John Means- P- BAL- Hot- Means had a stellar injury-delayed 2024 MLB debut. He tossed 7 shutout IPs, allowing just 3 hits, walking no one, and striking out 8. He had an inconsistent rehab record but did the same 7 shutout IPs with 8 Ks in his last outing before being activated. At this point, Means looks like he's picking up where he left off in his last starts of 2023, when he showed some solid results when coming back from Tommy John surgery.
Pablo Lopez- P- MIN- Hot- Lopez continued his pattern of 1 good start followed by 2 poor ones by tossing a quality start after giving up at least 3 runs in no more than 5 IP in his previous 2 outings. He has had poor luck this season, with a 65.4% LOB% and an xFIP of 2.85 well below his 4.30 ERA. Lopez has maintained his velocity and his K/9 of 10.75 along with his BB/9 of 1.91 are solid. His chase rate of 31.3% and SwStr% of 13.7% don't warrant his ERA. Lopes is a prime candidate to see positive regression.
Matt Vierling- OF- DET- Stats- After going 2-for-4 with a triple yesterday Vierling is slashing .289/.316/.467. He has already hit 3 homers in 95 PAs and is on his way his preseason projection of 15 for the season. Vierling's EV is at 93.4 and his HardHit% is 49.3%. Those are both better than his 2023 numbers, when he hit 10 homers in 530 PAs. Vierling's average has been supported with a .348 BABIP, but he added 20 points of BABIP yesterday. Last year he had a .321 BABIP so he may finish higher than his projected .266 average when all is said and done.
Christian Scott- P- NYM- Rookie- Despite not being involved in the decision, Scott had a successful MLB debut last night. He allowed 1 run on 5 hits and a walk while striking out 6 in 6.2 IP. At AAA Syracuse this season Scott posted a 3.20 ERA, 12.79 K/9, and 2.13 BB/9. He did get touched by the long ball, allowing 7 homers in 25.1 IPs. Scott has an effective four-seam fastball, slider, and change up that are expected to miss bats. He is the Mets top pitching prospect and may get a good look at the very least.
Nathaniel Lowe- 1B- TEX- Hot- Lowe has been red hot since his injury-delayed start to the 2024 season. After going 4-for-6 with a double, 2 runs, and 2 RBI Lowe is slashing .333/.418/.458 in 55 PAs. He is due for some negative regression. Lowe has been enjoying a .395 BABIP and only 4 of his 16 hits have gone for extra bases, 1 a homer. With a solid 12.7% BB% and 16.4% K% he has gotten the most from his good luck. Lowe's 86.3 EV and 33.3% HardHit% are not good enough to get him to the homer rate where he hit 27 in 2022 or maybe even the 17 from 2023.
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