LeBron James
NBA - SF - LAL
Daulton Varsho
MLB - LF - TOR
MLB Daulton Varsho
Jared Goff
NFL - QB - DET
Bob Melvin
MLB - HC - SF
A good late-round sleeper in your fantasy football draft can be the difference between mediocre and great teams.
Important dates on the NFL calendar tell us things about teams’ plans for the current season. The big moves on the first day of free agency by the Las Vegas Raiders proved they are going for the playoffs, not rebuilding in any way.
It’s a big day in starting pitching because Pirates’ prospect Paul Skenes, the first pick in last year’s draft, is making his big-league debut. Skenes isn’t a streamer both because he’s owned in too many leagues and because his opponent, the Cubs, have a good lineup.
The NFL Draft is in the books, meaning we are that much closer to the NFL season and fantasy football!
The NFL Draft is in the books, meaning we are that much closer to the NFL season and fantasy football!
The NFL Draft is in the books, meaning we are that much closer to the NFL season and fantasy football!
We already covered some potential fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups earlier in the week, but things change quickly in the MLB, so it’s time to discuss some more options going into the weekend.
There were just seven MLB games played on Thursday, May 9, so we’ll cover all of the top performances in this story instead of breaking things up into pitching and hitting stories like we typically do.
It’s getting to be the time that most people are spending their weekends outside rather than watching baseball religiously. There are die-hards, sure, but it’s only going to get harder to follow the daily happenings of Major League Baseball.
A couple teams have hit 40 games played for the season, and several others are about to reach that milestone. With about a quarter of the season in the books, I thought it’d be fun to take a look at some of the MLB leaders in various stats and then determine whether or not they could keep things rolling as the season moves along.
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| Player | RATING |
|---|---|
| Christian McCaffrey SF RB | 32.22 |
| CeeDee Lamb DAL WR | 28.01 |
| Travis Kelce KC TE | 22.87 |
| Travis Etienne JAC RB | 22.40 |
| Davante Adams LV WR | 22.25 |
| Derrick Henry BAL RB | 22.13 |
| Rachaad White TB RB | 21.82 |
| Breece Hall NYJ RB | 21.36 |
| Saquon Barkley PHI RB | 21.10 |
| Tony Pollard TEN RB | 20.74 |
| Jahmyr Gibbs DET RB | 20.74 |
| Puka Nacua LAR WR | 19.71 |
| Austin Ekeler WAS RB | 19.58 |
| Raheem Mostert MIA RB | 18.88 |
| Josh Jacobs GB RB | 18.87 |
| Player | RATING |
|---|---|
| Nikola Jokic DEN C | 42.78 |
| Luka Doncic DAL PG | 40.23 |
| Anthony Davis LAL C | 35.15 |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander OKC PG | 34.13 |
| Joel Embiid PHI C | 33.85 |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL PF | 33.70 |
| Domantas Sabonis SAC C | 33.45 |
| Anthony Edwards MIN SG | 33.20 |
| LeBron James LAL SF | 32.90 |
| Jalen Brunson NY PG | 32.30 |
| Jayson Tatum BOS SF | 30.73 |
| Tyrese Maxey PHI PG | 30.30 |
| Bam Adebayo MIA C | 28.78 |
| Tyrese Haliburton IND PG | 28.50 |
| Donovan Mitchell CLE SG | 28.18 |
| Player | RATING |
|---|---|
| Mookie Betts LAD SS | 28.80 |
| Shohei Ohtani LAD DH | 28.40 |
| Kyle Tucker HOU RF | 25.73 |
| Juan Soto NYY RF | 25.53 |
| Ronald Acuna Jr. ATL RF | 25.53 |
| William Contreras MIL C | 24.61 |
| Bobby Witt Jr. KC SS | 24.54 |
| Marcell Ozuna ATL DH | 23.84 |
| Julio Rodriguez SEA CF | 23.36 |
| Freddie Freeman LAD 1B | 22.82 |
| Pete Alonso NYM 1B | 22.54 |
| Marcus Semien TEX 2B | 22.30 |
| Gunnar Henderson BAL SS | 22.21 |
| Jose Ramirez CLE 3B | 21.97 |
| Adolis Garcia TEX RF | 21.94 |
| Player | RATING |
|---|---|
| Mikko Rantanen COL RW | 22.42 |
| David Pastrnak BOS RW | 22.35 |
| Leon Draisaitl EDM C | 21.08 |
| Nathan MacKinnon COL C | 20.14 |
| Matthew Tkachuk FLA LW | 19.88 |
| Connor McDavid EDM C | 19.20 |
| Zach Hyman EDM LW | 18.67 |
| Brad Marchand BOS LW | 18.33 |
| Jake Guentzel CAR LW | 17.79 |
| Aleksander Barkov FLA C | 17.53 |
| Artemi Panarin NYR LW | 17.44 |
| Vincent Trocheck NYR C | 17.37 |
| Cale Makar COL D | 17.27 |
| Evan Bouchard EDM D | 17.22 |
| Sam Reinhart FLA C | 16.97 |
| Player | Change |
|---|---|
| Raiders DST LV DST | +100.0 |
| Cornelius Johnson LAC WR | +100.0 |
| Hunter Henry NE TE | +100.0 |
| Joshua Palmer LAC WR | +100.0 |
| Jason Sanders MIA K | +50.0 |
| Mike Badgley DET K | +50.0 |
| Trey McBride ARI TE | +50.0 |
| Caleb Williams CHI QB | +50.0 |
| Jets DST NYJ DST | +0.0 |
| Marquise Brown KC WR | +0.0 |
| Saquon Barkley PHI RB | +0.0 |
| Zay Jones ARI WR | +0.0 |
| Bills DST BUF DST | +0.0 |
| Curtis Samuel BUF WR | +0.0 |
| Garrett Wilson NYJ WR | +0.0 |
| Player | Change |
|---|---|
| Julius Randle NY PF | +36.4 |
| Grayson Allen PHO SF | +28.3 |
| Jerami Grant POR PF | +27.3 |
| Walker Kessler UTA C | +20.5 |
| Deandre Ayton POR C | +20.0 |
| Chet Holmgren OKC C | +20.0 |
| Klay Thompson GS SG | +20.0 |
| Keldon Johnson SA SF | +19.7 |
| Zach Collins SA C | +19.4 |
| OG Anunoby NY SF | +18.9 |
| Lauri Markkanen UTA PF | +18.9 |
| Max Strus CLE SG | +18.9 |
| Anfernee Simons POR SG | +18.9 |
| Pascal Siakam IND PF | +18.2 |
| Bam Adebayo MIA C | +18.2 |
| Player | Change |
|---|---|
| Trevor Williams WAS SP | +22.8 |
| Eddie Rosario WAS LF | +15.8 |
| Abraham Toro OAK 3B | +12.6 |
| Matt Manning DET SP | +11.3 |
| Cristopher Sanchez PHI SP | +9.9 |
| Colin Rea MIL SP | +8.4 |
| Davis Schneider TOR LF | +8.0 |
| Gavin Stone LAD SP | +7.5 |
| Michael King SD SP | +7.4 |
| Shea Langeliers OAK C | +7.3 |
| Brent Rooker OAK DH | +6.9 |
| Brenton Doyle COL CF | +6.2 |
| Leody Taveras TEX CF | +6.0 |
| Chris Flexen CHW SP | +5.7 |
| Rhys Hoskins MIL 1B | +5.3 |
| Player | Change |
|---|---|
| Dennis Hildeby TOR G | +20.0 |
| Jason Zucker NSH LW | +20.0 |
| Kirby Dach MON C | +20.0 |
| Casey DeSmith VAN G | +16.7 |
| Jamie Drysdale PHI D | +11.1 |
| Jonas Johansson TB G | +11.1 |
| Anthony Duclair TB LW | +10.0 |
| Brock Nelson NYI C | +10.0 |
| Jacob Markstrom CGY G | +10.0 |
| Vince Dunn SEA D | +10.0 |
| Jake Guentzel CAR LW | +10.0 |
| Brandon Hagel TB LW | +10.0 |
| Mark Stone VGK RW | +10.0 |
| Jordan Kyrou STL C | +10.0 |
| Robert Thomas STL C | +10.0 |
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