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There were only five games on the MLB schedule for Thursday, April 18, and a postponement made it a four-game slate. There’s still individual performances to get into though.
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I love the weekend series in baseball. Three games Friday, Saturday and Sunday, maybe take a long weekend and spend a lot of time at the ballpark when your favorite team comes to town. There’s just something about that weekend feeling and that summer feeling; it makes you feel like a kid again, right?
The NBA Play-In Tournament continued to be a success, with some tight games and plenty of buzz generated going into the real NBA Playoffs.
Ahead of the 2024 NFL Draft, you might be sipping the Kool-Aid on a few players about to have their fantasy value blown up. An easy example from last year was Atlanta’s Tyler Allgeier, who was coming off a respectable rookie campaign where he posted 1,035 rushing yards and three scores on 210 carries. Was it foreseeable that the Falcons would select Bijan Robinson? Maybe, maybe not.
There were 16 MLB games played on Wednesday, April 17 because of a doubleheader, so there’s lots of information for fantasy baseball owners to dive into.
There were 16 MLB games played on Wednesday, April 17 because of a doubleheader, so there’s lots of information for fantasy baseball owners to dive into.
The best player acquisitions in sports often come with risk. Signing a free agent pitcher to a seven-year deal with a big salary locks a team into a top-line contract while knowing that pitchers get hurt more often than any other position.
Let’s go through Thursday’s probable starters (according to MLB.com) who are widely available in fantasy leagues and have good matchups, creating streaming value. Most stats and rankings are from ESPN.
New faces are constantly making a name for themselves in the MLB. Even though they don’t have much big league experience, they can be a big help for your fantasy team.
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| Player | RATING |
|---|---|
| Christian McCaffrey SF RB | 30.72 |
| CeeDee Lamb DAL WR | 28.01 |
| Joe Mixon HOU RB | 24.45 |
| Amon-Ra St. Brown DET WR | 24.03 |
| Ja'Marr Chase CIN WR | 23.24 |
| Stefon Diggs HOU WR | 22.26 |
| Derrick Henry BAL RB | 22.21 |
| Justin Jefferson MIN WR | 21.94 |
| A.J. Brown PHI WR | 21.77 |
| Rachaad White TB RB | 21.74 |
| Travis Kelce KC TE | 21.38 |
| Breece Hall NYJ RB | 20.98 |
| Saquon Barkley PHI RB | 20.95 |
| Puka Nacua LAR WR | 20.31 |
| Austin Ekeler WAS RB | 19.36 |
| Player | RATING |
|---|---|
| Luka Doncic DAL PG | 44.63 |
| Nikola Jokic DEN C | 44.00 |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL PF | 39.10 |
| Anthony Davis LAL C | 37.00 |
| LeBron James LAL SF | 35.88 |
| Domantas Sabonis SAC C | 35.45 |
| Jalen Brunson NY PG | 34.15 |
| Joel Embiid PHI C | 33.55 |
| DeMar DeRozan CHI SF | 29.85 |
| De'Aaron Fox SAC PG | 29.65 |
| Rudy Gobert MIN C | 29.58 |
| Victor Wembanyama SA PF | 29.15 |
| Devin Booker PHO SG | 29.13 |
| Tyrese Haliburton IND PG | 28.88 |
| Bam Adebayo MIA C | 28.88 |
| Player | RATING |
|---|---|
| Ronald Acuna Jr. ATL RF | 28.90 |
| Mookie Betts LAD SS | 27.63 |
| Shohei Ohtani LAD DH | 25.88 |
| Bobby Witt Jr. KC SS | 25.77 |
| Julio Rodriguez SEA CF | 25.33 |
| Juan Soto NYY RF | 25.31 |
| Matt Olson ATL 1B | 24.93 |
| Corbin Carroll ARI RF | 24.59 |
| Freddie Freeman LAD 1B | 24.57 |
| Kyle Tucker HOU RF | 24.31 |
| Pete Alonso NYM 1B | 23.79 |
| Marcus Semien TEX 2B | 23.58 |
| Yordan Alvarez HOU LF | 23.46 |
| Adolis Garcia TEX RF | 23.30 |
| Austin Riley ATL 3B | 22.96 |
| Player | RATING |
|---|---|
| Nathan MacKinnon COL C | 20.71 |
| Nathan MacKinnon COL C | 20.71 |
| Auston Matthews TOR C | 19.00 |
| Auston Matthews TOR C | 19.00 |
| Brady Tkachuk OTT LW | 17.75 |
| Nikita Kucherov TB RW | 17.18 |
| Artemi Panarin NYR LW | 16.87 |
| Adrian Kempe LA RW | 16.85 |
| Connor McDavid EDM C | 16.82 |
| Alex Tuch BUF RW | 16.78 |
| Alex Tuch BUF RW | 16.78 |
| Mikko Rantanen COL RW | 16.77 |
| Mikko Rantanen COL RW | 16.77 |
| Kirill Kaprizov MIN LW | 16.71 |
| Jack Eichel VGK C | 16.69 |
| Player | Change |
|---|---|
| Dolphins DST MIA DST | +42.1 |
| Rondale Moore ATL WR | +27.1 |
| Derek Carr NO QB | +25.4 |
| Michael Wilson ARI WR | +22.2 |
| Chargers DST LAC DST | +22.2 |
| Alvin Kamara NO RB | +20.0 |
| Ezekiel Elliott RB | +19.5 |
| Daniel Jones NYG QB | +19.1 |
| Pat Freiermuth PIT TE | +17.3 |
| Zack Moss CIN RB | +16.7 |
| Rashid Shaheed NO WR | +15.9 |
| Jonnu Smith MIA TE | +15.8 |
| Chuba Hubbard CAR RB | +15.8 |
| Daniel Carlson LV K | +15.8 |
| Eagles DST PHI DST | +14.6 |
| Player | Change |
|---|---|
| Malcolm Brogdon POR SG | +9.4 |
| Donovan Mitchell CLE SG | +8.6 |
| Spencer Dinwiddie LAL PG | +8.6 |
| Devin Vassell SA SG | +7.5 |
| Jabari Walker POR PF | +7.4 |
| Deni Avdija WAS SF | +7.0 |
| Markelle Fultz ORL PG | +6.8 |
| Jordan Clarkson UTA SG | +6.6 |
| Tyler Herro MIA SG | +6.5 |
| Nicolas Batum PHI PF | +6.3 |
| Jalen Suggs ORL SG | +6.1 |
| T.J. McConnell IND PG | +5.6 |
| Justin Champagnie WAS SG | +5.4 |
| Jakob Poeltl TOR C | +4.9 |
| Jonathan Isaac ORL PF | +4.7 |
| Player | Change |
|---|---|
| Ryan O'Hearn BAL 1B | +17.7 |
| Amed Rosario TB SS | +13.9 |
| Ryan O'Hearn BAL 1B | +12.8 |
| Kirby Yates TEX RP | +10.9 |
| Daulton Varsho TOR LF | +10.3 |
| Nick Lodolo CIN SP | +10.3 |
| Hunter Harvey WAS RP | +9.0 |
| Jesse Winker WAS DH | +9.0 |
| Clarke Schmidt NYY SP | +8.8 |
| Lane Thomas WAS RF | +8.5 |
| Spencer Turnbull PHI SP | +8.0 |
| Jameson Taillon CHC SP | +7.9 |
| Paul Skenes PIT SP | +7.9 |
| Kerry Carpenter DET RF | +7.1 |
| Triston McKenzie CLE SP | +6.6 |
| Player | Change |
|---|---|
| Fabian Zetterlund SJ LW | +9.6 |
| Jaccob Slavin CAR D | +9.3 |
| Tyler Seguin DAL C | +8.7 |
| Connor Ingram ARI G | +8.1 |
| Elvis Merzlikins CBJ G | +8.0 |
| Carter Hart PHI G | +7.7 |
| Nino Niederreiter WPG RW | +7.6 |
| Jaden Schwartz SEA C | +7.2 |
| Nick Seeler PHI D | +6.5 |
| Arber Xhekaj MON D | +6.3 |
| Charlie Lindgren WAS G | +6.2 |
| Jared Spurgeon MIN D | +5.8 |
| Mikey Anderson LA D | +5.8 |
| Ilya Sorokin NYI G | +5.6 |
| Filip Hronek VAN D | +5.5 |
