About this episode
Scott Jenstad review the weekly FAAB run in a tricky prospect week. How much did your league bid on Hayden Birdsong, Jordan Lawlar, Dalton Rushing and Moises Ballesteros? Who did you pivot to if you didn't add those prospects? --- 00:00 MLB Pod 5-18-25 00:30 Week 5 Preview 01:15 Twins finally lost a game after 13 in a row – Went from 13-20 to 26-20! 03:00 Six teams in the AL over .540 winning % - 4 of them in the Central 04:30 AL East has one team over .500 – Where the heck does Balt go from here? Lost 6 in a row. Reds sweep Guardians 10:50 Schedule Notes 11:00 7 Gamers: AL - Boston, Balt, Cleve, Det, A’s, Angels, Hou 11:10 NL: Phillies, Pirates, Brewers, Rockies 11:20 Balt, Bos and Hou facing 7 RHP. Nice schedules: 11:30 Phillies monster, 4 @ Col, 3 @ A’s 12:00 Nick Kurtz 13:00 A’s: 7 home, 4 LAA, 3 Philly (Also get 7 home in 2 weeks) 15:00 Red Sox 7 home: 3 NYM, 4 Balt 15:45 Brewers: 3 Balt, 4 @ Pitt 16:00 Angels: 4 @ A’s, 3 Miami 17:50 Rockies – Home 7: 4 Philly, 3 NYY 18:13 BlueWire 18:20 News and notes 18:25 Jose Alvarado – 80 Game PED Suspension 19:30 Cole Ragans – 15 Day IL with left groin tightness; Seth Lugo – 15Day IL with middle finger inflammation. 19:45 Xavier Edwards - 10 Day Il with a mid-back strain. 20:15 Evan Carter – 10 Day Il with right quad strain; Tyler O’Neill – 10 Day IL with left shoulder impingement 20:50 Spencer Strider – Liked to return to rotation Tuesday 22:30 Hayden Wesneski – Having TJS 22:45 Chandler Simpson – Missed Sunday with sore hand 23:05 Brandon Woodruff – New rehab assignment starting Wednesday 23:15 George Kirby – Went 64 pitchers in rehab assignment Saturday. 23:30 Justin Martinez – On rehab and nearing return. 24:15 Chris Martin – Removed Sunday with right shoulder discomfort 25:00 Pitcher FAAB 25:10 Starters 25:15 Ryan Weathers (37% ME, 57% 12) 28:25 Hayden Birdsong (84% ME, 47% 12) 32:00 Zebby Matthews (97% ME, but 13% 12 – pitched badly Sunday) 34:45 Clayton Kershaw 36:50 Logan Henderson (93% ME, 18% 12) 39:15 Mick Abel (Not available in NFBC – great game Sunday) 40:50 Noah Cameron; Slade Cecconi; Hunter Dobbins (77% ME); JT Ginn (30% - LAA, Phil) 42:40 Yu Darvish stash 44:30 Relievers 44:40 Jordan Romano (91% ME, 29% 12) 45:30 Luis Mey 46:40 Cubs 48:15 Hitter FAAB 49:00 Dalton Rushing (Playing Time Issues) 53:30 Jordan Lawlar (Playing Time Issues) 59:30 Moises Ballesteros (Big prospect, but PT issues) 1:00:30 Will Benson 1:05:40 Matthew Lugo 1:08:00 Otto Lopez 1:10:00 Player Talk 1:10:20 My god, Pete Crow-Armstrong! (.290, 12/14, 2 more extra base hits Sunday, 27 on the year) Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.