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 LAD (3), at ARI (4)

Marlins

7

0

7

At CHC (4),at NYM (3)

Mets

6

3

3

at SD (3), vs MIA (3)

Phillies

6

0

6

at STL (3), at KC (3)

Nationals

7

0

7

at MIL (3), at LAD (4)

Cubs

7

7

0

vs MIA (4), vs MIL (3)

Reds

7

1

6

vs SF (1), at OAK (3), at SF (3)

Brewers

6

3

3

vs WAS (3),at CHC (3)

Pirates

6

2

4

vs TEX (2), at STL (4)

Cardinals

7

7

0

vs PHI (3), vs PIT (4)

Diamondbacks

7

4

3

at TB (3), vs ATL (4)

Rockies

6

6

0

vs SF (3), vs SDI (3)

Dodgers

7

7

0

vs ATL (3), vs WAS (4)

Padres

6

3

3

vs NYM (3), at COL (3)

Giants

7

3

4

at CIN (1), at COL (3), vs CIN (3)

Orioles

6

6

0

vs BOS (3), vs LAA (3)

Red Sox

6

3

2

at BAL (3),vs SEA (3)

Yankees

7

4

3

vs SEA (4), at TB (3)

Rays

6

6

0

vs ARI (3), vs NYY (3)

Blue Jays

6

6

0

vs MIN (3), CWS (3)

White Sox

7

0

7

at CLE (4), at TOR (3)

Indians

7

4

3

vs CWS (4), at OAK (3)

Tigers

7

3

4

vs LAA (3), at MIN (4)

Royals

6

3

3

at HOU (3), vs PHI (3)

Twins

7

4

3

at TOR (3), vs MIN (4)

Astros

7

7

0

vs KC (3), vs TEX (4)

Angels

7

0

7

at DET (3), at BAL (4)

Athletics

6

6

0

vs CIN (3), vs CLE (3)

Mariners

7

0

7

at NYY (4), at BOS (3)

Rangers

6

0

6

at PIT (2), at HOU (4)

 

Who’s Hot

Michael Chavis- Chavis has started off his career with the Red Sox by hitting .310/.442/.619 with four home runs and two stolen bases in 13 games. He is crushing the ball and may force the Red Sox into keeping him up once players get healthy. Some are scared he will get demoted once this happens, however, bet on the skills in the same way you should have when Cody Bellinger came up and crushed in his first Major League run a few years back.

Anthony Rizzo - Rizzo started the season out slow, but over the last week, he has hit .379/.441/.897 with four home runs and a stolen base. Rizzo hasn’t benefited from the juiced balls like everyone else, but they are starting to fly for him now. Add this in with premier plate discipline and contact skills, and this is why you don’t sell low on your high priced talent.

Ketel Marte - Over his last 10 days, Marte is hitting .353/.450/.912 with five home runs and a stolen base. More importantly, over the span, Marte is walking twice as much as he is striking out and showing an improved plate approach. He is batting first or second most games and has dual positional eligibility. Marte is moving into top 100 player territory.

 

Who’s Not

Eddie Rosario - Rosario has gone hitless over the last six games, capping an atrocious week at the plate for him. Don’t sweat it too much though, he was hitting .318/.348/.879 with 11 home runs over the previous 20 days. Rosario has the skill set that lends to streaks and when it is good, it is great, but when it is bad, it sucks. Don’t overreact one way or the other.

Matt Carpenter - Carpenter has really struggled this season and it has culminated in a stretch of 1-for-24 over the last week. Carpenter is coming off of a career season, but it is hard to tell what is going wrong with him right now. He has an improved lineup around him with Paul Goldschmidt in tow, but is barrelling the ball 5% less and his exit velocity has gone down in a year of juiced balls. You can’t sell yet, but this is concerning.

Renato Núñez - Nunez has struggled over the last week, hitting .091 in 22 plate appearance. This is what you get with a player like Nunez, when he is locked in, he has immense power, but he swings and misses a ton, so the cold streaks are brutal.

 

Interleague Outlook

AWAY TEAM

HOME TEAM

GAMES

DH?

Player(s) Impacted

D-Backs

Rays

3

Yes

Wilmer Flores , Blake Swihart

Reds

A’s

3

Yes

Derek Dietrich , Kyle Farmer

Phillies

Royals

3

Yes

Nick Williams , Aaron Altherr

Rangers

Pirates

2

No

Shin Soo Choo, Hunter Pence , Logan Forsythe

 

Top-25 SP Rankings

Rank

Pitcher

Team

Game 1

Game 2

1

Max Scherzer

WAS

at MIL

at LAD

2

Trevor Bauer

CLE

vs CHW

at OAK

3

Justin Verlander

HOU

vs TEX

 

4

Jacob deGrom

NYM

at SD

vs MIA

5

Gerrit Cole

HOU

vs TEX

 

6

Blake Snell

TB

vs ARI

vs NYY

7

Aaron Nola

PHI

at STL

 

8

Patrick Corbin

WAS

at LAD

 

9

Kershaw, Clayton

LAD

vs ATL

 

10

Chris Sale

BOS

at BAL

 

11

Carlos Carrasco

CLE

vs CHW

 

12

Luis Castillo

CIN

at SF

 

13

Noah Syndergaard

NYM

at SD

 

14

German Márquez

COL

vs SD

 

15

Tyler Glasnow

TB

vs ARI

 

16

David Price

BOS

at BAL

 

17

José Berríos

MIN

at MIN

 

18

Jack Flaherty

STL

vs PHI

 

19

Walker Buehler

LAD

vs ATL

vs WAS

20

Shane Bieber

CLE

vs CHW

 

21

Stephen Strasburg

WAS

at MIL

at LAD

22

Charlie Morton

TB

vs ARI

vs NYY

23

Cole Hamels

CHC

vs MIA

vs MIL

24

Zack Greinke

ARI

vs ATL

 

25

Chris Paddack

SD

vs NYM

 

 

On the Rise

Tyler Glasnow (SP #15)

 

On the Decline

Walker Buehler (SP #19)

 

SP Rankings 26-50

Rank

Pitcher

Team

Game 1

Game 2

26

Joe Musgrove

PIT

vs PIT

 

27

Matthew Boyd

DET

vs LAA

 

28

Zack Wheeler

NYM

vs MIA

 

29

German, Domingo

NYY

at TB

 

30

Caleb Smith

MIA

at CHC

at NYM

31

Matt Strahm

SD

vs NYM

 

32

Madison Bumgarner

SF

at COL

vs CIN

33

Collin McHugh

HOU

vs KC

vs TEX

34

Mike Minor

TEX

at HOU

 

35

Kevin Gausman

ATL

at LAD

 

36

Trevor Williams

PIT

at STL

 

37

Robbie Ray

ARI

at TB

 

38

Hyun-Jin Ryu

LAD

vs ATL

 

39

Max Fried

ATL

at LAD

at ARI

40

José Quintana

CHC

vs MIL

 

41

Masahiro Tanaka

NYY

vs SEA

 

42

Kyle Hendricks

CHC

vs MIA

 

43

Marcus Stroman

TOR

vs MIN

vs CHW

44

Kenta Maeda

LAD

vs WAS

 

45

Frankie Montas

OAK

vs CLE

 

46

Sonny Gray

CIN

at OAK

 

47

Jeff Samardzija

SF

vs CIN

 

48

Jordan Lyles

PIT

at STL

 

49

Steven Matz

NYM

at SD

 

50

Mike Soroka

ATL

at ARI

 

 

On the Rise

Mike Minor (SP #34)

Steven Matz (SP #49)

 

On the Decline

Trevor Williams (SP #36)

Masahiro Tanaka (SP #41)

 

SP Rankings 51-75

Rank

Pitcher

 

Game 1

Game 2

51

Trevor Richards

MIA

at CHC

 

52

Marco Gonzalez

SEA

at NYY

 

53

Jake Arrieta

PHI

at KC

 

54

Pablo Lopez

MIA

at NYM

 

55

Jerad Eickhoff

PHI

at STL

 

56

Brad Peacock

HOU

vs KC

 

57

Rich Hill

LAD

vs WAS

 

58

Mike Foltynewicz

ATL

at LAD

at ARI

59

Martín Pérez

MIN

at TOR

vs DET

60

Aaron Sanchez

TOR

vs MIN

vs CHW

61

Miles Mikolas

STL

vs PHI

vs PIT

62

Jon Gray

COL

vs SF

 

63

Julio Teheran

ATL

at ARI

 

64

Jon Lester

CHC

vs MIA

vs MIL

65

Anthony DeSclafani

CIN

vs SF

at SF

66

Eduardo Rodríguez

BOS

vs SEA

 

67

Brandon Woodruff

MIL

vs WAS

 

68

Griffin Canning

LAA

at DET

at BAL

69

J.A. Happ

NYY

vs SEA

 

70

Reynaldo López

CHW

at CLE

 

71

Yusei Kikuchi

SEA

at NYY

 

72

Drew Pomeranz

SF

at CIN

vs CIN

73

Vince Velasquez

PHI

at STL

at KC

74

Danny Duffy

KC

at HOU

 

75

Dereck Rodríguez

SF

vs CIN

 

 

On the Rise

Griffin Canning (SP #68)

Yusei Kikuchi (SP #71)

 

On the Decline

Marco Gonzales (SP #52)

Mike Foltynewicz (SP #58)