Welcome to Quick Grades. Or Start/Sit Grades. Whatever you want to call it, this is our weekly fantasy baseball article where we provide rankings and grades for all fantasy baseball-relevant players to help you set your weekly lineups. By leveraging our industry-leading projections and rankings from some of the most accurate fantasy baseball experts, we’re able to provide these custom player grades each week. We continue to tweak our process for this series each season to ensure the grades are as predictive and accurate as possible, and this has become an invaluable resource for fantasy managers who have to make difficult start/sit decisions each and every week. Check back each week for updated grades that take each player’s matchups and projected stats into consideration. Here are the grades for the upcoming Fantasy Baseball Week.
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Fantasy Baseball Weekly Player Rankings & Grades
Let’s take a look at our weekly rankings and grades for all fantasy-relevant players.
Name | Team | Position | Score | Grade |
Shohei Ohtani | LAD | DH | 100 | A |
Jose Ramirez | CLE | 3B,DH | 100 | A |
Christian Yelich | MIL | OF,DH | 100 | A |
William Contreras | MIL | C,DH | 100 | A |
Kyle Tucker | CHC | OF | 100 | A |
Brent Rooker | ATH | OF,DH | 100 | A |
Aaron Judge | NYY | OF,DH | 100 | A |
Elly De La Cruz | CIN | SS | 100 | A |
Ketel Marte | ARI | 2B,DH | 100 | A |
Corbin Carroll | ARI | OF | 100 | A |
Kyle Schwarber | PHI | OF,DH | 100 | A |
Jazz Chisholm Jr. | NYY | 2B,3B,OF | 100 | A |
Jeimer Candelario | CIN | 1B,3B,DH | 97 | A |
Juan Soto | NYM | OF | 97 | A |
Bobby Witt Jr. | KC | SS | 95 | A |
Bryce Harper | PHI | 1B | 94 | A |
Jackson Chourio | MIL | OF | 93 | A |
Rafael Devers | BOS | 3B,DH | 93 | A |
Marcell Ozuna | ATL | OF,DH | 92 | A |
Seiya Suzuki | CHC | OF,DH | 92 | A |
TJ Friedl | CIN | OF | 91 | A |
J.T. Realmuto | PHI | C | 91 | A |
Matt McLain | CIN | 2B,SS | 90 | A |
Cody Bellinger | NYY | 1B,OF,DH | 90 | A |
Vladimir Guerrero | TOR | 1B,3B,DH | 89 | B |
Brenton Doyle | COL | OF | 88 | B |
Willson Contreras | STL | C,1B,DH | 87 | B |
Oneil Cruz | PIT | SS,OF | 87 | B |
Joc Pederson | TEX | OF,DH | 86 | B |
Jarren Duran | BOS | OF | 86 | B |
Rhys Hoskins | MIL | 1B,DH | 86 | B |
Yordan Alvarez | HOU | OF,DH | 86 | B |
Mookie Betts | LAD | 2B,SS,OF | 84 | B |
Anthony Santander | TOR | OF,DH | 84 | B |
Lawrence Butler | ATH | OF | 83 | B |
Brandon Lowe | TB | 1B,2B,DH | 83 | B |
Shea Langeliers | ATH | C | 83 | B |
Byron Buxton | MIN | OF | 83 | B |
Wyatt Langford | TEX | OF,DH | 82 | B |
Bryan Reynolds | PIT | OF,DH | 82 | B |
Pete Crow-Armstrong | CHC | OF | 82 | B |
Mike Trout | LAA | OF | 81 | B |
Ian Happ | CHC | OF | 81 | B |
Hunter Goodman | COL | C,OF | 80 | B |
Francisco Lindor | NYM | SS | 80 | B |
Victor Robles | SEA | OF | 80 | B |
Spencer Steer | CIN | 1B,OF | 80 | B |
Salvador Perez | KC | C,1B,DH | 79 | C |
Eugenio Suarez | ARI | 3B | 79 | C |
Riley Greene | DET | OF,DH | 78 | C |
Jake Burger | TEX | 1B,3B,DH | 78 | C |
Fernando Tatis Jr. | SD | OF | 78 | C |
Josh Naylor | ARI | 1B | 78 | C |
Jasson Dominguez | NYY | OF | 78 | C |
Corey Seager | TEX | SS | 78 | C |
Ivan Herrera | STL | C | 78 | C |
Julio Rodriguez | SEA | OF | 77 | C |
CJ Abrams | WSH | SS | 76 | C |
Cal Raleigh | SEA | C | 76 | C |
Cedric Mullins II | BAL | OF | 76 | C |
Brice Turang | MIL | 2B | 76 | C |
Lars Nootbaar | STL | OF | 76 | C |
Xavier Edwards | MIA | SS | 75 | C |
Luis Robert Jr. | CWS | OF | 75 | C |
Luis Rengifo | LAA | 2B,3B | 75 | C |
Will Smith | LAD | C | 75 | C |
Kerry Carpenter | DET | OF,DH | 75 | C |
Teoscar Hernandez | LAD | OF | 75 | C |
Manny Machado | SD | 3B,DH | 75 | C |
Ceddanne Rafaela | BOS | 2B,SS,OF | 75 | C |
Jesse Winker | NYM | OF,DH | 74 | C |
James Wood | WSH | OF | 74 | C |
Alec Burleson | STL | 1B,OF,DH | 73 | C |
Adolis Garcia | TEX | OF,DH | 73 | C |
Michael Toglia | COL | 1B,OF | 73 | C |
Mark Vientos | NYM | 3B | 73 | C |
Victor Scott | STL | OF | 73 | C |
Trea Turner | PHI | SS | 73 | C |
George Springer | TOR | OF,DH | 72 | C |
Willy Adames | SF | SS | 72 | C |
Jake Fraley | CIN | OF | 72 | C |
Connor Wong | BOS | C,1B | 72 | C |
Alex Bregman | BOS | 3B | 72 | C |
Tommy Edman | LAD | 2B,SS,OF | 72 | C |
Brandon Nimmo | NYM | OF | 71 | C |
Kristian Campbell | BOS | 2B,SS,OF | 71 | C |
Matt Shaw | CHC | 2B,3B,SS | 71 | C |
Joey Bart | PIT | C | 71 | C |
Trevor Larnach | MIN | OF,DH | 71 | C |
Vinnie Pasquantino | KC | 1B,DH | 71 | C |
Pavin Smith | ARI | 1B,OF | 70 | C |
Brandon Marsh | PHI | OF | 70 | C |
Pete Alonso | NYM | 1B | 70 | C |
Matt Chapman | SF | 3B | 70 | C |
Keibert Ruiz | WSH | C | 70 | C |
Trevor Story | BOS | SS | 70 | C |
Jackson Merrill | SD | OF | 70 | C |
Jorge Soler | LAA | OF,DH | 70 | C |
Tyler O’Neill | BAL | OF | 69 | D |
Adley Rutschman | BAL | C,DH | 69 | D |
Austin Wells | NYY | C | 69 | D |
Dansby Swanson | CHC | SS | 69 | D |
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. | ARI | OF | 69 | D |
Jonathan India | KC | 2B | 69 | D |
Jordan Westburg | BAL | 2B,3B | 69 | D |
Brendan Donovan | STL | 2B,3B,OF | 68 | D |
Lane Thomas | CLE | OF | 68 | D |
Christian Walker | HOU | 1B | 68 | D |
Gavin Lux | CIN | 2B,OF | 68 | D |
Michael Conforto | LAD | OF,DH | 68 | D |
Yandy Diaz | TB | 1B,DH | 68 | D |
Randy Arozarena | SEA | OF | 68 | D |
Ryan Jeffers | MIN | C,DH | 67 | D |
Max Kepler | PHI | OF | 67 | D |
Josh Bell | WSH | 1B,DH | 67 | D |
Matt Olson | ATL | 1B | 67 | D |
Anthony Volpe | NYY | SS | 67 | D |
Sal Frelick | MIL | OF | 67 | D |
Michael Harris II | ATL | OF | 67 | D |
Alek Thomas | ARI | OF | 67 | D |
Yainer Diaz | HOU | C,1B,DH | 66 | D |
Miguel Vargas | CWS | 3B,OF | 66 | D |
Bo Naylor | CLE | C | 66 | D |
Justyn-Henry Malloy | DET | OF,DH | 66 | D |
Paul Goldschmidt | NYY | 1B | 66 | D |
Jordan Walker | STL | OF | 66 | D |
Nolan Arenado | STL | 3B | 66 | D |
Nick Castellanos | PHI | OF | 66 | D |
Luis Arraez | SD | 1B,2B,DH | 66 | D |
Garrett Mitchell | MIL | OF | 66 | D |
Alec Bohm | PHI | 1B,3B | 66 | D |
Logan O’Hoppe | LAA | C | 66 | D |
Hunter Renfroe | KC | OF | 65 | D |
Ezequiel Tovar | COL | SS | 65 | D |
Bryan De La Cruz | ATL | OF,DH | 65 | D |
Jake Rogers | DET | C | 65 | D |
Harrison Bader | MIN | OF | 65 | D |
Nick Martini | COL | OF,DH | 65 | D |
Andrew Vaughn | CWS | 1B,DH | 65 | D |
Austin Riley | ATL | 3B | 65 | D |
Taylor Ward | LAA | OF | 65 | D |
Tommy Pham | PIT | OF | 64 | D |
Christian Encarnacion-Strand | CIN | 1B | 64 | D |
Mike Yastrzemski | SF | OF | 64 | D |
Jose Trevino | CIN | C | 64 | D |
Matt Wallner | MIN | OF | 64 | D |
Matt Mervis | MIA | 1B,DH | 64 | D |
Kyle Manzardo | CLE | 1B,DH | 64 | D |
Steven Kwan | CLE | OF | 64 | D |
Gabriel Moreno | ARI | C | 64 | D |
Leody Taveras | TEX | OF | 64 | D |
Nico Hoerner | CHC | 2B,SS | 64 | D |
Jake Mangum | TB | OF | 63 | D |
Jack Suwinski | PIT | OF | 63 | D |
Luken Baker | STL | 1B,DH | 63 | D |
Nolan Schanuel | LAA | 1B | 63 | D |
Patrick Bailey | SF | C | 63 | D |
Jose Altuve | HOU | 2B | 63 | D |
Carlos Correa | MIN | SS | 63 | D |
Tyler Fitzgerald | SF | 2B,SS,OF | 63 | D |
Luke Raley | SEA | 1B,OF | 63 | D |
Heliot Ramos | SF | OF | 63 | D |
Luis Torrens | NYM | C | 63 | D |
Willi Castro | MIN | 2B,3B,SS,OF | 63 | D |
Max Muncy | LAD | 3B | 63 | D |
Masyn Winn | STL | SS | 63 | D |
Wilyer Abreu | BOS | OF | 63 | D |
JJ Bleday | ATH | OF | 62 | D |
Jo Adell | LAA | OF | 62 | D |
Endy Rodriguez | PIT | C | 62 | D |
Marcus Semien | TEX | 2B | 62 | D |
Jose Caballero | TB | 2B,3B,SS | 62 | D |
Bryson Stott | PHI | 2B,SS | 62 | D |
Jose Miranda | MIN | 1B,3B,DH | 62 | D |
Andrew Benintendi | CWS | OF | 62 | D |
Otto Lopez | MIA | 2B,SS | 62 | D |
Jacob Young | WSH | OF | 62 | D |
Jarred Kelenic | ATL | OF | 62 | D |
Spencer Torkelson | DET | 1B | 62 | D |
Ryan McMahon | COL | 3B | 62 | D |
Wilmer Flores | SF | 1B,DH | 62 | D |
Ryan O’Hearn | BAL | 1B,OF,DH | 62 | D |
Dylan Crews | WSH | OF | 62 | D |
Randal Grichuk | ARI | OF,DH | 61 | D |
Triston Casas | BOS | 1B | 61 | D |
Bo Bichette | TOR | SS | 61 | D |
Zach McKinstry | DET | 2B,3B,SS,OF | 61 | D |
Miguel Amaya | CHC | C | 61 | D |
Enrique Hernandez | LAD | 1B,2B,3B,SS,OF | 61 | D |
Oswaldo Cabrera | NYY | 1B,2B,3B | 61 | D |
Nolan Jones | CLE | OF | 61 | D |
Andres Gimenez | TOR | 2B | 61 | D |
Griffin Conine | MIA | OF | 61 | D |
Maikel Garcia | KC | 2B,3B | 61 | D |
Drake Baldwin | ATL | C | 61 | D |
Travis Jankowski | CWS | OF,DH | 61 | D |
Jonny DeLuca | TB | OF | 61 | D |
Andy Pages | LAD | OF | 61 | D |
Paul DeJong | WSH | 3B,SS | 61 | D |
Luis Garcia | WSH | 2B | 60 | D |
Mickey Moniak | COL | OF | 60 | D |
Jeremy Pena | HOU | SS | 60 | D |
Derek Hill | MIA | OF | 60 | D |
Joey Ortiz | MIL | 3B,SS | 60 | D |
Kyle Isbel | KC | OF | 60 | D |
Alejandro Kirk | TOR | C | 60 | D |
Nathaniel Lowe | WSH | 1B | 60 | D |
Christopher Morel | TB | 2B,3B,OF,DH | 60 | D |
MJ Melendez | KC | OF | 60 | D |
Geraldo Perdomo | ARI | SS | 60 | D |
Matt Thaiss | CWS | C | 60 | D |
Ozzie Albies | ATL | 2B | 60 | D |
LaMonte Wade Jr. | SF | 1B,OF | 60 | D |
Jung Hoo Lee | SF | OF | 60 | D |
Amed Rosario | WSH | 2B,3B,SS,OF,DH | 60 | D |
Kameron Misner | TB | OF | 60 | D |
Kris Bryant | COL | 1B,OF | 59 | F |
Josh Smith | TEX | 3B,SS,OF | 59 | F |
Miguel Andujar | ATH | OF | 59 | F |
Yoan Moncada | LAA | 3B | 59 | F |
Jonah Heim | TEX | C | 59 | F |
Gavin Sheets | SD | 1B,OF,DH | 59 | F |
Heston Kjerstad | BAL | OF | 59 | F |
Chas McCormick | HOU | OF | 59 | F |
Carlos Santana | CLE | 1B | 59 | F |
Kyle Higashioka | TEX | C | 59 | F |
Ryan Kreidler | DET | SS,OF | 59 | F |
Justin Turner | CHC | 1B,DH | 59 | F |
Freddy Fermin | KC | C,DH | 59 | F |
Tyler Soderstrom | ATH | 1B | 59 | F |
Michael Massey | KC | 2B | 59 | F |
Jose Siri | NYM | OF | 59 | F |
Jake McCarthy | ARI | OF | 59 | F |
Danny Jansen | TB | C | 59 | F |
Isiah Kiner-Falefa | PIT | 2B,3B,SS | 59 | F |
Ben Rice | NYY | 1B | 59 | F |
Kyle Stowers | MIA | OF | 59 | F |
Ramon Urias | BAL | 3B | 58 | F |
Michael Busch | CHC | 1B | 58 | F |
Blake Dunn | CIN | OF | 58 | F |
Ramon Laureano | BAL | OF | 58 | F |
Carlos Narvaez | BOS | C | 58 | F |
Mark Canha | KC | 1B,OF,DH | 58 | F |
Nathan Lukes | TOR | OF | 58 | F |
Adam Frazier | PIT | 2B,3B,OF | 58 | F |
Ryan Mountcastle | BAL | 1B | 58 | F |
Donovan Solano | SEA | 1B,3B,DH | 58 | F |
Andrew McCutchen | PIT | OF,DH | 58 | F |
Isaac Paredes | HOU | 1B,3B | 58 | F |
Tyrone Taylor | NYM | OF | 58 | F |
Mitch Garver | SEA | C,DH | 58 | F |
Ryan Bliss | SEA | 2B | 58 | F |
Alan Roden | TOR | OF | 58 | F |
Junior Caminero | TB | 3B | 58 | F |
Nick Fortes | MIA | C | 58 | F |
Dylan Moore | SEA | 1B,2B,3B,SS,OF | 57 | F |
Mauricio Dubon | HOU | 1B,2B,3B,OF | 57 | F |
Ke’Bryan Hayes | PIT | 3B | 57 | F |
Xander Bogaerts | SD | 2B,SS | 57 | F |
Pedro Pages | STL | C | 57 | F |
Dane Myers | MIA | OF | 57 | F |
Carson Kelly | CHC | C | 57 | F |
Rob Refsnyder | BOS | OF | 57 | F |
Johan Rojas | PHI | OF | 57 | F |
Brandon Lockridge | SD | OF | 57 | F |
Daniel Schneemann | CLE | 3B,SS,OF | 57 | F |
Starling Marte | NYM | OF | 57 | F |
Graham Pauley | MIA | 3B | 57 | F |
Jonathan Aranda | TB | 1B,2B | 57 | F |
Alex Call | WSH | OF | 57 | F |
Elias Diaz | SD | C | 57 | F |
Michael A. Taylor | CWS | OF | 57 | F |
Gary Sanchez | BAL | C,DH | 57 | F |
Myles Straw | TOR | OF | 56 | F |
Isaac Collins | MIL | OF | 56 | F |
Jake Meyers | HOU | OF | 56 | F |
Eric Haase | MIL | C | 56 | F |
Taylor Walls | TB | SS | 56 | F |
Javier Sanoja | MIA | 2B,SS,OF | 56 | F |
Jhonkensy Noel | CLE | OF | 56 | F |
Jake Cronenworth | SD | 1B,2B | 56 | F |
Christian Vazquez | MIN | C | 56 | F |
Jordan Beck | COL | OF | 56 | F |
Ezequiel Duran | TEX | 1B,3B,SS,OF | 56 | F |
Edmundo Sosa | PHI | 2B,3B,SS | 56 | F |
Cavan Biggio | KC | 1B,2B,3B,OF | 56 | F |
Tyler Freeman | COL | SS,OF | 56 | F |
Liam Hicks | MIA | C | 56 | F |
Colt Keith | DET | 2B | 56 | F |
Seth Brown | ATH | 1B,OF | 56 | F |
Trey Sweeney | DET | SS | 56 | F |
Austin Slater | CWS | OF | 55 | F |
Jonah Bride | MIA | 1B,3B | 55 | F |
Stuart Fairchild | ATL | OF | 55 | F |
Dillon Dingler | DET | C | 55 | F |
Jason Heyward | SD | OF | 55 | F |
Gabriel Arias | CLE | 3B,SS | 55 | F |
Kevin Newman | LAA | 1B,2B,SS | 55 | F |
Trent Grisham | NYY | OF | 55 | F |
Max Muncy | ATH | 2B,SS | 55 | F |
Fantasy Baseball Trade Advice & Waiver Wire Targets
Teams & Players to Target (Great Matchups + High Grades)
✅ Cleveland Guardians (Matchup Rank: 1)
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Games: 6 (4 vs RHP, 2 vs LHP)
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Pitcher Matchups: Extremely favorable with several back-end arms (SPs ranked 193+)
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Top Hitters:
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José Ramírez (100 Grade, A)
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Steven Kwan (64 Grade, D — but volume/OBP play in points leagues)
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✅ New York Mets (Matchup Rank: 2)
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Games: 6 (5 vs RHP)
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Pitcher Matchups: Mostly soft-tossers and NR-ranked arms from MIA and OAK
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Top Hitters:
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Juan Soto (97 Grade, A)
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Francisco Lindor (80 Grade, B)
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✅ San Diego Padres (Matchup Rank: 3)
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Games: 6 (4 vs RHP, 2 vs LHP)
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Pitcher Matchups: Very soft, with multiple SPs ranked 172+
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Top Hitters:
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Luis Arraez (66 Grade, D — but contact machine)
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Xander Bogaerts (57 Grade, F — but worth monitoring if slumping ends)
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✅ Miami Marlins (Matchup Rank: 4)
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Games: 6 (5 vs RHP)
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Pitcher Matchups: Mostly NR/low-ranked arms (Phillips, Holmes, etc.)
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Top Hitters:
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Xavier Edwards (75 Grade, C — speed option)
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✅ Boston Red Sox (Matchup Rank: 5)
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Games: 7 (5 vs RHP, 2 vs LHP)
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Pitcher Matchups: TOR + CHW back-end arms
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Top Hitters:
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Rafael Devers (93 Grade, A — slow start but could heat up this week)
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Jarren Duran (86 Grade, B)
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Wilyer Abreu (63 Grade, D — deeper league upside)
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✅ Milwaukee Brewers (Matchup Rank: 6)
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Games: 6 (4 vs RHP, 2 vs LHP)
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Pitcher Matchups: Coors Field + meh SPs in ARI/MIL
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Top Hitters:
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Christian Yelich (100 Grade, A)
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William Contreras (100 Grade, A)
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Rhys Hoskins (86 Grade, B)
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Teams & Players to Avoid (Poor Matchups or Cold Bats)
❌ St. Louis Cardinals (Matchup Rank: 30 – Worst)
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Games: 6 (5 vs RHP)
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Pitcher Matchups: PIT + PHI aces — includes Wheeler, Skenes, Nola
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Avoid:
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Jordan Walker (66 Grade, D)
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❌ Seattle Mariners (Matchup Rank: 29)
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Games: 6 (5 vs RHP)
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Pitcher Matchups: HOU + TEX top arms including Valdez, deGrom, Gilbert
❌ Texas Rangers (Matchup Rank: 28)
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Games: 6 (vs CHC + SEA)
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Pitcher Matchups: Steele, Imanaga, Gilbert, Eovaldi — lots of tough arms
❌ Chicago Cubs (Matchup Rank: 26)
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Games: 6 (all vs RHP)
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Pitcher Matchups: TEX + LAD with Glasnow, Sasaki, Mahle
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Avoid:
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Ian Happ (81 Grade, B — risky despite grade in shallow leagues)
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Dansby Swanson (69 Grade, D)
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❌ Kansas City Royals (Matchup Rank: 25)
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Games: 7 (6 vs RHP)
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Pitcher Matchups: MIN + CLE arms — several ranked inside SP Top 50
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Avoid:
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You’re still starting Bobby Witt Jr. and Salvador Perez, but maybe avoid streaming Royals hitters this week.
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Sneaky Streamers & Sleepers
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Lawrence Butler (OAK) – 83 Grade, B – Nice matchups vs NYM/SD. He’s rostered everywhere but is off to a slow start and is a potential buy-low opportunity ahead of this week.
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TJ Friedl (CIN) – 91 Grade, A – Underrated part of Reds attack with weak PIT staff
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Brenton Doyle (COL) – 88 Grade, B – Coors Field bump incoming. Same deal as Lawrence Butler.
For more information about Hitter vs. Pitcher matchups, head over to the FantasyPros MLB Weekly Hitting Matchups tool.
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