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We’re almost halfway through May; remember when it was just the beginning of the month? Time moves fast, despite what the MLB season sometimes feels like, and player/team performances can change even quicker. That’s why we at FantasySP are here every day to help you keep up with current trends and players to know.
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 |
| Tyreek Hill MIA WR | 27.25 |
| Amon-Ra St. Brown DET WR | 23.96 |
| Bijan Robinson ATL RB | 23.66 |
| Travis Kelce KC TE | 22.87 |
| Ja'Marr Chase CIN WR | 22.71 |
| Davante Adams LV WR | 22.32 |
| Derrick Henry BAL RB | 22.13 |
| A.J. Brown PHI WR | 21.99 |
| Justin Jefferson MIN WR | 21.94 |
| Breece Hall NYJ RB | 21.36 |
| Puka Nacua LAR WR | 19.71 |
| Josh Allen BUF QB | 19.35 |
| Mike Evans TB WR | 19.28 |
| 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 | 34.00 |
| Joel Embiid PHI C | 33.85 |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL PF | 33.70 |
| Domantas Sabonis SAC C | 33.45 |
| Anthony Edwards MIN SG | 33.20 |
| Jalen Brunson NY PG | 32.30 |
| LeBron James LAL SF | 30.90 |
| Jayson Tatum BOS SF | 30.85 |
| Tyrese Maxey PHI PG | 30.30 |
| Tyrese Haliburton IND PG | 28.50 |
| Donovan Mitchell CLE SG | 28.18 |
| Bam Adebayo MIA C | 27.65 |
| Player | RATING |
|---|---|
| Shohei Ohtani LAD DH | 28.73 |
| Mookie Betts LAD SS | 28.65 |
| Kyle Tucker HOU RF | 25.73 |
| Juan Soto NYY RF | 25.60 |
| Ronald Acuna Jr. ATL RF | 25.55 |
| 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 | 22.94 |
| Pete Alonso NYM 1B | 22.54 |
| Gunnar Henderson BAL SS | 22.36 |
| Marcus Semien TEX 2B | 22.19 |
| Adolis Garcia TEX RF | 21.94 |
| Jose Ramirez CLE 3B | 21.82 |
| Player | RATING |
|---|---|
| Mikko Rantanen COL RW | 22.92 |
| Leon Draisaitl EDM C | 21.83 |
| David Pastrnak BOS RW | 21.47 |
| Connor McDavid EDM C | 20.65 |
| Matthew Tkachuk FLA LW | 20.01 |
| Nathan MacKinnon COL C | 19.89 |
| Zach Hyman EDM LW | 18.54 |
| Jake Guentzel CAR LW | 18.42 |
| Artemi Panarin NYR LW | 17.81 |
| Aleksander Barkov FLA C | 17.78 |
| Evan Bouchard EDM D | 17.72 |
| Sam Reinhart FLA C | 17.59 |
| Vincent Trocheck NYR C | 17.37 |
| Brad Marchand BOS LW | 17.33 |
| Valeri Nichushkin COL RW | 17.28 |
| Player | Change |
|---|---|
| Raiders DST LV DST | +100.0 |
| Cornelius Johnson LAC WR | +100.0 |
| Hunter Henry NE TE | +100.0 |
| Jason Sanders MIA K | +100.0 |
| Mike Badgley DET K | +50.0 |
| Trey McBride ARI TE | +50.0 |
| Colts DST IND DST | +50.0 |
| Caleb Williams CHI QB | +50.0 |
| Curtis Samuel BUF WR | +50.0 |
| Patriots DST NE DST | +0.0 |
| Trevor Lawrence JAC QB | +0.0 |
| Brock Purdy SF QB | +0.0 |
| Davante Adams LV WR | +0.0 |
| Ja'Marr Chase CIN WR | +0.0 |
| JuJu Smith-Schuster NE WR | +0.0 |
| Player | Change |
|---|---|
| Grayson Allen PHO SF | +33.6 |
| Julius Randle NY PF | +27.3 |
| Anfernee Simons POR SG | +27.3 |
| OG Anunoby NY SF | +27.3 |
| Keldon Johnson SA SF | +27.3 |
| Walker Kessler UTA C | +20.5 |
| Klay Thompson GS SG | +20.0 |
| Deandre Ayton POR C | +20.0 |
| Chet Holmgren OKC C | +20.0 |
| Lauri Markkanen UTA PF | +18.9 |
| Max Strus CLE SG | +18.9 |
| Mitchell Robinson NY C | +18.2 |
| Mike Conley MIN PG | +18.2 |
| Jalen Duren DET C | +18.2 |
| Tyrese Maxey PHI PG | +18.2 |
| Player | Change |
|---|---|
| Trevor Williams WAS SP | +27.3 |
| Eddie Rosario WAS LF | +16.7 |
| Matt Manning DET SP | +14.6 |
| Abraham Toro OAK 3B | +14.0 |
| Shea Langeliers OAK C | +11.5 |
| Cristopher Sanchez PHI SP | +10.8 |
| Randy Arozarena TB LF | +10.0 |
| Davis Schneider TOR LF | +9.5 |
| Colin Rea MIL SP | +8.6 |
| Brent Rooker OAK DH | +8.1 |
| Gavin Stone LAD SP | +7.3 |
| Chris Flexen CHW SP | +7.1 |
| Jo Adell LAA RF | +6.7 |
| Leody Taveras TEX CF | +6.0 |
| Brenton Doyle COL CF | +6.0 |
| Player | Change |
|---|---|
| Dennis Hildeby TOR G | +22.2 |
| Jason Zucker NSH LW | +20.0 |
| Kirby Dach MON C | +20.0 |
| Pheonix Copley LA G | +20.0 |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois LA C | +20.0 |
| Casey DeSmith VAN G | +16.7 |
| Jeff Skinner BUF LW | +15.0 |
| Jake McCabe TOR D | +11.1 |
| Brock Faber MIN D | +11.1 |
| Jamie Drysdale PHI D | +11.1 |
| Mattias Ekholm EDM D | +11.1 |
| Brandon Hagel TB LW | +10.0 |
| Brock Nelson NYI C | +10.0 |
| Carter Verhaeghe FLA C | +10.0 |
| Mark Stone VGK RW | +10.0 |
