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Jeremy Brewer

Hitter Profiles: Minor League Call-ups

August 10, 2025 | 2025 Fantasy Baseball | 8 Comments

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The stretch run is the best time in fantasy baseball to find cheap rate-of-return upgrades.  While teams don’t expand rosters like they once did, there is still plenty of opportunity with August 15th being a key date for minor league call-ups. Players called up after this time should retain rookie eligibility going into 2026 and provide an opportunity to gain draft picks for their teams with strong finishes in the Rookie of the Year voting.  While teams might be looking to jump start their hot shot prospects, these same players might just be fantasy gold for the last month-plus. This week, our hitter profiles will dig into a 4-pack of hitters that are likely to get the call in short order. I pulled scouting notes, reviewed draft pedigree, and minor-league production so you can make roster moves with receipts, not guesses.

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Jeremy Brewer

Hitter Profiles: Need for Speed

June 1, 2025 | 2025 Fantasy Baseball, Fantasy Baseball Hitters | 6 Comments

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Chandler Simpson was just sent down by the Tampa Bay Rays in favor of Jake Mangum much to the chagrin of fantasy managers. He was hitting .285 with 17 runs and 19 steals across 34 games. Since his call-up on April 19th, he had more steals than anyone else in professional baseball and more than seven entire teams. But despite the blazing speed and .285 average, Simpson posted just an 85 wRC+, meaning he was performing 15% below league average as a hitter. His OBP hovered around league norms, his slug was nonexistent and fielding was not as good as hoped. This is the dilemma: elite speed plays in fantasy, often disproportionately. Yet in real life, if you can’t hit enough to justify a lineup spot, that speed becomes a tool without a stage. Speed can be scarce especially for those in rotisserie formats. Over the past few seasons, stolen bases have surged across MLB, but true category dominant threats remain rare.

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Mike Couillard

Cards & Categories Ep. 91: April Players Of The Month PC

May 15, 2025 | All Podcasts, Cards and Categories | 4 Comments

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In our 91st episode, Mike Couillard and Jeremy Brewer open by sending off Bud Black along with chatting about the latest callup and injury news. Then we review the MLB April Players of the Month and pick cards to place into our pod PC! You can find us on bluesky at @cardscategories.bsky.social, @mcouill7.bsky.social, and @jbrewer17.bsky.social. Email the pod at [email protected]. Links […]

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The Itch

Prospect News: Moises Parts The C or Save It For A Rainiel Day

May 14, 2025 | Fantasy Baseball Prospects, Featured | 30 Comments

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I’ve heard some fantasy baseball people suggesting Diamondbacks SS Jordan Lawlar was called up to be the short side of a DH platoon, but I think it’s pretty safe to ignore that noise. Some players are too important to get wrong, and very few organizations (cough cough Colorado) play fast and loose with the development of those guys, sacrificing their progression to fill a big league bench role. 

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Grey

Josh H To The Smith-O, Buy To The Izz-A

May 9, 2025 | Fantasy Baseball Buy/Sell, Featured | 307 Comments

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There’s plenty more “exciting” names to talk about in this opening than Josh H. Smith. There’s plenty more exciting names to talk about without the scare quotes. Sometimes, we have to be mature adults when we’re playing fantasy baseball and eat our vegetables (vegetables we don’t enjoy, such as Brussels sprouts, and not good vegetables […]

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The Itch

Prospect News: Stash List #2: Horton, Can You Hear Me?

April 27, 2025 | Fantasy Baseball Prospects, Featured | 28 Comments

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1. Red Sox OF Roman Anthony (20, AAA) 

Doing typical Roman stuff, conquering his contemporaries, slashing .313/.451/.588 with five home runs, two stolen bases, 21 strikeouts (20.6 percent) and 21 walks in 23 games. Ceddanne Rafaela has tripled his walk rate in the early going and has a 128 wRC+ since April 6. He’s an 80-grade defender in center field, so I don’t think he’s going anywhere, which I suppose surprises nobody who regularly reads this space. It’s gonna be interesting though. Wilyer Abreu can’t stop won’t stop hitting, and Jarren Duran is a core player. Can Rafael Devers play first base yet? Could Triston Casas be in trouble? He hit two homers this week, both of the three-run variety, but that’s all he’s done this week, and last week. Since April 6, he’s slashing .151/.286/.283 but with interesting plate skills: 12.7 percent walk rate and a 17.7 percent strikeout rate. If you’re playing a video game, you probably make that move today: call up Anthony and trade Casas. Rumor mill over the winter said the Red Sox were trying to swing a Casas trade, maybe even before the Bregman signing came through if I remember right. Tricky situation. Good problem to have though, especially in a video game.

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