We have some potential must add players and the drop ometer next on fantasy baseball to date in five.
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Today is Wednesday, September 8th.
I am Frank Stanfill, joined by Scott White and a few names we spoke on the
full length podcast about include Alejandro
Kirk and Jake Odorizzi. Let's start with Kirk,
a double Dong on Tuesday.
Back to back three hit games.
He puts the ball in play,
hits the ball really hard,
really strong offense with the Blue Jays.
He's 19%. Mustard, Scott I see names like Sean Murphy,
Yadier Molina, Christian Vazquez still rostered in 75%
or more of CBS leagues.
Is that a move that you'd be looking to
make? Yeah, I don't see any reason to hold onto any of those three over somebody like Kirk.
Who's who's playing a lot more regularly for the Blue Jays now he actually got a start at DH on Tuesday,
but he's been playing plenty of catcher recently too and and delivering on the production in addition to the three hit two Homer game on Tuesday at three hits,
a home run into double on Monday is up to seven home runs at 124 at bats is also batting 290.
I mean, we knew he had contact skills.
I was something we saw throughout his minor league career.
But Even so, his strikeout rate would be.
I think it would be sixth among qualifiers if he had that many at bats.
So to see him continuing to do that while also contributing this kind of power production,
you mentioned that already hits the ball.
You know 92 miles per hours exit,
lot average exit velocity. Very impressive stuff,
so I think I think Kirk at 22 might be breaking through here.
The other name who might be a must add is Jake Odorizzi,
who went up against the Mariners 5 innings,
two runs, three strikeouts, nothing crazy there.
He has allowed two earned runs or less in four straight starts,
but as of now it looks like he is projected to face the Diamondbacks and the Rangers next week in the two Star Week and Jake Odorizzi is 68%
rostered so I don't know if the pitcher Scott,
but I do love those matchups.
Right, and that's kind of what you have to consider when you're playing the waiver wire this time of year.
You know you can't, just you can't make it all about ability and OK.
Maybe this ability will pay off at some point down the line.
If I invest in the the right talent.
Older is he's been around a long time.
He's a limited picture, you know.
Four starts last four starts as good as they are,
none of them 6 innings and you know ER as well over 4 on the year.
The experts even worse. So I don't really trust the pictures.
But on the role he's on right now with the kind of matchups he's looking forward to next week in a two start week.
I think it makes a lot of sense to to pick him up and and ride the hot hand when you're not having to think.
You know you're you're basically just playing it week to week at this point this season.
Do
these pictures matter? Eric Lauer.
Back to back seven ending starts against the Giants and the Phillies,
he's 24% rostered AJ Alexy,
a prospect for the Rangers 6 shutout innings on Monday with seven strikeouts and Louise Heel is making his return to the New York Yankees to start on Wednesday.
He's gone 15 and 2/3 scoreless innings this season with 18 strikeouts.
Scott, how would you rank those three pitchers?
Lauer, Alexi Louise heal.
Will availability is is the most important thing this time of year.
Obviously if they're not helping you immediately,
they're not particularly useful, and you know they they have to.
They have to be making regular turns to be.
To be able to help you immediately so he'll was the one I worry about their him not having enough opportunities.
I I don't know exactly what the Yankees are planning to do with them.
If it's just one and done,
they're giving everybody else a day off.
If he's gonna replace Nestor Cortes,
I kind of doubt that.
Or if it depends on how he performs,
and they might go six man if he has a good start.
I don't know, but I.
If he, if he's shaky on Wednesday and or the Yankees send it back down right afterward that you have your answer so he would be last for me.
Eric Lauer is another picture I I trust.
The ability even less for him than I do for Odorizzi.
But a good matchup at Detroit next week.
Coming off back to back seven inning starts.
I could see how he might be useful.
The one I'm most excited about is AJ Alexi because he has the opportunity for the Rangers and I think he has the ability of 160 sixty RA 102.
Whip and well over strike up or running in the minors this year.
3 distinct pitches. UM only problem for him is he's scheduled to face the Astros next time out.
If if if he if if the turns continue to line up so I I don't know that you could use them then,
but if he does perform well against the Astros,
maybe AJ Alexa will be somebody useful for the last two weeks of the season.
Let's quickly wrap up with the drop ometer 10 on.
This means you could drop this player everywhere one you probably want to hold on.
Eduardo Rodriguez, three and 2/3 six runs allowed against the Tampa Bay Rays.
However, it looks like he's in line to face the Orioles in the Mariners next week.
88% roster. It's got. What do we do with the
rod? I want to go 10 because of how inconsistent he's been,
but I gotta go five with those two matchups.
How about Tarek Schuebel on Monday he only went three innings,
only threw 50 pitches. He's been pretty good recently,
but if he's being limited this much,
we can't really trust him.
He's
77% roster. Yeah, I'll go sticks for him.
Last name I'll give you here.
Zach Gallant was up against the Texas Rangers 6 and 2/3 three runs,
eight strikeouts, velocity down across the board looks like next week he's at the Dodgers and at the Astros.
Yeah, I still don't trust that he's entirely healthy.
Those matchups are rough. I'm going to go for,
though, because I wouldn't want somebody else to pick him up and beat you with him
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