Fantasy Baseball Today: Miguel Andujar and Tyler O’Neill bringing the power, Tony Gonsolin’s rough debut

Elevate your hand in the event you began Tony Gonsolin for his season debut in opposition to the Pirates. Hopefully none of you raised your hand! It was a tough begin for Gonsolin, the place he walked 5 and couldn’t escape the second inning — in opposition to the Pirates of all groups. Regardless of this, it’s best to proceed to carry Gonsolin, who has top-40 SP upside. In actual fact, go ship a lowball provide proper now.

Seven gamers hit a number of dwelling runs on Wednesday. Crucial double-homer day got here off the bat of Tyler O’Neill, which you’ll examine under. Nonetheless, one other got here from Giancarlo Stanton, which was a welcome sight. Enter Wednesday’s motion, Stanton was simply 4 for 29 with a 36% strikeout price since getting back from the IL. We all know Stanton is likely one of the streakier gamers within the league, so hopefully that is one thing that would spark him shifting ahead. 

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Is Miguel Andujar a should add?

It has been an extended street again for Yankees OF Miguel Andujar, however boy is he on fireplace now. Regardless of being simply 22% rostered in CBS leagues, Andujar now has 5 dwelling runs over his final eight video games. He additionally has a career-high 46.3% arduous hit price. Maybe most significantly of all, he has now began 10 of the final 11 video games for the Yankees, and that appears to be a pattern that may stick. Nonetheless, Scott White stays skeptical due to Andujar’s plate self-discipline this season. He may be added in five-outfielder leagues, however Andujar shouldn’t be a must-roster all over the place but.

O’Neill continues to scorch the earth

Wednesday evening was a double-homer day for Cardinals OF Tyler O’Neill and at this level, he’s a near-lock to be a top-40 outfielder the remainder of the season in any format. O’Neill collected three hits and is now batting .291 with a whopping 15 homers and a .974 OPS on the season. He has averaged 3.2 Fantasy factors per recreation — tied for the 18th-most amongst all outfielders. We wrote about O’Neill extensively final week and he’s now 84% rostered, however in the event you’re in one of many 16% of leagues the place he’s accessible, you simply discovered your self a supply of energy for the remainder of the season.

Scott is a bit much less optimistic about O’Neill and has some long-term doubts. He doesn’t doubt his energy, however he thinks it’s unreasonable to count on him to barrel balls at his present price — or anyplace shut. If that price comes down then his whole numbers ought to come down contemplating he sports activities a hard strikeout price. Scott is promoting him as a top-40 OF remainder of season and considers him one in all Fantasy’s finest sell-high candidates.

Extra information and notes

• Reds SP Sonny Grey went on the IL with a proper groin pressure. He’s set to overlook at the very least two weeks. 
• Royals SS Adalberto Mondesi took batting observe and did another work Tuesday. He stays with out a timetable after happening the IL with a hamstring harm.
• Rangers nearer Ian Kennedy was positioned on the IL with a left hamstring pressure. Josh Sborz has constantly been the eighth inning man throughout save alternatives. Certainly one of my favorites, Demarcus Evans, has been simply OK since being known as up. Who will get their subsequent save?
• Rockies SS Trevor Story is more likely to be activated Thursday in opposition to the Marlins.
• Mets supervisor Luis Rojas stated that Carlos Carrasco is now not throwing off a mound. Apparently, Carrasco hasn’t suffered a setback however is engaged on regaining his energy in his hamstring earlier than he ramps up his depth. That positive appears like optimistic supervisor converse.
• Twins DH Nelson Cruz was again within the lineup Wednesday, although his knee remains to be not 100%.
• Pink Sox OF Alex Verdugo was out of the lineup as a result of again tightness and that is one thing he has constantly handled the previous couple of seasons. 
• Rangers OF Joey Gallo was out as a result of proper groin tightness.
• Marlins 1B/OF Garrett Cooper went to the IL with a lumbar pressure. First base prospect Lewin Diaz was recalled however isn’t anticipated to get a lot taking part in time.
• Blue Jays C Alejandro Kirk served because the designated hitter at prolonged spring coaching Wednesday. He’s on the IL with a left hip flexor pressure.
• Brewers 2B Kolten Wong is anticipated again earlier than the top of June.
• Cardinals SS Paul DeJong is more likely to be activated Friday.

Cole’s sticky scenario

All eyes had been on Yankees SP Gerrit Cole on Wednesday evening after he was reluctantly forged because the face of baseball’s overseas sticky substances forefront. Cole additionally matched up in opposition to a Twins crew with Josh Donaldson — the identical Donaldson who made feedback about Cole’s alleged utilization of overseas substances to extend the spin price on his pitches.

So how did Cole do in mild of the strain and improve protection? He was positive, however with just a few notable variations. Cole pitched six innings of two-run ball and allowed simply 5 hits with no walks. He struck out 9 batters via simply six innings, which is superb, however he solely induced 9 swinging strikes on 94 pitches. That’s method down for him. He additionally allowed a 92.3 mph common exit velocity (league common is about 89 mph) — which isn’t nice. Most significantly although, the spin price dropoff whereas down some was nothing egregious.

Contemplating his spin price was kind of positive on this begin, and he nonetheless struck out 9 (whereas solely giving up two runs on homers), it doesn’t make an excessive amount of sense to panic and promote proper now. 

Purchase or promote

Astros 3B Alex Bregman blasted his seventh homer on Wednesday. Tonight excluded, in his final 92 video games for the reason that begin of final season (thoughts you he was harm final 12 months), Bregman has hit .268 with 12 homers. That’s simply 19 dwelling runs over a 150-game tempo. Purchase or promote that Bregman resides off the juiced balls in 2019: BUY!

Astros SS Carlos Correa has been superior just lately and has nice lineup context but additionally the harm historical past. He collected two hits on Wednesday and he’s hit .351 with 5 homers in his final 15 video games. He has batted No. 2 within the order for seven straight video games. Purchase or promote on Correa: BUY!

Rangers OF Adolis Garcia is cooling down huge time. In his final 15 video games, he’s hit .228 with a .605 OPS. Whereas he nonetheless has two homers and two steals over that 15-game span, it looks like he’s lastly coming again all the way down to earth. Purchase or promote buying and selling Garcia when you can: BUY!

Pink Sox SP Nathan Eovaldi in his first three begins: 2.08 ERA. And in his most up-to-date 10 begins: 4.75 ERA. Purchase or promote that Eovaldi is droppable: SELL (no exclamation, as a result of this can be a fringe one). I’ll break the tie and name this a promote however simply be sure you handle which matchups you begin him in.

Rockies SP Austin Gomber went 5 scoreless with 10 strikeouts in opposition to the Marlins. In his final eight begins  he has a 2.59 ERA with 48 Ks to simply 4 walks over 45.1 IP. He’s 59% rostered. Purchase or promote that Gomber is a should add: SELL (he’s not value utilizing the half of his begins that come at Coors Discipline).

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