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One of our most cherished and fundamental freedoms as Americans is the right to remove any underperforming player from our fantasy teams at any time. In fact, it is your duty as a citizen to continually reduce and renew your workforce. Let’s get to it, people.
Here are six widely available players who can help any team…
This gentleman hit three home runs in two games this week against the Cubs and Yankees respectively, and was still He’s only listed in about a third of Yahoo leagues. That’s absolute negligence, folks. If you’re not a believer at this point… well, we’re running out of talking points. Vientos offers eligibility for multiple positions, significant power, and is currently hitting .298. He’s driven in five runs in his last three games and has racked up nine bombs on the year. If a player like that doesn’t work for you, you’re probably enjoying a ridiculously successful fantasy season.
Bader is mourning right now for a team that seemingly can’t lose. He is 6 for 12 with two steals, two home runs and five runs scored in his last three games, raising his average to .275. He is up to 11 steals on the year and should have another 10-12 to go. We’d certainly prefer to see him batting higher than ninth in the batting order, but he’s managed to remain productive. Add it if you’re looking for a power/speed combo chainring.
Horwitz has become a recurring cast member on our exempt list, because A) he keeps winning and B) many of you don’t seem to care.
He’s getting on base at an absurd rate for the Blue Jays, posting an on-base percentage well above .400, which is actually in line with his recent minor league history — he was hitting .335/.456/.514 in Triple-A before his promotion. Horwitz has respectable power and has settled into a prime spot in the batting order, just ahead of Vladimir Guerrero Jr. He’s a must-have player for anyone in a league that uses OBP, or for any manager looking for a boost in the middle infield.
Okay, this may be a terrible idea, so I apologize in advance if it doesn’t work. Garver has already struck out 80 times in 69 games this season and is hitting just .178. It’s nothing from the other world. There are definitely some problems here.
But Garver has also hit safely in four straight games, including a pair of homers, as Seattle’s designated hitter. He’s always been the type of player to hit his home runs in spurts, so we could be in the early days of a binge. Plus, we should also point out that he’s been a a lot best second-half hitter (.896 OPS) throughout his career. Let’s not give up on him just yet.
In fact, Olson earned a rare victory, just his second of the season, in his most recent start against the White Sox. But his 2-8 record doesn’t accurately reflect the level of his performance so far this year. Olson has simply been the victim of woeful race support. He’ll have a 3.35 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, and a respectable 20.7 K% in his next weekend start against the Angels, so he certainly deserves fantasy consideration. Olson currently ranks among the MLB leaders in ground ball rate (51.2%) and HR/9 (0.43), so there’s a lot to like in his profile.
Sean Manaea, starting pitcher, New York Mets (22%)
Manaea is coming off a scoreless but messy five-inning win against the Yankees on Wednesday (2 H, 5 BB, 3 K), lowering his ERA to a respectable 3.89. The Mets are obviously hitting their stride these days, and the veteran lefty is striking out a batter per inning, as usual. The schedule is about to take a friendly turn for this team; Manaea’s next four starts should come against the Nationals, Pirates, Rockies (in New York) and Marlins.
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2024-06-28 15:29:20
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