Yandy Diaz (1B - Rays)
Diaz went 3-4 and crushed 2 HR off Blake Snell Saturday. Diaz played Friday after being hit by a pitch and leaving Thursday's game and hit leadoff Saturday. Diaz has long been a fantasy head scratcher due to great underlying power metrics but relatively low actual power output. He has regularly been near the top of hard hit and exit velocity leaderboards and over the last three years we have finally seen the home runs start to appear. He hit 22 in 2023 as his career high and with 18 so far this year he looks to be in line to surpass 2023. Diaz features a solid avg and obp skill set making him suitable for the leadoff role and even had stolen 3 bases- toeing a career high.
Blake Snell (SP - Dodgers)
Snell made his third start of the year and first since April 2 against his former team Saturday going 5 innings allowing 3 ER on 5 hits. He struck out 8 and didn't walk anyone. Outside of Yandy Diaz who went 3-3 with 2 HR off of him he was basically unhittable. One of the Dodgers big offseason acquisitions, a shoulder injury shut him down in early April and has been part of the Dodgers ongoing pitching woes. Fantasy owners who have held him throughout the season are hopeful he can pitch like his former self for 2 months as he was quite good last year with a 3.12 ERA and 12.5 K/9. With Snell the story has been the same since his debut. This includes ridiculous K numbers ( 11.2 K/9- best in MLB history) low hit totals but sometimes borderline unusable command (4.1 BB/9). His high walk totals generally lead to shorter outings but playing for the Dodgers and striking guys out makes him a commodity.
Coby Mayo (1B/3B - Dodgers)
Mayo went 0-4 with 2 Ks. With the recent slew of trades Mayo seems to be on track to play consistently going forward. A .221 avg with 3 HR in 104 ABs entering Saturday's game doesn't jump off the page but getting regular playing time is something he hasn't had in a while. Mayo put up big power numbers in the minors with 29 homers in 2023 and 25 last year while hitting above .290. Splitting time between AAA and the orioles this year he had 11 home runs and is hitting in the low .220s with 79 Ks against 36 walks. At just 23 it's hard to say how his career will turn out but I like him as a grab in dynasty leagues especially if your rebuilding; his 1B /3B eligibility for this year is nice as well.
Chandler Simpson (OF - Rays)
The speedy Rays OF sat Friday and Saturday with a finger injury. Unlike many prospects Simpson minor league had essentially held up 100% true to his prospect. report. He is a good contact hitter (.297 avg, 8.9% K rate) who doesn't walk (5%) has little to no power (17% hard hit rate, 0% barrel rate) but can single handedly win you your stolen bases category in fantasy. He has swiped 32 bases in 40 which granted the success rate is a bit low but he has among the fastest spring speeds in all of baseball. He swiped 104 bases in the minors a years ago and part of his maturity is learning more about MLB pitchers to decide when not to run to cut down on those CS. Regardless if he is available in your fantasy you need to add him. If you can absorb the no power his batting avg / speed package is amazing enough to be a plug and play to flip those categories during the weekend.
Jakob Marsee (OF - Marlins)
Marsee had a strong MLB debut Friday going 1-2 with 3 walks and went 1-2 with another walk and a CS Saturday. Marsee is someone whose name I have had circled for quite a while. The 24-year old broke out in 2023 with 46 steals and more walks (98) then Ks (97) across AA and A+. He really caught my attention that offseason destroying the Arizona fall league hitting .392 with 5 hr and 16 steals. 2024 was a tough year for him as he struggled to a .176 avg in AA before being traded for Luis Arraez. For the Marlins this year he hit just .246 but hit 14 HR and stole 47 bases. His profile is super interesting. While the Ks are a bit of a problem and his average has fluctuated his combination of power/speed/on base could play well. He is someone to watch the next two months and should be a draft target in 2026 as a sleeper.
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