Miz-waukee’s Best — The Brandon League

Last updated Thursday, September 10 · 12:05 PM ET

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☕ Morning Briefing

🏆 MIZ holds the top spot at 104.0 roto points, 18 back of anyone chasing — but you shed 1.0 pt since the last update, so don't coast.

⚡ Your bats delivered across the board yesterday: Kyle Schwarber went 1-5 with his 44th HR (league-leading) and 4 RBI vs. the Astros, Zach Neto added 2-3, HR, 3 RBI vs. Boston, Henry Bolte went 1-4, HR, 1 RBI vs. Toronto, and Bryce Eldridge chipped in 2-4, 3 RBI vs. St. Louis — four HR contributions in a single day. Andres Munoz locked it down with a clean 1 IP, 2 K, SV vs. Texas, which matters: you trail KRTZ by 1 SV and closing that gap is worth a free roto point.

📊 Two category alerts worth watching: SB is a dead heat with THAR — one stolen base could flip that point either direction — and the Munoz save nudges the SV race, though you're not there yet. On the wire, Steven Cruz [available (FA)] is confirmed KC closer with 93rd-percentile suppression and 2 projected SVs; the system pegs him as a category-fit add that shores up your razor-thin saves rank, though note Nate Pearson grabbed Wednesday's save with Cruz resting after back-to-back appearances. Also available: Chris Murphy (LHP, recalled by CWS) and Duncan Davitt (RHP, claimed by SF from Atlanta), though neither profiles as a priority target. Sterlin Thompson (RI 87, FA) went 3-for-5 with a HR at AAA vs. Reno — if you need a stash, he remains the most credentialed name on the board.

📰 The big league-wide note is the Dodgers' imminent promotion of top hitting prospect Josue De Paula from Double-A ahead of Friday, with a possible immediate full-time role opening up given Shohei Ohtani's IL placement — that's the highest-impact call-up news of the week for roto managers. Elsewhere, the SF Giants' closer situation has devolved into a three-headed committee (Dylan Smith, Joel Kuehnel, and Trent Harris splitting recent saves), making that role essentially unrosterable for now. Elly De La Cruz has homered in five straight games with 25 HR and 10 RBI in September, continuing to surge as one of the hottest bats in the game.

ELIGIBILITYK. Schwarber 1B 8/10

Your standing

1stof 12

104.0 roto pts +18.0 clear of 2nd

-1.0 pts vs last update

Top Gaps

W (6.5) SB (7.5)

categories below mid-pack

Score change since last update

SV -1.0

🎯 Category Pressure

Category ranks vs. the league.

Rank →

Δ to #1

977

1061

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284

312

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RBI

912

959

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136

145

152

202

+57

AVG

.254

.257

.260

+0.003

1234

1249

1399

+150

+15

+13

ERA

3.48

3.41

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WHIP

1.17

1.15

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

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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	+ Edmundo Sosa \| − Jake Bennett
Phil Swift's Flex Seal	+ Jorge Mateo \| − Thomas Saggese
Hit the Damn Ball You Bums	+ Rafael Flores Jr. \| − Zebby Matthews
Phil Swift's Flex Seal	+ Esmerlyn Valdez \| − Jonah Cox
Team Knighton	+ Cedric Mullins \| − Abner Uribe
Hit the Damn Ball You Bums	− Andre Pallante

🏆 League Standings

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

100.0% to win the league · proj finish 1.0 · 103.2 roto pts

#	Team	Pts	FAAB	Win%	Proj Pts	Range	Proj Rk
1	MIZ Miz-waukee’s Best	104.0	$0	100.0%	103.2	101–105	1.0
2	PEYT Phil Swift's Flex Seal	86.0	$25	0.0%	88.6	84–92	2.1
3	KRTZ Photogenic Nick Kurtz	83.0	$16	0.0%	83.5	79–88	3.2
4	FRAN Hit the Damn Ball You Bums	80.5	$51	0.0%	82.1	79–86	3.5
5	BLOB Camp MVP	67.0	$168	0.0%	69.0	66–72	5.1
6	GoOs I need Buck Showalter	65.5	$170	0.0%	65.4	61–69	5.9
7	KNIG Team Knighton	61.0	$137	0.0%	59.0	55–62	7.4
8	THAR Phil Mickeltits	59.5	$176	0.0%	59.1	55–63	7.4
9	GARR The Boys of Summer	46.0	$155	0.0%	47.1	44–51	9.3
10	DORN Dorn and Associates LLC	45.0	$89	0.0%	43.3	41–47	10.6
11	FRST Worst2First	43.5	$154	0.0%	45.4	42–49	9.8
12	RAGE Ramirez Against the Machine	39.0	$163	0.0%	34.4	32–37	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 7.4AVG 10.0W 6.0SV 9.0K 10.9ERA 11.9WHIP 11.9

Winnable — push here: SB, AVG, W, SV.

🚨 Today's Streaming Board

164 of 200 GS · should be 182 · 18 behindBehind pace — stream aggressively

036 left · ~14.8/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).

Top FA streamers today

Pitcher	Matchup	Verdict	BP	MIZ	PL	Take
Jared Jones	@ CWS	START	—	5.7	#5	Fastball suits LHB-heavy White Sox lineup well.
Cristian Javier	@ PHI	DART	—	4.1	#7	One good outing; needs to prove it repeatable.
Martin Perez	vs TB	SIT	—	2.7	#8	Speculative stream hunting a cheap win.
Ryan Feltner	@ NYY	SIT	—	3.8	#10	Hard pass, no conditions considered.

Openers filtered: Hagen Smith

Your staff: 3.41 ERA / 1.15 WHIP · GS 164/200 — 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 · Fri 9/11 · BP not out yet, so pill = our score + Pitcher List

Pitcher	Matchup	Verdict	BP	MIZ	PL	Take
Yusei Kikuchi	@ WSH	DART	—	2.9	#13	Elite slider, strong recent form, favorable matchup upgrade.
Anthony Molina	vs SD	DART⚠ opener	—	6.6	#20	Tough Padres matchup; limited data could be edge.
Matthew Liberatore	vs CWS	SIT	—	3.1	#16	Slider generating Ks but ratios remain fragile.
Jeffrey Springs	vs SEA	SITwx	—	4.1	#28	Unfavorable conditions at venue compound poor outlook.
Chris Bassitt	@ TOR	SIT	—	3.0	#24	Long leash, bad results; firm avoid.

📼 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 · 347 starts graded over 29 days · GOOD+ 46% · BLOWUP 19% · agg ERA 4.49 · WHIP 1.35 · 4.4 K/start · 370 picks logged, 18 never started, 5 awaiting a box score — not graded

Grade mix · all 347 graded starts

GEM 62 GOOD 98 OK 121 BLOWUP 66

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%	19%	3.74
Verdict · START	48	58%	10%	3.99
Verdict · DART	92	42%	18%	4.79
Verdict · SIT	181	41%	22%	4.60
MIZ ≥ 5.0	110	62%	15%	3.84
MIZ 3.5–4.9	146	39%	22%	5.01
MIZ < 3.5	74	39%	19%	4.68
All live board picks	347	46%	19%	4.49
Q1 read — GOOD+ falls 69% · 58% · 42% · 41% down the rungs, but BLOWUP does not rise with it, and MIZ does not sort: 62% · 39% · 39% from the top band down.
Q2 — Which outside list earns the weight? · BP and PL graded on their own published lists · mostly rebuilt from git
PL · Auto Start	26	62%	23%	4.42
PL · Probably Start	46	57%	15%	4.08
PL · Questionable Start	101	49%	20%	4.58
PL · Do Not Start	147	42%	20%	4.52
BP · Auto	7	57%	0%	2.82
BP · Likely	28	46%	18%	4.33
All graded picks	347	46%	19%	4.49
Q2 read — against the 46% all-picks baseline, PL's top tiers clear it (62% · 57%) and BP's top tiers are too thin to call (57% · 46% on n=7 · 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 46% for all live picks).

Calibration — do our numbers mean anything? · full season, 2026-06-29→2026-09-09 · 1008 graded picks · MIZ on 466, BP on 230, Verdict on 489

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=466
MIZ 0.5–3.3	102	2.7	40%	31%–50%
MIZ 3.4–4.0	91	3.7	43%	33%–53%
MIZ 4.1–4.8	95	4.4	49%	40%–59%
MIZ 4.9–5.6	92	5.2	50%	40%–60%
MIZ 5.7–8.9	86	6.4	60%	50%–70%
All MIZ-scored picks	466	—	48%	—
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	33	—	67%	50%–80%
START	64	—	58%	46%–69%
DART	130	—	45%	37%–54%
SIT	262	—	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 · 35 days
Brier — our probability	402	0.248	lower is better
Brier — flat base rate to date	402	0.254	we win by 0.006
Brier — verdict-tier history	402	0.254	we win by 0.006
Log loss — our probability	402	0.689	lower is better
ECE — our probability	402	0.071	5 equal-count bins
ECE bins · predicted p vs what actually happened
said 32%–46%	80	39%	off by 4%
said 47%–51%	81	40%	off by 9%
said 51%–55%	80	41%	off by 12%
said 56%–60%	81	54%	off by 3%
said 60%–74%	80	56%	off by 8%
Verdict — poor: ECE 0.071 over n=402 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	STARTRyan ViladeRF · 0% own	@ ATL · Pérez LHP	szn .335 xwOBAusually bats 4th (×1.05)fills OF needbeats 2 of 4 eligible startersPérez .334 allowed · soft SP0.838 OPS vs LHP (134 AB)	L15 bat SP L/R park	67
2	AUTO STARTBryan De La CruzLF · 0% own	vs HOU · Javier RHP	szn .282 xwOBAL14 contact -4.2 (.277 xwOBAcon, 13 BBE)usually bats 9th (×0.90)fills OF needbeats 2 of 3 eligible startersJavier .340 allowed · soft SP0.919 OPS vs RHP (31 AB)	L15 bat SP L/R park	57
3	AUTO STARTVictor Mesa Jr.LF · 1% own	@ ATL · Pérez LHP	szn .320 xwOBAL15: 0.887 OPS (31 PA)L14 contact -1.3 (.342 xwOBAcon, 28 BBE)usually bats 5thfills OF needbeats 2 of 3 eligible startersPérez .334 allowed · soft SP0.752 OPS vs LHP (43 AB)	L15 bat SP L/R park	54
4	DEPTHJoc PedersonDH · 2% own	@ SEA · Gilbert RHP	szn .342 xwOBAL15: 0.846 OPS (28 PA)L14 contact -1.6 (.334 xwOBAcon, 14 BBE)usually bats 1st (×1.12)beats 0 of 1 eligible startersGilbert .299 allowed · avg SP0.827 OPS vs RHP (333 AB)	L15 bat SP L/R park	53
5	STARTMax Schuemann2B · 0% own	vs COL · Feltner RHP	szn .312 xwOBAfills OF needbeats 2 of 4 eligible startersshort side vs RHP — 47% of ABFeltner .348 allowed · soft SP0.657 OPS vs RHP (34 AB)	L15 bat SP L/R park	48
6	DEPTHAnthony VolpeSS · 2% own	vs COL · Feltner RHP	szn .290 xwOBAbeats 0 of 1 eligible startersFeltner .348 allowed · soft SP0.626 OPS vs RHP (93 AB)	L15 bat SP L/R park	42
7	DEPTHDominic Smith1B · 2% own	vs TB · Martinez RHP	szn .299 xwOBAusually bats 7th (×0.95)beats 0 of 2 eligible startersMartinez .316 allowed · avg SP0.729 OPS vs RHP (229 AB)	L15 bat SP L/R park	40
8	DEPTHRyan McMahon3B · 1% own	vs COL · Feltner RHP	szn .301 xwOBAL14 contact -5.0 (.251 xwOBAcon, 14 BBE)usually bats 8th (×0.93)beats 0 of 2 eligible startersFeltner .348 allowed · soft SP0.664 OPS vs RHP (241 AB)	L15 bat SP L/R park	39
9	STARTJasson DominguezLF · 2% own	vs COL · Feltner RHP	szn .291 xwOBAusually bats 6th (×0.98)fills OF needbeats 1 of 3 eligible startersFeltner .348 allowed · soft SP0.586 OPS vs RHP (125 AB)	L15 bat SP L/R park	39
10	STARTDerek HillCF · 0% own	vs HOU · Javier RHP	szn .287 xwOBAL14 contact -0.5 (.358 xwOBAcon, 15 BBE)usually bats 9th (×0.90)fills OF needbeats 1 of 3 eligible startersshort side vs RHP — 37% of ABJavier .340 allowed · soft SP0.665 OPS vs RHP (69 AB)	L15 bat SP L/R park	38

Tiers vs YOUR lineup tonight — median starter 49, worst Cole Carrigg (13). 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 · 2.5%HEATER

89/99 heat, elite 0.492 xwOBAcon on trusted 25-BBE sample, AVG+SB upside hits live categories

Heat 89 · 25 BBE · ATC 50 PA · 1 HR · 1 SB · 0.248 · L7 0.333 · 0 HR · sim +0.4 pts

2Thomas Saggese

2B · StL · 16.5% · HEATER

30-BBE trusted heat, .444 BA last 14, 2 SB last 7 — volume and contact quality lead field

Heat 75 · 30 BBE · ATC 25 PA · 0 HR · 0 SB · 0.252 · L7 0.375 · 0 HR · sim +0.4 pts

3Michael Conforto

LF · ChC · 0.5% · HEATER

86/99 heat, scorching .385 BA with HR last 7; 16 BBE borderline but production fully corroborates

Heat 86 · 16 BBE · ATC 37 PA · 1 HR · 0 SB · 0.220 · L7 0.385 · 1 HR · sim +0.4 pts

4Richie Palacios

LF · TB · 2.2% · CATEGORY FIT

3 HR and 2 SB last 7 days; SB rank 6 with razor-thin gap makes him highest-leverage add

ATC 48 PA · 1 HR · 2 SB · 0.221 · L7 0.267 · 3 HR · sim +0.4 pts

5Leo Bernal

C · StL · 1.0% · BEST VALUE

29-BBE trusted heat, 31 PA last 7, 10 RBI last 14 — best volume-plus-production combo among catchers

Heat 76 · 29 BBE · ATC 36 PA · 1 HR · 1 SB · 0.239 · L7 0.296 · 1 HR · sim +0.4 pts

Passed on: Justin Foscue has elite recent production (.438 BA, 6 RBI) and solid heat but only 23 PA projected RoS makes PT too uncertain to trust over everyday bats.

💪 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	.242	.369	44	3	124
18	Randy Arozarena	SEA	OF	-	.273	.348	22	21	127
21	Miguel Vargas	CHW	1B/3B	+19	.249	.382	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	.356	22	3	122
46	Zach Neto	LAA	SS	+11	.244	.311	25	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	.294	.335	20	1	109
77	Royce Lewis	MIN	1B/2B/3B	-15	.230	.312	14	14	96	Royce Lewis is streaky. We just gotta deal with that.
85	Cole Carrigg	COL	SS/OF	-22	.261	.316	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	.264	.371	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	.284	.300	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…
133	Connor Norby	COL	1B/2B/3B	+UR	.227	.303	7	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	.277	.318	10	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	.255	.345	8	1	92
143	Alejandro Kirk	TOR	C	+UR	.276	.303	9	1	114
145	Tyler Stephenson	CIN	C	-33	.249	.334	15	0	94
146	Ryan Jeffers	MIN	C	-29	.270	.363	14	1	116
148	Andruw Monasterio	BOS	2B/SS	-26	.241	.294	6	4	89
149	Dylan Crews	WSH	OF	-35	.224	.312	11	9	83
150	Luis Rengifo	SD	2B/3B/OF	-24	.240	.304	4	6	—
TS	Bryce Eldridge	SF	1B	—	.268	.357	16	1	100	Bryce Eldridge (1B, SFG) — Power prospects can often take a while to really shine.
TS	Walker Jenkins	Min	OF	—	.118	.270	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	—	.266	.415	30	18	126	Not ranked or mentioned in this week's Hitter List.
UR	Michael Arroyo	Sea	2B	—	.000	.005	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, 8/27–9/9 · 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 · 2.5% own · xwOBAcon .492 · EV 94.2 · Brl 16.0% · 25 BBE

▲ .131 BA vs SZN

	BA	HR	RBI	R	SB
SZN	.236	6	29	29	2
L14	.367	2	8	3	0

Michael Conforto

LF · ChC · 0.5% own · xwOBAcon .490 · EV 92.1 · Brl 12.5% · 16 BBE

▲ .108 BA vs SZN

	BA	HR	RBI	R	SB
SZN	.242	14	40	31	1
L14	.350	2	7	3	0

Francisco Alvarez

C · NYM · 8.9% own · xwOBAcon .511 · EV 93.7 · Brl 17.6% · 17 BBE

▼ .032 BA vs SZN

	BA	HR	RBI	R	SB
SZN	.232	15	37	32	0
L14	.200	2	6	3	0

Sean Murphy

C · Atl · 0.9% own · xwOBAcon .444 · EV 92.9 · Brl 11.8% · 17 BBE

▲ .028 BA vs SZN

	BA	HR	RBI	R	SB
SZN	.203	3	8	8	0
L14	.231	2	6	5	0

Andrew Benintendi

LF · ChW · 3.5% own · xwOBAcon .399 · EV 91.8 · Brl 13.8% · 29 BBE

▲ .006 BA vs SZN

	BA	HR	RBI	R	SB
SZN	.244	14	70	55	1
L14	.250	1	5	7	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

Leo Bernal

C · StL · 1.0% own · xwOBAcon .397 · EV 94.5 · Brl 6.9% · 29 BBE

▲ .000 BA vs SZN

	BA	HR	RBI	R	SB
SZN	.278	2	10	6	0
L14	.278	2	10	6	0

Thomas Saggese

2B · StL · 16.5% own · xwOBAcon .442 · EV 92.0 · Brl 10.0% · 30 BBE

▲ .176 BA vs SZN

	BA	HR	RBI	R	SB
SZN	.268	4	12	21	3
L14	.444	3	8	12	2

Michael Massey

2B · KC · 0.9% own · xwOBAcon .448 · EV 93.2 · Brl 4.2% · 24 BBE

▲ .018 BA vs SZN

	BA	HR	RBI	R	SB
SZN	.278	11	45	46	3
L14	.296	0	1	0	1

Justin Foscue

2B · Tex · 1.0% own · xwOBAcon .474 · EV 90.5 · Brl 13.6% · 22 BBE

▲ .121 BA vs SZN

	BA	HR	RBI	R	SB
SZN	.272	11	33	22	0
L14	.393	2	8	2	0

Honorable mention · hottest L7 (9/3–9/9), not yet on the board · tiny samples — peek, don't trust

Yainer Diaz

C · Hou

.406 xwOBAcon

19 BBE · .429 L7

Jose Siri

CF · LAA

.464 xwOBAcon

8 BBE · .250 L7

Ty France

1B · SD

.482 xwOBAcon

16 BBE · .333 L7

Jared Young

1B · NYM

.416 xwOBAcon

13 BBE · .333 L7

Owen Caissie

RF · Mia

.541 xwOBAcon

9 BBE · .176 L7

Grant McCray

RF · SF

.501 xwOBAcon

8 BBE · .231 L7

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

1Merrill KellySP · Ari · 21.1%HEATER

94th-percentile suppression on 36 BBE trusted sample; best ratio-safe volume SP available

Supp 94 · 36 BBE · ATC 18.0 IP · 1 W · 15 K · 4.60 · 1.36 · sim -0.3 pts

2Steven Cruz

RP · KC · 1.3% · CATEGORY FIT

Closer role confirmed, 93rd-percentile suppression, 2 projected SV protects razor-thin rank-4 saves

Supp 93 · 12 BBE · ATC 6.0 IP · 0 W · 6 K · 4.24 · 1.31 · 2 SV · Closer · sim -0.2 pts

3Ryan Feltner

SP · Col · 0.8% · UPSIDE

89th-percentile suppression on 27 BBE corroborates, 3 GS volume; Coors risk but contact quality real

Supp 89 · 27 BBE · ATC 16.0 IP · 1 W · 12 K · 5.45 · 1.51 · PL #10 · sim -0.3 pts

4Cristian Javier

SP · Hou · 3.9% · BEST VALUE

73rd suppression, 13 K in 14 IP projected, expert rank #7, cleaner ratios than alternatives

Supp 73 · 23 BBE · ATC 14.0 IP · 1 W · 13 K · 4.75 · 1.36 · PL #7 · sim -0.3 pts

5Juan Morillo

RP · Ari · 3.2% · CATEGORY FIT

Confirmed closer role, 1 projected SV, ratio-safe enough not to bleed ERA/WHIP leads

Supp 52 · 16 BBE · ATC 6.0 IP · 0 W · 6 K · 3.83 · 1.36 · 1 SV · Closer · sim -0.2 pts

Passed on: Jared Jones ranked #5 expert streamer but L14 suppression is only 35th percentile on a thin 27-BBE sample with 0.405 xwOBAcon-allowed — contact quality doesn't corroborate the hype, and MIZ can't afford ERA/WHIP bleed from a pitcher allowing hard contact.

⚾ 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	-	1.95	2.10	13.2	3.40	Like a base set Charizard, Misiorowski’s not gonna stop being dope.
9	Blake Snell	LAD	+7	1.97	2.12	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	3.74	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	4.10	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.
29	Sean Burke	CHW	-4	3.58	3.82	9.8	4.43	Burke’s hot streak has come to a brief pause, but he’s still doing everything he’s supposed to with elite four-seamers upstairs and suppo…
30	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	-4	3.78	3.90	6.4	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	4.30	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	3.40	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	5.71	4.54	7.9	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	3.66	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	3.63	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	4.21	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	5.96	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…
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	26	26	53.3	4.05	1.14	3.13	14.3	5.0 · —
—	Louis Varland	Toronto Blue Jays	CL	33	38	72.3	1.24	1.01	2.23	11.1	5.0 · —
Top 5 FA closers (by team rating)
—	Andrew Kittredge	Baltimore Orioles	CL	9	18	44.7	3.83	1.43	4.07	7.5	4.0 · 3%
—	Dylan Smith	San Francisco Giants	CL	4	11	33.3	3.24	1.41	3.93	11.1	4.0 · 0%
—	Steven Cruz HLR	Kansas City Royals	CL	6	11	54.7	4.12	1.26	4.10	9.5	3.5 · 1%
	Jacob Webb	Chicago Cubs	CL	9	17	61.7	3.36	1.25	4.30	9.8	3.0 · 5%
	Juan Morillo	Arizona Diamondbacks	CL	3	21	58.0	2.33	1.07	2.48	10.4	1.0 · 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.

46	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
21	Sandy Alcantara SP · Mia mid TV (58); BUT solid keeper sim cost ~0	TV 58 Rd 14
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

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

H. Mendez

OF · MIN · AAA · 22 · nearly ready

PSS

PFV

ETA

4-8wk

Szn

12·4·.284

S. Thompson

OF · COL · AAA · 24 · ↩ sent down

PSS

PFV

ETA

1-3wk

Szn

13·20·.309

J. Tibbs III

OF · LAD · AAA · 23 · nearly ready

PSS

PFV

ETA

1-3wk

Szn

28·9·.292

C. Cannarella

OF · MIA · AAA · 22 · nearly ready

PSS

PFV

ETA

1-3wk

Szn

15·21·.336

C. Ingle

C · CLE · ↩ sent down

PSS

PFV

ETA

1-3wk

Szn

19·2·.290

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·.286

S. Walcott

3B/SS · TEX · AA · 23 · nearly ready

PSS

PFV

ETA

Sept

Szn

10·10·.329

Z. Hope

OF · DET · AA · 21 · nearly ready

PSS

PFV

ETA

Sept

Szn

28·25·.287

J. Melton

OF · TB · AAA · 25 · nearly ready

PSS

PFV

ETA

4-8wk

Szn

8·28·.272

J. Made

SS · MIL · AA · 19 · nearly ready

PSS

PFV

ETA

Sept

Szn

14·36·.270

R. Ward

LF · LAD · AAA · 28 · ↩ sent down

PSS

PFV

ETA

1-3wk

Szn

20·8·.249

J. Long

1B · CHC · AAA · 24 · nearly ready

PSS

PFV

ETA

4-8wk

Szn

15·3·.274

S. King

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

PSS

PFV

ETA

4-8wk

Szn

19·14·.306

K. Alderman

OF · MIA · AAA · 23 · on the climb

PSS

PFV

ETA

4-8wk

Szn

18·10·.255

A. Miller

SS · PHI · AA · 22 · on the climb

PSS

PFV

ETA

Sept

Szn

0·0·.200

R. Clifford

1B · NYM · AAA · 22 · on the climb

PSS

PFV

ETA

4-8wk

Szn

17·8·.174

P. Harber

3B · SFG · AAA · 24 · on the climb

PSS

PFV

ETA

'27

Szn

17·4·.271

D. Crisantes

2B/3B · ARI · AAA · 21 · developing

PSS

PFV

ETA

blocked

Szn

9·0·.287

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.

28 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

87K·3.09

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

106K·4.18

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

88K·4.23

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

O. Murphy

SP · ATL · AAA · 22 · ↩ sent down

PSS

PFV

ETA

—

Szn

127K·3.63

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

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

G. Wood

SP · PHI · AA · 22 · on the climb

PSS

PFV

ETA

'26

Szn

139K·4.36

M. Forret

SP · BAL · AAA · 22 · on the climb

PSS

PFV

ETA

—

Szn

125K·3.89

T. Bremner

SP · LAA · on the climb

PSS

PFV

ETA

—

Szn

100K·4.33

R. Sloan

SP · SEA · AA · 20 · on the climb

PSS

PFV

ETA

—

Szn

124K·3.70

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

R. Ryan

SP · on the climb

PSS

PFV

ETA

September 1st

Szn

45K·4.23

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

122K·5.17

C. Crow

SP · MIL · ↩ sent down

PSS

PFV

ETA

—

Szn

104K·4.01

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 — Anthony Eyanson · Bryce Mayer · Jackson Ferris · Liam Doyle · Tyson Hardin · Jackson Wolf · Jamie Arnold · Jurrangelo Cijntje · Daniel Eagen · Christian Zazueta · Joseph Dzierwa · Jonathan Santucci · Jaxon Wiggins · Karson Milbrandt

💼 Trades

Buy-low targets · league trade history.

Top Buy-Lows

Rebound candidates · suggested offers.

Hitters

Verdict	Target	Own	RoS	Title Δ	Suggested offer
📈 BUY-LOW	Juan Soto RF · NYM · GARR · jregarris +1.2σ buy-low · RF — fits a need · BA 0.275 / xBA 0.293 · xwOBA 0.416	100%	159 wRC+	≈ 0.0%	Kyle Schwarber DH · comparable value (TV 100 vs target 100)
📈 BUY-LOW	Heriberto Hernandez LF · Mia · FRAN · francisw789 +1.5σ buy-low · LF — fits a need · BA 0.225 / xBA 0.248 · xwOBA 0.357	11%	100 wRC+	≈ 0.0%	Bryce Eldridge 1B · comparable value (TV 35 vs target 34)
📈 BUY-LOW	Mike Trout OF · LAA · KNIG · TKHOO +1.3σ buy-low · OF — fits a need · BA 0.244 / xBA 0.253 · xwOBA 0.375	90%	126 wRC+	≈ 0.0%	Joe Ryan SP · comparable value (TV 72 vs target 76)
📈 BUY-LOW	Cal Raleigh C · Sea · KNIG · TKHOO +1.7σ buy-low · C — modest fit · BA 0.183 / xBA 0.190 · xwOBA 0.314	87%	129 wRC+	≈ 0.0%	Miguel Vargas 3B · comparable value (TV 89 vs target 95)
📈 BUY-LOW	Corey Seager SS · Tex · PEYT · simplejack2k9 +1.4σ buy-low · SS — modest fit · BA 0.230 / xBA 0.252 · xwOBA 0.355	63%	125 wRC+	≈ 0.0%	Eury Perez SP · comparable value (TV 50 vs target 52)
↑ mild buy	Yordan Alvarez OF · Hou · PEYT · simplejack2k9 +0.9σ buy-low · OF — fits a need · BA 0.313 / xBA 0.322 · xwOBA 0.445	100%	165 wRC+	≈ 0.0%	Kyle Schwarber DH · comparable value (TV 100 vs target 100)
📈 BUY-LOW	JJ Bleday CF · Cin · RAGE · glhoward40 +1.3σ buy-low · CF — fits a need · BA 0.214 / xBA 0.239 · xwOBA 0.342	21%	100 wRC+	≈ 0.0%	Henry Bolte RF + Royce Lewis 3B · two-piece package (TV 22 vs target 26)
↑ mild buy	Taylor Ward LF · Sea · GoOs · My Best Guys +0.7σ buy-low · LF — fits a need · BA 0.225 / xBA 0.242 · xwOBA 0.334	57%	120 wRC+	≈ 0.0%	Sandy Alcantara SP · comparable value (TV 58 vs target 60)
↑ mild buy	Dominic Canzone RF · Sea · GARR · jregarris +0.6σ buy-low · RF — fits a need · BA 0.254 / xBA 0.266 · xwOBA 0.352	12%	114 wRC+	≈ 0.0%	Bryce Eldridge 1B · comparable value (TV 35 vs target 34)
↑ mild buy	Kyle Stowers LF · Mia · KNIG · TKHOO +0.7σ buy-low · LF — fits a need · BA 0.244 / xBA 0.229 · xwOBA 0.330	28%	111 wRC+	≈ 0.0%	Henry Bolte RF + Royce Lewis 3B · two-piece package (TV 22 vs target 27)

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 7.14 vs xERA 5.09	10%	3.88 ERA	≈ 0.0%	Royce Lewis 3B · comparable value (TV 17 vs target 14)
↑ mild buy	Nick Pivetta SP · SD · GARR · jregarris +0.7σ buy-low · SP — fits a need · ERA 3.43 vs xERA 2.42	57%	3.88 ERA	≈ 0.0%	Eury Perez SP · comparable value (TV 50 vs target 54)
↑ mild buy	Bryce Miller SP · Sea · BLOB · crenshawh19 +0.6σ buy-low · SP — fits a need · ERA 4.22 vs xERA 3.45	29%	4.15 ERA	≈ 0.0%	Bryce Eldridge 1B · comparable value (TV 35 vs target 38)
↑ mild buy	Freddy Peralta SP · TB · KNIG · TKHOO +0.6σ buy-low · SP — fits a need · ERA 4.82 vs xERA 3.93	75%	4.03 ERA	≈ 0.0%	Eury Perez SP + +$4 FAAB · comparable value (TV 50 vs target 58)

League History

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

Side	Sent	At deal	Now	Trend
Hit the Damn Ball You Bums ⇄ Camp MVP 2026-08-17
Hit the Damn Ball You Bums	Andy Pages	A- +7	A+ +45	▲ up
Camp MVP	Pete Crow-Armstrong	C -7	F -45	▼ down
Team Knighton ⇄ Camp MVP 2026-08-17
Team Knighton	Matthew Boyd	F -22	F -23
Camp MVP	Kenley Jansen	A+ +22	A+ +23
Miz-waukee’s Best ⇄ Worst2First 2026-08-10
Miz-waukee’s Best	Charlie Condon, Payton Tolle	A+ +50	A+ +33	▼ down
Worst2First	Dylan Cease	F -50	F -33	▲ up
Photogenic Nick Kurtz ⇄ Dorn and Associates LLC 2026-08-05
Photogenic Nick Kurtz	Travis Bazzana, George Lombard Jr., Nolan McLean	A+ +144	A+ +106	▼ down
Dorn and Associates LLC	Jackson Chourio, Jhoan Duran, Brice Turang, David Bednar	F -144	F -106	▲ up
Miz-waukee’s Best ⇄ Ramirez Against the Machine 2026-07-31
Miz-waukee’s Best	Samuel Basallo, Kade Anderson	A- +8	A+ +32	▲ up
Ramirez Against the Machine	Blake Snell	C -8	F -32	▼ 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 -54	▼ down
Miz-waukee’s Best	Josh Jung	A+ +42	A+ +54	▲ up
I need Buck Showalter ⇄ Hit the Damn Ball You Bums 2026-06-19
I need Buck Showalter	Nasim Nunez	A+ +28	A +13	▼ down
Hit the Damn Ball You Bums	Justin Wrobleski	F -28	D -13	▲ up
Miz-waukee’s Best ⇄ The Boys of Summer 2026-06-12
Miz-waukee’s Best	Chandler Simpson	A +10	A- +7	▼ down
The Boys of Summer	$30 FAAB	D -10	C -7	▲ up
Miz-waukee’s Best ⇄ Camp MVP 2026-05-01
Miz-waukee’s Best	Kenley Jansen	—	A- +7
Camp MVP	$30 FAAB	A- +3	C -7	▼ down
Miz-waukee’s Best ⇄ Ramirez Against the Machine 2026-04-22
Miz-waukee’s Best	Nathan Eovaldi, $70 FAAB	—	F -56
Ramirez Against the Machine	Jac Caglianone	A+ +60	A+ +56	▼ 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 0.65σ sell-high · 1B · BA 0.305 / xBA 0.289 · xwOBA 0.356 — test the market, don't force it	93%	BA 0.305 / xBA 0.289 +.016 wOBA 0.366 / xwOBA 0.356 +.010	HH 48.6% · Brl/PA 5.6%	7th · +1 rd vs mkt
↓ SHOP	Henry Bolte RF · Oak 0.58σ sell-high · RF · BA 0.277 / xBA 0.249 · xwOBA 0.318 — test the market, don't force it	10%	BA 0.277 / xBA 0.249 +.028 wOBA 0.340 / xwOBA 0.318 +.022	HH 48.4% · Brl/PA 4.7%	25th · +2 rds vs mkt

👥 Your Roster

Your roster · news + buy/sell signals.

News (last 24h)

Player news · last 24h.

Kyle Schwarber Schwarber hits grand slam for 44th homer in Phillies' 11-7 win over Astros
Thu 09-10 01:49 AM
— Kyle Schwarber hit a grand slam for his majors-leading 44th home run, Trea Turner also homered and the Philadelphia Phillies overcame two deficits to beat the Houston Astros 11-7 on Wednesday night.
Zach Neto Neto hits 3-run HR over Green Monster as Angels beat Red Sox 6-4 to take series
Thu 09-10 01:34 AM
— Zach Neto hit a three-run homer over the Green Monster, Ryan Johnson gave up three runs over six innings and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Boston Red Sox 6-4 on Wednesday night to take the series.
Kyle Schwarber Clubs grand slam in win
Thu 09-10 12:00 AM
Schwarber went 1-for-5 with a grand slam in Wednesday's 11-8 win over the Astros.
Henry Bolte Henry Bolte's homer in the 4th inning helps Athletics beat Blue Jays 2-0
Wed 09-09 10:40 PM
— Henry Bolte hit a solo home run in the third inning and Tommy White scored on a wild pitch as the Athletics beat the Toronto Blue Jays 2-0 on Wednesday.
Bryce Eldridge Giants score 6 in the 8th to stun Cardinals and sweep
Wed 09-09 10:32 PM
Giants score 6 in the 8th to stun Cardinals and sweep

Leverage Buys/Sells

Buy/sell windows · surface vs. underlying.

Hitters

Player	Pos	MLB	BA	xBA	wOBA	xwOBA	Brl%	Own%	Signal
James Wood	LF	Wsh	0.266	0.275	0.392	0.415	100.0	99.0	📈 BUY-LOW
Kyle Schwarber	DH	Phi	0.242	0.242	0.377	0.369	99.0	99.6	📈 BUY-LOW
Miguel Vargas	3B	ChW	0.249	0.266	0.363	0.382	89.0	95.1	📈 BUY-LOW
Bryce Eldridge	1B	SF	0.268	0.258	0.359	0.357	74.0	11.4	↑ mild buy
Zach Neto	SS	LAA	0.244	0.215	0.336	0.311	75.0	60.2	fair
Randy Arozarena	LF	Sea	0.273	0.259	0.367	0.348	52.0	93.8	fair
Cole Carrigg	CF	Col	0.261	0.250	0.337	0.316	—	12.6	fair
Walker Jenkins	CF	Min	0.118	0.164	0.253	0.270	—	5.0	fair
Ryan Jeffers	C	Min	0.270	0.258	0.377	0.363	74.0	41.9	fair
Henry Bolte	RF	Oak	0.277	0.249	0.340	0.318	51.0	9.5	↓ mild fade
Kaelen Culpepper	SS	Min	0.284	0.250	0.332	0.300	—	6.2	fair
Royce Lewis	3B	Min	0.230	0.241	0.302	0.312	72.0	13.7	↑ mild buy
Jac Caglianone DTD	RF	KC	0.283	0.281	0.356	0.357	91.0	49.6	fair
Yandy Diaz	1B	TB	0.305	0.289	0.366	0.356	49.0	92.8	↓ mild fade
Ralphy Velazquez	1B	Cle	—	—	—	—	—	0.7	—
Michael Arroyo	2B	Sea	0.000	0.005	0.000	0.005	0.0	0.5	—

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	2.12	22.0	0.226	1.4	90.4	↑ mild buy
Andres Munoz	RP	Sea	53.3	4.05	1.14	3.13	29.0	0.275	8.8	80.3	↑ mild buy
Joe Ryan	SP	Min	129.7	4.10	1.14	3.50	21.6	0.290	10.5	87.5	fair
Jacob Misiorowski	SP	Mil	161.3	1.95	0.80	2.10	31.7	0.225	3.9	99.4	fair
Sandy Alcantara	SP	Mia	200.0	3.78	1.22	3.90	10.6	0.305	5.6	84.9	fair
Dylan Cease	SP	Tor	161.3	2.40	1.04	2.77	24.8	0.259	5.2	99.2	fair
Kyle Harrison	SP	Mil	110.7	3.66	1.27	3.74	21.4	0.299	8.3	55.9	fair
Eury Perez	SP	Mia	139.3	3.94	1.24	4.10	15.1	0.312	10.2	69.4	fair
Louis Varland	RP	Tor	72.3	1.24	1.01	2.23	23.9	0.232	4.0	86.5	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 (+23.6)	#3 (+19.8)	S · $20	UFDA
2.5	Louis Varland	RP · 28yo	22nd	#3 (+21.5)	#2 (+27.1)	S · $27
4.5	Bryce Eldridge	1B · 20yo	25th	#4 (+16.2)	#5 (+14.4)	A · $14	UFDA FV 55
5.0	Zach Neto	SS · 25yo	10th	#6 (+13.8)	#4 (+16.1)	A · $16
5.5	Henry Bolte	RF · 21yo	25th	#5 (+15.0)	#6 (+13.8)	A · $14	UFDA FV 40
7.0	Dylan Cease	SP · 30yo	4th	#7 (+12.0)	#7 (+11.7)	A · $12
8.5	Jac Caglianone	RF · 22yo	21st	#8 (+10.1)	— (+6.8)	B · $7	UFDA-G FV 55
8.5	Eury Perez	SP · 23yo	20th	— (+9.0)	#8 (+7.3)	B · $7	UFDA-G

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

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

Player	Pos · Age	Cost	Peter (if elig.)	Claude (if elig.)
Ralphy Velazquez	1B · 19yo	25th	#15 (-2.0)	#12 (+1.4)
Michael Arroyo	2B · 20yo	25th	#18 (-10.1)	#19 (-2.4)

Updated Thu Sep 10 · 12:05 PM ET

🌍 League-Wide Top Keepers

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

Cons Rank	Player	Pos · Age	Team	2027 Cost	Peter	Claude	Verdict
2.0	Jacob Misiorowski	SP · 22yo	MIZ	21st	#3 (+24.4)	#1 (+50.8)	S · $51
2.5	Jesus Luzardo	SP · 28yo	KNIG	21st	#1 (+27.9)	#4 (+33.4)	S · $33
2.5	Bryan Baker	RP · 31yo	DORN	25th	#2 (+24.9)	#3 (+38.7)	S · $39
5.5	Cam Schlittler	SP · 24yo	KRTZ	19th	#9 (+19.6)	#2 (+40.8)	S · $41
6.0	Ben Rice	1B · 27yo	DORN	20th	#5 (+23.2)	#7 (+24.0)	S · $24
6.5	Miguel Vargas	3B · 26yo	MIZ	25th	#4 (+23.6)	#9 (+19.8)	S · $20
6.5	Louis Varland	RP · 28yo	MIZ	22nd	#7 (+21.5)	#6 (+27.1)	S · $27
8.0	Jordan Walker	RF · 24yo	GARR	25th	#6 (+22.2)	#10 (+19.8)	S · $20
8.0	Riley O'Brien	RP · 31yo	THAR	17th	— (+13.7)	#5 (+30.6)	S · $31
9.5	Payton Tolle	SP · 22yo	FRST	25th	#8 (+20.8)	— (+17.1)	A · $17
9.5	Cristopher Sanchez	SP · 29yo	PEYT	9th	— (+17.5)	#8 (+21.1)	S · $21
10.5	Jacob Latz	RP · 30yo	FRAN	25th	#10 (+18.9)	— (+17.1)	A · $17

Updated Thu Sep 10 · 12:05 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	NetoR10	BolteR25	100
2DORN	BakerR25	RiceR20	McLeanR20	BazzanaR25	LaraR25	PerdomoR21	82
3KRTZ	SchlittlerR19	BengeR25	SanojaR25	StewartR10	McGonigleR17	ColeR11	65
4KNIG	LuzardoR21	AbreuR15	deGromR13	JensenR20	MartinezR25	RodriguezR25	64
5FRAN	LatzR25	CavalliR21	McCarthyR25	AntonacciR25	BurnsR5	BradishR21	62
6THAR	O'BrienR17	RasmussenR8	WilliamsR11	MarshR25	Jr.R16	KeaschallR21	59
7GoOs	GriffinR25	BradleyR25	GoodmanR21	BurlesonR9	BaldwinR14	GomezR25	55
8PEYT	HendersonR25	SanchezR9	ValdezR25	WooR8	WetherholtR13	MayoR17	54
9BLOB	SorianoR25	LopezR20	ScottR25	LileR15	ClemensR25	SaleR1	53
10RAGE	EwingR25	CamineroR5	HerreraR20	BasalloR19	JonesR25	ImanagaR9	46
11FRST ▼ thin	TolleR25	WheelerR8	RouppR25	MuncyR18	SkubalR1	RumfieldR25	43
12GARR ▼ thin	WalkerR25	MessickR18	DinglerR22	GrayR7	CanzoneR25	SimpsonR9	38

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

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