Welcome back for another edition of Top Dynasty Keepers.
We are now in the part of the season where we are jettisoning the players who are completely underperforming and taking the best available player on the waiver wire. But when looking to add someone, don't just think about what they can do for you this season, but always ask yourself if they can be helpful next year.
Dynasty leagues vary in their rules, so perhaps it is tough to just add someone. Perhaps there is a monetary penalty for dropping a player, or adding one. If you are in contract leagues, the cost to drop someone could be a big factor in if you actually want to add someone.
So this week we are going to look at two players who aren't slam-dunk keepers based mostly on their past performance. The first player is catcher Jonah Heim. The Rangers basckstop is rostered in only 55.4% of ESPN leagues and 49% of Yahoo leagues. Until this season, Heim has not distinguished himself on the field, making him widely available in nearly every fantasy league.
Juan Yepez is coming off a great 2021 minor league season. Before last year, however, he was just another minor leaguer. Now he is a player you may want to think about becoming a member of your dynasty team.
So let's take a deeper look at Heim and Yepez.
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Last week’s article was bizarre. I was really pleased with the results, but some strange things happened on the way. Jake Odorizzi went down with an injury in his start, while Josh Winder was removed from the rotation altogether. Things like that are unpredictable, but we’re happy with Tyler Anderson, Corey Kluber, Cal Quantrill, and the bats that we recommended. Please, blog, may I have some more?
On Friday, @rudygamble lifted the curtain on a number of new @Razzball Roto Deluxe enhancements to assist your fantasy baseball management. One of the new features added will also be useful for DFS picks – new and improved adjustments for wind. Please, blog, may I have some more?
Feels like we get big prospect headlines every weekend. Makes sense on the baseball calendar. Adley Rutschman, Nolan Gorman and Matthew Liberatore all got that call this week, and I got an invitation to reshuffle the stash list.
Graduated from Volume 2: Royce Lewis Rolls Into Town: George Kirby, Adley Rutschman, Alek Thomas, Vidal Brujan, Nolan Gorman, Ryan Pepiot
If you cared to look back that far, you'd see two graduates in this list from the class of Volume 1, Oneil Cruz Control featured again here in Volume 3, but that’s just the nature of the nomenclature these days. Confusing times when the top guy on the stash list just got demoted after dominating for a couple weeks, but here we are, and away we go.
This week is not as exciting as the past couple weeks of major call-ups but there are still some useful options out there for us to dig into.
10/12 Team Adds
Tyler Anderson (LAD/SP) – Anderson has allowed more than 2 ERs, just once this season. Please, blog, may I have some more?
Top 100 Hitters: Lowe Gets Lower
May 21, 2022 | 2022 Fantasy Baseball, Top 100 Hitters | 4 Commentsby: Jeremy Brewer
As we approach June, the Mets have the best record in the National League. Like many fans, fantasy owners might be asking what is happening and how did we get here? Luckily like the real world we can expect the Mets to falter. If you are not yet at the top of the standings in your fantasy league, you have to expect the same from your league mates. It is still early and not the time to throw in the towel, but rather it is time to dig deep to find those hidden gems. Be bold and make some moves to prepare yourself for the summer stretch run. This week we will dive in to the top 100 hitters for the rest of the 2022 fantasy baseball season and call out some of the big bats that are on the move!
Rush and Add Adley Rutschman
May 21, 2022 | 2022 Fantasy Baseball, Fantasy Baseball Daily Notes | 11 Commentsby: Dan Pants
After completing a dramatic extra innings comeback win Friday night, capped off by a Rougned Odor walk-off home run in the 13th inning, the Orioles were not done making headlines just yet. Hours later, the O’s had purchased the contract of top prospect slash phenom slash heart throb slash savior Adley Rutschman from Triple-A. Please, blog, may I have some more?
DFS: Is It 2011? Justin Verlander Sure Thinks It Is!
May 21, 2022 | 2022 Fantasy Baseball, DFS |by: Matt Stiles
If you have a little free time, and what fantasy nerd doesn’t, go back and look at how dominant Justin Verlander was in 2011. The numbers are absolutely ridiculous. Now, fast forward, while keeping a keen eye on each season as you move ahead. Please, blog, may I have some more?
Guten tag, Razzkindred!
While last week was not the most injury-rich week (HOORAY!?), there were certainly some big names on the list (sorry to all of you who have Max Scherzer). There were 12 entries to the COVID-IL along with a holding pattern of various leg and back muscle injuries. Please, blog, may I have some more?
MJ’s Wanna Be Buyin’ Something
May 20, 2022 | Fantasy Baseball Buy/Sell, Featured | 351 Commentsby: Grey
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Who knew the most emblematic song about MJ would've been Smooth Criminal? Or going from Pretty Young Thing to Beat It. Or Bad. Jeez, now that I think about it, a lot of Michael Jackson songs become Creep City. Would've been hilarious if he named Neverland, "Creep City." Not haha funny, but more like, "Hey, lots of red flags here, guys, maybe we should investigate?" Speaking of investigating, MJ Melendez (how about that segue?) sounds like a 90s tabloid reporter who would've been invited to Neverland to "take a look around" while the help hide children in closets, waiting for Michael. Speaking of segues, I took a Segway tour through Beverly Hills and we stopped at the former Menendez Brothers' house and the people who now live there just looked at us with disgust. Was pretty cool. Any hoo! Sal Perez is the type to play through all kinds of shizz, so that he was IL'd means he must've truly been hurt. MJ Melendez was also up with the club even before the Sal P. IL stint, so the Royals seem committed to him. We don't care about catchers usually, but Melendez could be a 17-homer, .250 catcher this year with even some steals thrown in. Him or Adley? If both were up, I don't think Adley's necessarily the better choice for this year. The guy who is up right now is the easy call. A-B-C, as easy as 1-2-3, for the King of Pop Times. Anyway, here's some more players to Buy or Sell this week in fantasy baseball:
We’re two-thirds of the way through May, my friends, and I for one am beginning to think I may have overextended myself just a wee bit. My RCL teams continue to be a blast, but they don’t exactly manage themselves! When it comes to my deep leagues, they may not manage themselves either, but there are definitely fewer decisions to make. Please, blog, may I have some more?
I remember this time when I wanted to take a break away from my job as a fantasy analyst and travel the world. I had decided to take a trip with my friend to Jamaica. As you can imagine, I had totally lost myself in the vacation and no longer had those feelings of remorse for recommending Tyler O'Neill, Javy Baez, and Joey Votto. It was a clean slate as I had gone a good 6 weeks without even a late night text to any of my old "crushes". As I returned to the States, I got back into my old habits of chasing last weeks' hero or the new rookie call-up.
It was this behavior that caused me to slip into bad habits and questioning everything that I thought I had learned alongside my Razzball breatherin (and sisterin). Then, just like that, there was a collective "snap" and I remembered that I have this handy article every week to keep me in check and keep me prepared. It was like I " got my groove back"! Come to think of it, I don't think I have ever been to Jamaica, and I am pretty sure that Whoopi Goldberg isn't a friend of mine?
Oh well, so this was all a terrible dream, and an even worse story! Luckily for you, this weeks' edition of Getting Ahead in Head to Head will help you get your groove back!
