Fantasy Baseball Today

Let's talk about some early-round underachievers, but first let's focus on the positive as Domingo German, Rich Hill and Freddy Peralta (2:10) dazzled last night. How do we rank them going forward? And how much do we like Sam Dyson (9:30) as the new SF closer? ... "Hey, Real Quick" has Jesus Aguilar vs. Brandon Belt (15:00) and Eduardo Escobar vs. Rafael Devers (16:50). We've also got bullpen news (19:40) and three players who have homered in three straight games (21:20) ... Underachievers Day features Jose Altuve (23:30), Joey Votto (24:54), Trea Turner (28:40), Bryce Harper (31:45), Giancarlo Stanton (33:06), Gary Sanchez (36:03) and Kris Bryant (36:45). Then we recap yesterday's action (41:00) as we look at frustrating SPs like Luke Weaver and Jameson Taillon, steals specialists, Mike Clevinger's strikeouts, Blake Snell's walks and a look at today's matchups (52:10) ... Your emails at [email protected]

Kelvin Herrera is the first closer to get traded and we react to that (2:00) before wondering which RP is next to change teams. We've also got a Charlie Blackmon Worryometer (14:30) and prospects who could steal bases (15:51) ... Nick Pivetta (17:40) and a couple of NYM OFs (20:10) are among yesterday's standouts. And stay tuned for Grade the Trade (24:48)! ... Bullpen notes (33:00), confusing Cardinals (35:55), diabolical Diamondbacks (39:00), ranking aces (42:40) and fringy SPs, Fantasy Regulators (55:33) and more ... Your emails at [email protected]

It was a fairly normal weekend of baseball but some hitters and pitchers have emerged that can help you this week and going forward. We start with standouts hitters (3:10) such as Ian Desmond and standouts SPs (6:55) such as Wade LeBlanc and Jonathan Loaisiga before telling you who we added and dropped (13:46) and looking at the Most Added list (18:00). Keep an eye on an underowned Tom Murphy ... More bullpen craziness (22:40) as we try to sort out the situation in HOU, PHI and TOR while wondering if two more closers could lose their jobs soon. Also, are we adding Freddy Peralta (30:45)? And which other hitters are catching our eye these days (33:33)? Randal Grichuk, Eric Thames, Jon Jay and of course Bryce Harper deserve a mention ... A lot of SP talk (39:15) late in the show as we discuss Julio Teheran's velocity, Patrick Corbin's fastball, Jon Gray's potential and SPs we want to add ... Email us at [email protected]

David Peralta's two home runs are certainly a big story and we'll talk about what he is doing differently this year, but today's show is focused on SPs like Domingo German (6:24), Vince Velasquez, Carlos Rodon and others who can help your team going forward ... Our favorite two-start pitchers for Week 13 (8:24), our thoughts on Miguel Sano (15:42) and some 3B replacements, what strand rate means for SPs (22:40) and prospects to add (31:13) ... Players who are trending up (36:05) including Brandon Nimmo, Trevor Story and Rhys Hoskins, a positive sign for David Price (42:33), deep league options (43:35), more two-start pitchers (51:55) and SPs to stream this weekend (57:30) ... Your emails at [email protected]

A lot of rankings on today's show, but first let's tell you about an awesome and mostly anonymous RP you can add (1:15) and how we're feeling about Dylan Covey (2:24). Then we're ranking rookies (8:26) in seasonal and dynasty formats, ranking aces (14:55) and ranking RPs (18:00) ... Adam is forced to have another Greg Bird argument (27:12) as we talk about some lineup notes from around MLB, then we tell you which hitters (34:15) and pitchers (36:41) are overowned. Rafael Devers? Jake Lamb? Nick Pivetta? Sonny Gray?... Scott and Heath give us some rankings risers (39:12) such as Ross Stripling and John Hicks and rankings fallers (43:45) including Josh Donaldson. We also react to yesterday's SP performances (48:40) and then the Fantasy Regulators (54:15) are back to lay down the law ... Your emails at [email protected]

Let's just take some time to talk about how great Mike Trout is (2:30)! Then we're ranking LAD OFs (6:08) and giving Miguel Cabrera replacements (8:44). And is John Hicks a Top 12 C rest of season (16:34)? ... Bullpen notes (22:40) including some middle relievers to consider for ratios, Worryometer (27:15) on Ozzie Albies, Javier Baez, Justin Smoak and more. Plus we have a listener edition of the Worryometer (37:50) with Gary Sanchez, Miguel Sano, Carlos Martinez and others ... Reviewing the double dongers from yesterday (49:30), Brian Anderson (51:15) and a slew of SPs to consider (52:05) as we note Chase Anderson's uptick in velocity before we preview today's matchups ... Your emails at [email protected]

We've got Francisco Mejia and Willy Adames getting called up (4:40)! Which one should you add? And what do we make of Steven Wright's strong start (8:31) and what's behind Jose Martinez's recent home run binge (13:04)? ... Worryometer for Madison Bumgarner (16:43), Dee Gordon (19:02) and Andrew Heaney (21:10). We also discuss which current MLB players are destined for the Hall of Fame (24:00) before we grade your trades (31:00) ... Thoughts on the surging Teoscar Hernandez (33:15) and the slumping Yoan Moncada (37:32). We also look at yesterday's SPs (40:53) including Carlos Carrasco, Patrick Corbin and Joe Musgrove before Team Name Tuesday (46:20) and finding some players who could turn your Fantasy season around with an amazing stretch of baseball (48;00). Giancarlo Stanton? Kris Bryant? Michael Conforto? ... Your emails at [email protected]

The top players to add this week have spotty track records, which leads us to wonder if they are legitimately good players or just heating up at the right time. We talk Carlos Rodon (1:40), Max Muncy (3:36), Brandon Crawford (3:56), Hector Rondon (7:32) among other RPs, and more hitters (10:43) and SPs (13:04) including Leonys Martin and Frankie Montas ... Who we added and dropped (18:45), a look at the Most Added list (21:38), and some prospect talk (36:21) ... Buy low (41:00) on Zack Godley, Luis Castillo and Dallas Keuchel? Plus much more from over the weekend including a bunch of SPs to consider adding (48:40) and a look at today's matchups (59:40) ... Your emails at [email protected]

Jose Berrios or Blake Snell rest of season (1:30)? They're both pretty awesome! And how eager are we to add Joc Pederson (3:23)? We also play some "Hey, Real Quick" (16:05) with Juan Soto vs. Andrew McCutchen and Ozzie Albies vs. Scooter Gennett, which is a pretty close call ... What to make of Tommy Pham's streaky season (25:25), and what to make of awesome production (34:34) from guys like Evan Gattis, Cody Bellinger and Scott Schebler ... Most Added list (43:14), prospects to stash (47:30), two-start pitchers for Week 12 (51:55) and SPs to stream this weekend (59:40) ... Your emails at [email protected]

Beginning with yesterday's standouts we wonder if now is the time to try to sell Sonny Gray (1:50), if Carlos Carrasco has a fastball issue (3:54), if Mike Foltynewicz is legit (7:41), if Clay Buchholz (9:43) and Matt Kemp (11:22) are worth owning and more ... How concerned are we about Shohei Ohtani's blisters (15:55)? And let's talk trade (23:30)! Scott and Heath give you Buy Low, Buy High, Sell High and players they are actually worried about. Are Nomar Mazara, Michael Brantley and Andrew Benintendi sell high or buy high candidates? ... We've got the Ownometer (37:40) for players like Ian Kinsler, Jurickson Profar and Franmil Reyes, plus the Dropometer (45:18) for players like Michael Conforto and Miguel Sano. Talking yesterday's SPs (51:38) and today's matchups (57:03) ... Your emails at [email protected]