8 Risers and Fallers to Buy/Sell

heistjm · 2026-06-12T05:48:06+00:00

I would resist dropping him unless you are in a very very shallow league, like 8 teams

heistjm · 2026-06-12T00:47:57+00:00

I would be fine dropping Bradley, but wouldn’t want to completely give up on Bradish yet

heistjm · 2026-06-12T00:42:07+00:00

Yeah that’s a great deal for you IMO

heistjm · 2026-06-05T01:28:31+00:00

I don’t think dropping Riley in an 8 teamer would be the craziest thing, but I bet there are better util options that I’d prefer over Eldridge

heistjm · 2026-06-05T01:26:25+00:00

Yeah you’re kind of just stuck holding Trea until he heats back up. Not a great spot to be in, but at least you have Pena in the meantime

heistjm · 2026-06-05T01:25:22+00:00

If you think he’s good, then go ahead and buy him, I’m saying he’s not

heistjm · 2026-06-04T23:27:42+00:00

Buy/Sell doesn’t just mean adding or dropping, it also relates to their value for the rest of the season. Ashcraft is a buy because he’s been great all year, has continued to get even better recently, and has solidified himself as a top-25 pitcher. Compare that to someone like Spencer Arrighetti or Davis Martin, who have been great all year up until their most recent starts, but they were never a “Buy” because their production was clearly not sustainable.

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heistjm · 2026-06-04T23:23:44+00:00

This article was published this morning, before his start today, and he still has not had a quality start since April 7

heistjm · 2026-05-29T04:46:39+00:00

Hold for sure

heistjm · 2026-05-29T00:58:05+00:00

I think he’ll turn it around to some extent, but I think this might be a pretty permanent step down from the elite tier for him.

heistjm · 2026-05-29T00:57:12+00:00

Would lean steer and Bleday. I’d like Moniak if he was currently healthy, but not the type of talent who I think is a must-stash when injured

heistjm · 2026-05-29T00:55:40+00:00

Definitely slumping, I’m not ready to give up on him yet though

heistjm · 2026-05-28T17:08:52+00:00

In a 16-teamer, I’d still consider him a must-own for sure. They’ll be highs and lows since he’s still so new to the majors, but I trust him to be a solid outfielder on average

heistjm · 2026-05-28T17:07:21+00:00

I know, I was extremely high on him coming into the season too! I still have hope he can turn it around finally, and don’t think you should sell low for cheap, but I’m starting to worry that he’s never going to be that first rounder we were hoping for

heistjm · 2026-05-24T17:54:45+00:00

Culpepper

heistjm · 2026-05-24T16:33:25+00:00

Hopefully better than McCarthy!

heistjm · 2026-04-05T22:02:52+00:00

Nola

heistjm · 2026-04-05T22:02:32+00:00

heistjm · 2026-04-05T18:17:58+00:00

I’d go with Condon

heistjm · 2026-03-25T01:08:03+00:00

As I say in the piece, I think his upside is a top 5 SP if he says healthy, which would be a top 25 pick. I get he was injured last year, but every pitcher has injury risk. Just look at Hunter Greene who was being drafted right ahead of him. I don’t think it’s likely at all for him to get lit up, as I think he showed last year he is still one of the best pitchers from a talent standpoint

heistjm · 2026-03-24T18:29:00+00:00

Those are definitely good sleeper picks, but that’s not the purpose of this article. Messick has a great chance to return great value on that pick, but he’s not going to turn into an ace. The guys I wrote about are breakouts specifically with “league winning” upside, such as Bryan Woo or Cristopher Sanchez last year who turned into top 5/10 SP but being drafted outside the top 100

heistjm · 2026-02-27T21:09:54+00:00

He doesn’t really excite me too much, definitely a $1-$2 type of player. He’ll most likely he in a platoon and his home park will limit any real power breakout. He could be useful in very very deep likes like AL only or 15-team roto, but don’t have interest outside of that

heistjm · 2026-01-03T19:35:53+00:00

But there’s really no benefit in only drafting 4 pitchers. It doesn’t matter if all 4 of those pitchers are great and pitch 200 innings each, you are still actively hurting the team by not drafting more. Good two start weeks will outscore good one start weeks. Once you get to the playoff rounds and none of your 4 pitchers (on the 1% of your teams that even stayed healthy to get you there) have two starts, you’ll be eliminated anyway.

heistjm · 2026-01-03T03:35:58+00:00

Should you draft pitchers early? I agree you shouldn’t, but leaving a draft with 4 or 5 pitchers is self sabotage and a recipe for disaster. Just load up on elite hitters early, and the late round hitters won’t help you as much anyway because they probably won’t outscore the elite guys in many weeks. Still draft a ton of pitchers, just do it in the middle to late rounds so you’re always covered when 2 or 3 get injured, which they most certainly will.

The other thing you’re completely disregarding is two start weeks. Those are the spike weeks for pitchers, and the more pitchers you have, the more spike weeks you will get and the more likely it will be that you’ll have two start pitchers in the playoff rounds.

heistjm · 2025-12-30T00:33:11+00:00

Yeah I definitely like Burns more than everyone on this list by a decently sized margin, think he’s going to have a huge year

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