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

8

8

0

vs MIA (4), vs COL (4)

Marlins

7

0

7

at ATL (4), at WSH (3)

Mets

8

0

8

at NYY (1), at BAL (2), at PHI (5)

Phillies

7

7

0

vs BOS (2), vs NYM (5)

Nationals

7

3

4

at STL (4), vs MIA (3)

Cubs

6

2

4

vs MIL (2), at PIT (4)

Reds

6

6

0

vs CLE (3), vs SF (3)

Brewers

5

0

5

at CHC (2), at STL (3)

Pirates

6

4

2

at MIN (2), vs CHC (4)

Cardinals

7

7

0

vs WSH (4), vs MIL (3)

Diamondbacks

6

0

6

at TEX (2), at SD (4)

Rockies

6

0

6

at HOU (2), at ATL (4)

Dodgers

6

3

3

vs SF (3), at SEA (3)

Padres

7

7

0

vs LAA (3), vs ARI (4)

Giants

6

0

6

at LAD (3), at CIN (3)

Orioles

5

2

3

vs NYM (2), at CLE (3)

Red Sox

5

3

2

at PHI (2), vs TB (3)

Yankees

7

7

0

vs NYM (1), vs TB (3), vs TOR (3)

Rays

6

0

6

at NYY (3), at BOS (3)

Blue Jays

7

0

7

at KC (4), at NYY (3)

White Sox

6

3

3

at DET (3), vs KC (3)

Indians

6

3

3

at CIN (3), vs BAL (3)

Tigers

7

3

4

vs CWS (3), at MIN (4)

Royals

7

4

3

vs TOR (4), at CWS (3)

Twins

6

6

0

vs PIT (2), vs DET (4)

Astros

5

2

3

vs COL (2), at OAK (3)

Angels

7

0

7

at SD (3), at TEX (4)

Athletics

6

6

0

vs SEA (3), vs HOU (3)

Mariners

6

3

3

at OAK (3), vs LAD (3)

Rangers

6

6

0

vs ARI (2), vs LAA (4)

 

Who’s Hot

Nick Markakis (OF, ATL)

Ronald Acuna (OF, ATL)

J.D. Martínez (OF, BOS)

Khris Davis (OF, OAK)

Giancarlo Stanton (OF, NYY)

 

Who’s Not

Yuli Gurriel (1B/2B/3B, HOU)

Jake Bauers (1B/OF, TB)

Dee Gordon (2B/OF, SEA)

Odubel Herrera (OF, PHI)

Matt Kemp (OF, LAD)

 

Interleague Outlook

AWAY TEAM

HOME TEAM

GAMES

DH?

Player(s) Impacted

Diamondbacks

Rangers

2

Yes

Daniel Descalso

Mets

Yankees

1

Yes

José Reyes

Mets

Orioles

2

Yes

José Reyes

Red Sox

Phillies

2

No

Jackie Bradley Jr.

Indians

Reds

3

No

Edwin Encarnación , Yonder Alonso

Rockies

Astros

2

Yes

Gerardo Parra

Angels

Padres

3

No

Shohei Ohtani

Dodgers

Mariners

3

Yes

Kiké Hernández

Pirates

Twins

2

Yes

Adam Frazier

 

Top-25 SP Rankings

Rank

Pitcher

Game 1

Game 2

1

Zack Greinke

@Rangers

@Padres

2

Jacob deGrom

@Yankees

@Phillies

3

Clayton Kershaw

vs. Giants

@Mariners

4

Chris Sale

vs. Rays

 

5

Max Scherzer

vs. Marlins

 

6

Trevor Bauer

vs. Orioles

 

7

Luis Severino

vs. Mets

vs. Blue Jays

8

Justin Verlander

vs. Rockies

@Athletics

9

Aaron Nola

vs. Mets

 

10

Carlos Carrasco

vs. Orioles

 

11

David Price

vs. Rays

 

12

Mike Foltynewicz

vs. Marlins

vs. Rockies

13

Gerrit Cole

vs. Rockies

 

14

Corey Kluber

@Reds

 

15

J.A. Happ

vs. Rays

vs. Blue Jays

16

Madison Bumgarner

@Dodgers

@Reds

17

Patrick Corbin

@Rangers

 

18

Charlie Morton

@Athletics

 

19

Mike Clevinger

@Reds

vs. Orioles

20

Rich Hill

@Mariners

 

21

James Paxton

@Athletics

 

22

Blake Snell

@Yankees

 

23

Miles Mikolas

vs. Nationals

vs. Brewers

24

Carlos Rodon

@Tigers

 

25

Walker Buehler

@Mariners

 

On the Rise

David Price (SP #11, BOS)

Walker Buehler (SP #25, LAD)

 

On the Decline

Justin Verlander (SP #8, HOU)

Corey Kluber (SP #14, CLE)

 

SP Rankings 26-50

Rank

Pitcher

Game 1

Game 2

26

Zack Godley

@Padres

 

27

Zack Wheeler

@Orioles

 

28

Jack Flaherty

vs. Nationals

 

29

Jameson Taillon

@Twins

vs. Cubs

30

Robbie Ray

@Padres

 

31

Noah Syndergaard

@Phillies

 

32

Jake Arrieta

vs. Mets

 

33

Dereck Rodriguez

@Reds

 

34

Anibal Sánchez

vs. Marlins

vs. Rockies

35

Andrew Heaney

@Padres

@Rangers

36

Nick Pivetta

vs. Red Sox

vs. Mets

37

German Marquez

@Astros

@Braves

38

Sean Newcomb

vs. Rockies

 

39

José Berrios

vs. Pirates

 

40

Tanner Roark

@Cardinals

 

41

Trevor Cahill

vs. Astros

 

42

Cole Hamels

@Pirates

 

43

Ross Stripling

vs. Giants

 

44

Dallas Keuchel

@Athletics

 

45

Clay Buchholz

@Padres

 

46

Kyle Gibson

vs. Tigers

 

47

Kevin Gausman

vs. Marlins

 

48

Lance Lynn

vs. Rays

 

49

Alex Wood

vs. Giants

 

50

Zach Eflin

vs. Mets

 

On the Rise

Zack Godley (SP #26, ARI)

Kevin Gausman (SP #47, ATL)

 

On the Decline

Andrew Heaney (SP #35, LAA)

José Berrios (SP #39, MIN)

 

SP Rankings 51-75

Rank

Pitcher

Game 1

Game 2

51

Kyle Freeland

@Braves

 

52

Nathan Eovaldi

vs. Rays

 

53

Gio González

@Cardinals

vs. Marlins

54

Marco Gonzales

@Athletics

vs. Dodgers

55

José Quintana

vs. Brewers

@Pirates

56

Mike Fiers

vs. Mariners

 

57

Jon Gray

@Braves

 

58

Shane Bieber

@Reds

 

59

Masahiro Tanaka

vs. Rays

 

60

Edwin Jackson

vs. Astros

 

61

Reynaldo López

@Tigers

vs. Royals

62

Jaime Barria

@Padres

@Rangers

63

Sean Manaea

vs. Mariners

vs. Astros

64

Julio Teherán

vs. Rockies

 

65

Rick Porcello

@Phillies

 

66

C.C. Sabathia

vs. Blue Jays

 

67

Trevor Richards

@Braves

 

68

Trevor Williams

vs. Cubs

 

69

Wade LeBlanc

vs. Dodgers

 

70

Luis Castillo

vs. Giants

 

71

Joe Musgrove

vs. Cubs

 

72

Derek Holland

@Dodgers

 

73

Ryan Borucki

@Royals

@Yankees

74

Kyle Hendricks

vs.Brewers

 

75

Mike Leake

@Athletics

 

On the Rise

Mike Fiers (SP #56, OAK)

Shane Bieber (SP #58, CLE)

 

On the Decline

Masahiro Tanaka (SP #59, NYY)

Rick Porcello (SP #65, BOS)

 

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