Does Dalton Rushing deserve our dollars? Vlad Sedler and Jason Anthony break down all the exciting fantasy baseball happenings in the middle of May: the musical chair rotations of the Brewers and Dodgers, the return of Clayton Kershaw, expectations for Jordan Lawlar and Zebby Matthews, and the greatest set of on-paper matchups in history in Week 9! Booms and The Gut dive into some recommended weekend starts and sits and dig into another Sunday of spending valuable FAAB dollars on the likes of Ryan Weathers and Logan Henderson.

Starting Pitcher News

• Can we drop Roki Sasaki?
• When do Blake Snell and Tyler Glasnow return?
• "The Miz", Jacob Misiorowski hitting 103
• Logan Henderson and Zebby Matthews might be sticking around
• The return of and expectations for Spencer Strider, George Kirby, Logan Gilbert, Clayton Kershaw
• Slade Cecconi Superstar
• Carson Whisenhunt Watch (Whisenwatch)
• J.T. Ginn & Gunnar Hoglund

Will the Detroit Tigers keep up this mastery?

Weekend Matchups

• Chris Sale vs. the new Chris Sale (Garrett Crochet)
• Alex Verdugo is a subplot 
• Max Muncy and Hyeseong Kim and the Angels southpaws
• Super top secret stolen base intel for the weekend (who to start and sit based on SB projections)

Look Ahead at Week 9 FAAB adds & Drops

• Ryan Weathers, Marlins
• Dalton Rushing, Dodgers
• Moises Ballesteros, Cubs
• Zebby Matthews, Twins
• Jordan Lawlar, Diamondbacks
• Clayton Kershaw, Dodgers
• Logan Henderson, Brewers
• Jesus Tinoco, Marlins

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