It’s virtually impossible to see some things coming, but by preplanning for each and every week of the Fantasy Baseball season, you can often get a jump on the trends that are brewing around the league. Let’s take a look at how the upcoming week of the MLB campaign is shaping up.
MLB Schedule Breakdown
TEAM | # GAMES | HOME | AWAY | OPPONENTS |
Braves | 7 | 0 | 7 | at CIN (4), at PHI (3) |
Marlins | 6 | 3 | 3 | at LAD (3), vs.COL (3) |
Mets | 6 | 0 | 6 | at STL (3), at SD (3) |
Phillies | 6 | 6 | 0 | vs.ARI (3), vs.ATL (3) |
Nationals | 6 | 3 | 3 | at SF (3), vs.ARI (3) |
Cubs | 6 | 4 | 2 | at CLE (2), vs.MIL (4) |
Reds | 7 | 3 | 4 | vs.NYM (3), at LAD (4) |
Brewers | 6 | 0 | 6 | at KC (2), at CHC (4) |
Pirates | 6 | 6 | 0 | vs.DET (3), vs.STL (3) |
Cardinals | 6 | 3 | 3 | vs.NYM (3), at PIT (3) |
Diamondbacks | 6 | 0 | 6 | at PHI (3), at WSH (3) |
Rockies | 6 | 3 | 3 | vs.SD (3), at MIA (3) |
Dodgers | 7 | 3 | 4 | vs.MIA (3), at SF (4) |
Padres | 6 | 3 | 3 | at COL (3), vs.NYM (3) |
Giants | 7 | 7 | 0 | vs.WSH (3), vs.LAD (4) |
Orioles | 7 | 7 | 0 | vs.CLE (1), vs.TB (3), vs.DET (3) |
Red Sox | 6 | 3 | 3 | at TOR (3), vs.TB (3) |
Yankees | 7 | 4 | 3 | vs.MIN (4), at LAA (3) |
Rays | 6 | 0 | 6 | at BAL (3), at BOS (3) |
Blue Jays | 6 | 6 | 0 | vs.BOS (3), vs.TEX (3) |
White Sox | 8 | 3 | 5 | vs.SEA (3), at KC (5) |
Indians | 7 | 6 | 1 | at BAL (1), vs.CHC (2), vs.SEA (4) |
Tigers | 6 | 0 | 6 | at PIT (3), at BAL (3) |
Royals | 7 | 7 | 0 | vs.MIL (2), vs.CWS (5) |
Twins | 7 | 3 | 4 | at NYY (4), vs.CIN (3) |
Astros | 6 | 6 | 0 | vs.LAA (3), vs.OAK (3) |
Angels | 6 | 3 | 3 | at HOU (3), vs.NYY (3) |
Athletics | 6 | 0 | 6 | at TEX (3), at HOU (3) |
Mariners | 7 | 0 | 7 | at CWS (3), at CLE (4) |
Rangers | 6 | 3 | 3 | vs.OAK (3), at TOR (3) |
Who’s Hot
Miguel Andujar (3B, NYY)
C.J. Cron (1B, TB)
Mitch Moreland (1B, BOS)
Javier Báez (2B/SS, CHC)
Christian Villanueva (3B, SD)
Who’s Not
Lucas Duda (1B, KC)
Eric Hosmer (1B, SD)
José Pirela (OF, SD)
Ketel Marte (2B/SS, ARI)
Miguel Sano (3B, MIN)
Interleague Outlook
AWAY TEAM | HOME TEAM | GAMES | DH? | Player(s) Impacted |
Cubs | Indians | 2 | Yes | Tommy La Stella, Ian Happ |
Brewers | Royals | 2 | Yes | Domingo Santana |
Reds | Twins | 3 | Yes | Scott Schebler |
Tigers | Pirates | 3 | No | Victor Martinez |
Top-25 SP Rankings
Rank | Pitcher | Game 1 | Game 2 |
1 | Gerrit Cole | vs. Angels | vs. Athletics |
2 | Max Scherzer | @Giants | |
3 | Chris Sale | vs. Rays | |
4 | Clayton Kershaw | vs. Marlins | |
5 | Jose Berrios | @Yankees | vs. Reds |
6 | Jacob deGrom | @Padres | |
7 | Dylan Bundy | vs. Rays | |
8 | Patrick Corbin | @Nationals | |
9 | Justin Verlander | vs. Angels | |
10 | Corey Kluber | vs. Mariners | |
11 | Luis Severino | @Angels | |
12 | Carlos Martinez | @Pirates | |
13 | Rick Porcello | @Blue Jays | vs. Rays |
14 | Carlos Carrasco | @Orioles | vs. Mariners |
15 | Stephen Strasburg | vs. Diamondbacks | |
16 | Noah Syndergaard | @Cardinals | |
17 | Charlie Morton | vs. Angels | |
18 | Hyun-Jin Ryu | @Giants | |
19 | Robbie Ray | @Phillies | @Nationals |
20 | Gio Gonzalez | @Giants | vs. Diamondbacks |
21 | Sean Manaea | @Astros | |
22 | Trevor Bauer | vs. Cubs | |
23 | Lance McCullers | vs. Athletics | |
24 | Aaron Nola | vs. Braves | |
25 | Kenta Maeda | vs. Marlins | @Giants |
On the Rise
Hyun-Jin Ryu (SP #18, LAD)
Sean Manaea (SP #21, OAK)
On the Decline
Noah Syndergaard (SP #16, NYM)
Gio González (SP #20, WSH)
SP Rankings 26-50
Rank | Pitcher | Game 1 | Game 2 |
26 | Blake Snell | @Orioles | |
27 | Dallas Keuchel | vs. Athletics | |
28 | Tanner Roark | @Giants | |
29 | Johnny Cueto | vs. Dodgers | |
30 | Julio Teheran | @Reds | |
31 | Reynaldo Lopez | @Royals | |
32 | Alex Wood | @Giants | |
33 | Jake Arrieta | vs. Diamondbacks | |
34 | David Price | vs. Rays | |
35 | Zack Wheeler | @Cardinals | @Padres |
36 | Mike Clevinger | vs. Mariners | |
37 | Jameson Taillon | vs. Tigers | |
38 | Eduardo Rodriguez | @Blue Jays | |
39 | Mike Foltynewicz | @Phillies | |
40 | Jon Lester | @Indians | |
41 | Zack Greinke | @Phillies | |
42 | Brandon McCarthy | @Reds | @Phillies |
43 | Ian Kennedy | vs. Brewers | vs. White Sox |
44 | Zack Godley | @Nationals | |
45 | Jakob Junis | vs. White Sox | |
46 | Nick Pivetta | vs. Braves | |
47 | Masahiro Tanaka | vs. Twins | @Angels |
48 | Luke Weaver | vs. Mets | |
49 | Cole Hamels | vs. Athletics | |
50 | James Paxton | @Indians | |
On the Rise
Blake Snell (SP #26, TB)
Julio Teherán (SP #30, ATL)
On the Decline
Zack Godley (SP #44, ARI)
Masahiro Tanaka (SP #47, NYY)
SP Rankings 51-75
Rank | Pitcher | Game 1 | Game 2 |
51 | Yu Darvish | vs. Brewers | |
52 | J.A. Happ | vs. Red Sox | vs. Rangers |
53 | Sean Newcomb | @Reds | |
54 | Mike Minor | vs. Athletics | |
55 | Chase Anderson | @Royals | |
56 | Vince Velasquez | vs. Diamondbacks | vs. Braves |
57 | Shohei Ohtani | @Astros | |
58 | Michael Fulmer | @Pirates | |
59 | Garrett Richards | vs. Yankees | |
60 | Chris Archer | @Orioles | |
61 | Chad Bettis | vs. Padres | @Marlins |
62 | Zach Davies | @Royals | @Cubs |
63 | Matt Boyd | @Pirates | @Orioles |
64 | Joey Lucchesi | vs. Mets | |
65 | Tyler Anderson | @Marlins | |
66 | Trevor Williams | vs. Cardinals | |
67 | Kevin Gausman | vs. Indians | vs. Tigers |
68 | Chris Stratton | vs. Nationals | vs. Dodgers |
69 | Kyle Hendricks | vs. Brewers | |
70 | Miles Mikolas | @Pirates | |
71 | Jeff Samardzija | vs. Nationals | |
72 | Jacob Faria | @Orioles | @Red Sox |
73 | Andrew Cashner | vs. Tigers | |
74 | Francisco Liriano | @Orioles | |
75 | Jarlin Garcia | @Dodgers | vs. Rockies |
On the Rise
Vince Velásquez (SP #56, PHI)
Chad Bettis (SP #61, COL)
On the Decline
Shohei Ohtani (SP #57, LAA)
Kyle Hendricks (SP #69, CHC)
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