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

6

0

vs TB (2), vs CHC (1), vs PIT (3)

Marlins

5

3

2

at BOS (2), vs TOR (3)

Mets

6

0

6

at CHC (3), at SF (3)

Phillies

6

6

0

vs WSH (3), vs CHC (3)

Nationals

6

3

3

at PHI (3), vs MIL (3)

Cubs

7

3

4

vs NYM (3), at ATL (1), at PHI (3)

Reds

6

3

3

vs MIL (3), at STL (3)

Brewers

6

0

6

at CIN (3), at WSH (3)

Pirates

6

0

6

at STL (3), at ATL (3)

Cardinals

6

6

0

vs PIT (3), vs CIN (3)

Diamondbacks

7

0

7

at SF (3), at LAD (4)

Rockies

6

0

6

at LAA (2), at SD (4)

Dodgers

6

4

2

at TEX (2), vs ARI (4)

Padres

6

6

0

vs SEA (2), vs COL (4)

Giants

6

6

0

vs ARI (3), vs NYM (3)

Orioles

6

3

3

vs TOR (3), at KC (3)

Red Sox

6

2

4

vs MIA (2), at CWS (4)

Yankees

7

7

0

vs CWS (3), vs DET (4)

Rays

5

0

5

at ATL (2), at CLE (3)

Blue Jays

6

0

6

at BAL (3), at MIA (3)

White Sox

7

4

3

at NYY (3), vs BOS (4)

Indians

6

6

0

vs MIN (3), vs TB (3)

Tigers

6

0

6

at KC (2), at NYY (4)

Royals

5

5

0

vs DET (2), vs BAL (3)

Twins

6

0

6

at CLE (3), at TEX (3)

Astros

7

7

0

vs OAK (3), vs LAA (4)

Angels

6

2

4

vs COL (2), at HOU (4)

Athletics

7

4

3

at HOU (3), vs SEA (4)

Mariners

6

0

6

at SD (2), at OAK (4)

Rangers

5

5

0

vs LAD (2), vs MIN (3)

 

Who’s Hot

Marwin González (1B/2B/SS/3B/OF, HOU)

Anthony Rizzo (1B, CHC)

Kendrys Morales (1B/DH, TOR)

Javier Báez (2B/SS/3B, CHC)

Mitch Haniger (OF, SEA)

 

Who’s Not

J.T. Realmuto (C/1B, MIA)

Justin Smoak (1B, TOR)

Devon Travis (2B, TOR)

José Ramírez (3B, CLE)

Evan Gattis (DH)

 

Interleague Outlook

AWAY TEAM

HOME TEAM

GAMES

DH?

Player(s) Impacted

Rays

Braves

2

No

C.J. Cron , Jake Bauers

Marlins

Red Sox

2

Yes

Miguel Rojas

Blue Jays

Marlins

3

No

Kendrys Morales

Rockies

Angels

2

Yes

Gerardo Parra , Matt Holliday

Dodgers

Rangers

2

Yes

Max Muncy

Mariners

Padres

2

No

Nelson Cruz

 

Top-25 SP Rankings

Rank

Pitcher

Game 1

Game 2

1

Walker Buehler

@Rangers

vs. Diamondbacks

2

Patrick Corbin

@Giants

@Dodgers

3

Gerrit Cole

vs. Athletics

vs. Angels

4

Cole Hamels

vs. Mets

@Phillies

5

Carlos Carrasco

vs. Twins

vs. Rays

6

Aaron Nola

vs. Nationals

 

7

Jacob deGrom

@Cubs

 

8

Max Scherzer

@Phillies

 

9

Blake Snell

@Indians

 

10

Clayton Kershaw

vs. Diamondbacks

 

11

David Price

vs. Marlins

 

12

Mike Foltynewicz

vs. Cubs

 

13

Jack Flaherty

vs. Pirates

 

14

J.A. Happ

vs. Tigers

 

15

Justin Verlander

vs. Angels

 

16

Clay Buchholz

@Giants

@Dodgers

17

Jon Gray

@Angels

@Padres

18

Masahiro Tanaka

vs. White Sox

vs. Tigers

19

Zack Wheeler

@Giants

 

20

Zack Greinke

@Dodgers

 

21

Corey Kluber

vs. Rays

 

22

Charlie Morton

vs. Athletics

vs. Angels

23

Noah Syndergaard

@Cubs

@Giants

24

Julio Teherán

vs. Rays

vs. Pirates

25

Kyle Freeland

@Angels

 

On the Rise

Walker Buehler (SP #1, LAD)

Julio Teherán (SP #24, ATL)

 

On the Decline

Justin Verlander (SP #15, HOU)

Corey Kluber (SP #21, CLE)

 

SP Rankings 26-50

Rank

Pitcher

Game 1

Game 2

26

Madison Bumgarner

vs. Diamondbacks

 

27

German Marquez

@Padres

 

28

Luis Severino

vs. Tigers

 

29

Mike Fiers

vs. Mariners

 

30

Mike Clevinger

vs. Twins

 

31

Rich Hill

vs. Diamondbacks

 

32

Jameson Taillon

@Braves

 

33

Dereck Rodriguez

vs. Diamondbacks

 

34

Jon Lester

vs. Mets

@Phillies

35

Kevin Gausman

vs. Pirates

 

36

Dallas Keuchel

vs. Athletics

 

37

Miles Mikolas

vs. Pirates

 

38

Sean Newcomb

vs. Rays

 

39

Rick Porcello

@White Sox

 

40

Alex Wood

@Rangers

 

41

José Berrios

@Rangers

 

42

Hyun-Jin Ryu

vs. Diamondbacks

 

43

Zach Eflin

vs. Nationals

vs. Cubs

44

Carlos Rodon

@Yankees

vs. Red Sox

45

Trevor Williams

@Cardinals

 

46

Jhoulys Chacin

@Nationals

 

47

Brett Anderson

@Astros

vs, Mariners

48

Tanner Roark

vs. Brewers

 

49

Anibal Sánchez

vs. Pirates

 

50

Trevor Cahill

@Astros

 

On the Rise

German Marquez (SP #27, COL)

Mike Fiers (SP #29, OAK)

 

On the Decline

José Berrios (SP #41, MIN)

Hyun-Jin Ryu (SP #42, LAD)

 

SP Rankings 51-75

Rank

Pitcher

Game 1

Game 2

51

Shane Bieber

vs. Rays

 

52

Jake Arrieta

vs. Nationals

 

53

Zack Godley

@Giants

 

54

Stephen Strasburg

@Phillies

vs. Brewers

55

Derek Holland

vs. Mets

 

56

C.C. Sabathia

vs. White Sox

 

57

Nick Pivetta

vs. Cubs

 

58

Joey Lucchesi

vs. Mariners

 

59

Lance Lynn

vs. White Sox

vs. Tigers

60

Kyle Gibson

@Indians

@Rangers

61

Tyler Glasnow

@Braves

 

62

Freddy Peralta

@Reds

 

63

Nathan Eovaldi

@White Sox

 

64

Matt Boyd

@Royals

 

65

Robbie Ray

@Dodgers

 

66

José Quintana

@Braves

 

67

Edwin Jackson

@Astros

vs.Mariners

68

Alex Cobb

vs. Blue Jays

 

69

Kyle Hendricks

@Phillies

 

70

Mike Minor

vs. Twins

 

71

Anthony DeSclafani

vs. Brewers

 

72

Joe Musgrove

@Cardinals

 

73

Luis Castillo

@Cardinals

 

74

Brad Keller

vs. Orioles

 

75

Chase Anderson

@Nationals

 

On the Rise

Alex Cobb (SP #68, BAL)

Mike Minor (SP #70, TEX)

 

On the Decline

Lance Lynn (SP #59, NYY)

Kyle Gibson (SP #60, MIN)

 

You can follow Nate Miller on Twitter @Miller_RotoDad or hear him every Monday hosting the Fantasy Alarm Fantasy Baseball Podcast along with Colby Conway.