% Shows current Fantrax ownership level
* Starred players could offer special upside
Hitters
78% OF Sal Frelick, Milwaukee Brewers- Likely the last chance to pick him up. Showing superb plate discipline to compliment his great hit tool. Good source of speed and just hit his first homer of the year.
*71% 1B Nick Kurtz, Oakland Athletics- Impressive prospect who had a great spring and could be called up soon.
*69% 2B Jorge Polanco, Seattle Mariners- Should be owned everywhere. Could be great all year if he can stay healthy (a big if).
64% 3B, SS, OF Zach McKinstry, Detroit Tigers- Phenomenal triple positional eligibility and has been great so far. Peripherals show nothing amazing, but he is exhibiting great plate discipline.
63% OF Mike Yastrzemski, San Francisco Giants- Was a popular add last week. Awesome start to the season and hitting leadoff now.
59% OF Chandler Simpson, Tampa Bay Rays- Insane speed. Could actually become who we were hoping Billy Hamilton would. He will likely take at least 15% of the overall FAAB budget, but I saw him go for over 40%.
53% 2B, SS Luisangel Acuna, New York Mets- Already has 6 steals, but playing time is uncertain.
45% OF Austin Hays, Cincinnati Reds- 3 homers already through just 5 games played.
45% 2B Luke Keaschall, Minnesota Twins- Intriguing prospect who just debuted and already has 3 hits and a steal in 2 games. Has both power and speed.
45% SS Brooks Lee, Minnesota Twins- Filling in for Correa while he is out. He hasn’t done much yet, but he is a good hitter and could be at least valuable in the short term.
45% OF Trent Grisham, New York Yankees- Hitting very well so far this year with great peripherals. Playing time is a concern, unfortunately.
45% 1B, OF Gavin Sheets, San Diego Padres- Pretty good so far, but needs to improve his plate discipline. Plays most of the time, but not all the time.
43% 2B, 3B Gabriel Arias, Cleveland Guardians- Could be a sneaky source of power, but does strike out a lot.
43% 1B Ty France, Minnesota Twins- A sneaky good hitter who is playing every day. Could be a difference maker in mid to deep leagues and is widely available. Getting a bit unlucky right now.
34% C Edgar Quero, Chicago White Sox- A very good hitting prospect who just debuted and should get a lot of playing time.
29% OF Alek Thomas, Arizona Diamondbacks- Is getting playing time and has breakout potential. Still very available.
27% OF Jake Meyers, Houston Astros- Already has 7 steals and could be a sneaky good source of speed in deeper leagues.
11% 3B Eric Wagaman, Miami Marlins- Currently playing every day, high in the lineup, and hitting very well. Has shown great plate discipline.
Pitchers
*79% RP Jose Alvarado, Philadelphia Phillies- Needs to be owned everywhere. Likely last shot to grab him if he isn’t already owned.
79% SP Matthew Boyd, Chicago Cubs- His velocity is up, but his stuff is down. Tough to get a read on right now.
*71% Hayden Wesneski, Houston Astros- Has been great over 4 starts now and is getting a lot of swings and misses. Could be very good if he can keep it up.
67% SP Andrew Heaney, Pittsburgh Pirates- Pitching very well so far and could be pretty good for owners if he can continue to keep the walks down.
*66% SP Andrew Abbott, Cincinnati Reds- Has been superb over his first 2 starts.
61% SP AJ Smith-Shawver, Atlanta Braves- Same as Hicks. Might be worth holding for now (on the bench), especially in deeper formats.
66% RP Luke Jackson, Texas Rangers- Might blow up at some point, but is worth owning for now. He is the current closer for Texas and has yet to blow a save, but understand that he appears to be playing over his head right now.
60% SP Andre Pallante, St. Louis Cardinals- Deceivingly good pitcher due to his absurdly high groundball rate (near 70%). Could help owners rack up wins without sacrificing too much in the way of ratio.
50% SP Easton Lucas, Toronto Blue Jays- Burned a lot of owners last start, but could still be a decent arm to own. Might not want to start until the dust settles.
49% SP Will Warren, New York Yankees- Rough last start, but still has good stuff. Needs to bring the walks down. Worth holding if you have the roster space.
45% SP Griffin Canning, New York Mets- Solid so far, but WHIP is higher than you like to see. Pretty good whiff rat,e but needs to bring down those walks.
33% RP Emilio Pagan, Cincinnati Reds- Will likely concede his closer role to Alexis Diaz soon. Despite his recent blown save and rough outing, I would still hold onto him. It remains to be seen if Diaz is truly back and ready to be their closer.
31% SP J.T. Ginn, Oakland Athletics- Pretty good so far over 2 starts with solid peripheral stats.
