It’s virtually impossible to see some things coming, but by preplanning for each and every week of the Fantasy Baseball season, you can often get a jump on the trends that are brewing around the league. Let’s take a look at how the upcoming week of the MLB campaign is shaping up.
MLB Schedule Breakdown
TEAM | # GAMES | HOME | AWAY | OPPONENTS |
Braves | 6 | 3 | 3 | at NYM (3), vs.SF (3) |
Marlins | 6 | 3 | 3 | vs.PHI (3), at CIN (3) |
Mets | 6 | 6 | 0 | vs.ATL (3), vs.COL (3) |
Phillies | 6 | 0 | 6 | at MIA (3), at WSH (3) |
Nationals | 7 | 7 | 0 | vs.PIT (4), vs.PHI (3) |
Cubs | 6 | 3 | 3 | vs.COL (3), at STL (3) |
Reds | 6 | 6 | 0 | vs.MIL (3), vs.MIA (3) |
Brewers | 7 | 7 | 0 | vs.STL (3), vs.CHC (4) |
Pirates | 7 | 0 | 7 | at WSH (4), at MIL (3) |
Cardinals | 5 | 5 | 0 | vs.CWS (2), vs.CHC (3) |
Diamondbacks | 7 | 7 | 0 | vs.LAD (4), vs.HOU (3) |
Rockies | 6 | 0 | 6 | at CHC (3), at NYM (3) |
Dodgers | 7 | 0 | 7 | at ARI (4), at SD (3) |
Padres | 6 | 3 | 3 | at SF (3), vs.LAD (3) |
Giants | 6 | 3 | 3 | vs.SD (3), at ATL (3) |
Orioles | 6 | 0 | 6 | at LAA (3), at OAK (3) |
Red Sox | 7 | 3 | 4 | vs.KC (3), at TEX (4) |
Yankees | 7 | 3 | 4 | at HOU (4), vs.CLE (3) |
Rays | 6 | 3 | 3 | at DET (3), vs.TOR (3) |
Blue Jays | 8 | 0 | 8 | at MIN (3), at CLE (2), at TB (3) |
White Sox | 6 | 4 | 2 | at STL (2), vs.MIN (4) |
Indians | 8 | 5 | 3 | vs.TEX (3), vs.TOR (2), at NYY (3) |
Tigers | 7 | 3 | 4 | vs.TB (3), at KC (4) |
Royals | 7 | 4 | 3 | at BOS (3), vs.DET (4) |
Twins | 7 | 3 | 4 | vs.TOR (3), at CWS (4) |
Astros | 7 | 4 | 3 | vs.NYY (4), at ARI (3) |
Angels | 6 | 3 | 3 | vs.BAL (3), at SEA (3) |
Athletics | 6 | 3 | 3 | at SEA (3), vs.BAL (3) |
Mariners | 6 | 6 | 0 | vs.OAK (3), vs.LAA (3) |
Rangers | 7 | 4 | 3 | at CLE (3), vs.BOS (4) |
Who’s Hot
Ronald Acuna (OF, ATL)
Didi Gregorius (SS, NYY)
Ryon Healy (1B, SEA)
Ozzie Albies (2B, ATL)
Wilson Ramos (C, TB)
Who’s Not
Matt Carpenter (1B/2B/3B, STL)
Anthony Rizzo (1B, CHC)
Kole Calhoun (OF, LAA)
Billy Hamilton (OF, CIN)
Christian Yelich (OF, MIL)
Interleague Outlook
AWAY TEAM | HOME TEAM | GAMES | DH? | Player(s) Impacted |
Astros | Diamondbacks | 3 | No | Evan Gattis |
White Sox | Cardinals | 2 | No | Matt Davidson, Yolmer Sanchez |
Top-25 SP Rankings
Rank | Pitcher | Game 1 | Game 2 |
1 | Max Scherzer | vs. Pirates | vs. Phillies |
2 | Chris Sale | vs. Royals | @Rangers |
3 | Patrick Corbin | vs. Dodgers | |
4 | Corey Kluber | vs. Rangers | |
5 | Justin Verlander | vs. Yankees | @Diamondbacks |
6 | Clayton Kershaw | @Diamondbacks | @Padres |
7 | Noah Syndergaard | vs. Braves | vs. Rockies |
8 | Carlos Martinez | vs. White Sox | |
9 | Gerrit Cole | @Diamondbacks | |
10 | Jacob deGrom | vs. Braves | |
11 | Jake Arrieta | @Marlins | @Nationals |
12 | Blake Snell | @Tigers | |
13 | Luis Severino | @Astros | |
14 | Sean Manaea | @Mariners | |
15 | Trevor Bauer | vs. Rangers | @Yankees |
16 | Rick Porcello | @Rangers | |
17 | Aaron Nola | @Marlins | |
18 | Johnny Cueto | @Braves | |
19 | Stephen Strasburg | vs. Pirates | |
20 | Lance McCullers | vs. Yankees | |
21 | James Paxton | vs. Athletics | |
22 | Eduardo Rodriguez | vs. Royals | @Rangers |
23 | Charlie Morton | vs. Yankees | @Diamondbacks |
24 | Carlos Carrasco | vs. Blue Jays | |
25 | Dylan Bundy | @Angels |
On the Rise
Jake Arrieta (SP #11, PHI)
Eduardo Rodríguez (SP #22, BOS)
On the Decline
Stephen Strasburg (SP #19, WSH)
Dylan Bundy (SP #25, BAL)
SP Rankings 26-50
Rank | Pitcher | Game 1 | Game 2 |
26 | J.A. Happ | @Rays | |
27 | Masahiro Tanaka | @Astros | |
28 | Jon Lester | vs. Rockies | @Cardinals |
29 | Aaron Sanchez | @Twins | @Rays |
30 | Gio Gonzalez | vs. Phillies | |
31 | Jose Berrios | @White Sox | |
32 | Mike Clevinger | vs. Rangers | @Yankees |
33 | Zack Greinke | vs. Dodgers | vs. Astros |
34 | Yu Darvish | vs. Rockies | |
35 | Michael Fulmer | vs. Rays | |
36 | Mike Foltynewicz | @Mets | |
37 | Michael Wacha | vs. White Sox | vs. Cubs |
38 | Tanner Roark | vs. Pirates | vs. Phillies |
39 | Kyle Gibson | vs. Blue Jays | @White Sox |
40 | Tyson Ross | @Giants | |
41 | Hyun-Jin Ryu | @Diamondbacks | |
42 | Chris Archer | @Tigers | |
43 | Miles Mikolas | vs. Cubs | |
44 | Kevin Gausman | @Athletics | |
45 | Kyle Hendricks | vs. Rockies | |
46 | Sean Newcomb | @Mets | vs. Giants |
47 | Nick Pivetta | @Nationals | |
48 | Reynaldo Lopez | vs. Twins | |
49 | Jose Quintana | @Cardinals | |
50 | Brandon McCarthy | vs. Giants |
On the Rise
J.A. Happ (SP #26, TOR)
Michael Wacha (SP #37, STL)
On the Decline
José Berrios (SP #31, MIN)
Zack Greinke (SP #33, ARI)
SP Rankings 51-75
Rank | Pitcher | Game 1 | Game 2 |
51 | David Price | @Rangers | |
52 | Zack Godley | vs. Dodgers | |
53 | Tyler Mahle | vs. Marlins | |
54 | Felix Hernandez | vs. Athletics | vs. Angels |
55 | Joey Lucchesi | vs. Dodgers | |
56 | Tyler Chatwood | @Cardinals | |
57 | Chase Anderson | @Reds | |
58 | Jon Gray | @Cubs | |
59 | Trevor Cahill | vs. Orioles | |
60 | Andrew Triggs | @Mariners | vs. Orioles |
61 | Trevor Williams | @Brewers | |
62 | Alex Wood | @Diamondbacks | |
63 | Tyler Skaggs | @Mariners | |
64 | Dallas Keuchel | vs. Yankees | |
65 | Jacob Faria | @Tigers | vs. Blue Jays |
66 | Garrett Richards | @Mariners | |
67 | Junior Guerra | vs. Pirates | |
68 | Caleb Smith | @Reds | |
69 | Luke Weaver | vs. Cubs | |
70 | Drew Pomeranz | vs. Royals | |
71 | Ivan Nova | @Nationals | |
72 | Zack Wheeler | vs. Rockies | |
73 | Jarlin Garcia | vs. Phillies | |
74 | Marco Gonzales | vs. Angels | |
75 | Chad Bettis | @Mets |
On the Rise
Tyler Mahle (SP #53, CIN)
Caleb Smith (SP #68, MIA)
On the Decline
Alex Wood (SP #62, LAD)
Garrett Richards (SP #66, LAA)
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