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 | 5 | 3 | 2 | at TOR (2), vs BAL (3) |
Marlins | 6 | 0 | 6 | at SF (3), at COL (3) |
Mets | 7 | 3 | 4 | at COL (4), vs LAD (3) |
Phillies | 6 | 3 | 3 | vs STL (3), at WSH (3) |
Nationals | 7 | 7 | 0 | vs NYY (1), vs BAL (3), vs PHI (3) |
Cubs | 7 | 3 | 4 | vs LAD (3), at CIN (4) |
Reds | 6 | 6 | 0 | vs DET (2), vs CHC (4) |
Brewers | 7 | 4 | 3 | at PIT (3), vs STL (4) |
Pirates | 7 | 7 | 0 | vs MIL (3), vs ARI (4) |
Cardinals | 7 | 0 | 7 | at PHI (3), at MIL (4) |
Diamondbacks | 6 | 0 | 6 | at LAA (2), at PIT (4) |
Rockies | 7 | 7 | 0 | vs NYM (4), vs MIA (3) |
Dodgers | 6 | 0 | 6 | at CHC (3), at NYM (3) |
Padres | 6 | 2 | 4 | vs OAK (2), at SF (4) |
Giants | 7 | 7 | 0 | vs MIA (3), vs SD (4) |
Orioles | 6 | 0 | 6 | at WSH (3), at ATL (3) |
Red Sox | 6 | 3 | 3 | at MIN (3), vs SEA (3) |
Yankees | 7 | 3 | 4 | at WSH (1), vs SEA (3), at TB (3) |
Rays | 6 | 3 | 3 | at HOU (3), vs NYY (3) |
Blue Jays | 6 | 2 | 4 | vs ATL (2), at LAA (4) |
White Sox | 7 | 4 | 3 | at CLE (3), vs OAK (4) |
Indians | 6 | 6 | 0 | vs CWS (3), vs DET (3) |
Tigers | 5 | 0 | 5 | at CIN (2), at CLE (3) |
Royals | 6 | 3 | 3 | vs TEX (3). at HOU (3) |
Twins | 6 | 6 | 0 | vs BOS (3), vs TEX (3) |
Astros | 6 | 6 | 0 | vs TB (3), vs KC (3) |
Angels | 6 | 6 | 0 | vs ARI (2), vs TOR (4) |
Athletics | 6 | 0 | 6 | at SD (2), at CWS (4) |
Mariners | 6 | 0 | 6 | at NYY (3), at BOS (3) |
Rangers | 6 | 0 | 6 | at KC (3), at MIN (3) |
Who’s Hot
Evan Gattis (C/DH, HOU)
Ian Desmond (1B/OF, COL)
Devon Travis (2B, TOR)
Trevor Story (SS, COL)
Marcell Ozuna (OF, STL)
Who’s Not
C.J. Cron (1B, TB)
Yoan Moncada (2B, CWS)
Brian Dozier (2B, MIN)
Tim Anderson (SS, CWS)
Bryce Harper (OF, WSH)
Interleague Outlook
AWAY TEAM | HOME TEAM | GAMES | DH? | Player(s) Impacted |
Diamondbacks | Angels | 2 | Yes | Daniel Descalso |
Braves | Blue Jays | 2 | Yes | Charlie Culberson |
Orioles | Braves | 3 | No | Mark Trumbo |
Orioles | Nationals | 3 | No | Mark Trumbo |
Yankees | Nationals | 1 | No | Aaron Hicks |
Tigers | Reds | 2 | No | Victor Martinez |
Athletics | Padres | 2 | No | Mark Canha, Stephen Piscotty |
Top-25 SP Rankings
Rank | Pitcher | Game 1 | Game 2 |
1 | Trevor Bauer | vs. White Sox | vs. Tigers |
2 | Gerrit Cole | vs. Rays | vs. Royals |
3 | Jacob deGrom | @Rockies | vs. Dodgers |
4 | Chris Sale | @Twins | vs. Mariners |
5 | Max Scherzer | vs. Orioles | |
6 | Justin Verlander | vs. Rays | |
7 | Corey Kluber | vs. White Sox | |
8 | Luis Severino | vs. Mariners | |
9 | Jose Berrios | vs. Red Sox | vs. Rangers |
10 | Jon Lester | vs. Dodgers | |
11 | Miles Mikolas | @Phillies | @Brewers |
12 | David Price | @Twins | |
13 | Aaron Nola | @Nationals | |
14 | Ross Stripling | @Cubs | |
15 | Charlie Morton | vs. Rays | |
16 | Mike Clevinger | vs. White Sox | |
17 | Eduardo Rodriguez | vs. Mariners | |
18 | Zack Greinke | @Angels | @Pirates |
19 | Sean Newcomb | vs. Orioles | |
20 | Tyler Skaggs | vs. Blue Jays | |
21 | Lance McCullers | vs. Royals | |
22 | Dylan Bundy | @Braves | |
23 | James Paxton | @Yankees | |
24 | Mike Montgomery | vs. Dodgers | @Reds |
25 | Jameson Taillon | vs. Brewers | vs. Diamondbacks |
On the Rise
David Price (SP #12, BOS)
Mike Montgomery (SP #24, CHC)
On the Decline
Charlie Morton (SP #15, HOU)
Zack Greinke (SP #18, ARI)
SP Rankings 26-50
Rank | Pitcher | Game 1 | Game 2 |
26 | J.A. Happ | vs. Braves | |
27 | Blake Snell | @Astros | |
28 | Patrick Corbin | @Pirates | |
29 | Tyson Ross | vs. Athletics | |
30 | Rick Porcello | @Twins | |
31 | Michael Wacha | @Phillies | |
32 | Madison Bumgarner | vs. Padres | |
33 | Jhoulys Chacin | @Pirates | vs. Cardinals |
34 | Steven Wright | vs. Mariners | |
35 | Cole Hamels | @Royals | |
36 | Jaime Barria | vs. Diamondbacks | vs. Blue Jays |
37 | Jack Flaherty | @Brewers | |
38 | Julio Teheran | vs. Orioles | |
39 | Michael Fulmer | @Reds | |
40 | Lance Lynn | vs. Red Sox | |
41 | Tyler Anderson | vs. Mets | vs. Marlins |
42 | Zack Godley | @Pirates | |
43 | Junior Guerra | vs. Cardinals | |
44 | Kyle Gibson | vs. Red Sox | |
45 | Mike Soroka | @Blue Jays | |
46 | Caleb Smith | @Giants | @Rockies |
47 | Andrew Heaney | vs. Blue Jays | |
48 | Jose Quintana | @Reds | |
49 | Dallas Keuchel | vs. Royals | |
50 | Domingo German | vs. Mariners | @Rays |
On the Rise
Mike Soroka (SP #45, ATL)
Domingo Germán (SP #50, NYY)
On the Decline
Patrick Corbin (SP #28, ARI)
Michael Wacha (SP #31, STL)
SP Rankings 51-75
Rank | Pitcher | Game 1 | Game 2 |
51 | Vince Velasquez | vs. Cardinals | |
52 | Sean Manaea | @White Sox | |
53 | Gio Gonzalez | vs. Orioles | |
54 | Dylan Covey | @Indians | vs. Athletics |
55 | Ian Kennedy | vs. Rangers | @Astros |
56 | Joe Musgrove | vs. Diamondbacks | |
57 | Anibal Sanchez | @Blue Jays | |
58 | Kyle Freeland | vs. Mets | |
59 | Zach Eflin | @Nationals | |
60 | Kyle Hendricks | @Reds | |
61 | Wade LeBlanc | @Red Sox | |
62 | Steven Matz | @Rockies | |
63 | Tanner Roark | vs. Phillies | |
64 | Carlos Martinez | @Brewers | |
65 | Reynaldo Lopez | @Indians | |
66 | Frankie Montas | @Padres | |
67 | James Shields | vs. Athletics | |
68 | Chad Kuhl | vs. Brewers | |
69 | Kevin Gausman | @Nationals | |
70 | Alex Wood | @Mets | |
71 | Clay Buchholz | @Pirates | |
72 | Tyler Mahle | vs. Tigers | |
73 | Brent Suter | @Pirates | |
74 | Carlos Rodon | @Indians | |
75 | Jason Hammel | vs. Rangers |
On the Rise
Zach Eflin (SP #59, PHI)
Wade LeBlanc (SP #61, SEA)
On the Decline
Gio González (SP #53, WSH)
Carlos Martínez (SP #64, STL)
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