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

6

3

3

at SF (3), vs WSH (3)

Marlins

7

0

7

at NYM (4), at PHI (3)

Mets

7

4

3

vs MIA (4), at BOS (3)

Phillies

6

6

0

vs WSH (3), vs MIA (3)

Nationals

6

0

6

at PHI (3), at ATL (3)

Cubs

6

6

0

vs MIL (3), vs CIN (3)

Reds

6

3

3

vs LAD (3), at CHC (3)

Brewers

6

3

3

at CHC (3), vs PIT (3)

Pirates

6

0

6

at STL (3), at MIL (3)

Cardinals

7

7

0

vs PIT (3), vs LAD (4)

Diamondbacks

7

0

7

at COL (4), at HOU (3)

Rockies

7

4

3

vs ARI (4), at SF (3)

Dodgers

7

0

7

at CIN (3), at STL (4)

Padres

5

3

2

at SEA (2), vs TEX (3)

Giants

6

6

0

vs ATL (3), vs COL (3)

Orioles

6

6

0

vs OAK (3), vs CWS (3)

Red Sox

6

6

0

vs TOR (3), vs NYM (3)

Yankees

6

3

3

at MIN (3), vs TOR (3)

Rays

6

6

0

vs CLE (3), vs OAK (3)

Blue Jays

6

0

6

at BOS (3), at NYY (3)

White Sox

6

0

6

at KC (3), at BAL (3)

Indians

6

3

3

at TB (3), vs DET (3)

Tigers

6

3

3

vs HOU (3), at CLE (3)

Royals

7

7

0

vs CWS (3), vs MIN (4)

Twins

7

3

4

vs NYY (3), at KC (4)

Astros

6

3

3

at DET (3), vs ARI (3)

Angels

7

7

0

vs TEX (3), vs SEA (4)

Athletics

6

0

6

at BAL (3), at TB (3)

Mariners

6

2

4

vs SD (2), at LAA (4)

Rangers

6

0

6

at LAA (3), at SD (3)

 

Who’s Hot

Carlos Santana (1B, PHI)

Alex Bregman (3B, HOU)

Adrián Béltre (3B, TEX)

Tommy Pham (OF, TB)

Stephen Piscotty (OF, OAK)

 

Interleague Outlook

AWAY TEAM

HOME TEAM

GAMES

DH?

Player(s) Impacted

Diamondbacks

Astros

3

Yes

Jon Jay

Mets

Red Sox

3

Yes

Wilmer Flores

Padres

Mariners

2

Yes

Cory Spangenberg , Manuel Margot

 

Top-25 SP Rankings

Rank

Pitcher

Game 1

Game 2

1

Corey Kluber

@Rays

vs. Tigers

2

Justin Verlander

@Tigers

vs. Diamondbacks

3

Max Scherzer

@Braves

 

4

Blake Snell

vs. Indians

 

5

Clayton Kershaw

@Reds

 

6

Jacob deGrom

@Red Sox

 

7

Carlos Carrasco

@Rays

 

8

Gerrit Cole

@Tigers

 

9

Aaron Nola

vs. Nationals

 

10

David Price

vs. Blue Jays

 

11

J.A. Happ

@Twins

vs. Blue Jays

12

Alex Wood

@Reds

@Cardinals

13

German Marquez

vs. Diamondbacks

@Giants

14

Jack Flaherty

vs. Dodgers

 

15

Masahrio Tanaka

@Twins

 

16

James Paxton

vs. Padres

 

17

Mike Foltynewicz

@Giants

 

18

Cole Hamels

vs. Reds

 

19

Hyun-Jin Ryu

@Reds

@Cardinals

20

Zack Wheeler

vs. Marlins

@Red Sox

21

Stephen Strasburg

@Phillies

@Braves

22

Kyle Freeland

vs. Diamondbacks

 

23

Mike Clevinger

vs. Tigers

 

24

Patrick Corbin

@Rockies

 

25

Walker Buehler

@Cardinals

 

 

On the Rise

Masahiro Tanaka (SP #15, NYY)

Hyun-Jin Ryu (SP #19, LAD)

Stephen Strasburg (SP #21, WSH)

 

SP Rankings 26-50

26

Noah Syndergaard

vs. Marlins

 

27

Jon Lester

vs. Brewers

vs. Reds

28

Dereck Rodriguez

vs. Braves

vs. Rockies

29

Zack Greinke

@Rockies

@Astros

30

Charlie Morton

vs. Diamondbacks

 

31

Jameson Taillon

@Cardinals

 

32

Luis Severino

@Twins

 

33

Eduardo Rodríguez

vs. Blue Jays

 

34

Jake Junis

vs. White Sox

vs. Twins

35

Trevor Williams

@Cardinals

@Brewers

36

Kyle Gibson

vs. Yankees

@Royals

37

Zack Godley

@Rockies

@Astros

38

Steven Matz

vs. Marlins

 

39

Julio Teherán

vs. Nationals

 

40

Carlos Rodon

@Royals

 

41

Mike Fiers

@Orioles

 

42

Rick Porcello

vs. Mets

 

43

Rich Hill

@Cardinals

 

44

Dallas Keuchel

vs. Diamondbacks

 

45

Kyle Hendricks

vs. Brewers

 

46

José Berrios

@Royals

 

47

Wade Miley

@Cubs

vs. Pirates

48

Jake Arrieta

vs. Nationals

vs. Marlins

49

Miles Mikolas

vs. Pirates

vs. Dodgers

50

Clay Buchholz

@Rockies

 

 

On the Rise

Jon Lester (SP #27, CHC)

Jake Junis (SP #34, KC)

Wade Miley (SP #47, MIL)

 

SP Rankings 51-75

51

Robbie Ray

@Astros

 

52

Luis Castillo

vs. Dodgers

 

53

Madison Bumgarner

vs. Rockies

 

54

Kevin Gausman

vs. Nationals

 

55

Mike Minor

@Angels

@Padres

56

Brad Keller

vs. White Sox

vs. Twins

57

Jaime Barria

vs. Rangers

vs. Mariners

58

CC Sabathia

vs. Blue Jays

 

59

Austin Gomber

vs. Pirates

 

60

Wade LeBlanc

@Angels

 

61

Jhoulys Chacin

@Cubs

 

62

Anibal Sánchez

@Giants

 

63

Joey Lucchesi

@Mariners

 

64

Felix Pena

vs. Rangers

 

65

Derek Holland

vs. Braves

 

66

Chris Archer

@Brewers

 

67

Jon Gray

vs. Diamondbacks

 

68

José Quintana

vs. Brewers

 

69

Sandy Alcantara

@Mets

 

70

John Gant

vs. Dodgers

 

71

Andrew Heaney

vs. Mariners

 

72

Sean Newcomb

@Giants

 

73

Tanner Roark

@Phillies

@Braves

74

Jose Urena

@Mets

@Phillies

75

Matt Harvey

@Cubs

 

 

On the Rise

Mike Minor (SP #55, TEX)

Jaime Barria (SP #57, LAA)

Sandy Alcantara (SP #69, MIA)