 · L7 0.2 · 0 HR · sim +0.2 pts
5Xander Bogaerts
SS · SD · 18.7% · FLOOR
119 PA projection, wRC+ 103, 4 SB, .259 AVG — highest-volume everyday bat adding stable cross-category floor
ATC 119 PA · 3 HR · 4 SB · 0.259 · L7 0.211 · 0 HR · sim +0.2 pts
Passed on: Tristan Peters hit 4 HR last 7 but his L7 flare is only 17 BBE with a heat score of 75 and ATC projects just 1 HR RoS, making this an unsupported outlier not worth trusting.

💪 Hitter List Rankings

PL Top 150 hitters · your bats + top FAs.

On Hitter List · 18 yours · 10 FAs

RankHitterMLBPosChgAVGxwOBAHRSBRoSChu’s Take
18Randy ArozarenaSEAOF-.272.3482020123Randy Arozarena is only hitting .238 in August, but his expected stats for this month suggest it should be closer to .280. I’m a little d…
19Kyle SchwarberPHIDH+2.241.366393127When Kyle Schwarber is hot, he’s HOT. The Field of Dreams game was his second two-homer outing in his last five starts and facing the Twi…
39Yandy DíazTB1B+10.303.356193123
40Miguel VargasCHW1B/3B-10.248.3902912114Miguel Vargas continues to slump, and while there isn’t anything you should do about it from an add/drop perspective, it’s certainly frus…
57Zach NetoLAASS+4.236.3032218109
62Royce LewisMIN1B/2B/3B+8.236.3171313104
63Cole CarriggCOLOF+2.268.3185768
72Jac CaglianoneKC1B/OF+23.276.361226107Jac Caglianone has improved the strikeout rate in a huge way, and the ground ball rate is below 50%. All systems are GO.
77Dansby SwansonCHCSS+2.216.3071817101
84Ty FranceSD1B+1.287.332181106
101Tyler SoderstromATH1B/OF+5.245.328192
102Jacob WilsonATHSS+8.266.28274
112Tyler StephensonCINC+UR.243.33512097
114Dylan CrewsWSHOF+15.213.32010887
117Ryan JeffersMINC+15.277.355101118
122Andruw MonasterioBOS2B/SS+15.253.2986492
126Luis RengifoSD2B/3B/OF+17.244.3044687
133Cam SmithHOUOF+UR.217.3241710100OK, Cam Smith , go ahead, tease me one more time.
137Abimelec OrtizWSH1B/OF+UR.221.3395087
139Bryce EldridgeSF1B-26.252.35214199Bryce Eldridge is getting the ball in the air, but he’s not pulling it much and strikeouts have been an issue. He’s a solid hold in Dynas…
TSAngel GenaoCleSS.290.3041194Angel Genao (3B, CLE) — Plenty of hard-hit balls in play, albeit mostly on the ground. Feels like a streamer for now with more upside in …
TSHenry BolteOakOF.276.30761491Henry Bolte (OF, ATH) — Playing every day but the results aren’t overly exciting (though playing a ton of lefties lately has helped).
TSJordan LawlarAri3B/OF.271.3312489Jordan Lawlar (3B/OF, ARI) — Has a home run in back-to-back games on his rehab, but striking out a TON. Sounds like he’ll be back this we…
TSKaelen CulpepperMinSS.333.3142091Kaelen Culpepper (SS, MIN) — Culpepper is off to a slow start and is sitting every third day or so, but can remain an upside stash if you…
TSWalker JenkinsMinOF92Walker Jenkins (OF, MIN) — Hitting extremely well in August (1.063 OPS), and the collapse of Larnach may give him a chance to break throu…
URFranklin AriasBosSSNot ranked or mentioned in this week's Hitter List.
URJames WoodWshOF.265.4193017129Not 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, 8/12–8/25 · 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.

93
Mickey Gasper
C · Bos · 6.2% own · xwOBAcon .664 · EV 92.9 · Brl 30.0% · 20 BBE
▲ .195 BA vs SZN
BAHRRBIRSB
SZN.281519170
L14.47651260
89
Ryan Vilade
RF · TB · 0.2% own · xwOBAcon .651 · EV 97.5 · Brl 18.8% · 16 BBE
▲ .145 BA vs SZN
BAHRRBIRSB
SZN.2641137253
L14.4092250
87
Colt Keith
1B · Det · 5.3% own · xwOBAcon .498 · EV 96.2 · Brl 10.0% · 20 BBE
▲ .003 BA vs SZN
BAHRRBIRSB
SZN.266932465
L14.2691140
81
Dylan Beavers
LF · Bal · 1.2% own · xwOBAcon .464 · EV 94.0 · Brl 22.2% · 18 BBE
▲ .054 BA vs SZN
BAHRRBIRSB
SZN.246630285
L14.30041150
79
Coby Mayo
1B · Bal · 1.7% own · xwOBAcon .592 · EV 90.1 · Brl 21.7% · 23 BBE
▼ .018 BA vs SZN
BAHRRBIRSB
SZN.2121748472
L14.1942370
79
Randal Grichuk
RF · ChW · 0.4% own · xwOBAcon .433 · EV 91.5 · Brl 29.4% · 17 BBE
▲ .169 BA vs SZN
BAHRRBIRSB
SZN.2811132320
L14.4502750
78
Esmerlyn Valdez
RF · Pit · 18.3% own · xwOBAcon .490 · EV 93.5 · Brl 13.6% · 22 BBE
▲ .019 BA vs SZN
BAHRRBIRSB
SZN.2491542360
L14.2681480
78
Ben Malgeri
CF · Det · 0.1% own · xwOBAcon .457 · EV 93.1 · Brl 13.3% · 15 BBE
▼ .051 BA vs SZN
BAHRRBIRSB
SZN.24231191
L14.1912421
77
Elias Diaz
C · Tex · 0.1% own · xwOBAcon .415 · EV 91.7 · Brl 19.0% · 21 BBE
▼ .068 BA vs SZN
BAHRRBIRSB
SZN.228622160
L14.1601220
76
Rafael Flores Jr.
1B · Pit · 5.1% own · xwOBAcon .509 · EV 90.5 · Brl 24.0% · 25 BBE
▲ .038 BA vs SZN
BAHRRBIRSB
SZN.262614100
L14.30051280
Honorable mention · hottest L7 (8/19–8/25), not yet on the board · tiny samples — peek, don't trust
93
Brett Baty
3B · NYM
.580 xwOBAcon
8 BBE · .444 L7
84
Patrick Bailey
C · Cle
.593 xwOBAcon
8 BBE · .385 L7
83
Hao-Yu Lee
3B · Det
.483 xwOBAcon
17 BBE · .286 L7
82
Justin Foscue
2B · Tex
.476 xwOBAcon
15 BBE · .278 L7
78
Drew Gilbert
RF · SF
.513 xwOBAcon
12 BBE · .238 L7
75
Tristan Peters
CF · ChW
.514 xwOBAcon
17 BBE · .318 L7
🎯 FA Pitchers — Top 5 recommended · every signal we track considered, ACTIVE only · Verdict: engine + model judgment · sim drop basis: Sandy Alcantara
50
1Dylan SmithRP · SF · 0.6%BEST VALUE
Highest roto sim (+1.5), confirmed closer role, adds saves where MIZ is 9 back of rank 2.
Supp 50 · 9 BBE · ATC 12.0 IP · 1 W · 11 K · 3.97 · 1.33 · 4 SV · Closer · sim +1.5 pts
2Andrew Kittredge
RP · Bal · 1.6% · CATEGORY FIT
Confirmed Bal closer, +1.1 sim, 82nd-percentile suppression on trusted 15-BBE sample.
Supp 82 · 15 BBE · ATC 12.0 IP · 1 W · 11 K · 3.87 · 1.21 · 2 SV · Closer · sim +1.1 pts
3Calvin Faucher
RP · Mia · 0.7% · CATEGORY FIT
Confirmed closer, +1.0 sim, elite xwOBAcon-allowed (0.173) though EV slightly elevated; saves locked.
Supp 81 · 15 BBE · ATC 12.0 IP · 1 W · 12 K · 3.96 · 1.39 · 1 SV · Closer · sim +1.0 pts
4Max Scherzer
SP · Tor · 2.7% · HEATER
92nd-percentile suppression on 45 trusted BBE; ratios protect ERA/WHIP leads despite modest ATC upside.
Supp 92 · 45 BBE · ATC 24.0 IP · 1 W · 23 K · 4.77 · 1.27 · sim +0.0 pts
5Clay Holmes
SP · ChC · 29.4% · HEATER
79th-percentile suppression on 56 BBE (most trusted sample), 3.78 ATC ERA shields ratio leads.
Supp 79 · 56 BBE · ATC 30.0 IP · 2 W · 25 K · 3.78 · 1.33 · sim +0.0 pts
Passed on: Michael McGreevy (90th-percentile suppression, streamer rank 19) left off because Scherzer and Holmes carry superior suppression profiles and safer ratio protection for MIZ's ERA/WHIP leads.

⚾ Pitcher List Rankings

PL Top 100 SP · your arms + top FAs.

On Pitcher List · 6 yours · 10 FAs

RankPitcherMLBChgERAxERAK/9RoSPollack’s Take
1Jacob MisiorowskiMIL-1.681.9813.43.32Like a base set Charizard, Misiorowski’s not gonna stop being dope.
9Blake SnellLAD+72.572.2911.13.42#HotSnellSummer is in full swing.
10Dylan CeaseTOR-12.372.6813.03.45Like 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+82.793.2411.14.12With 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-43.173.679.73.87Pérez 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-43.383.646.74.19Baseball’s premier innings eater hasn’t ruined his appetite.
38Jacob LopezATH+64.983.368.64.63It’s the 2025 hot streak all over again. Enjoy the ride, ya’ll!
40Walbert UreñaLAA-2.943.448.74.54Armed 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+UR6.044.817.74.78From 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-43.683.448.84.58Lambert’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-84.763.6710.23.99The 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…
56Shane BieberTOR+144.375.947.14.19Bieber 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-4.414.288.54.10Mahle’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-3.513.756.24.60Despite 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…
59Christian ScottNYM+13.733.9711.23.94Scott 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…
60Sean ManaeaNYM-44.314.819.04.26The velo was 93+ last time, and he’s still supporting it with an elite sweeper. Manaea’s command has prevented him from excelling across …

🔒 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 MarinersCL242448.34.281.223.3114.35.0 · —
Louis VarlandToronto Blue JaysCL293466.31.220.982.24 11.15.0 · —
Justin MartinezArizona DiamondbacksFU003.00.001.003.54 6.01.0 · —
Top 5 FA closers (by team rating)
Calvin Faucher
4-of-5
Miami MarlinsCL21656.33.991.373.7210.13.5 · 1%
Andrew KittredgeBaltimore OriolesCL61539.33.431.353.867.63.0 · 2%
Dylan SmithSan Francisco GiantsCL31028.32.861.243.5911.43.0 · 1%
Kevin GinkelArizona DiamondbacksCL21355.03.761.113.728.71.0 · 1%

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.

47
Royce Lewis 3B · Min
low TV (18)
sim cost ~0
TV 18
Rd 13
31
Justin Martinez RP · Ari
low TV (16); BUT fresh-callup upside; BUT strong RoS (3.46 ERA)
sim −0.56% win if cut
TV 16
UFDA
11
Ryan Jeffers C · Min
UFDA — easy to drop
sim cost ~0
TV 100
UFDA
11
Sandy Alcantara SP · Mia
BUT solid keeper
sim cost ~0
TV 72
Rd 14
9
Kyle Harrison SP · Mil
mid TV (60); UFDA — easy to drop; BUT top-tier keeper
sim −0.18% win if cut
TV 60
UFDA

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 22: Top 10 Hitting Prospects to Stash

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

24 available — 3 yours

W. Jenkins YOURS
OF · MIN · AAA · 21 · knocking on the door
100
PSS
85
PFV
61
ETA
days
Szn
13·16·.320
R. Velazquez YOURS
1B/C · CLE · AA · 20 · nearly ready
85
PSS
77
PFV
57
ETA
Sept
Szn
27·2·.293
F. Arias YOURS
SS · BOS · AAA · 20 · nearly ready
83
PSS
68
PFV
60
ETA
4-8wk
Szn
23·6·.314
J. Tibbs III
OF · LAD · AAA · 23 · knocking on the door
100
PSS
88
PFV
54
ETA
days
Szn
27·7·.300
S. Thompson
OF · COL · AAA · 24 · ↩ sent down
96
PSS
80
PFV
55
ETA
1-3wk
Szn
12·15·.303
B. Davidson
OF · SFG · AAA · 24 · knocking on the door
91
PSS
86
PFV
42
ETA
September
Szn
25·19·.283
L. Montes
OF · SEA · AAA · 21 · knocking on the door
90
PSS
75
PFV
56
ETA
1-3wk
Szn
37·6·.250
M. Anderson
2B · DET · AAA · 24 · nearly ready
89
PSS
72
PFV
52
ETA
1-3wk
Szn
15·5·.307
Y. Morales
3B · WSN · AAA · 24 · nearly ready
88
PSS
78
PFV
47
ETA
1-3wk
Szn
24·5·.289
S. King
SS/2B/3B · WSN · AAA · 23 · nearly ready
88
PSS
79
PFV
50
ETA
1-3wk
Szn
18·14·.327
J. Melton
OF · TB · AAA · 25 · nearly ready
87
PSS
78
PFV
58
ETA
1-3wk
Szn
7·26·.307
R. Ward
LF · LAD · AAA · 28 · ↩ sent down
82
PSS
85
PFV
51
ETA
1-3wk
Szn
20·7·.256
C. Ingle
C · CLE · ↩ sent down
82
PSS
80
PFV
48
ETA
1-3wk
Szn
18·2·.289
C. Cannarella
OF · MIA · AAA · 22 · nearly ready
81
PSS
77
PFV
50
ETA
4-8wk
Szn
13·19·.332
P. Harber
3B · SFG · AAA · 24 · nearly ready
81
PSS
52
PFV
54
ETA
'27
Szn
17·4·.294
H. Mendez
OF · MIN · AAA · 22 · nearly ready
80
PSS
69
PFV
58
ETA
Sept
Szn
12·4·.279
J. Long
1B · CHC · AAA · 24 · nearly ready
79
PSS
67
PFV
52
ETA
4-8wk
Szn
13·3·.280
K. Alderman
OF · MIA · AAA · 23 · nearly ready
79
PSS
72
PFV
49
ETA
4-8wk
Szn
18·10·.262
E. Arroyo
SS · CIN · AAA · 22 · ↩ sent down
77
PSS
69
PFV
49
ETA
4-8wk
Szn
15·14·.290
E. Salas
C · SDP · AAA · 20 · on the climb
76
PSS
81
PFV
52
ETA
September
Szn
10·15·.290
J. Made
SS · MIL · AA · 19 · on the climb
74
PSS
97
PFV
64
ETA
Sept
Szn
13·33·.273
Z. Hope
OF · DET · AA · 21 · on the climb
73
PSS
94
PFV
60
ETA
blocked
Szn
26·22·.275
M. Arroyo
SS · SEA · AAA · 21 · on the climb
70
PSS
45
PFV
55
ETA
Sept
Szn
17·16·.281
D. Crisantes
2B/3B · ARI · AAA · 21 · developing
61
PSS
16
PFV
58
ETA
Sept
Szn
8·0·.289
Tap a player for the full cardFA — stashablefar awayinactive / hurtgreen wash = yours · bar = RI heat

Pitchers

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

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

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

27 available

J. Tong
SP · NYM · AAA · 22 · ↩ sent down
90
PSS
36
PFV
60
ETA
Szn
125K·4.75
A. Kelly
SP · PIT · AAA · 22 · ↩ sent down
88
PSS
18
PFV
61
ETA
Szn
70K·4.21
E. Rodriguez
SP · NYY · AAA · 22 · ↩ sent down
84
PSS
69
PFV
58
ETA
Szn
109K·2.91
T. Johnson
SP · TBR · AAA · 24 · nearly ready
80
PSS
89
PFV
60
ETA
Szn
80K·2.90
C. Crow
SP · MIL · ↩ sent down
80
PSS
47
PFV
57
ETA
Szn
89K·3.55
T. McDougal
SP · CHW · AAA · 23 · ↩ sent down
79
PSS
41
PFV
57
ETA
Szn
47K·4.43
T. Bremner
SP · LAA · AA · 22 · nearly ready
79
PSS
99
PFV
66
ETA
'26
Szn
84K·4.26
M. Bratt
SP · ARI · AAA · 22 · ↩ sent down
78
PSS
80
PFV
68
ETA
Szn
79K·3.33
D. Davalillo
SP · TEX · AAA · 24 · nearly ready
78
PSS
47
PFV
62
ETA
Szn
90K·4.61
J. Ritchie
SP · ATL · ↩ sent down
76
PSS
36
PFV
59
ETA
Szn
114K·3.83
M. Forret
SP · BAL · AAA · 22 · on the climb
73
PSS
77
PFV
72
ETA
Szn
115K·3.85
L. Perales
SP · WSN · on the climb
71
PSS
67
PFV
55
ETA
Szn
97K·3.64
B. Garrett
SP · ↩ sent down
70
PSS
80
PFV
62
ETA
June 1st
Szn
101K·3.68
M. Wilkinson
SP · SFG · AAA · 23 · ↩ sent down
70
PSS
34
PFV
58
ETA
Szn
98K·3.57
R. Sloan
SP · SEA · AA · 20 · on the climb
69
PSS
100
PFV
64
ETA
Szn
111K·3.63
B. Mautz
SP · STL · AAA · 24 · ↩ sent down
68
PSS
44
PFV
57
ETA
Szn
91K·3.86
G. Wood
P · PHI · AA · 22 · on the climb
66
PSS
99
PFV
48
ETA
'26
Szn
117K·4.11
M. Ullola
SP · HOU · ↩ sent down
65
PSS
72
PFV
52
ETA
Szn
94K·4.41
O. Murphy
SP · ATL · ↩ sent down
64
PSS
58
PFV
64
ETA
Szn
119K·3.95
J. Wenninger
SP · NYM · on the climb
64
PSS
28
PFV
66
ETA
Szn
104K·4.17
B. Hopkins
SP · TBR · on the climb
62
PSS
43
PFV
63
ETA
Szn
111K·5.52
T. Gibson
SP · BAL · ↩ sent down
61
PSS
40
PFV
62
ETA
Szn
94K·5.15
K. Curtis
SP · PIT · ↩ sent down
60
PSS
40
PFV
55
ETA
Szn
109K·4.65
L. Braun
SP · ATL · developing
49
PSS
35
PFV
54
ETA
Szn
101K·3.72
Tap a player for the full cardFA — stashablefar awayinactive / hurtgreen wash = yours · bar = RI heat

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

💼 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
+1.2σ buy-low · CF — strong fit (current need) · BA 0.220 / xBA 0.249 · xwOBA 0.344
32%114 wRC+≈ 0.1%Franklin Arias SS + Royce Lewis 3B + +$5 FAAB · two-piece package (TV 27 vs target 38)
📈 BUY-LOWJJ Bleday CF · Cin · RAGE · glhoward40
+1.2σ buy-low · CF — strong fit (current need) · BA 0.220 / xBA 0.244 · xwOBA 0.349
25%104 wRC+≈ 0.1%Franklin Arias SS + Royce Lewis 3B · two-piece package (TV 27 vs target 27)
📈 BUY-LOWRonald Acuna Jr. RF · Atl · GoOs · My Best Guys
+1.2σ buy-low · RF — strong fit (current need) · BA 0.232 / xBA 0.252 · xwOBA 0.359
98%136 wRC+≈ 0.1%Blake Snell SP + +$3 FAAB · comparable value (TV 79 vs target 86)
📈 BUY-LOWHeriberto Hernandez LF · Mia · FRAN · francisw789
+1.2σ buy-low · LF — strong fit (current need) · BA 0.231 / xBA 0.248 · xwOBA 0.349
3%98 wRC+≈ 0.1%Royce Lewis 3B · comparable value (TV 18 vs target 23)
↑ mild buyTaylor Ward LF · Sea · GoOs · My Best Guys
+0.6σ buy-low · LF — strong fit (current need) · BA 0.233 / xBA 0.244 · xwOBA 0.339
62%118 wRC+↓ 0.5%Kyle Harrison SP · comparable value (TV 60 vs target 60)
↑ mild buyBrandon Nimmo LF · Tex · DORN · Lambertmt48
+0.6σ buy-low · LF — strong fit (current need) · BA 0.259 / xBA 0.280 · xwOBA 0.355
68%119 wRC+↓ 0.3%Walker Jenkins CF + Kyle Harrison SP · two-piece package (TV 61 vs target 45)
↑ mild buyDominic Canzone RF · Sea · GARR · jregarris
+0.6σ buy-low · RF — strong fit (current need) · BA 0.256 / xBA 0.269 · xwOBA 0.355
12%113 wRC+≈ 0.0%Franklin Arias SS + Royce Lewis 3B + +$3 FAAB · two-piece package (TV 27 vs target 34)
↑ mild buyKyle Stowers LF · Mia · KNIG · TKHOO
+0.6σ buy-low · LF — strong fit (current need) · BA 0.241 / xBA 0.233 · xwOBA 0.329
28%111 wRC+≈ 0.0%Franklin Arias SS + Royce Lewis 3B · two-piece package (TV 27 vs target 27)
📈 BUY-LOWMike Trout OF · LAA · KNIG · TKHOO
+1.4σ buy-low · OF — fits a need · BA 0.242 / xBA 0.255 · xwOBA 0.383
95%127 wRC+≈ 0.2%Sandy Alcantara SP · comparable value (TV 72 vs target 77)
↑ mild buyIan Happ LF · ChC · FRAN · francisw789
+0.7σ buy-low · LF — strong fit (current need) · BA 0.220 / xBA 0.205 · xwOBA 0.315
74%108 wRC+↓ 0.5%Walker Jenkins CF + Kyle Harrison SP · two-piece package (TV 61 vs target 56)

Pitchers

VerdictTargetOwnRoSTitle ΔSuggested offer
📈 BUY-LOWKodai Senga SP · NYM · KRTZ · FratSkins
+1.6σ buy-low · SP — fits a need · ERA 7.79 vs xERA 4.97
10%3.96 ERA≈ 0.0%Franklin Arias SS · comparable value (TV 9 vs target 14)
↑ mild buyFreddy Peralta SP · TB · KNIG · TKHOO
+0.8σ buy-low · SP — fits a need · ERA 5.33 vs xERA 4.11
69%4.01 ERA≈ 0.1%Franklin Arias SS + Royce Lewis 3B + +$16 FAAB · two-piece package (TV 27 vs target 42)
↑ mild buyLanden Roupp SP · SF · FRST · prestonc51684
+0.6σ buy-low · SP — fits a need · ERA 4.34 vs xERA 3.75
21%3.98 ERA≈ 0.1%Royce Lewis 3B · comparable value (TV 18 vs target 19)
↑ mild buyBryce Miller SP · Sea · BLOB · crenshawh19
+0.6σ buy-low · SP — fits a need · ERA 4.12 vs xERA 3.17
37%4.10 ERA≈ 0.0%Walker Jenkins CF + Kyle Harrison SP · two-piece package (TV 61 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+ +44▲ up
Camp MVPPete Crow-ArmstrongC -7F -44▼ down
Team Knighton ⇄ Camp MVP 2026-08-17
Team KnightonMatthew BoydF -22F -22
Camp MVPKenley JansenA+ +22A+ +22
Miz-waukee’s Best ⇄ Worst2First 2026-08-10
Miz-waukee’s BestCharlie Condon, Payton TolleA+ +50A+ +35▼ down
Worst2FirstDylan CeaseF -50F -35▲ 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 +8
Ramirez Against the MachineBlake SnellC -8D -8
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+ +28B +1▼ down
Hit the Damn Ball You BumsJustin WrobleskiF -28B -1▲ 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- +6
Camp MVP$30 FAABA- +3C -6▼ down
Miz-waukee’s Best ⇄ Ramirez Against the Machine 2026-04-22
Miz-waukee’s BestNathan Eovaldi, $70 FAABF -40
Ramirez Against the MachineJac CaglianoneA+ +60A+ +40▼ 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
0.73σ sell-high · RF · BA 0.276 / xBA 0.243 · xwOBA 0.307 — test the market, don't force it
5%BA 0.276 / xBA 0.243 +.033
wOBA 0.328 / xwOBA 0.307 +.021
HH 47.8% · Brl/PA 4.4%25th · +2 rds vs mkt
↓ SHOPYandy Diaz 1B · TB
0.64σ sell-high · 1B · BA 0.303 / xBA 0.288 · xwOBA 0.356 — test the market, don't force it
93%BA 0.303 / xBA 0.288 +.015
wOBA 0.364 / xwOBA 0.356 +.008
HH 47.3% · Brl/PA 5.1%7th · +1 rd vs mkt
HOLD — KEEPER PRICELouis Varland RP · Tor
0.45σ sell-high · RP · ERA 1.22 vs xERA 2.24 — only move for keeper-grade return
86%ERA 1.22 / xERA 2.24 -1.02Brl 4.4% allowed22nd · +16 rds vs mkt

👥 Your Roster

Your roster · news + buy/sell signals.

News (last 24h)

Player news · last 24h.

  • Wed 08-26 12:00 AM
    Muñoz walked two and struck out two over a scoreless ninth inning to earn the save in Tuesday's 4-1 win over Philadelphia.

Leverage Buys/Sells

Buy/sell windows · surface vs. underlying.

Hitters

PlayerPosMLBBAxBAwOBAxwOBABrl%Own%Signal
James Wood IL10LFWsh0.2650.2750.3950.419100.099.1📈 BUY-LOW
Miguel Vargas3BChW0.2480.2680.3690.39093.095.1📈 BUY-LOW
Kyle SchwarberDHPhi0.2410.2370.3760.36698.099.6📈 BUY-LOW
Bryce Eldridge BRV1BSF0.2520.2510.3430.35277.08.1↑ mild buy
Jac Caglianone DTDRFKC0.2760.2800.3530.36192.054.1↑ mild buy
Zach NetoSSLAA0.2360.2070.3270.30375.060.4fair
Randy ArozarenaLFSea0.2720.2610.3650.34852.093.8fair
Yandy Diaz1BTB0.3030.2880.3640.35641.092.7↓ mild fade
Cole CarriggCFCol0.2680.2510.3450.31814.0fair
Walker JenkinsCFMin2.1
Ryan JeffersCMin0.2770.2540.3740.35542.0fair
Henry BolteRFOak0.2760.2430.3280.30744.04.6↓ mild fade
Kaelen CulpepperSSMin0.3330.2630.3720.3144.0fair
Royce Lewis3BMin0.2360.2430.3110.31775.018.0↑ mild buy
Jordan Lawlar DTD3BAri0.2710.2720.3380.3313.0fair
Franklin AriasSSBos1.4
Ralphy Velazquez1BCle0.7
Angel GenaoSSCle0.2900.2580.3310.3043.2fair

Pitchers

PitcherPosMLBIPERAWHIPxERAK-BB%xwOBA-aBrl%-aOwn%Signal
Blake SnellSPLAD21.02.571.052.2919.50.2360.088.0↑ mild buy
Andres MunozRPSea48.34.281.223.3127.90.2839.480.1↑ mild buy
Joe Ryan IL15SPMin125.74.081.153.4921.20.29010.590.2fair
Jacob MisiorowskiSPMil145.01.680.761.9833.30.2193.899.6fair
Dylan CeaseSPTor144.32.371.062.6825.00.2554.699.3fair
Sandy AlcantaraSPMia183.73.381.183.6411.60.2965.391.2fair
Kyle HarrisonSPMil103.32.791.123.2423.60.2806.878.7fair
Eury PerezSPMia127.73.171.113.6716.50.2979.182.2fair
Louis VarlandRPTor66.31.220.982.2424.80.2334.486.2↓ mild fade
Justin MartinezRPAri3.00.001.003.540.00.2920.01.7

📰 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
2.0Miguel Vargas3B · 26yo25th#2 (+23.5)#2 (+19.8)S · $20UFDA
4.0Eury PerezSP · 23yo20th#3 (+18.6)#5 (+15.2)A · $15UFDA-G
4.0Louis VarlandRP · 28yo22nd#4 (+17.3)#4 (+15.6)A · $16
5.5Kyle HarrisonSP · 24yo25th#5 (+17.1)#6 (+14.4)A · $14UFDA
5.5Zach NetoSS · 25yo10th#8 (+13.4)#3 (+16.1)A · $16
6.5Bryce Eldridge1B · 20yo25th#6 (+16.0)#7 (+13.7)A · $14UFDA FV 55
8.0Jac CaglianoneRF · 22yo21st#7 (+13.5)— (+10.5)A · $10UFDA-G FV 55
8.5Dylan CeaseSP · 30yo4th— (+11.9)#8 (+11.7)A · $12

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

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

PlayerPos · AgeCostPeter (if elig.)Claude (if elig.)
Walker JenkinsCF · 20yo25th#15 (-2.0)#13 (+1.4)
Franklin AriasSS · 19yo25th#15 (-2.0)#12 (+3.0)
Ralphy Velazquez1B · 19yo25th#15 (-2.0)#13 (+1.4)

Updated Wed Aug 26 · 1:06 PM ET

🌍 League-Wide Top Keepers

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

Cons
Rank
PlayerPos · AgeTeam2027
Cost
PeterClaudeVerdict
2.5Jacob MisiorowskiSP · 22yoMIZ21st#4 (+24.4)#1 (+50.8)S · $51
3.0Jesus LuzardoSP · 28yoKNIG21st#1 (+27.7)#5 (+33.4)S · $33
3.0Jordan WalkerRF · 24yoGARR25th#2 (+27.5)#4 (+38.7)S · $39
3.0Bryan BakerRP · 31yoDORN25th#3 (+25.2)#3 (+38.7)S · $39
6.5Cam SchlittlerSP · 24yoKRTZ19th— (+20.3)#2 (+40.8)S · $41
7.0Foster GriffinSP · 30yoGoOs25th#8 (+21.8)#6 (+29.9)S · $30
7.5Ben Rice1B · 27yoDORN20th#6 (+23.1)#9 (+24.0)S · $24
8.0Miguel Vargas3B · 26yoMIZ25th#5 (+23.5)— (+19.8)S · $20
9.0Payton TolleSP · 22yoFRST25th#7 (+23.0)— (+19.8)S · $20
9.0Cristopher SanchezSP · 29yoPEYT9th— (+18.2)#7 (+26.9)S · $27
9.5Drew RasmussenSP · 30yoTHAR8th— (+13.6)#8 (+26.0)S · $26
10.0Jose SorianoSP · 27yoBLOB25th#9 (+21.5)— (+18.5)S · $18
10.5Carson BengeCF · 22yoKRTZ25th#10 (+20.6)— (+18.5)S · $18
10.5Nolan McLeanSP · 23yoDORN20th— (+20.4)#10 (+24.0)S · $24

Updated Wed Aug 26 · 1:06 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
1MIZMisiorowskiR21VargasR25PerezR20VarlandR22HarrisonR25NetoR10100
2DORNBakerR25RiceR20McLeanR20PerdomoR21BazzanaR25WarrenR2594
3GARRWalkerR25MessickR18DinglerR22CanzoneR25RocchioR25GrayR788
4KRTZBengeR25SchlittlerR19BurkeR25McGonigleR17MayR25StewartR1083
5KNIGLuzardoR21AbreuR15deGromR13MartinezR25RodriguezR25DuranR2579
6FRANMcCarthyR25CavalliR21LatzR25BurnsR5BradishR21AntonacciR2577
7GoOsGriffinR25BradleyR25BurlesonR9BaldwinR14BellR25GomezR2572
8THARRasmussenR8BauersR25GonzalesR25O'BrienR17WilliamsR11KeaschallR2168
9BLOBSorianoR25LopezR20ScottR25LileR15ArandaR14BurgerR1962
10FRSTTolleR25RouppR25WheelerR8SkubalR1RumfieldR25BuxtonR760
11RAGE ▼ thinHerreraR20EwingR25CamineroR5BohmR18LeeR21ImanagaR956
12PEYT ▼ thinSanchezR9HendersonR25WooR8ArenadoR25WetherholtR13CameronR1856

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

data: snap 5h · BP 27h · PL 29h · HL 11d · PSS 9h · BR 0h · FG 4h · proj 9h · closer 0h · oyster 1h · AAA-sc 14h · cookie ok